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By Liliana Salgado SOCORRO, New Mexico (Reuters) – Scientists in New Mexico are giving dead birds a new life with an unconventional approach to wildlife research. A team at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro is taking birds that have been preserved through taxidermy and converting them into drones in order to study flight. Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian, a mechanical engineering professor who is leading the project, […]

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Ankara and Cairo will cooperate more closely regarding Libya, where they back opposing sides, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, marking another step in the rapprochement between the two regional powers. Cavusoglu’s comments come as the two countries work to mend ties after being at odds for a decade, having cut diplomatic links following the overthrow of Egypt’s then president and Ankara ally Mohamed Mursi. […]

(Reuters) – San Francisco police arrested a man on Thursday morning in connection with the fatal stabbing of Bob Lee, according to local media reports, just over a week after the tech executive succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Nima Momeni, who was taken into custody during a search in nearby Emeryville, is suspected of stabbing Lee, 43, multiple times with a knife that was recovered near the scene, […]

(Reuters) – Wells Fargo has named Saul Van Beurden as the chief executive officer of its consumer and small business banking (CSBB) unit, effective May 15, it said on Thursday. Van Beurden will continue to report to the bank’s CEO Charlie Scharf. A former JPMorgan Chase executive, Van Beurden joined Wells Fargo in 2019 and has a vast experience in retail banking. He takes over the role from Wells Fargo […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking highly classified U.S. documents will be arrested on Thursday in Massachusetts, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not elaborate. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment on developments in the investigation. The Department of Justice opened a formal criminal probe last week and the Pentagon […]

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Food and drug retailer Kroger Co on Wednesday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss as “speculative” a consumer antitrust lawsuit alleging the company’s proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of rival Albertsons Companies Inc would lessen grocer competition and drive up prices. Lawyers for Kroger said in a filing in California federal court that the grocery store shoppers who sued over the deal have failed to define […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking highly classified U.S. documents will be arrested on Thursday in Massachusetts, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not elaborate. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment on developments in the investigation. The Department of Justice opened a formal criminal probe last week and the Pentagon is […]

(Corrects name in paragraph 2 to “Van Beurden”, not “Beurden”) (Reuters) -Wells Fargo has named Saul Van Beurden as the chief executive officer of its consumer and small business banking (CSBB) unit, effective May 15, it said on Thursday. Van Beurden will continue to report to the bank’s CEO Charlie Scharf. A former JPMorgan Chase executive, Van Beurden joined Wells Fargo in 2019 and has a vast experience in retail […]

DUBLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said while he was concerned that sensitive government documents had been leaked, “there’s nothing contemporaneous that I’m aware of that is of great consequence.” It was the first time Biden has commented publicly about the release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites. They appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine and U.S. intelligence assessments regarding […]