Mediators push to keep Gaza truce
DUBAI — Egypt and Qatar are stepping up diplomacy to keep the Gaza ceasefire from collapsing after Hamas said it would delay the next hostage release and Israel warned it…
ESPN takes over MLB.TV as in-market streaming expands to 20 teams
NEW YORK — ESPN officially began distributing Major League Baseball’s out-of-market streaming service, MLB.TV, on Tuesday, a key piece of the league’s reworked media-rights deal, according to Reuters. The season…
Elliott takes stake in LSEG and pushes for performance reset
LONDON — Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has built a stake in London Stock Exchange Group and is engaging with the company to improve performance, according to a source…
Fossil skull points to an early plant-eating land vertebrate
CAPE BRETON ISLAND, Nova Scotia — Scientists have unearthed the skull of a 307‑million‑year‑old animal called Tyrannoroter heberti, one of the oldest known land vertebrates adapted for eating plants, according…
U.S. completes WHO withdrawal
WASHINGTON — The United States has completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, ending decades of membership after a year-long exit process that federal officials say was triggered by…
Nigeria Senate backs real-time election result transmission after outcry
Nigeria Senate backs real-time election result transmission after outcry ABUJA — Nigeria’s Senate has reversed its earlier rejection of a proposal requiring real-time electronic transmission of election results, a move…
Radar data suggest vast lava tube beneath Venus
Radar data suggest vast lava tube beneath Venus WASHINGTON — A fresh reanalysis of radar data from NASA’s Magellan mission indicates a vast underground cavity on Venus consistent with a…
FDA flags Novo Wegovy pill ad
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said a television advertisement for Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy weight‑loss pill is “false or misleading,” citing an agency letter dated Feb. 5 that flagged…
Target to cut about 500 roles as it boosts store staffing
Target to cut about 500 roles as it boosts store staffing MINNEAPOLIS — Target said it will streamline its retail model and add more hours for frontline store employees while…
SAG-AFTRA talks reopen over AI, pay
SAG-AFTRA talks reopen over AI, pay LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 — SAG-AFTRA opened formal talks Monday with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on a new three-year film…