Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sarissa’s Denner quits Biogen board as firm seeks seats at Alkermes
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activist investor Sarissa Capital may have cleared a stumbling block in its push for board seats at Alkermes when one of its candidates resigned from the bo...
Jun 13, 2023
Biden hosts Jennifer Hudson, Wu-Tang’s Method Man at Juneteenth concert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening is hosting the White House's first big Juneteenth celebration, a concert featuring performances by Oscar-winning singer Jennifer Hudson, hi...
Jun 13, 2023
North Korean hackers stole $100 million in recent cryptocurrency heist -analysts
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korean hackers stole more than $100 million worth of digital currency in a recent heist affecting users of the Atomic Wallet service, cryptocurrency anal...
Jun 13, 2023
US lawmakers warn North Korean refugees face forcible repatriation from China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers warned on Tuesday that China could be preparing to forcibly repatriate refugees who fled North Korea and urged the United Nations to use its influence with Beijin...
Jun 13, 2023
Disney sets date for new ‘Star Wars’ film, delays ‘Avatar’ sequels
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co on Tuesday announced that a new "Star Wars" film will reach theaters in 2026 but said it would postpone the release of the next three i...
Jun 13, 2023
3M seeks to revive bankruptcy to resolve military earplug mass tort
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 3M subsidiary appealed the dismissal of its bankruptcy case late Monday, challenging a judge's ruling that it was not in immediate jeopardy from 260,000 lawsu...
Jun 13, 2023
Death toll from Kenyan doomsday cult crosses 300
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The death toll from a Kenyan starvation cult crossed 300 on Tuesday after authorities exhumed more bodies in a forest, in one of the worst cult-related tragedies in recent history....
Jun 13, 2023
New inflation data tests Fed’s faith in housing slowdown thesis
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials for months have been counting on slower-rising U.S. housing prices to help in their efforts to control inflation, and there are goo...
Jun 13, 2023
NY top court hands win to Kesha in Dr. Luke defamation case
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - New York's top state court on Tuesday made it more difficult for music producer Dr. Luke to win his lawsuit claiming pop star Kesha defamed him by falsely accusing him o...
Jun 13, 2023
Meta releases ‘human-like’ AI image creation model
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meta Platforms said on Tuesday that it would provide researchers with access to components of a new "human-like" artificial intelligence model that it said can analy...
Jun 13, 2023
