By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – The NFL has reached a multiyear partnership with Apple Music to sponsor the Super Bowl Halftime Show, beginning with the American football contest in February 2023, the league said on Thursday. (Reporting by Dawn Chmiele…
Russia holds votes in occupied parts of Ukraine; Kyiv says residents coerced
(Refiles to remove extraneous word from headline) By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russia launched referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, drawing condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations who dismissed the votes as…
U.S. cutting global donations of Pfizer COVID shots as demand slows
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States is significantly cutting back the number of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses it will buy for donation to poorer nations this year, Pfizer said on Thursday, citing diminished demand for the s…
Procedural vote on U.S. gov’t funding bill expected Tuesday -aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A procedural vote on a government funding bill is expected to take place on Tuesday, an aide to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to pass legislation to approve funding…
Judge asks Trump lawyers to back up claims on seized documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge reviewing records seized from Donald Trump’s Florida home asked the former president’s lawyers on Thursday to provide any evidence casting doubt on the integrity of the documents, which Trump has made unsubstantiated …
Canada joining U.S.-backed Pacific group to boost ties with island nations
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada is joining a group to boost economic ties with Pacific island nations that already includes the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, according to a draft speech Foreign Minister …
Congress tells Pentagon to speed review of large drones for Ukraine
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seventeen members of Congress told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to speed up a Pentagon security review of a Ukrainian request for large armable drones, according to a letter dated Wednesday and seen by Reuter…
Tesla recalls nearly 1.1 million U.S. vehicles to update window reversing software
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million U.S. vehicles because the window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction, increasing the risk of injury. The electric vehicle manuf…
Nicaragua blocks Spanish-language CNN from air amid government crackdown
(Reuters) – Nicaragua’s government suspended CNN’s Spanish-language service from all cable channels in the Central American country, the television station said Thursday. U.S.-based ‘CNN en Espanol’ was the only remaining outlet critical of President D…
NATO says it will never recognize Russia’s “sham” referendums in Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO on Thursday condemned Moscow’s plans to hold referendums in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine and called on all states to reject what it called “Russia’s blatant attempts at territorial conquest”. “Sham referenda in the Done…