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Jury foreperson in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial 'devasted' that award could be slashed

Attorneys for a New Hampshire man who prevailed in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at a state-run youth detention center are asking for a hearing after the jury foreperson expressed dismay that the $38 million award could be slashed to $475,000

Recovering from knee surgery, Finch in 2nd row of Timberwolves bench for series opener with Nuggets

After having knee surgery, Minnesota coach Chris Finch was in the second row of the bench for Game 1 of a second-round series with Denver on Saturday night

Warren Buffett's company rejects proposals, but it faces lawsuit over how it handled one last year

Shareholder proposals are usually uneventful at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, but Warren Buffett and the company are now facing a lawsuit over the way one presenter was treated last year

US SEC charges auditor BF Borgers, whose clients include Trump Media, with fraud

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Auditor BF Borgers and its owner Benjamin Borgers, whose clients include Trump Media , were charged by the U.S.

Drones above, police at the gates: Columbia protest camp's final moments

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The occupation of a building at Columbia University by pro-Palestinian student protesters was in its 18th hour when photos and videos dinged across students'

Russia puts Ukraine's Zelenskiy on wanted list

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and put him on a wanted list, the state news agency TASS reported on Saturday, an announcement

India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist's murder

By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -India will wait for Canadian police to share information on the three Indian men it has arrested and charged with the murder of a Sikh separatist leader

Berkshire exec calls wildfire claims against utility 'unfounded'

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate led by Warren Buffett, will fight all lawsuits brought against its utility business due to wildfires as the cases are "unfounded," a top

More migrant dinghies cross Channel to England despite Rwanda threat

By Zainab Elhaj and Will Russell STRAIT OF DOVER (Reuters) - Dozens of people in two rubber dinghies reached the southern coast of England on Saturday, the latest among thousands of asylum-seeking

Berkshire pares huge Apple stake as cash, operating profit set records

By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Neb.

NATO drills show it is preparing for potential conflict with Russia, Moscow says

MOSCOW (Reuters) - NATO's four-month long military exercises near Russia's borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is preparing for a potential conflict with Russia, a spokeswoman

Taiwan will have Trump's support if he wins, ex-appointee says

TAIPEI (Reuters) - A former U.S. ambassador appointed by Donald Trump said on Saturday he believed the former president would again support Taiwan if he wins back the White House.

Argentina's Milei says Spain's Sanchez brings 'death and poverty' after drug use jibe

By Ana Cantero MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid and Buenos Aires traded barbs on Saturday after Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente suggested Argentina's President Javier Milei was a drug user.

Canada's arrests of three Indian men in Sikh leader's death 'bittersweet,' friend says

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - If Hardeep Singh Nijjar were alive, he and his friend Moninder Singh would probably be chatting in a backyard over milkshakes. But he is not.

India's foreign minister rejects Biden's 'xenophobia' comment

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar rejected U.S.

Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US, TASS reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in France three years later and is now awaiting trial in

Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 57, some 70 still missing

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -The death toll from rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 57, local authorities said on Saturday afternoon, while dozens still have not been accounted

Labour victories in key UK mayoral polls deal fresh blow to Sunak

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Labour Party won mayoral polls in London and central England on Saturday, in crushing defeats for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's unpopular Conservatives

Israeli forces kill Hamas gunmen in overnight raid near West Bank's Tulkarm

By Ali Sawafta TULKARM, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed five Palestinians, including four fighters from the militant group Hamas, in an overnight raid near the city of Tulkarm in the

Thousands of Israelis protest to demand hostage return

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a ceasefire agreement with the Islamist movement Hamas that would see the remaining

Buffett talks succession and Berkshire's future at annual meeting

(Reuters) -Warren Buffett took the stage at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting on Saturday, paying tribute to his longtime business partner Charlie Munger, outlining the expanded roles of the

Warren Buffett says taxes may rise to offset widening US deficits

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Warren Buffett said he expects the U.S. government to increase taxes to tackle widening fiscal deficits rather than reduce spending.

Warren Buffett says Berkshire sold entire Paramount stake at a loss

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway sold its entire holding in media and entertainment company Paramount Global at a loss and he took sole responsibility for

Hamas negotiators begin Gaza truce talks; CIA chief also present in Cairo

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas negotiators began intensified talks on Saturday on a possible Gaza truce that would see the return to Israel of some hostages, a

Dead bodies in Mexico most probably are missing U.S., Australian surfers

By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The three dead bodies found in Mexico's Baja California state are highly likely to be the American and two Australian tourists who went missing last week, a

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