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(Reuters) – The organizers of the Grammy Awards said on Monday they fired the chief executive they had placed on administrative leave in January. Recording Academy Chief Executive and President … Read More

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a politically explosive case on whether Obamacare is lawful, taking up a bid by 20 … Read More

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a long-range artillery drill on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. South Korea had reported two launches off the … Read More

By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States helped fuel a dispute between the Taliban and the Afghan government over prisoner releases that threatens U.S. peace … Read More

By Shariq Khan (Reuters) – Chevron Corp <CVX.N> is offering buyouts to reduce its U.S. oil exploration and production workforce, three sources told Reuters, as the oil major moves to … Read More

By Francois Murphy and John Irish VIENNA/PARIS (Reuters) – The U.N. atomic watchdog policing Iran’s nuclear deal with major powers plans to issue an imminent rebuke to Tehran for failing … Read More

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Days after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden scored a major win at his party’s primary in South Carolina, a Republican U.S. senator is seeking … Read More

By Timothy Aeppel and Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jack Welch, who upended the business world in the 1980s and 1990s by transforming General Electric Co <GE.N> from a … Read More

By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to declare victory in Israel’s election on Monday, a spokesman for his party said, after television exit polls showed … Read More

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Monday’s Israeli election after exit polls predicted the strongest showing for his Likud party. “We won thanks to our belief … Read More