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Pentagon asks US defense contractors about reliance on Anthropic’s services, source says
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (210+ words) Feb 25 (Reuters) " The Pentagon is reaching out to defense contractors to assess their reliance on artificial intelligence lab "Anthropic's services, a source familiar "with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, ahead of a Friday deadline for the AI firm to…...
North Korea’s Kim says relations with US depend on US attitude
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (190+ words) SEOUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - North Korean "leader "Kim Jong Un said prospects of "North "Korea-U.S. "relations depend "entirely on U.S. attitude, while excluding "any discussion "with "South Korea, "North Korean "state media said "on Thursday. North Korea... North Korea's Kim says relations…...
Vice President comes to Plover on Thursday
11+ hour, 30+ min ago (173+ words) Former President Donald Trump welcomes JD Vance, Republican candidate for U.S. senator for Ohio, to the stage at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio., Sept. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) PLOVER, WI (WSAU) Vice President J.D. Vance will visit Plover as part of…...
Spanish PM’s hard-left ally says she won’t run in next national election
11+ hour, 30+ min ago (263+ words) MADRID, Feb 25 (Reuters) " Spain's hard-left Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said on Wednesday she would not contest the next parliamentary election, expected in 2027, in a "blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez who will need "the support of left-wing parties to secure…...
Mexico’s Sheinbaum presents electoral reform bill
12+ hour, 42+ min ago (204+ words) MEXICO CITY, Feb 25 (Reuters) " Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday said she will send to Congress next week a bill to reform "the electoral law that opponents worry could "slash election budgets and open the door for the ruling…...
Iran sees ‘good outlook’ for talks with US as negotiating team heads to Geneva
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (289+ words) DUBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) " Iran sees the chance of a good outcome from a third round of talks with the United States, its President Masoud "Pezeshkian said on Wednesday, as a delegation left "for Geneva for negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program....
Germany wants deeper, fairer economic cooperation with China, Chancellor Merz tells Chinese premier Li
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (586+ words) BEIJING, Feb 25 (Reuters) " China and Germany want to deepen cooperation, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in Beijing on Wednesday, as Merz began a visit aimed at resetting ties against the backdrop of a widening trade…...
India’s Modi visits Israel as US-Iran tensions mount
20+ hour, 30+ min ago (461+ words) JERUSALEM, Feb 25 (Reuters) " India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Israel on Wednesday for a two-day visit that both countries have cast as a chance to deepen relations, as regional concerns mount over the risk of "military conflict between the…...
Virginia Governor Spanberger rips into Trump on economy, immigration
20+ hour, 40+ min ago (378+ words) WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) " Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger delivered the Democrats" response to President Donald Trump"s State of the Union address on Tuesday with pointed attacks on his economic record and "aggressive deportations of immigrants. Spanberger, who was sworn in…...
New York calls for $13.5 billion tariff refund from Trump administration
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (299+ words) (Removes line saying White House did not comment in paragraph 5) WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) " New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday called on "the Trump administration to issue $13.5 billion in tariff refunds "after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's…...