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By Helen Coster, Tom Hals and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Arizona man filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, alleging the network spread a conspiracy theory that he played a key role in the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Ray Epps, who voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020, claimed in his lawsuit that Fox knowingly […]

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea tested its latest Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday, its state media reported, saying the weapon is the core of its nuclear strike force and a warning to the United States and other adversaries. The launch, reported at the time by militaries in South Korea and Japan, was condemned by the U.S. and leaders in Seoul and Tokyo, among others. The Hwasong-18 […]

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood’s major film and television studios and the union representing 160,000 actors were engaged in last-ditch talks on Wednesday ahead of a midnight deadline to try to avoid a second labor strike in the entertainment business. SAG-AFTRA, Hollywood’s largest union, is demanding higher compensation in the streaming TV era plus safeguards around the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Members have authorized a strike if […]

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended solidly higher on Wednesday, led by a gain of more than 1% in the Nasdaq after a report showed inflation subsided further with consumer prices registering their smallest annual increase in more than two years. The data underscored expectations the Federal Reserve may let interest rates stand after one more 25 basis point hike expected at its July policy meeting. […]

(Reuters) -Walt Disney’s board on Wednesday extended Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger’s contract by two years as the experienced leader who came out of retirement in 2022 battles long-term challenges to its film and television businesses. The board said in a statement that it aimed to maintain “continuity of leadership during the company’s ongoing transformation.” Iger returned to Disney as CEO in November 2022, less than a year after he […]

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt VILNIUS (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden concluded a NATO summit on Wednesday denouncing Russian President Vladimir Putin as “craven” and promising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy full support even without membership in the military alliance. Capping the two-day meeting of NATO leaders in Lithuania, on Russia’s doorstep, Biden praised the people of the formerly Soviet-occupied country while heralding the addition of Finland to the alliance […]

By James Pearson and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Chinese state-linked hackers since May have secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including at least two U.S. government agencies, Microsoft and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The United States detected a breach of federal government accounts “fairly rapidly” and managed to prevent further breaches, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” […]

(Reuters) – Viasat said on Wednesday there was an anomaly during the deployment of its ViaSat-3 Americas satellite in space which may affect the performance of the satellite, sending the company’s shares down 20% after the bell. An unexpected event occurred during reflector deployment, the company said, adding that it had started a review. The ViaSat-3 Americas, designed to provide broadband connectivity in the Americas region, was launched onboard SpaceX’s […]

By James Pearson and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Chinese state-linked hackers since May have secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including at least two U.S. government agencies, Microsoft and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The United States detected a breach of federal government accounts “fairly rapidly” and managed to prevent further breaches, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” […]