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May 26 (Reuters) – A chemical tank rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, Washington resulted in multiple critical injuries and fatalities, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing authorities. (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis in Washington and Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto; Editing by Doina Chiacu) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Saeed Azhar, Twesha Dikshit and Utkarsh Hathi May 26 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq traded near record levels on Tuesday, after briefly hitting fresh intraday highs, as AI-fueled optimism offset concerns over Middle East peace talks, which were compounded by recent U.S. strikes on Iran. Semiconductor stocks, which have surged on AI-driven demand, led gains, with Micron jumping more than 19%, hitting $1 trillion in market […]

By Nicole Fernandes May 26 (Reuters) – Long-suffering New York Knicks fans woke up on Tuesday still buzzing from a night of celebration after their basketball team advanced to an NBA Finals that they will enter as underdogs, regardless of who they face in their bid to end a 53-year title drought. A sea of blue and orange flooded New York City streets well into the night on Monday after […]

MONTREAL (AP) — After being nearly a point-a-game producer and eclipsing 30 goals during the regular season as one of the Carolina Hurricanes’ leading scorers, Andrei Svechnikov did not have much to show for his first 10 playoff games this spring. Then came overtime Monday night. Svechnikov’s goal to win Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Montreal Canadiens was just his second of the postseason and fifth […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port, the company that operates it said Tuesday. In a written statement, Oceanwide Expeditions said the extra work is being carried out on the advice of the GGD local health authority in the port city of Rotterdam, where the vessel returned early last week. […]

SAO PAULO (AP) — A year ago, Brazilian Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro touted his family’s connection with U.S. President Donald Trump as a major political asset. This week, Bolsonaro is in Washington leaning into that relationship again in an attempt to shore up his weakening presidential bid after he received millions of dollars from a disgraced banker. Bolsonaro arrived on Tuesday without a public agenda. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media. The notice in the Federal Register from the Office of Personnel Management posted Tuesday asked for comment on a draft NDA to be used by federal agencies for “both new and existing employees.” “The form is intended to document Federal employees’ acknowledgment of, […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Early in-person voting began Tuesday in South Carolina’s primaries, as state senators considered whether to cancel the congressional votes and instead schedule a new primary under revised districts designed to help Republicans oust a longtime Democrat. Among the first to cast an early ballot in the small city of Orangeburg was U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the Democrat whose district Republicans are trying to reshape in their […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures, the secretary of state ruled Tuesday. The proposal from parents’ group Protect Girls Sports in Maine was slated to go before voters in November. It would have asked voters if they wanted to require public schools to restrict access to bathrooms and sports […]