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…
U.S. pushes for March Ukraine peace deal, referendum and early elections
U.S. pushes for March Ukraine peace deal, referendum and early elections KYIV — U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious goal of reaching a Russia–Ukraine peace deal by March,…
U.S. repeats team figure skating gold
MILAN, Italy — The United States repeated as Olympic champions in the figure skating team event Sunday, edging Japan by one point for gold at the Milano Cortina Games, Reuters…