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By Joseph Ax

(Reuters) - The lead singer of the celebrated Motown group the Four Tops has sued a Michigan hospital, claiming he was put into restraints and denied treatment for a serious heart problem after medical personnel did not believe that he was a member of the group.

Alexander Morris, who joined the Four Tops in 2018, accused Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital of racial discrimination and negligence in a lawsuit filed in federal... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) -Paramount Global's leadership team told employees Wednesday the company will focus on its new plan to transform its streaming business, reduce costs and divest some assets to help pay down debt, according to an email seen by Reuters.

The message comes a day after Paramount's controlling shareholder, Shari Redstone, opted to end deal talks with Skydance Media.

(Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles and Zaheer Kachwala in... (continue reading...)

By Sabine Siebold

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - In a rare reference to the Western nuclear arsenal, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday highlighted the alliance's efforts to adapt its capabilities to current security threats, taking note of Russia latest nuclear rhetoric and drills.

Talking to reporters before a two-day NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels that will include a gathering of the alliance's nuclear planning group, he... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) -The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and pushed out the start of rate cuts to perhaps as late as December, with officials projecting only a single quarter-percentage-point reduction for the year amid rising estimates for what it will take to keep inflation in check.

The markdown in the outlook for rate cuts, from three quarter-percentage-point reductions seen in the Fed's March projections, was made despite the central... (continue reading...)

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Wednesday it expects ridership to top pre-COVID 2019 levels this year for the first time and reach a record high even though it has less capacity.

Ridership was 20% higher in the first seven months of Amtrak's budget year that began Oct. 1, and ticket revenue was up 10% versus the same period in 2023, according to written testimony by Amtrak CEO Stephen... (continue reading...)