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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A pair of South Florida wildfires that torched thousands of acres in the Everglades over the weekend spread Monday as fire crews worked to contain them. The Florida Forest Service posted on Facebook that the growing fires were producing smoky conditions with reduced visibility, but containment operations were increasing. No serious injuries or property damage has been reported. The larger of the two fires has […]

By Dan Peleschuk and Yuliia Dysa KYIV, May 12 (Reuters) – After years in which Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s wartime reputation withstood corruption allegations that swirled around his associates, the Ukrainian leader now faces a far bigger test: graft charges that have reached his own former right-hand man.  Zelenskiy has not been named in a sprawling investigation which has roiled Ukraine since last November, but a new accusation against his former chief […]

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) – Ongoing U.S. student loan troubles do not appear to be on track to create broader woes in the consumer lending space, a New York Federal Reserve report released on Tuesday showed. The regional Fed bank made the finding in its broad overview of consumer debt trends in the first quarter, which found modest gains in key borrowing types and little […]

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – The Pentagon is deploying Anthropic’s Mythos cybersecurity model to find and patch software vulnerabilities across the U.S. government even as it races to complete a transition away from the AI company, the Defense Department’s top technology official said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Mike Stone in Washington; Editing by Mark Porter) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – PayPal agreed to pay $30 million to settle a U.S. probe over an investment program created for black and minority-owned businesses that was “unlawful” and “discriminatory,” the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement on Tuesday. (Reporting by Katharine Jackson; writing by Susan Heavey;Editing by David Ljunggren) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Dan Catchpole SEATTLE, May 12 (Reuters) – Boeing booked 135 net new orders in April, nearly matching its total in the first three months of the year, the company said on Tuesday. Through the first four months of the year, Boeing has booked 284 new orders after adjusting for cancellations and conversions. That is the highest total for that period since 2014. However, the U.S. planemaker trails European rival […]

What might LeBron James do next? He has plenty of options for next season and beyond LeBron James has options. He could stay with the Los Angeles Lakers. He could decide to join another team. He could even retire and end the longest career in NBA history. He knows all this. He just doesn’t know the answer. His 23rd season ended Monday night when the Lakers were eliminated by the […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait accused Iran on Tuesday of sending an armed paramilitary Revolutionary Guard team to launch a failed attack earlier this month on an island in the Middle East nation home to a China-funded port project. The accusation by Kuwait of an Iranian link to the incident came just before U.S. President Donald Trump travels to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. […]

(WASHINGTON) – President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing May 14th and 15th in a closely watched summit that could steer U.S.-China ties amid rising global tensions. Key items on the agenda include trade disputes, technology and artificial intelligence, Taiwan security, the Middle East ceasefire effort, and reports of China’s ties to Iran. Leaders are also expected to discuss agricultural purchases, Boeing sales, export controls, and […]