Jags coach on Trevor Lawrence extension: Sooner the better
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said Monday that talks on a long-term contract extension for franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence are ongoing, adding "hopefully it gets done" sooner rather than later. Lawrence is set to play this season for ...
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Russian director and playwright say they oppose terrorism at start of trial
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - A Russian theatre director and playwright told a court on Monday they were not guilty of charges of justifying terrorism on the first day of their trial over the staging of an award-winning play, Mediazona re...
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BlackRock whistleblower alleges cover-up of search engine to spot Chinese investments
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock was sued for $20 million by a whistleblowing former vice president who said the asset manager fired him after shutting down a search engine that could monitor client discussions about illegal inves...
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Ivan Boesky, convict in 1980s insider trading scandal, dies at 87, NYT reports
(Reuters) - Ivan Boesky, the financier who was a central figure of the 1980s insider trading scandals, has died at the age of 87, the New York Times reported on Monday. Boesky, who partly inspired the Gordon Gekko character in the 1987 movie "Wall ...
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Anglo shareholder LGIM supports break-up plan as BHP circles
LONDON (Reuters) - Anglo American shareholder Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) supports the break-up plan announced by the company last week, it said on Monday, as the deadline approaches for BHP Group to log a formal takeover offer. Th...
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Gazans, Hamas see false equivalence in ICC charges
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Gaza Strip residents criticised on Monday the International Criminal Court prosecutor's decision to seek the arrest of Hamas leaders, saying it falsely equated them with the Israeli leaders waging war in the P...
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Blazes in Brazil's Amazon off to record start in 2024, as firefighting budget cut
By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Amazon rainforest has experienced its largest blazes on record in the first four months of the year, with the environmental workers union on Monday placing partial blame on lower government spending on ...
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Close to 13,000 hogs perish in Brazil flood-hit state
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Hog farmers in Rio Grande do Sul lost an estimated 12,600 animals after floods submerged entire towns and destroyed critical infrastructure in Brazil's southernmost state, hog farmers lobby ACSURS said on Monday after c...
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Sullivan couple charged with neglect
SULLIVAN, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A Sullivan couple has been arrested and charged with neglect of a dependent following an investigation by state police. According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Matt Ames, the investigation began on March 25 after police received a report from the Sullivan County Department of Child Ser...
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Explainer-What happens after ICC prosecutor seeks warrants in Israel-Gaza conflict?
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court prosecutor's office has requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence chief, and also for three Hamas leaders for alleged war...
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