Ten skiers missing in California avalanche, six stranded
LOS ANGELES, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Ten skiers were missing and another six were stranded after an avalanche struck near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California on Tuesday. The avalanche swept the Castle Peak area of Truckee, California, ...
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Asia stocks rise despite lingering AI worries, oil down after US-Iran talks
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Asian stocks pushed higher on Wednesday despite the renewed artificial intelligence worries gripping international markets, while oil prices were under pressure after Iran touted progress in nuclear negotiati...
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JPMorgan names Catherine O'Donnell head of North America Leveraged Finance
Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. lender JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday appointed veteran Catherine O'Donnell as head of its leveraged finance department, effective later this year. O'Donnell will relocate to New York for the role, bringing more than 20 years o...
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Golf-Woods won't rule out playing in this year's Masters
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, still recovering from the back surgery he had last October, may not have a target date for his long-awaited return to competition but made clear on Tuesday that he had not yet ruled out competing in this year's Masters....
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Justin Thomas making competitive golf return on TGL
Justin Thomas is set to return to competition next week -- just not yet on the PGA Tour. Thomas announced Tuesday that his first start since undergoing microdiscectomy surgery will come in TGL, where he'll compete for Atlanta Drive GC on Monday. He ...
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Javier Baez on WBC suspension for failed test: 'All my fault'
Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez accepted responsibility for a positive marijuana test in 2023, which barred him from competing in the upcoming World Baseball Classic in his native Puerto Rico. "Honestly, I don't want to point fingers at anybody, ...
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Oil prices lose ground on hopes of de-escalation in US-Iran tensions
By Katya Golubkova TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday as talks between the United States and Iran progressed, raising hopes for a de-escalation of bilateral tensions and lowering risks of supply disruptions from the Middle...
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Olympics-Ice hockey-Defiant Sweden ready for blockbuster men's quarter-final with US
By Amy Tennery MILAN, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Sweden are undaunted ahead of a blockbuster quarter-final meeting with the United States on Wednesday, as the team wearing the three crowns grasps for more gold in an Olympic men's ice hockey showdown few expec...
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Tesla avoids suspension by California regulator after corrective marketing changes
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Tesla will avoid a 30-day suspension of its dealer and manufacturer licenses in California after the U.S. electric vehicle maker stopped using the term "autopilot" in marketing of its vehicles in the state, a regulator said on Tues...
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Glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home fails to produce DNA match
By Rebecca Noble, Steve Gorman and Jana Winter TUCSON, Arizona, Feb 17 (Reuters) - One of the most promising leads yet in the investigation into the abduction of Nancy Guthrie proved a disappointment on Tuesday when DNA from a glove found near her Ariz...
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