Hard to tell how common sesame allergy may be
(Reuters Health) – Roughly half of children and adults who say they’re allergic to sesame don’t have a history of convincing symptoms, a U.S. study...
Funders threaten to quit Facebook project studying impact on democracy
(This August 27 story corrects headline from “researchers” to “funders”)...
Brazilians support Bolsonaro in Macron spat: minister
French President Emmanuel Macron has offended his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s foreign minister told Reuters on Wednesday, adding he believed Brazilians support their far-right...
Federal corruption probe hits home for UAW boss, contract talks under ‘storm cloud’
The FBI on Wednesday conducted searches at the home of United Auto Workers President Gary Jones, a union retreat and multiple other locations as part...
Box beats revenue estimates on customer additions
Box Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on Wednesday, as it attracted more customers to its cloud content management platform....
Stocks climb on energy, financials lift
U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, recovering from early session declines on gains in energy and financial shares, but investors remained leery about the potential for...
U.S. agriculture secretary says Trump will announce way to boost biofuel demand soon
U.S. President Donald Trump will announce a plan to boost demand for biofuels within weeks, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday, as the...
Struggling jewelry maker Pandora to relaunch brand at LA event
Pandora , the world’s biggest jeweler maker, will relaunch its brand at an event in Los Angeles later on Wednesday as it tries to attract...
Hezbollah says will hit back at Israel as Lebanon fires at Israeli drones
Hezbollah said it would respond with a “surprise” strike against Israel after drones crashed in Lebanon at the weekend but it also said a new...
FDA flags risks from AbbVie, Gilead, Merck hepatitis C drugs to certain patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it had identified 63 cases of worsening liver function in certain patients taking hepatitis C medicines...