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(Reuters) -The Russian-installed head of the Moscow-controlled part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Tuesday and said he had discussed ways of boosting trade. The visit by Denis Pushilin prompted Ukraine to protest about what it called a “blatantly unfriendly act” by Belarus, a close ally of Russia that allowed Moscow’s forces to use its territory as a launching pad for the February 2022 […]

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Five people remained in critical condition on Monday after a weekend shooting at a teenage birthday celebration in rural Alabama that left four dead, hospital authorities said. A total of 28 people were injured in Saturday’s shooting at the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in Dadeville, a community of 3,200 people about 50 miles (80.47 km) northeast of Montgomery. The shooting occurred during a “Sweet 16” party, […]

By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – New York’s Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee to lead the state’s highest court, elevating a judge favored by liberal lawmakers. Rowan Wilson was approved by a vote of 40 to 19 as chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. Wilson will be the first Black judge in the role, which also oversees the state’s court system. Wilson said […]

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – Staple Street Capital Group LLC, the small buyout firm that owns Dominion Voting Systems, has scored a $787.5 million windfall after Fox Corp settled a defamation lawsuit brought by the voting machine operator. The New York-based private equity firm stands to earn a return that dwarfs the $38.3 million it paid in 2018 to acquire a 76.2% stake in Dominion. The $787.5 million Dominion will […]

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Holders Real Madrid breezed past Chelsea into the semi-finals of the Champions League with Rodrygo’s double securing a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to set up a likely mouth-watering clash with Manchester City. Chelsea’s hopes of maintaining interest in a woeful season always looked slender after losing last week in the Bernabeu and Rodrygo put them out of their misery with two […]

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Holders Real Madrid breezed past Chelsea into the semi-finals of the Champions League with Rodrygo’s double securing a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to set up a likely mouth-watering clash with Manchester City. Chelsea’s hopes of maintaining interest in a woeful season always looked slender after losing last week in the Bernabeu and Rodrygo put them out of their misery with two second-half […]

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin met his commanders in two regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to have annexed, while Russian forces stepped up artillery bombardments and air strikes on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. POLITICS/DIPLOMACY * The U.S. and its NATO allies must remain alert for signs Putin could use a tactical nuclear weapon in a “managed” escalation of his war in Ukraine, the second-highest U.S. […]

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Holders Real Madrid breezed past Chelsea into the semi-finals of the Champions League with Rodrygo’s double securing a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday to set up a likely mouth-watering clash with Manchester City. Chelsea’s hopes of maintaining interest in a woeful season always looked slender after losing last week in the Bernabeu and Rodrygo put them out of their misery with two […]

By Sriparna Roy (Reuters) – Intuitive Surgical Inc beat estimates for first-quarter sales on Tuesday as the surgical robot maker recorded a rise in total procedure volumes. Shares of the Sunnyvale, California-based company rose 9.18% to $294, after the bell. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.70 billion, beating analysts’ estimates of $1.60 billion, according to IBES Refinitiv data. As pandemic-induced staffing shortages ease, the healthcare industry sees a recovery […]