Diary of a Gazan family’s descent toward starvation
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud IssaCAIRO/GAZA CITY (Reuters) -Mervat Hijazi and her nine children didn’t eat at all on Thursday – save her underweight baby who had a sachet of peanut paste.”I’m so ashamed of myself for not being able to feed...
Exclusive-Musk’s DOGE expanding his Grok AI in U.S. government, raising conflict concerns
By Marisa Taylor, Alexandra Ulmer(Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the U.S. federal government to analyze data, said three people familiar with the matter, potentially violating...
Exxon, Hess to face off over Chevron deal for oilfield riches
By Sheila DangHOUSTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil and Hess will meet face-to-face on Monday in a court hearing to determine the fate of Chevron’s $53 billion deal to buy Hess and with it a prized stake in Guyana’s prolific...
Amazon.com is sued over alleged sale of contaminated rice
By Jonathan Stempel(Reuters) – Amazon.com was sued on Friday by consumers over its alleged sale of a wide variety of rice contaminated by arsenic and other “heavy metals.”The proposed class action in Seattle federal court covers 18 types of rice sold...
McDonald’s to close standalone beverage concept
By Waylon Cunningham(Reuters) -McDonald’s Corp is shutting down the five beverage-centered CosMc’s stores it opened in 2023, but said some drinks from the standalone concept would be tested in McDonald’s restaurants.The company said on Friday it had...
US issues orders easing Syria sanctions after Trump pledge
By Daphne Psaledakis and Simon LewisWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration issued orders on Friday that it said would effectively lift sanctions on Syria, after President Donald Trump this month pledged to unwind the measures to help the country rebuild after...
Trump administration puts new limits on reporters at Pentagon
By Daniel Trotta(Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday issued orders that require journalists to have official escorts within much of the Pentagon building, the latest in a series of Trump administration restrictions placed on the press.The measures,...
US judge orders Trump administration to facilitate return of Guatemalan deportee
By Nate RaymondBOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to facilitate the return of a gay Guatemalan man who said he was deported to Mexico despite fearing he would be persecuted there, after officials acknowledged an error in his...