(Reuters) – Floodwaters in central Mississippi appeared to hit their peak on Monday, potentially allowing the area around the state capital Jackson to avoid any casualties after the Pearl River reached its highest level in 37 years, officials said. Rescuers help a dog stranded in the Pearl River flood plain in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. February
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FILE PHOTO: University students gather during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The top United Nations envoy to Iraq condemned on Monday the use of hunting rifles loaded with birdshot against peaceful protesters in Baghdad and urged the government to ensure those demonstrating are not harmed. The
Pacific PressGetty Images It’s not exactly a Hollywood secret that Reese Witherspoon’s 20-year-old daughter, Ava Phillippe, looks just like her. As Phillippe has grown up, she’s only looked more and more like her superstar mom, but a photo they took this weekend on the slopes might be the most lookalike image they’ve ever captured. “Weekend
New York native Shavar Malik Ross was only 8 years old when he landed the role of the adopted best buddy, Dudley Johnson, in the long-running classic ’70s and ’80s television show, “Diff’rent Strokes.” Shavar Ross was cast alongside some other great actors including Conrad Bain as the millionaire father figure, Philip Drummond, Todd Bridges
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alstom is seen at the Alstom’s plant in Semeac near Tarbes, France, February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – French transport infrastructure company Alstom (ALSO.PA) said on Monday it was in talks over a possible acquisition of the train business of Canadian company Bombardier (BBDb.TO), which could be
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump took a loop around the Daytona 500 racetrack on Sunday in his presidential limousine, drawing cheers from fans at NASCAR’s most prestigious race not long after completing a dramatic flyby on Air Force One. Ramping up his nationwide re-election effort after his acquittal in the U.S. Senate
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of loss-making Vodafone Idea (VODA.NS) rose as much as 12%, after media said the distressed Indian telecom operator would pay some of its staggering government dues of $3.9 billion on Monday, to avoid violating court orders. FILE PHOTO: A hotel employee clears a table after Vodafone Group and Idea Cellular news
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump took a loop around the Daytona 500 racetrack on Sunday in his presidential limousine, drawing cheers from fans at NASCAR’s most prestigious race not long after completing a dramatic flyby on Air Force One. Ramping up his nationwide re-election effort after his acquittal in the U.S. Senate
[Warning: The following contains spoilers for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Read at your own risk!] Sure, the triumphant return of Bryan Cranston as Walter White was the big Breaking Bad throwback that needed to happen in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie to make fans happy, but there was another major cameo in
Rage Against the Machine have raised over $3 million for charity from ticket sales to their upcoming reunion tour. The rock band sought to combat ticket scalpers by holding back 10 percent of tickets available at each of their upcoming shows and pricing them higher than standard ticket prices, with all money benefiting local charities.
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MUNICH (Reuters) – European Union governments need to be willing to intervene in international crises or risk prolonging paralysis in their foreign policy, the EU’s top diplomat said on Sunday. The EU is the world’s largest trading bloc but it often fails to speak with one voice on foreign policy because its policy-making requires consensus
FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alstom is seen at the Alstom’s plant in Semeac near Tarbes, France, February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (Reuters) – France’s Alstom SA (ALSO.PA) is close to clinching a deal to buy Bombardier Inc’s (BBDb.TO) train business which will give the unit an enterprise value of $7 billion, according to a
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr arrives prior to U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement about his acquittal on impeachment charges by the U.S. Senate in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 1,000 former U.S. Justice Department officials on Sunday called
FILE PHOTO: Smartphones with the logos of T-Mobile and Sprint are seen in this illustration taken September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic (Reuters) – New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Sunday the state has decided not to appeal on a court ruling approving a merger between No.3 and No.4 wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump exit Air Force One as they arrive to the NASCAR Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S., February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump made a showy entrance at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, riding in his limousine on the