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Japan ruling party head Suga preparing cabinet, continuity in foreground
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese ruling party head Yoshihide Suga, in line to become the next prime minister, appeared set on Tuesday to continue his predecessor's policies by keeping key cabinet ministers ...
Sep 14, 2020
Asian shares set to dip as investors await key data
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares looked set to open lower on Tuesday as investors shifted focus to upcoming data and central bank meetings although positive developments around potent...
Sep 14, 2020
Trump camp shifting new ad to economy after law-and-order focus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's re-election campaign plans to emphasize the U.S. economy in a $10 million ad buy, following its focus in recent months on "law and order," a senior Trum...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. Justice Department launches internal inquiry into Stone sentencing
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has launched an internal inquiry into circumstances surrounding the decision to ease sentencing recommendations for President Donal...
Sep 14, 2020
Top U.S. health agency spokesman Caputo accused scientists of ‘sedition’: NYT
(Reuters) - The top communications official at the U.S. cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus told his followers in a Facebook Live session that government scientists were engaging...
Sep 14, 2020
Rochester mayor fires police chief over handling Black man’s death: local media
(Reuters) - Rochester, New York, Mayor Lovely Warren on Monday fired Police Chief La'Ron Singletary and suspended two city officials over the handling of the asphyxiation death of Daniel Prude, a Blac...
Sep 14, 2020
Wisconsin’s high court will not order mail ballots reprinted, averting potential chaos
(Reuters) - Wisconsin's highest court rejected a third-party candidate's bid to join November's presidential ballot, a move that would have invalidated tens of thousands of ballots already mailed to v...
Sep 14, 2020
Billionaire Steve Cohen agrees to buy the New York Mets
(Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has reached an agreement to buy the New York Mets baseball team from its owners, Sterling Partners said in a statement on Monday. "I am excited t...
Sep 14, 2020
U.S. voting officials scramble in wake of ‘misleading’ USPS mailer
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A voter-outreach effort by the U.S. Postal Service drew a growing backlash on Monday as election officials in several states warned voters that the embattled ag...
Sep 14, 2020
Treasury’s Mnuchin, Fed’s Powell to testify before Senate panel on Sept. 24 on coronavirus relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the Senate Banking Committee on coronavirus relief, the committee said in a...
Sep 14, 2020
