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By Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) -Teck Resources said on Tuesday it has received several proposals for its steelmaking coal business, without revealing if one included a revised offer from Swiss trading and mining firm Glencore which launched its takeover bid for the Canadian miner over two months ago. Vancouver-based Teck said in a statement its board will evaluate all “actionable, value-accretive proposals” before making a decision, noting that a transaction […]

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood on Tuesday sued to block a new Kansas law requiring healthcare providers to tell patients that medication abortion can be reversed, a potentially dangerous claim not supported by evidence. The lawsuit in the District Court of Johnson County, filed against state and local authorities on behalf of a group of doctors, also challenges older mandates requiring providers to warn patients that abortion is […]

By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) – World number one Carlos Alcaraz survived a third set wobble to cruise past fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-2 6-1 7-6(5) on Tuesday and earn a spot in the French Open last four. For almost three sets Alcaraz played jaw-dropping tennis, having pulverised his opponent, who staged a brief comeback to force a tiebreak in the third. The 20-year-old will now face third […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has filed paperwork formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president ahead of a town hall event in New Hampshire Tuesday evening. Christie has cast himself as the only candidate in the field willing to directly take on former President Donald Trump. The campaign will be the second for the former governor and federal prosecutor, who lost to […]

By Nandita Bose and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday said it could not say conclusively what caused the destruction of a massive dam in Ukraine, but was assessing reports that the blast was caused by Russia, which has been occupying the dam since last year. Spokesman John Kirby said it was clear that the destruction of the dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian […]

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York appeals court on Tuesday signaled it was unlikely to grant Donald Trump’s request to dismiss state Attorney General Letitia James’ civil lawsuit accusing him, his family business and three of his children of a “staggering” fraud. The Appellate Division in Manhattan was considering Trump’s appeal from a January lower court ruling allowing James to sue. James accused Trump of lying […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) – Karen Khachanov said he will head home following his French Open quarter-final defeat by Novak Djokovic on Tuesday with his head held high after returning to the top 10 in the world. The 11th-seeded Russian won the first set of his match with the twice Roland Garros winner but failed to make his advantage count, surrendering the tight second set tamely in a tiebreak […]

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York appeals court on Tuesday signaled it was unlikely to grant Donald Trump’s request to dismiss state Attorney General Letitia James’ civil lawsuit accusing him, his family business and three of his children of a “staggering” fraud. The Appellate Division in Manhattan was considering Trump’s appeal from a January lower court ruling allowing James to sue. James accused Trump of lying […]

By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and David Carnevali (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, helped by some advances in economically sensitive sectors, as investors awaited inflation data and the Federal Reserve’s policy meet next week. Inflation data is expected to show consumer prices cooled slightly on a month-over-month basis in May but core prices are likely to have remained elevated, and the Fed is widely expected to […]