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By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Washington has been asked to block President Donald Trump’s plan to host an Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts bout at the White House next week and to halt construction of the metal arena structure ​called “the Claw” on the South Lawn of the iconic executive residence. Two Washington-area residents in a court filing on Sunday asked U.S. […]

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 8 (Reuters) – Europe’s push to cut its reliance on U.S. Big Tech with EU-made technologies and chips could shut out other non-EU players from the European market, trade bodies representing tech companies in Australia, Canada and Japan warned on Monday. The warning by the Tech Council of Australia, the Canada EU Trade and Investment Association, the Japan Association of New Economy and tech […]

By Ed White, May Angel and Oliver Griffin WINNIPEG, Manitoba/LONDON/SAO PAULO (Reuters) June 8 – Brazil’s cheap, abundant land has long helped the country’s farmers create vast, low-cost farms, allowing them to wrest export markets from U.S. farmers hurt when China began switching suppliers during President Donald Trump’s tariff wars. While U.S. farm acreage has not grown this century, Brazil’s has soared about 50%, making it an agricultural powerhouse. But […]

As travelers prepare to set off on summer trips, scorching temperatures lie in wait. Above-average temperatures could be on the books this summer, according to forecasters, and a developing El Nino event could spell out warmer weather later in the year or next summer. Sizzling temperatures are more than an inconvenience: They can cause heat exhaustion and life-threatening heat stroke. Travelers can take precautions to have fun with heat preparedness […]

The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over what it says are arrests and detentions of women in western Afghanistan for allegedly not adhering to regulations governing how they should dress. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said on X late Sunday that the arrests and detentions in the city of Herat raise “serious human rights concerns.” It did not provide details. Afghanistan’s Ministry for the Propagation of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no shortage of competitive, high-stakes races and candidates with famous last names in Maine’s state primary on Tuesday. Primaries for U.S. Senate and U.S. House will set the stage for a midterm general election in which Maine is expected to play a critical role in deciding control of both chambers. Maine voters will also have the opportunity in November to demonstrate the state’s fiercely independent streak […]

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June 8 (Reuters) – Japanese investors sold foreign stocks at the fastest pace in about five years in May, as caution over Middle East hostilities and concerns that a tech-driven market rally had run too far weighed on sentiment. They sold foreign stocks of a net 2.72 trillion yen ($16.98 billion) during the month as they logged the largest net withdrawal since April 2021, data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance […]

From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink their spending NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers haven’t stopped spending since the Iran war drove up fuel prices. But company executives and retail analysts say many shoppers are reassessing what they buy and where. The behavior changes observed so far are subtle. They include drivers flocking to the fuel pumps at warehouse stores like Costco and Sam’s […]