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By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fundraising group supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s potential run for U.S. president on Sunday launched its first attacks on leading rival Donald Trump, questioning the former president’s allegiance to his fellow Republicans. “Trump should fight Democrats, not lie about Governor DeSantis,” the ad stated. “What happened to Donald …

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By Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Erman (Reuters) – An experimental mRNA vaccine developed by Moderna Inc combined with Merck & Co’s blockbuster immunotherapy Keytruda cut the risk of death or recurrence of the most deadly skin cancer by 44% compared Keytruda alone, U.S. researchers reported at a medical meeting on Sunday. The findings suggest that …

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(Reuters) – Amazon.com’s voice assistant Alexa was down for thousands of users in the United States on Sunday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com. More than 9,000 users reported issues with Alexa. Users also reported issues accessing Amazon’s mobile app. Amazon did not immediately respond to Reuters’ questions on reasons for the outage and estimated timeline …

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By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood television and movie writers wrap up a critical vote this week as they push media companies to raise their pay or face a strike that would disrupt an industry recovering from the pandemic and under pressure to make streaming more profitable. Negotiators for the Writers Guild of …

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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s presidential campaign on Saturday reported raising $14.5 million during the first three months of this year, with contributions accelerating sharply after he announced he was about to be criminally indicted. The disclosure to the Federal Election Commission does not cover all of the former president’s political fundraising …

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(Reuters) – World record-holder Eliud Kipchoge headlines a star-studded Boston Marathon field on Monday as the world’s oldest 26.2-mile race takes on a somber tone 10 years after a bombing attack near the finish line. Survivors, first responders and other members of the public gathered on Saturday in Boston in honor of the victims of …

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(Reuters) – A Canadian Pacific freight train derailed and caught fire in Maine on Saturday, causing minor injuries to three rail employees. “A total of three locomotive engines and six rail cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring derailed into a wooded area, where they caught fire and started a small forest fire,” Maine’s Forest Department …

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