US SEC intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk in Twitter probe
(Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Friday it intends to seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he failed to appear for court-ordered testimony for the regulator's probe into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter. In a court fi...
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Fed's Bowman says dissent on large rate cut based on above-target inflation data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Friday she dissented over the U.S. central bank's half-percentage-point interest rate cut this week, favoring a quarter-percentage-point reduction instead, because inflation re...
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Murdoch's REA raises offer for Rightmove to nearly $7.9 billion, FT reports
(Reuters) - Australia's REA Group has made a second takeover proposal for Britain's largest real estate portal, Rightmove, valuing the business at close to 5.9 billion pounds ($7.86 billion), the Financial Times reported on Friday. ($1 = 0.7509 po...
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At United Steelworkers conference, members and leaders play down election divide
By Erwin Seba and Nicole Jao PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - At a meeting of United Steelworkers union officials this week, presidential politics was off the agenda, a departure from past election-year gatherings and a sign of the division between USW membe...
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Arizona election security laws reinstated by US appeals court
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday reinstated a pair of controversial Arizona election security laws aimed at preventing people from being registered to vote in multiple jurisdictions. The ruling clears the way for enforceme...
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Lebanese financier pleads guilty to sanctions evasion, US says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Lebanese-Belgian dual citizen accused by the United States of financing the armed group Hezbollah pleaded guilty on Friday in a criminal case charging him with sanctions evasion and money-laundering conspiracies, the Justic...
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Biden readies $375 million arms aid package for Ukraine
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing a $375 million military aid package for Ukraine, breaking a months-long trend towards smaller packages for Kyiv for its military operations against Russia, two U.S. officials told ...
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US Secret Service probe finds lack of diligence ahead of Trump rally shooting
By Andrew Goudsward and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Secret Service probe found communication gaps and a lack of diligence ahead of the July attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylva...
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Venezuela rejects UN report criticizing opposition crackdown
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government "categorically" rejected a United Nations human rights report on Friday criticizing repression of political opponents and children in the wake of contested elections, saying it was a sign of coercion again...
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Freed Russian dissident Kara-Murza: Putin must not be allowed to win in Ukraine
By Lucy Papachristou LONDON (Reuters) - Western governments and Russia's exiled opposition should begin laying the groundwork for Russia's democratic transition after President Vladimir Putin eventually leaves office, Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian...
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