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Entertainment
Tencent to become second-largest shareholder in K-Pop agency SM Entertainment
SEOUL (Reuters) -China's Tencent is expected to become the second-largest shareholder of major K-Pop agency SM Entertainment,...
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Analysis-Ecstasy and bribery accusations in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial bolster racketeering charge
By Jack Queen (Reuters) -Two weeks into the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, witnesses have accused the...
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Sailing-From red carpet to Red Bull, Anne Hathaway boards high-speed league
(Reuters) -Oscar winner Anne Hathaway has sailed into sports ownership, joining a female-led consortium that has acquired the...
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Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' leads record box office over US Memorial Day weekend
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Walt Disney's live-action remake of the animated classic "Lilo & Stitch"...
May 26, 2025
Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift compete for American Music Awards
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Super Bowl headliner and Grammy winner Kendrick Lamar faces off with Post Malone, Taylor Swift, ...
May 26, 2025
Local

Lansing School District adds new board member
LANSING, MI -- The Lansing School District Board of Education has voted to select Daniel Nowiski to fill an open board seat. ...
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CADL hit with Internet outage
LANSING, MI -- Capital Area District Libraries says Internet services are not available this morning due to a system-wide in...
20h ago

Start of summer project season brings advice from Consumer Energy
JACKSON, MI -- On the eve of the long Memorial Day weekend, Consumers Energy is reminding people to put safety first before d...
May 23, 2025

MSU names new provost
EAST LANSING, MI -- Michigan State University President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., has announced Laura Lee McIntyre as MSU's...
May 22, 2025

Ingham County clerk running for state office
MASON, MI -- Democrat Barb Byrum, Ingham County's clerk and a former state representative, announced this week she'll run to ...
May 21, 2025
State

Michigan debates roadside saliva testing for drugged driving
LANSING, MI (WTVB)- Michigan lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow police to conduct roadside saliva tests on dri...
20h ago

Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open despite closure plans
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Trump administration is ordering Consumers Energy to keep its J.H. Campbell coal plant running...
20h ago

DNR cautioning people about northern Michigan ice storm damage
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is cautioning people heading to northern Michigan thi...
May 23, 2025
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Michigan House approves two bills banning transgender girls from female sports
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two controversial bills that ban transgender girls from playing female sports in school have been ...
May 23, 2025

