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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of taking bribes from three New Jersey businessmen, as calls for his resignation from fellow Democrats escalated. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan last week accused Menendez, 69, and his wife of accepting gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash in exchange for the senator using his influence to aid Egypt’s government […]

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms unveiled artificial intelligence-powered chatbots, a new mixed reality headset and Ray-Ban smart glasses at its annual products conference in Menlo Park, California. Here are the key announcements at the event: QUEST 3 Meta released the Quest 3, which the company said was its first mainstream headset built for mixed reality. Quest 3, with double the graphic processing power of Quest 2, is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon […]

By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) – Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel are bringing their shows back to television next week following the end of the Hollywood writers’ strike on Wednesday. The comedians stopped production in May when the strike began and in late August launched a podcast called “Strike Force Five” with proceeds going to out-of-work staff. “The founding members of ‘Strike Force […]

By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) – Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel are bringing their shows back to television next week following the end of the Hollywood writers’ strike on Wednesday. The comedians stopped production in May when the strike began and in late August launched a podcast called “Strike Force Five” with proceeds going to out-of-work staff. “The founding members of ‘Strike Force […]

By Anthony Boadle and Maria Carolina Marcello BRASILIA (Reuters) -Stung by a Supreme Court rejection of their proposal to restrict recognition of Indigenous lands, Brazil’s congressional farm lobby is seeking quick passage on Wednesday of a bill to counter the top court’s decision. The caucus representing agribusiness is also backing bills to amend the Constitution that guarantees the right of Indigenous people to their ancestral lands, its president Pedro Lupion […]

By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) -When Nike reports its results for the key back-to-school shopping season on Thursday, investors will be eyeing the performance of its Jordan brand, a major profit-driver for the company. Data from analytics firm Altan Insights shows the value of some Jordan shoes has been slipping on the resale market as other sneaker brands, including On Running, experience meteoric growth. On the resale platform StockX, […]