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ST. CLOUD, Fla. (AP) — Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone. It was his worst kitchen accident to date. But having given up his Affordable Care Act health insurance plan in January because of a $100 monthly premium hike he couldn’t afford, the 21-year-old in St. Cloud didn’t have the money for emergency care. “Going […]

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday expanded its Gemini Enterprise artificial intelligence platform with new tools for lawyers and law firms, accelerating a race among technology companies to meet legal sector demand for AI. The company said its Gemini Enterprise for Legal would help law firms use AI to manage routine and complex work to allow lawyers to focus on higher-value services, while keeping […]

Aug 25 (Reuters) – Kalshi entered brand partnerships with five Major League Baseball teams in the United States, the prediction market startup said on Tuesday, solidifying engagement for fans on its app. Here are more details from the announcement: • The brand partnership agreements were signed with Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres. • The agreements include in-stadium branding, logos on […]

Aug 25 (Reuters) – Canadian lenders Bank of Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia on Tuesday beat quarterly profit estimates, driven by strength in their capital markets and domestic businesses, even as trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. persisted. The country’s big six banks account for more than 90% of the country’s banking assets and have so far remained resilient, supported by strong earnings across segments, as Canada and […]

An oil tanker was hit with a projectile off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report Tuesday that highlighted the ongoing dangers for shipping companies attempting to use the waterway while Iran holds it in firm control. The attack came as a high-level delegation from Pakistan, which has been a main mediator between the United States and Iran, was wrapping up meetings in Tehran […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing the government to temporarily take control of critical infrastructure if private owners fail to protect it from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild it after strikes. Russia is facing economic and political pressure due to months of escalating, deep and increasingly accurate Ukrainian strikes. Kyiv has used domestically developed long-range drones to target vital oil facilities, triggering fuel shortages, and major commercial hubs, […]

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to bar American citizens and businesses from supporting Chinese and Russian civilian intelligence and security agencies. Congress approved a law in 2018 banning Americans from providing support to foreign military intelligence agencies but leaving the door open to such aid for similar civilian-led organizations. In 2019, Reuters revealed the United Arab […]

KYIV, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Ukraine sees a window of opportunity for U.S. mediation to end Russia’s war in Ukraine until the end of next summer and has drafted one page of ideas with U.S. and European officials to be presented to Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Zelenskiy said that a ceasefire and a previously discussed U.S. proposal for a free economic zone in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas area — to […]

By Suzanne McGee PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Red-hot demand for high-risk leveraged and inverse single-stock ETFs may be starting to cool. The increasingly volatile bull market has fueled investor interest in finding ways to double the hoped-for gains in the market’s most popular and volatile stocks. As these speculative plays have multiplied — accounting for as much as half of all new launches in June alone — […]