Kent County prosecutor won't retry former Grand Rapids police officer after mistrial
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker says former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schur...
May 23, 2025
National
Arctic warming seen at three times global average in years ahead, UN weather agency says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -The world is expected to experience more record temperatures over the next five years...
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Australia's bid for ancient rock art World Heritage listing stalls over pollution
By Christine Chen SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's bid to secure World Heritage status for a site with Indigenous rock art estim...
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EU almost on track to reach 2030 climate goal
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union is nearly on track to reach its main climate target for this decade, wi...
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China issues flood warnings after heavy rain in southern regions
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's National Meteorological Centre on Wednesday issued alerts for heavy rain and flooding in souther...
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Fed's Williams calls for strong response if inflation deviates from target
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Wednesday central banks must "...
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World
Zelenskiy says Russia has gathered 50,000 troops for offensive on northern Ukraine
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that Russia has gathered 50,000 troops near Uk...
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Iran might accept U.S. IAEA inspectors if nuclear deal reached
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran might allow the U.N. atomic watchdog to send U.S. inspectors to Iranian sites if Tehran's talks with Wa...
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Russia to announce next talks with Ukraine soon, Lavrov says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will announce the next round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in the nearest future, Russ...
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Samoa dissolves parliament after leader unable to pass budget
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Samoa's parliament will dissolve on June 3 and the Pacific Island nation will hold an election at an unspec...
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Israel calls New York Times report on Iran nuclear talks 'fake news'
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel on Thursday rejected a report in the New York Times that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has be...
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Business
French economy growth confirmed at 0.1% in first quarter
(Reuters) -France's economy grew slightly in the first quarter, final data from statistics office INSEE showed on Wednesday, ...
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Steel industry doubts China will enforce output cut plans
By Amy Lv and Hongmei Li SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China says it wants to cut crude steel output this year but traders and steelma...
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Hong Kong regulator prods pension funds on US rating downgrade implications
(Reuters) -Hong Kong's pensions regulator has told the city's pension funds they may need to adjust their investment portfoli...
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GlobalData extends ICG bid deadline, ends takeover talks with KKR
(Reuters) -Britain's GlobalData on Wednesday extended the deadline to June 11 for private equity firm ICG to make a firm take...
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UK grocery inflation hits highest level in 15 months, says Kantar
LONDON (Reuters) -British grocery price inflation jumped to 4.1% for the four weeks to May 18, its highest level since Februa...
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Politics
US judge allows states' lawsuit against DOGE to proceed
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday allowed a group of 14 states to move ahead with a lawsuit challenging E...
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Republican Tuberville announces bid for Alabama governor
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville said on Tuesday he will run for governor of Al...
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Trump to pardon reality TV's Todd and Julie Chrisley after tax evasion conviction
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will pardon Todd and Julie Chrisley, stars of the reality TV show &...
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Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in deportations to third countries
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in it...
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US judge blocks Trump order against law firm WilmerHale
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -A judge in Washington on Tuesday struck down an executive order targeting law firm WilmerHale, m...
11h ago
Health
EBOS Group's major shareholder Sybos launches NZ$949 million selldown, term sheet shows
SYDNEY (Reuters) -EBOS Group's major shareholder Sybos is selling down NZ$949 million ($566.74 million) worth of shares in th...
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RFK Jr., Argentine health minister slam WHO as their countries affirm withdrawal
(Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Argentine Minister of Health Mario Lugones slam...
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Brazil finds bird flu in wild bird, investigates potential case on commercial farm
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil identified fresh bird flu cases in wild animals, which it said should not have any commercial imp...
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Public health and civil rights organizations ask RFK Jr. to reconsider health agency layoffs
(Reuters) -Several leading public health, medical, civil rights, education and community organizations sent a letter to U.S. ...
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French lawmakers approve assisted dying bill, paving the way for approval
By Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French lower house lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday to legalise assisted dying, pavi...
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Science
Japan's reusable rocket startup ISC eyes US test launch in December
By Kantaro Komiya YOKOHAMA (Reuters) -A Tokyo-based rocket startup said on Wednesday it will test-launch a prototype in the U...
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Elon Musk plans Mars update after first Starship launch since test failures
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk on Tuesday postponed by a few hours an expected update on SpaceX's plan to l...
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Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado dead at 81
By Manuela Andreoni SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Sebastiao Salgado, the Brazilian photographer whose black-and-white images of worke...
May 23, 2025
Astronomers spot galaxy shaped like the Milky Way but is far more massive
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have observed a galaxy dating to an earlier epoch in the universe's history ...
May 23, 2025
FAA approves return to flight for SpaceX's Starship rocket
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it approved SpaceX's Starship to return to fl...
May 22, 2025
Technology
Robinhood rolls out desktop trading in UK to target seasoned retail investors
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -U.S.-based online brokerage Robinhood said on Wednesday it was expanding its desktop platform int...
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Exclusive-Shein working towards Hong Kong listing after London IPO stalls, say sources
By Julie Zhu, Hadeel Al Sayegh and Helen Reid HONG KONG/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Shein is working towards a listing in Hong Ko...
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US-based Guidewire Software plans to double India headcount in three years
By Sai Ishwarbharath B BENGALURU (Reuters) -Guidewire Software, a U.S.-based insurance technology provider, plans to double i...
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India's alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Global makers of surveillance gear have clashed with Indian regulators in recent weeks o...
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Shares of China's Xiaomi set to rise 2.3% after reporting record profit
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of China's Xiaomi were set to rise 2.3% on Wednesday after it reported a record first-quarter rev...
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