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(Reuters) – Barcelona have signed Portugal forward Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid on a one-year loan deal, both clubs said on Friday. Felix, who has also extended his contract with Atletico until 2029, arrived in Madrid from Benfica in 2019 on a seven-year deal for 126 million pounds ($158.62 million), making him the club’s most expensive signing. The 23-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Chelsea […]

(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday sued Southern California Edison, accusing the Edison International unit of negligence that contributed to the 2020 Bobcat wildfire in Los Angeles County, California. In a complaint filed in federal court, the United States said the fire was caused by the failure of the utility and a contractor to properly maintain trees that came into contact with power lines. The fire began on Sept. […]

By Leroy Leo (Reuters) -The viral trend of “Barbie Botox” that has women as young as in their 20s rush for toxin-based procedures to mimic the looks of the movie’s lead actress Margot Robbie may lead to resistance among them and hinder medical use in future, doctors cautioned. The procedure, also known as “Trap Tox”, has been widely used by doctors to inject a class of drugs known as botulinum […]

(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday sued Southern California Edison, accusing the Edison International unit of negligence that contributed to the 2020 Bobcat wildfire in Los Angeles County, California. In a complaint filed in federal court, the United States said the fire was caused by the failure of the utility and a contractor to properly maintain trees that came into contact with power lines. The fire began on Sept. […]

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Friday said it had sued the U.S. government in an attempt to halt the Medicare drug-price negotiation program, which includes its top-selling heart-failure medicine Entresto. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, is the first since the Biden administration on Tuesday released its list of 10 prescription medicines that will be subject to price negotiations by the Medicare health […]

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s top central bank officials on Friday praised the government’s commitment to eliminate the primary deficit in its 2024 budget, saying fiscal improvement is vital for aligning inflation expectations with official targets. “Maintaining the (fiscal) target is super-important,” said central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto at an event hosted by business group Lide in Washington. On Thursday, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration submitted a bill […]

By Shristi Achar A and Noel Randewich (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday after a jump in unemployment cemented expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes this month, while shares of streaming firms tumbled due to a rate dispute between Disney and Charter Communications. The Labor Department’s report showed the August unemployment rate rose to 3.8% while wage growth slowed. Nonfarm payrolls rose more than expected, […]

By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Inter Miami have changed their plans and will no longer stay this weekend at a Santa Monica hotel where workers recently went on strike, a union source told Reuters on Friday. Inter Miami and star forward Lionel Messi were scheduled to check into the beachside Fairmont Miramar on Friday ahead of Sunday’s match against LAFC but heeded calls from Unite Here Local 11 […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Defending champion Iga Swiatek barely broke sweat as she produced another rock-solid performance to roll into the U.S. Open fourth round with a 6-0 6-1 dismantling of Slovenian qualifier and best friend Kaja Juvan on Friday. Swiatek grew up with Juvan through the junior ranks and the two dined together earlier this week but for 49 minutes in Louis Armstrong Stadium the top-seeded Pole had no choice […]