Soccer-Trump celebrates Messi, revels in Inter Miami's "good looks"
By Bo Erickson and Angelica Medina WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami team to the White House on Thursday, but confessed he had no idea that one of the world's greatest soccer players w...
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Factbox-From fighter to senator: Five facts about Trump's new homeland security pick
By Costas Pitas March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday named Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin as his pick to be homeland security chief and replace Kristi Noem, who has faced bipartisan criticism in hearings this week over a $220 ...
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Spring training roundup: Sandy Alcantara deals as Marlins beat Astros
Former National League Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara struck out four and retired all nine batters he faced on Thursday to help the Miami Marlins post a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros at Jupiter, Fla. Alcantara threw 31 of his 43 pitches for strikes...
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UK should back licensing-first approach for AI training, says upper house committee
LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Britain should reject any move to let artificial intelligence companies freely mine copyrighted material for commercial model training and instead adopt a licensing-first regime, a committee in the upper house of parliamen...
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Roark weighs $2 billion IPO of Dunkin' owner Inspire Brands, Bloomberg News reports
March 5 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Roark Capital is considering an initial public offering for Dunkin' owner Inspire Brands, that could raise about $2 billion as early as this year, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people f...
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Ukraine says Ukrainian bank employees detained with cash shipment in Hungary
March 6 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary early on Friday of detaining seven employees of Ukraine's state savings bank while they were transporting cash from Austria back to Ukraine. Andrii Sybiha was writing on ...
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Factbox-Trump's tariff refunds may total up to $182 billion, estimates find
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to begin paying refunds of President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs that the U.S. Supreme Court deemed illegal in late February. This could ultimately return $16...
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FAA seeking steeper cuts in flights at Chicago O'Hare airport, sources say
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration told airlines it wants to cut a few hundred additional daily flights at Chicago O'Hare airport this summer over what it initially outlined last week, sources told ...
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Steelers release TE Jonnu Smith
Steelers tight end Jonnu Smith was released Thursday as Pittsburgh begins reshaping its roster around the scheme of new head coach Mike McCarthy. Smith had 38 receptions for 222 yards and two touchdowns in 2025. Smith, 30, was acquired by the St...
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US not expanding military objectives in Iran, Hegseth says
By Phil Stewart TAMPA, Florida, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday the United States was not expanding its military objectives in Iran, after President Donald Trump told Reuters the United States must be involved i...
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