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'Cute and murderous': How Squid Game's iconic killer doll came to life
By Hyunsu Yim and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) - While the second season of "Squid Game" has new plot twists, one el...
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Netflix shares soar on record subscriber gains, planned price hikes
LONDON (Reuters) - Netflix shares listed in Frankfurt rose 14.3% in early trading on Wednesday after the streaming service sa...
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Pharrell Williams teams with Nigo for Vuitton show at the Louvre
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Louis Vuitton men's creative director, Pharrell Williams, drew his audience to a rear cou...
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Organist Garth Hudson, last surviving member of rock group the Band, dies at 87
By Matthew Lewis , (Reuters) - Garth Hudson, the organist and multi-instrumentalist whose wizardry enhanced some of the best-...
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Berlin Film Festival organisers unveil 2025 competition line-up
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - Richard Linklater's new feature about a Broadway composer, a documentary about young peo...
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Local
Benson announces bid to become Michigan governor
LANSING, MI -- The race for governor in the state of Michigan has picked up another early entrant on the Democratic side. Cur...
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Accident Closes EB I96 at I69
LANSING, MI -- Multiple crashes this morning have been reported on mid-Michigan roads. A Michigan Department of Transportatio...
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Most mid-Michigan schools close for Tuesday
LANSING, MI -- It's not a snow day but it'll do for students across mid-Michigan. The artic chill freezing all of the Lansing...
Jan 21, 2025
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Here's what not to leave in your car during the cold
LANSING, MI -- Sub zero temperatures the next few days across mid-Michigan will be cold enough to freeze items left in your c...
Jan 20, 2025
Consumers Energy has cold weather tips
LANSING, IM -- Bitter cold air is settling into mid-Michigan this weekend. Consumers Energy says by making some simple change...
Jan 17, 2025
State
AG Nessel, other Democratic attorneys general sue President Trump
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is joining 21 other Democratic attorneys general in suing Pr...
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Governor Whitmer issues statement upon President Trump's inauguration
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says in a statement that she is looking "forward to gettin...
Jan 21, 2025
VIDEO: Car slams into fire truck on-scene for another accident on I-94 near Kalamazoo
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two crashes are being investigated by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office that happene...
Jan 20, 2025
National Weather Service issues cold weather advisory for entire state
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for the entire state of Michigan...
Jan 20, 2025
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Average Michigan gas price up 12-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are up 12-cents a gallon from last week. Triple-A Michigan says the averag...
Jan 20, 2025
National
Teledyne's fourth-quarter profit beats on robust defense demand
(Reuters) - U.S. defense firm Teledyne reported a fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday that beat analysts' estimates on the bac...
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Los Angeles wildfires spark interest in adobe, natural building materials
By Peter Henderson ALTADENA, California (Reuters) - Marialyce Pedersen stood in a white Tyvek suit on her Altadena, Californi...
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US Supreme Court weighs police conduct in fatal Houston shooting
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider on Wednesday a woman's civil rights lawsuit over the fa...
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'Cute and murderous': How Squid Game's iconic killer doll came to life
By Hyunsu Yim and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) - While the second season of "Squid Game" has new plot twists, one el...
4h ago
India turns to geo-tagging to conserve Kashmir's iconic 'Chinar' trees
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Authorities in Indian Kashmir are geo-tagging thousands of 'Chinar' trees to cre...
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World
Suspect arrested after two killed in knife attack in German park
BERLIN (Reuters) - A man has been arrested following a knife attack in a park in the German city of Aschaffenburg on Wednesda...
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Chinese citizen 'murdered' in northern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - A Chinese citizen was "murdered" in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province, the Taliban provincia...
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Explainer-Prince Harry settles lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper group
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry claimed victory in his long-running legal battle against Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper g...
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Northern Ireland government taken to court over anti-poverty strategy delay
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) - A human rights organisation is taking legal action against Northern Ireland's regional...
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Davos- Iran's Zarif says he hopes Trump will choose 'rationality'
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Iran hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will choose "rationality" in its dealing with...
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Business
Japan firms must prepare for Trump tariff fallout, Suntory chief says in Davos
By Divya Chowdhury and Rocky Swift DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Japanese companies remain bullish about investing in the Un...
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Israel central bank chief says 1-2 rate cuts possible in 2025 if inflation cooperates
By Brad Haynes DAVOS (Reuters) - The Bank of Israel could reduce short-term interest rates one or two times in the second hal...
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Europe's industrial stocks rally on Trump's AI investment push
By Alessandro Parodi and Dominique Patton MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) - European industrial stocks such as Schneider Electric and P...
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Consumer lender Ally Financial to sell credit card business to CardWorks
(Reuters) - Consumer lender Ally Financial has agreed to sell its credit card business to credit and payments firm CardWorks,...
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ECB's Rehn says inflation confidence will allow for rate cuts
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank interest rates will keep falling as policymakers are confident that inflation wil...
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Politics
New allegations against Hegseth as Senate readies vote on Pentagon nominee
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to senators on...
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Factbox-Key directives in Trump DEI executive order for government, private sector
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order late on Tuesday that directed ...
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Trump to place federal DEI staff on paid leave starting Wednesday
(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday instructed U.S. federal government departments and agencies to dismantle all ...
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Trump says Biden left him 'inspirational-type' letter
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said former President Joe Biden left him a "nice" letter inside ...
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Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ulbricht for online drug scheme
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was serving ...
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Health
Henlius Biotech shareholders reject take-private offer from China's Fosun
(Reuters) - Hong Kong shareholders of Shanghai Henlius Biotech on Wednesday rejected Chinese conglomerate Fosun International...
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Supplements company Physician's Choice explores sale, sources say
By Abigail Summerville (Reuters) - Physician's Choice, a U.S. maker of supplements and probiotics, is exploring a sale that c...
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Zimbabwe fears US withdrawal from WHO will hit HIV/AIDS programmes
By Nyasha Chingono (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's finance minister expressed concern on Wednesday that a U.S. withdrawal from the Wor...
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Beta Bionics targets up to $616 million valuation in US IPO
(Reuters) - Insulin delivery device maker Beta Bionics said on Wednesday it was targeting a valuation of as much as $615.9 mi...
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Abbott forecasts in line annual profit on medical device sales
(Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday forecast annual profit in line with Wall Street estimates, as it expects elevate...
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Science
Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with...
16h ago
Lonestar's moonshot: Firm aims to place data center on lunar surface
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Lonestar Data Holdings is reaching for the moon in its quest to place the first physical data cen...
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Great white shark's 9-million-year-old ancestor found in Peru
LIMA (Reuters) - Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white sh...
Jan 20, 2025
US FAA opens probe into SpaceX's Starship explosion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will oversee an investigation by Elon Musk'...
Jan 17, 2025
Ancient Pompeii excavation uncovers lavish private bath complex
ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur...
Jan 17, 2025
Technology
TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model...
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Saudi Alwaleed's KHC interested in TikTok if Musk or others buy it, CEO says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's investment company Kingdom Holding (KHC) would be interested to i...
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Analysis-Japan Inc will struggle to follow SoftBank's lead and go big with Trump
By Sam Nussey and Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son's plan to invest billions in AI in the United Sta...
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Netflix shares soar on record subscriber gains, planned price hikes
LONDON (Reuters) - Netflix shares listed in Frankfurt rose 14.3% in early trading on Wednesday after the streaming service sa...
5h ago
Oracle shares rise 9% after Trump unveils $500 billion AI plan
LONDON (Reuters) - Oracle shares jumped nearly 9% in Frankfurt on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the compa...
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