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Rita Moreno revels in 'mean snake of a woman' role in 'The Prank'
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Rita Moreno, flush with first-hand experience, had no problem channeling a har...
Mar 15, 2024
Beyoncé makes her mark on country music, shining light on genre's Black roots
By Kat Stafford and ALEXANDRA SARABIA (Reuters) - Texas native and singer-songwriter Denitia was deeply moved when she heard ...
Mar 15, 2024
'Squid Game' actor O Yeong-su gets suspended sentence in sexual harassment case
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean actor O Yeong-su, who starred in the first season of the hit Netflix series &quo...
Mar 15, 2024
Alec Baldwin asks judge to dismiss charges in 'Rust' shooting
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin's lawyers on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss manslaughter charges against h...
Mar 15, 2024
'Road House' remake honors Patrick Swayze, says Jake Gyllenhaal
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrating the legacy of late actor Patrick Swayze was essential in remaking his 1989 hi...
Mar 15, 2024
Local
Downtown Lansing Inc. unveils new vision for Capital City
LANSING, MI -- Downtown Lansing Inc., the management agency championing the revitalization of Downtown Lansing, announced tod...
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Severe Weather Awareness Week in Michigan
LANSING, MI -- Severe weather season is here, but as parts of the state can attest after February's storms, severe weather in...
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Brenda Tracy suing MSU and Mel Tucker
EAST LANSING, MI -- A report in the Detroit Free Press says Brenda Tracy, a prominent rape survivor who was at the center of ...
Mar 07, 2024
US-127 project in Lansing set to begin Monday
LANSING, MI -- Not too many road construction projects get their own website, but this one does. Extensive construction will ...
Mar 07, 2024
MSU wins on Senior Night at Breslin
EAST LANSING, MI -- It was ugly, but nut nonetheless a win for the Michigan State Spartans as they claimed a 53-49 Senior Nig...
Mar 07, 2024
State
Gas prices keep going up in Michigan
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices continue to set highs for the year in Michigan. AAA Michigan says the average price is...
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AUDIO: Four years later, WMU professor says high school age students might have been affected most by pandemic
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - This week marks the marks four-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID...
Mar 15, 2024
Michigan school shooter's father convicted of manslaughter
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A Michigan jury on Thursday convicted the father of a teenager who fatally shot four classmates at ...
Mar 15, 2024
RNC sues Secretary Of State over voter rolls
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is being sued by the Republican National Committee over ...
Mar 14, 2024
Body found inside Battle Creek home after fire Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After initially believing there were no injuries in a Monday morning house fire, Battle Creek...
Mar 12, 2024
National
Late German upset threatens to sink EU nature law, sources say
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's flagship policy to restore damaged environments is hanging in the ba...
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Chicagoans vote on real estate tax hike to fight homelessness
By Eric Cox CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicagoans will vote in Tuesday's primary election on whether to increase the tax rate on rea...
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India stares at summer water crisis as reservoir levels slide
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's main reservoirs have hit their lowest March levels in five years, government data showed, indic...
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US Supreme Court considers appeal by convicted border drug 'mule'
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to consider a California woman's bid to ...
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Central banks use AI to assess climate-related risks
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Central bankers said on Tuesday they have broken new ground by using artificial intelligence ...
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World
Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for suspected fraud on vaccine records
(Reuters) -Brazil's federal police indicted the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro for suspected fraud on his vaccinat...
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Yulia Navalnaya says Putin is not Russia's legitimate president
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Tuesd...
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Israel hits Rafah from the air as U.S. urges rethink on the ground
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel killed 14 people in air strikes in Rafah on Tuesday,...
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Zimbabwe sect leader accused of child abuse is denied bail
By Nyasha Chingono NORTON, Zimbabwe (Reuters) - The leader of a religious sect in Zimbabwe was denied bail on Tuesday after b...
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Russia plans to defend oil and gas facilities with missile systems
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian energy ministry official told a parliament meeting on Tuesday there were plans to defend oil and...
