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LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) – Britain’s media regulator Ofcom on Wednesday warned online platforms of possible legal consequences if their services are used to incite violence and spread hatred linked to recent civil unrest in Belfast, following a knife attack in the city. Ofcom said it had told the online providers in a letter that some of the unrest in Belfast appeared to have been fuelled online and included racially […]

June 10 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures trimmed losses on Wednesday after May inflation data tempered some bets of further Federal Reserve’s policy tightening. A Labor Department report showed the Consumer Price Index rose 4.2% on a yearly basis in May, in-line with estimates. At 08:33 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 305 points, or 0.6%, and S&P 500 E-minis were down 38 points, or 0.51%. Nasdaq 100 E-minis […]

If you like the idea of owning a fun-to-drive car but can’t afford a new one, this summer is an ideal time to consider buying used. Right now, quite a few performance cars that might have been out of reach for you when new can be had for less than $25,000 on the used market. Edmunds’ editors reviewed what’s available for under 25 grand and came up with five of […]

The Pentagon’s revision to its list of Christian religions this week has reignited a nearly 200-year-old debate: Is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a Christian denomination? Most Latter-day Saints do see themselves as Christians. But there are many prominent Christian clergy and scholars who disagree, citing core differences in how they view God and the Trinity and revere a scripture that is not part of the two-testament […]

BANGKOK (AP) — An American diplomat was found dead in Myanmar’s largest city, the U.S. State Department said, and members of the diplomatic community in Yangon say a Thai woman has been detained by police in connection with the investigation. American officials in Thailand and the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar referred questions on the case to the State Department, which confirmed the “death of a U.S. government employee” assigned to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — When SpaceX makes its debut on the U.S. stock market, it wants smaller-pocketed, mom-and-pop investors to play a big role in what may be the biggest IPO ever. Elon Musk’s rocket company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., is steering some of its initial public offering of stock directly to what are called “retail” investors. These are people who buy stocks in a brokerage account […]

By Streisand Neto LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) – With hot weather due and memories fresh of the scorching 2025 Club World Cup, FIFA has for the first time mandated three-minute hydration breaks in each half for all 104 matches of the World Cup starting this week in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. While players replenish and viewers perhaps grab some snacks, broadcasters have a big new opportunity to give advertisers […]

MOSCOW, June 10 (Reuters) – Russian investigators said on Wednesday that they had arrested at least two suspects behind a car bombing in Moscow, detaining teenagers who the domestic security service said were convinced to plant the bomb. There were two car bombs on Tuesday in Moscow – one which detonated in the morning in eastern Moscow and one which was identified by security services in southwestern Moscow. Russia’s state […]

June 10 (Reuters) – A security oversight leaked the passport details of every player in the Argentina squad for Tuesday’s pre-World Cup warm-up friendly against Iceland, including Lionel Messi, media reports said. The passport numbers, listed on the official team sheet, should have been blurred before being released to the media and the public. But in Alabama’s Jordan-Hare Stadium, they were circulated without redaction. Reuters has contacted the Argentinian Football […]