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(Reuters) – Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts may have the richest contract in National Football League (NFL) history but he said on Monday that money comes second to a Super Bowl ring. Hurts became the highest-paid player ever in the league last week when he agreed to a five-year, $255 million contract extension with the Eagles, after he threw for 22 touchdowns and ran in 13 other scores last season. […]

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Tax-preparation giant H&R Block and Block Inc, the company formerly known as Square, have jointly agreed to dismiss H&R Block’s lawsuit over Block’s name change, according to a Friday filing in Missouri federal court. The companies asked the court to dismiss the case with prejudice, which means it cannot be refiled. The filing did not indicate if there was a settlement. Representatives for the companies […]

By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) – Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station, a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, stopped producing electricity in 2013. Its closure came in a wave of coal-plant shutdowns triggered by competition from cheaper, cleaner natural gas and incentives in the U.S. Clean Air Act. But the facility’s legacy of smog pollution continued long after it closed. That’s because a loophole in clean-air regulations allowed Hatfield’s Ferry to collect emissions allowances […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A letter containing an unknown substance was sent to the French embassy in Moscow, the TASS news agency said on Monday, citing law enforcement. “Employees of the French Embassy received a letter with an unknown substance inside on Monday evening. Law enforcers are currently working at the scene,” TASS quoted a source as saying. The French foreign ministry had no immediate comment on the report. Earlier in […]

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court’s order that could force Apple Inc to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and thereby avoid […]

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken a powerful shield protecting internet companies, the ruling also could have implications for rapidly developing technologies like artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. The justices are due to rule by the end of June whether Alphabet Inc’s YouTube can be sued over its video recommendations to users. That case tests whether a U.S. […]

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government may soon require natural gas-fired power plants to install technology to capture carbon emissions, sources said, as President Joe Biden’s administration enacts new rules to help decarbonize the power sector in 12 years. The Environmental Protection Agency as soon as this week is expected to unveil standards for new and existing power plants, which belch roughly a quarter of U.S. greenhouse […]

By Andrew Gray, Liz Lee and Michel Rose LUXEMBOURG/BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) -China respects the status of former Soviet member states as sovereign nations, its foreign ministry said on Monday, distancing itself from comments by its envoy to Paris that triggered an uproar among European capitals. Several European Union foreign ministers had said comments by ambassador Lu Shaye – in which he questioned the sovereignty of Ukraine and other former Soviet states […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur have sacked interim coach Cristian Stellini, the Premier League club said on Monday after they suffered a 6-1 humiliation at Newcastle United that put the London side’s top four hopes in jeopardy. Assistant coach Ryan Mason, 31, will take over head coach duties with immediate effect while the club continues to look for a permanent manager alongside their search for a director of football following […]