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RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had dismantled an Islamic State cell in the capital Riyadh, in connection with a plot to launch a suicide attack on the defense ministry. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2y2fHPu

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc's aerospace business spent $2.4 billion in the United States last year, tapping more than 800 suppliers in all but three U.S. states, according to a confidential Bombardier report seen by Reuters on Thursday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2fNxbFe

(Reuters) - A federal patent review board on Thursday rejected a challenge to a patent covering Eli Lilly and Co's Alimta drug to treat some lung cancers and mesothelioma. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2xUNZEZ

(Reuters) - Wholesale club retailer Costco Wholesale Corp reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, as it hiked membership fees and sold more products in the United States. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2xjMUHw

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to lift decades-old economic sanctions against Sudan, citing improvement on human rights and progress on counter-terrorism, a U.S. official said on Thursday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2yrvbxL

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When black rats invaded Lord Howe Island after the 1918 wreck of the steamship Makambo, they wiped out numerous native species on the small Australian isle in the Tasman Sea including a big, flightless insect that resembled a stick. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2xlYoKm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian government-backed hackers stole highly classified U.S. cyber secrets in 2015 from the National Security Agency after a contractor put information on his home computer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2gebuPl

(Reuters Health) - Women with physical and mental disabilities may be less likely to receive recommended screenings for breast or bowel cancers than other patients, a UK study suggests. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2xkDE0O

BERLIN (Reuters) - Most Germans are wary of anything that smacks of nationalism given their Nazi history but the concept of "Heimat" (homeland) is enjoying a renaissance driven by rising anxiety about migration and globalization. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2yLgIJc

DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers is talking with Ford Motor Co about ways to avoid layoffs as the No. 2 U.S. automaker builds more electric vehicles, a senior union official told Reuters on Thursday. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2fM9vBk

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's FSB security service said on Thursday Moscow knew the identities of four Russian citizens responsible for a wave of bomb hoaxes. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2y2CFpQ

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill on Thursday said she drafted a bill stating that tribal sovereign immunity cannot be used to block U.S. Patent and Trademark Office review of a patent. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2ysex0W

BOSTON (Reuters) - New Jersey on Thursday accused Insys Therapeutics Inc of engaging in a fraudulent scheme to boost sales of a fentanyl-based cancer pain drug, as Massachusetts announced a $500,000 settlement with the drugmaker to resolve similar allegations. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8258151 http://ift.tt/2y2qFV0