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Business
George Lucas backs Disney CEO Iger in proxy battle with Nelson Peltz, CNBC reports
(Reuters) - Filmmaker George Lucas has backed Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger in the media company's bitter proxy battle with activi...
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Canada's inflation rate unexpectedly eases to 2.8% in February
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate in February unexpectedly cooled to 2.8%, the slowest pace since June, and c...
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AngloGold Ashanti maintains output forecast after flooding at Australia mine
(Reuters) - AngloGold Ashanti expects to meet its gold output target of up to 2.79 million ounces this year despite flooding ...
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US single-family housing starts soar in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding rebounded sharply in February amid mild temperatures and a persistent ...
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Super Micro shares dip as AI server maker looks to raise $2 billion through equity sale
(Reuters) - Super Micro Computer disclosed on Tuesday it will sell 2 million shares that could fetch about $2 billion, sendin...
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Politics
In test of Trump's clout, Ohio Republicans pick US Senate challenger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's sway over Ohio Republicans will be tested in the state's U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday...
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Trump loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels testimony at hush money trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to block testimony from Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels at his upcomin...
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Trump seeks appeal of Georgia prosecutor disqualification ruling
(Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday asked a Georgia judge to allow him to appeal a ruling keeping the lead prosecutor on the s...
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Trump has failed to get appeal bond for $454 million civil fraud judgment, lawyers say
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump has so far been unable to obtain a bond that would allow him to appeal a $454 m...
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US Supreme Court won't hear New Mexico official's appeal of insurrection ouster
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an ousted New Mexico county commissio...
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Health
Seelos says ALS treatment fails in mid-stage study
(Reuters) - Seelos Therapeutics said on Tuesday that its treatment for a neurological disorder called ALS, or amyotrophic lat...
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Crinetics Pharma's hormonal disorder drug meets main goal in late-stage study
(Reuters) - Crinetics Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday its experimental drug to treat a hormonal disorder met the main goal in...
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Bayer to seek approval for menopausal relief drug after third trial win
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bayer said on Tuesday that it would request regulatory approval for its menopause drug ...
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AstraZeneca to buy Fusion Pharma for $2 billion in cash
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Fusion Pharmaceuticals ...
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Many hospitals in China stop newborn delivery services as birth rate drops
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Many hospitals in China have stopped offering newborn delivery services this year, state-backed news ou...
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Science
FAA to oversee SpaceX-led investigation into Starship mishap
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation into a misha...
Mar 14, 2024
Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics - from food packaging to toys to medical de...
Mar 14, 2024
South Korea scientists tout 'beef rice' as source of protein for the future
By Hyun Young Yi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what the...
Mar 14, 2024
Study documents headaches experienced by astronauts in space
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Research in the expanding field of space medicine has identified many ways in which a m...
Mar 14, 2024
China launch of DRO-A/B satellite on Wednesday not successful - state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's launch of a DRO-A/B satellite from Xichang satellite launch centre on Wednesday was not successfu...
Mar 14, 2024
Technology
Euronext: will not go into crypto asset trading without regulator backing
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris-based stock market operator Euronext does not plan to go into crypto asset trading without firm backi...
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Super Micro shares dip as AI server maker looks to raise $2 billion through equity sale
(Reuters) - Super Micro Computer disclosed on Tuesday it will sell 2 million shares that could fetch about $2 billion, sendin...
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Red-hot Nvidia dips after it unveils new AI chip
(Reuters) - Nvidia shares dipped in premarket trading on Tuesday after having more than tripled in value in the past year, as...
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Reddit evaluating Nokia's patent infringement blame
(Reuters) - Reddit said on Tuesday it had received a letter from Nokia Technologies accusing the social media platform of pat...
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Indonesian tech firm GoTo reports 2023 net revenues of $941.44 million, filing shows
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's tech firm PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia on Tuesday reported full-year net revenues of 14.79 trillio...
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