By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s global energy security adviser said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting close to using natural gas as a political tool if Russia is holding back fuel exports to …
Tesla drives toward $1 trillion club on record Hertz order
By Subrat Patnaik, Sanjana Shivdas and David Shepardson (Reuters) – Tesla Inc on Monday neared $1 trillion in market capitalization as the company founded by Elon Musk received its biggest-ever order — 100,000 electric rental cars for Hertz. Tesla shar…
Biden says he hopes Democrats reach spending deal this week
By Nandita Bose WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said he hopes his fellow Democrats can reach an agreement on his “Build Back Better” agenda this week ahead of upcoming U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland. “That’s my h…
Facebook will fuel further unrest, whistleblower says
LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook will fuel more episodes of violent unrest around the world because of the way its algorithms are designed to promote divisive content, whistleblower Frances Haugen told the British parliament on Monday. Haugen, a former prod…
SoftBank in talks to sell French robotics business to Germany’s United Robotics -sources
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank Group Corp is in talks to sell the Paris-based robotics business behind its Pepper android to Germany’s United Robotics Group, according to sources and documents reviewed by Reuters, scaling back a business it on…
Israeli official says reopening of U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem may not happen
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that the Biden administration may shelve its plan to reopen a U.S diplomatic mission for Palestinians in Jerusalem after Israel voiced opposition to such a move. The Jerusalem consul…
Slain Kenyan Olympian Agnes Tirop buried in her home village
By Edwin Waita NANDI COUNTY, Kenya (Reuters) – Slain long-distance Olympic runner Agnes Tirop, a rising star in Kenya’s highly competitive athletics scene, was buried on Saturday at a funeral attended by over 1,000 mourners. Tirop was found stabbed to …
Prop guns spark debate after cinematographer’s death on set
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – An on-set shooting death has reignited concern about the use of prop guns like the weapon actor Alec Baldwin discharged in the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while filming a movie in New Mexico. Some prop gun…
Alec Baldwin says ‘my heart is broken’ after fatal movie set shooting
By Adria Malcolm and Alexandra Ulmer SANTA FE, N.M. (Reuters) – Hollywood star Alec Baldwin said on Friday “my heart is broken” after a cinematographer died when he fired a prop gun on a New Mexico movie set, adding that he was cooperating with a polic…
U.S. voices concern about China’s treatment of NBA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States voiced concern on Friday at China’s actions against the National Basketball Association, after Boston Celtics highlights were absent from a Chinese streaming platform following a player’s online criticism of Chi…