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Entertainment
Visual effects veteran Ed Ulbrich joins AI company Moonvalley
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Visual effects veteran Ed Ulbrich, who worked on such films as "Titanic"...
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Pixar film 'Elio' follows a family's imperfect intergalactic journey
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Zoe Saldana feels like her new film "Elio," from Walt Disney's Pixar An...
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Hundreds gather to support Kneecap at terrorism court hearing
LONDON (Reuters) -Hundreds of people gathered outside a London court on Wednesday to support a member of the Irish rap group ...
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'Jurassic World: Rebirth' brings fans back to dangerous dinosaur realm
By Francesca Halliwell and Danielle Broadway LONDON (Reuters) -Scarlett Johansson's role in "Jurassic World: Rebirth&quo...
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EU antitrust regulators to rule on Universal, Downtown Music deal by July 22
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU antitrust regulators will decide by July 22 whether to clear Universal Music Group's $...
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Local

Muggy weather with Wednesday storms across mid-Michigan
LANSING, MI -- The hot and muggy weather has found mid-Michigan for the first time this year. There is a chance for an isolat...
Jun 17, 2025

The Book of Mormon opens at Wharton Center this week
EAST LANSING, MI -- Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, returns to East Lansing for a limited engagement from June 19...
Jun 16, 2025

The Grand Concert Series returns to downtown Lansing in July
LANSING, MI -- Lansing's summertime vibes are back along the Riverfront Plaza at the Lansing Center with the return of the Gr...
Jun 13, 2025

GM will invest billions of dollars in U.S. plants
DETROIT, MI -- Along with a move to new downtown Detroit headquarters later this year, General Motors says it's investing fou...
Jun 12, 2025

Barnes & Noble expected to open send Lansing location this fall
LANSING, MI - A month after announcing it expected to open more than 60 new bookstores across the country this year, Barnes &...
Jun 12, 2025
State

Ram announces 10-Year, 100,000 mile warranty on new vehicles
DETROIT, MI (WTVB) -Ram trucks will be covered by a new ten-year, 100-thousand mile warranty on the powertrain. CEO Tim Kunks...
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Ram extends 2026 and later model pickup truck warranty to 10 years, 100,000 miles
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ram trucks will be covered by a new ten-year, 100,000 mile warranty on the powertrain. CEO Tim Kun...
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House Speaker Hall, Senate Majority Leader Brinks to meet on budget
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks of Grand Rapids and House Speaker Matt Hall of Richl...
5h ago

Governor Whitmer on economic development trip to Australia
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Australia on an economic development trip for the next week. Her o...
Jun 17, 2025

