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Man Had Drugs In His System At Time Of Fatal Crash
Spencer County deputies have arrested the man they believe caused the fatal crash over the weekend. Angelo Rios was driving a...
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Princeton Man Wins First Place In Regional Lineman's Rodeo
15 Duke Energy line workers from the Midwest will compete this fall in the International Lineman's Rodeo. One of them is from...
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Boy Scout Seriously Hurt After Tree Falls On Tent
A Newburgh Boy Scout was taken to the hospital Saturday after an incident in Winslow. The Buffalo Trace Council of Scouts say...
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Woman Involved In Crash Had BAC 4 Times Over Legal Limit
A Maceo, Kentucky woman is behind bars after crashing her car while driving drunk. Spencer County Sheriff's Deputies responde...
15h ago
Drug Dealer Sentenced To Prison
A Mt. Vernon drug dealer has been sentenced to prison for selling meth in Posey County. 61-year-old Birchie Stillwagoner Jr. ...
Apr 29, 2024
National
Australia grants feasibility licences for offshore wind farms
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for six projects to study the feasibility of building wind farms ...
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Extreme heat is closing schools, widening learning gaps worldwide
By Gloria Dickie and Ruma Paul (Reuters) - Hena Khan, a grade nine student in Dhaka, has struggled to focus on her studies th...
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California's population grew in 2023 for first time since 2020
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The population of California grew last year for the first time since 2020, thanks to a drop in mortal...
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Instant view: Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday moved to make marijuana use a less serious federal crime, taking a step to...
6h ago
First trial over Zantac cancer claims set to begin in Chicago
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The first trial over claims that blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac, once sold by GSK and other...
6h ago
World
South Korea confirms talks on AUKUS pact with US, UK and Australia
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -South Korea has held talks on joining a part of the AUKUS defence deal between the U.S., B...
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Ukraine launches drone attacks on several Russian regions, officials say
(Reuters) - Ukraine launched drones on several Russian regions in hours leading to Wednesday morning, Russian officials said,...
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Thai King approves ex-diplomat Maris as foreign minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Retired diplomat Maris Sangiampongsa has been endorsed as the country's new foreign minister by Thailand'...
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Taiwan on alert for post-inauguration Chinese drills
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is on alert for China to carry out military exercises after the inauguration of Pr...
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Australia to police internet porn, spend $600 million on domestic violence victims
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will spend almost A$1 billion on payments for those fleeing domestic violence a...
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Business
South Korea exports rise for seventh month on growing chip demand
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's exports rose for a seventh straight month in April, trade data showed on Wednesday, as strong...
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Japan may introduce tax breaks to spur repatriation into yen, Sankei reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may introduce measures to provide tax breaks for companies converting foreign profits into the yen an...
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Australia banks face profit squeeze on rising costs, mortgage competition
By Sameer Manekar (Reuters) - Australia's biggest banks are likely to report weaker first-half profit as high operating costs...
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Australia's Qantas probing reports of data breach at frequent flyers app
(Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways said on Wednesday it was investigating issues impacting its frequent flyer application...
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Oil falls for a third day as U.S. crude inventories swell
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a third day on Wednesday on rising crude inventories and production...
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Politics
US Senate approves bill to ban Russian uranium imports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved on Tuesday legislation to bar imports of Russian uranium, as the United State...
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US Supreme Court won't halt Texas age verification for online porn
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to block a Texas law requiring online age verification...
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U.S. House Democrats will not support a motion to eject Speaker Mike Johnson, leadership says
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democrats will not support a proposed motion to eject Republican Speaker...
14h ago
Trump does not rule out building detention camps for mass deportations
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump does not rule out building detention camps ...
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Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy building at Columbia University - CNN
(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University were occupying a building on the New York City campus on Tuesda...
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Health
Stryker lifts 2024 profit forecast on strong demand for medical devices, implants
(Adds media packaging code) (Reuters) - Stryker Corp lifted its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday, owing to resilient dema...
3h ago
Neurocrine Biosciences' Huntington's disease drug gets FDA approval
By Sruthi Narasimha Chari (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the granule formulation of Neur...
4h ago
Instant view: Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday moved to make marijuana use a less serious federal crime, taking a step to...
6h ago
First trial over Zantac cancer claims set to begin in Chicago
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The first trial over claims that blockbuster heartburn drug Zantac, once sold by GSK and other...
6h ago
Almost all US hospitals took financial hit from Change hack, AHA says
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost all U.S. hospitals were hurt financially by the cyberattack on United Health Grou...
6h ago
Science
T. rex is at the center of a debate over dinosaur intelligence
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Surmising even the physical appearance of a dinosaur - or any extinct animal - based on...
14h ago
What did people eat before agriculture? New study offers insight
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The advent of agriculture roughly 11,500 years ago in the Middle East was a milestone f...
Apr 29, 2024
Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized her...
Apr 25, 2024
China sends astronauts to Chinese space station for six-month stay
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station for a six-month stay, ...
Apr 25, 2024
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites into orbit after regulat...
Apr 25, 2024
Technology
Microsoft to open first regional data centre in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Microsoft will open its first regional data centre in Thailand, the tech giant said on Wednesday, as it l...
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AI fuels cloud computing boom for tech giants
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) - Three of the Wall Street's heavyweight technology firms have reported better-than-expected sales ...
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Skyworks forecasts third-quarter revenue below estimates
(Reuters) - Apple supplier Skyworks Solutions forecast third-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday on demand...
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Amazon forecasts quarterly revenue below estimates
By Yuvraj Malik and Greg Bensinger (Reuters) -Amazon.com forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations on Tu...
6h ago
Pinterest forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates on robust ad spend
(Reuters) - Pinterest forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, expecting a boost from growing ...
6h ago
Entertainment
Factbox-All you need to know about Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson MALMÖ, Sweden (Reuters) - The world's biggest live music event, Eurovision Song Contest, will ta...
15h ago
'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' tie for most 2024 Tony nominations
(Reuters) - Alicia Keys' musical "Hell's Kitchen" and 1970's rock inspired "Stereophonic" led the nominat...
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French actor Gerard Depardieu questioned over alleged sexual assaults
PARIS (Reuters) - French screen legend Gerard Depardieu was detained for questioning on Monday in connection with alleged sex...
Apr 29, 2024
Start me up: The Stones kick off North America tour in Houston
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones kicked off their North America tour at a packed venue in Houston ...
Apr 29, 2024
Blackstone outbids Concord in $1.6 billion takeover battle for Hipgnosis
(Reuters) - Blackstone has agreed to acquire Hipgnosis Songs Fund for about $1.57 billion, after the private equity giant out...
Apr 29, 2024