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Google, Meta, TikTok sue to block California youth social media law
By Jonathan Stempel Nov 5 (Reuters) - Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok sued California to block enforcement of a new state l...
Nov 5, 2026
Congo residents sue Chinese copper mine over alleged pollution, statement says
LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Residents living near a major Chinese-controlled cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo ha...
Nov 5, 2026
US weekly jobless claims at 57-year lows; worker productivity surges in third quarter
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits slipped t...
Nov 5, 2026
Jordan Firstman brings a softer side to screen in directorial debut 'Club Kid'
By Francesca Halliwell LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Actor and filmmaker Jordan Firstman wanted his directorial debut, "Club...
Nov 5, 2026
European industry calls for changes to carbon reform to avoid more factory closures
FRANKFURT, Nov 5 (Reuters) - More than 100 European companies have warned that proposed reforms of the EU carbon market could...
Nov 5, 2026
Rising vet bills drive more Americans to pet insurance
By Sahil Pandey November 5 (Reuters) - The rising cost of veterinary care is pushing more Americans to buy pet insurance, as ...
Nov 5, 2026
Midterms over, Democrats plunge into wide-open 2028 presidential race
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - With the US midterms over, Democrats are turning to what could become one of their ...
Nov 5, 2026
Trump's Washington arch poised for approval as judge weighs bid to block construction
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot (76-meter) triumphal arch in Was...
Nov 5, 2026
Democrats to investigate Trump deals, with eye on 2028 race
By Alexandra Ulmer Nov 5 (Reuters) - After sweeping both chambers of the US Congress, Democrats will turn their new investiga...
Nov 5, 2026
Democratic wave sweeps aside Trump-backed effort to redraw US House districts
By Joseph Ax WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The unprecedented national Republican effort to reshape US House districts across ...
Nov 5, 2026
'The Cat in the Hat' movie combines children's classic with new characters
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Quinta Brunson wants to set the record straight about the animated Warner...
Nov 5, 2026
Latinos, motivated by immigration and economic woes, drive Democratic gains in Republican strongholds
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Nov 5 (Reuters) - When Geronimo Perez pulled up to vote at the Worth Heights Community Center in South For...
Nov 5, 2026
Musk has little to show for his record spending on Republican campaigns in US midterms
By Dawn Kopecki, Sheila Dang, Alexandra Ulmer and Virginia Furness NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Elon Musk spent nearly half a ...
Nov 5, 2026
Banks brace for tighter oversight from US Congress after Democrats sweep
By Nupur Anand, Tatiana Bautzer and Michelle Price NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Wall Street banks were bracing on Wednesday fo...
Nov 5, 2026
Democrats vow to rein in Trump as he shows off White House ballroom
By Gram Slattery, David Morgan and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Democrats vowed to use their resounding midterm ...
Nov 5, 2026
Most EU citizens back an urgent transition to greener fuel, survey shows
By Simon Jessop LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Three quarters of European Union citizens say moving away from fossil fuels is urge...
Nov 4, 2026
Australia to join Indonesia's wildfire waterbombing operations
JAKARTA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Australia will join Indonesia's waterbombing operations to help put out fires that have been ragin...
Nov 4, 2026
Democrats gain influence over trade agenda, but tariff repeals to hit Trump veto wall
By David Lawder HOUSTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Democrats' resounding sweep to a majority in Congress gives them a big microphone ...
Nov 4, 2026
British sport under-prepared for climate risks as costs rise, report says
By Martyn Herman LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Climate change is becoming a growing threat to British sport, damaging facilities,...
Nov 4, 2026
White House sets hearing on Fed's Cook for December 14, NYT says
Nov 4 (Reuters) - The White House has scheduled for December 14 a planned hearing into allegations of mortgage fraud by Feder...
Nov 4, 2026