State House Speaker wants K-12 fiscal year 2026 budget done by July 1
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan state House Speaker Matt Hall says he wants the K-12 schools fiscal year 2026 budget done...
Jun 16, 2025
National
Erick becomes a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Erick intensified into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC...
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US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats demanded on Wednesday Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...
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US consumers more pessimistic on tariff costs, TransUnion says
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. consumers are feeling worse about money as tariffs fuel concerns about rising prices, credit reporti...
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US weekly jobless claims fall, but still elevated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, but stayed at...
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Analysis-US defence firms chase European military spending wave
By Joe Brock, Giulia Segreti, Paul Sandle and Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. defence giants, backed by a strong Congression...
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World
German minister to Iran: never too late to negotiate
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's foreign minister appealed to Iran's leaders to make credible assurances that it is not seeking a ...
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Hungarian opposition party has 15-point-lead ahead of Orban's Fidesz, poll says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary's main opposition party Tisza has a 15-point lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz among...
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German police arrest man suspected of online child abuse after FBI tip-off
By Friederike Heine BERLIN (Reuters) -A 20-year-old man accused of abusing children with mental health problems on the intern...
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UK's Princess Kate, in recovery from cancer, to miss Royal Ascot
LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, will not be at Royal Ascot on Wednesday, with a royal source citing her ...
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Portugal's new minority centre-right government takes power
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -A minority centre-right government formally took power in Portugal on Wednesday after p...
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Business
Intel appoints engineering hires as part of CEO Tan's turnaround strategy
(Reuters) -Intel hired three chip industry executives in engineering and networking roles on Wednesday, as part of CEO Lip-Bu...
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Mortgages to weigh on euro zone consumption until 2030, ECB says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Rising mortgage payments will weigh on consumption in the euro zone for another five years despite a str...
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Nvidia-backed AI startup SandboxAQ creates new data to speed up drug discovery
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -SandboxAQ, an artificial intelligence startup spun out of Alphabet's Google and ba...
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Hotel groups Hilton and Marriot announce African expansion plans
By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -U.S. hotel chains Hilton and Marriott have announced African expansion drives to tap ...
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US consumers more pessimistic on tariff costs, TransUnion says
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. consumers are feeling worse about money as tariffs fuel concerns about rising prices, credit reporti...
52m ago
Politics
Factbox-Major differences between House and Senate versions of Trump's tax and spending bill
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans have unveiled their version of President Donald Trump's sweepi...
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US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats demanded on Wednesday Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...
45m ago
Ex-Trump defense attorney Kendra Wharton to depart Justice Department
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kendra Wharton, a former member of President Donald Trump's criminal defense team who...
3h ago
Trump's bid to bar foreign students from Harvard threatens Kennedy School's lifeblood
By Maria Tsvetkova CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) -When 35-year-old Oscar Escobar completed his term as the youngest elec...
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Senate bill would raise value of tax credit to use captured CO2 to produce more oil
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate panel proposed making the tax credit for capturing carbon emissions ...
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Health
US Senate Democrats demand Kennedy explain canceling bird flu vaccine contract
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Democrats demanded on Wednesday Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...
45m ago
Nvidia-backed AI startup SandboxAQ creates new data to speed up drug discovery
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -SandboxAQ, an artificial intelligence startup spun out of Alphabet's Google and ba...
49m ago
AbbVie's migraine drug meets main goal of late-stage study
(Reuters) -AbbVie said on Wednesday its migraine drug met the main goal and was superior to a generic drug in a head-to head ...
2h ago
Scholar Rock's drug helps preserve lean mass in mid-stage trial
(Reuters) -Scholar Rock said on Wednesday its experimental drug helped overweight patients preserve lean mass in a mid-stage ...
3h ago
Health Rounds: Weight-loss surgery more effective than drugs in real world study
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Bariatric surgeries led to about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of popular GLP-...
3h ago
Science
Leonardo, Airbus, Thales to assess feasibility of space alliance by end-July
By Giulia Segreti PARIS (Reuters) -European aerospace companies Leonardo Thales and Airbus will assess the feasibility of a s...
21h ago
Honda conducts surprise reusable rocket test, aims spaceflight by 2029
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Honda succeeded in a launch and landing test of its prototype reusable rocket on Tuesday, ...
22h ago
Texas startup sells plastic-eating fungi diapers to tackle landfill waste
By Evan Garcia AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) -Could baby poop and fungi work together to tackle landfill waste? That's the idea beh...
Jun 16, 2025
Astronomers locate universe's 'missing' matter
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The universe has two kinds of matter. There is invisible dark matter, known only because...
Jun 16, 2025
Russian space agency says it fixed a leak on its segment of space station, Ifax reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Friday that a leak on the Russian segment of the International Space...
Jun 13, 2025
Technology
Intel appoints engineering hires as part of CEO Tan's turnaround strategy
(Reuters) -Intel hired three chip industry executives in engineering and networking roles on Wednesday, as part of CEO Lip-Bu...
29m ago
TP aims to hand back 1.5 billion euros to shareholders by 2028
By Dimitri Rhodes and Hugo Lhomedet (Reuters) -French call centre and office services group TP, formerly known as Teleperform...
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Visual effects veteran Ed Ulbrich joins AI company Moonvalley
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Visual effects veteran Ed Ulbrich, who worked on such films as "Titanic"...
46m ago
Nvidia-backed AI startup SandboxAQ creates new data to speed up drug discovery
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -SandboxAQ, an artificial intelligence startup spun out of Alphabet's Google and ba...
49m ago
Fintech Klarna to launch $40 per month mobile plan in US
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish fintech Klarna on Wednesday said it would launch an unlimited mobile plan ...
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