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(Reuters) – Einer Rubio thwarted Thibaut Pinot and Jefferson Cepeda to win the shortened 74.6km-stage 13 of the Giro d’Italia on Friday after a bizarre delayed start, with organisers forced to change the route due to adverse weather conditions. Colombian rider Rubio (Movistar) delivered a perfectly-timed sprint to race past Cepeda (Education–EasyPost) and then Pinot (Groupama–FDJ) on the final climb at Crans Montana to snatch victory and earn his first […]

By Gram Slattery and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott has entered the 2024 presidential race, according to a filing with the U.S. election regulator on Friday, in what amounts to a long-shot bet that a message of unity and optimism can still appeal in a party where many voters are hungry for a bare-knuckled fight. The impoverished child of a single mother and the only Black […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Talks between U.S. House of Representatives Republicans and Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration about raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling have been paused, U.S. media quoted the lead Republican negotiator as saying on Friday. “We’re not there,” multiple U.S. media outlets quoted Representative Garret Graves, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s designated lead negotiator in talks, as saying. “We’ve decided to press pause because it’s just not productive.” […]

By Tatiana Bautzer, Lananh Nguyen and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman plans to step down over the next year, drawing to a close 13 years at the helm during which he built the Wall Street firm into a wealth management powerhouse. Gorman, 64, told shareholders on Friday the bank’s board has identified three strong candidates to succeed him, without naming them, and that he will […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Talks between U.S. House of Representatives Republicans and Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration about raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling have been paused, U.S. media quoted the lead Republican negotiator as saying on Friday. “We’re not there,” multiple U.S. media outlets quoted Representative Garret Graves, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s designated lead negotiator in talks, as saying. “We’ve decided to press pause because it’s just not productive.” […]

PARIS (Reuters) -EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Friday he had recently spoken with TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew and told him there was still a lot to do for the Chinese-owned social network in order to comply with EU rules. “I told him that, as of now, there is still a lot of room for improvement, in terms of having more content moderation, avoiding excesses, guaranteeing a […]

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain published plans to ban imports of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel on Friday and announced a new wave of sanctions against Russia, targeting companies connected to the alleged theft of Ukrainian grain. But the ban will only have a muted impact as Russian exports of those commodities to the UK have already dropped after the imposition of tariffs. Alongside the United States, Britain and other Group […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Talks between U.S. House of Representatives Republicans and Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration about raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling have been paused, U.S. media quoted the lead Republican negotiator as saying on Friday. “We’re not there,” multiple U.S. media outlets quoted Representative Garret Graves, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s designated lead negotiator in talks, as saying. “We’ve decided to press pause because it’s just not […]

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. labor board official has accused the University of Southern California of blocking student athletes from unionizing by not treating them as employees, in the latest case to challenge the longstanding business model of college athletics. The National Labor Relations Board’s Los Angeles office in a complaint announced late Thursday said USC and the National Collegiate Athletics Association misclassified basketball and football players as […]