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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Stewart Rhodes, the former Army paratrooper turned Yale-educated lawyer who founded the far-right Oath Keepers militia, appeared in federal court on Thursday to be sentenced for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the U.S. Capitol attack, with prosecutors asking for 25 years in prison. U.S. Judge Amit Mehta will determine the sentence for Rhodes, who was convicted in November by a federal court […]

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The activist investor pushing for board seats at Freshpet Inc wants the pet food company to roll back a recent governance change and said it may take the matter to court unless the decision is reversed, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Jana Partners, Freshpet’s largest investor with a 9.3% stake, argues a decision to cut the number of directors standing for […]

By Makiko Yamazaki and Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) -Shareholders of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd on Thursday voted down all four of the board candidates nominated by ValueAct Capital, dismissing the U.S. investment firm’s attempt to shake up the retail giant’s board. ValueAct, long critical of the 7-Eleven convenience store operator’s conglomerate structure, called for President Ryuichi Isaka to be among those replaced with its candidates. Isaka and […]

(Reuters) – OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has raised $115 million in a Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital for a cryptocurrency project he co-founded. The project, Worldcoin, aims to distribute a crypto token to people “just for being a unique individual”. The project uses a device to scan irises to confirm their identity, after which they are given the tokens for free. Worldcoin has faced criticism for […]

By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) -The Atlantic hurricane season will bring an average number of ocean storms and hurricanes this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Thursday. NOAA forecasters estimate 12 to 17 named storms of which five to nine of those will develop into hurricanes and one to four will become major hurricanes during the June 1 to Nov. 30 season. A tropical storm brings […]

By Bart H. Meijer and Wendell Roelf AMSTERDAM/CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – A Rwandan man accused of ordering the killing of some 2,000 Tutsis who were seeking refuge in a church during the 1994 genocide has been arrested in South Africa, a U.N. war crimes tribunal and South African police said on Thursday. Former police officer Fulgence Kayishema had been on the run since 2001, when the International Criminal Tribunal for […]

The giant retailer has decided to roll out a line of women’s swimsuits that can be modified so men can wear them too. CEO Brian Cornell is a vigorous supporter of the LGBT agenda and Target was the first major national chain to announce that men would be allowed to use women’s restrooms in all stores. Meanwhile, some Target managers in Southern states say they will move the offending items […]

According to a new poll from the Barna Group, 71% of the general population has a positive view of Christ. This includes 58% of people who follow a non-Christian faith, and even 40% of atheists, agnostics and people who don’t adhere to any religion. However, the survey also reveals that Americans have a much more NEGATIVE view of Christianity, local churches, local pastors and in particular, celebrity pastors. Brought to […]

Lionsgate, the giant Hollywood distribution company, has bought the rights to “The Chosen” — a crowd-funded series about the life of Jesus that against all odds has become an international phenomenon. Lionsgate, which produced the movie “Jesus Revolution” this year, will translate all three seasons of The Chosen into 600 languages — making it available to billions of people around the world. Season four of series is currently in production. […]