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U.S. private payrolls rise in September; trade deficit narrows sharply

WASHINGTON (Reuters) U.S. private employers stepped up hiring in September, suggesting demand for workers remains strong despite rising interest rates and tighter financial conditions.

 

How the Internet of Things Is Changing Agriculture

(Cerebral Overload) The internet connects us to one another and brings a few surprises along the way. One of these surprises is how the internet of things is changing agriculture. 

 

With Musk bid back on, Twitter employees 'just along for the ride'

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Some Twitter employees were engaged in a company-wide planning process for next year on Tuesday when their phones began buzzing with news that Elon Musk had again reversed course in his on-again, off-again $44 billion bid to buy the company. 

 

Kremlin says annexation and retreat are not a contradiction amid Ukrainian successes

MOSCOW (Reuters) As President Vladimir Putin completed paperwork for the annexation of four regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, the Kremlin said there was no contradiction between Russian retreats and Putin's vow that they would always be part of Russia. 

 

South Korea, U.S. fire missiles into the sea to protest 'reckless' North Korea test

SEOUL (Reuters) South Korea and the U.S. military conducted rare missile drills and an American supercarrier repositioned east of North Korea after Pyongyang flew a missile over Japan, one of the allies' sharpest responses since 2017 to a North Korean weapon test. 

 

Russian journalist who staged anti-war TV protest escapes house arrest

(EuroNews) MOSCOW - A former Russian state journalist who staged an anti-war protest live on television has escaped house arrest. The 44-year-old has been placed on Moscow's wanted list.

 

Nobel prize goes to pioneers of Lego-like "click chemistry"

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) Scientists Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for discovering reactions that let molecules snap together to create new compounds and that offer insight into cell biology. The field of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry has been harnessed to improve the targeting of cancer pharmaceuticals now being tested in clinical trials, along with a host of health, agricultural and industrial applications.

 

Oath Keeper leader spoke of 'civil war' ahead of Jan. 6 Capitol attack-U.S. prosecutors

WASHINGTON (Reuters) Prosecutors on Monday urged a jury to convict Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others for their roles in storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, alleging they plotted to do whatever it took to prevent the transfer of presidential power.