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By Tim McLaughlin and Sarah N. Lynch WORCESTER (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military secrets to remain in jail as he awaits trial on charges he violated the Espionage Act. Magistrate Judge David Hennessy made the decision after lawyers for Jack Douglas Teixeira, 21, asked for him to be released to house arrest pending trial. Teixeira, arrested on April 13, is […]

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands marched through Belgrade on Friday in an anti-government protest following two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to fester unchecked. On May 3 a teenage boy killed nine pupils and a security guard in the first school mass shooting in Serbia, and a day later a 21-year-old man killed eight […]

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed out the trading week on a soft note on Friday as early gains dissipated after U.S. debt ceiling negotiations in Washington were paused, denting optimism a deal could be reached in coming days to dodge a default. Stocks had rallied over the past two sessions on growing confidence a deal to raise the $31.4 trillion debt limit could be reached […]

(Reuters) – Former world number one Simona Halep has been charged with a second breach of doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday. The additional charge relates to irregularities in Romanian Halep’s Athlete Biological Passport (ABP), based on an assessment of her profile by an independent ABP Expert Panel. The 31-year-old former Wimbledon and French Open champion, has already been provisionally suspended since October 2022 after […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that American Airlines Group must end its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue Airways Corp, agreeing with the U.S. Justice Department that it could mean higher prices for consumers. (Reporting by Diane Bartz) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday it had repelled attacks by Russian forces trying to recapture land they had lost around the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, where Kyiv says it has inflicted heavy Russian casualties. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian Wagner private army that is leading the assault on the city, said in a Telegram message that “heavy, bloody battles” were continuing […]

By Ivan Lyubysh-Kirdey NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Friday it had repelled attacks by Russian forces trying to recapture land they had lost around the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, where Kyiv says it has inflicted heavy Russian casualties. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian Wagner private army that is leading the assault on the city, said in a Telegram message that “heavy, bloody battles” were continuing […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that American Airlines Group must end its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue Airways Corp, agreeing with the U.S. Justice Department that it could mean higher prices for consumers. (Reporting by Diane Bartz) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands marched through Belgrade on Friday in an anti-government protest following two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to fester unchecked. On May 3 a teenage boy killed nine pupils and a security guard in the first school mass shooting in Serbia, and a day later a 21-year-old man killed eight […]