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Japan to pull together pillars of economic package early next week, says PM
(Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he will instruct his government to pull together the pillars of an economic package early next week under his new cabinet. Speaking at...
Sep 20, 2023
McCarthy says US House Republicans to vote on defense spending bill Thursday
(Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Republicans will try again to move forward on fiscal 2024 spending legislation on Thursday, with a procedural vote on a defense ap...
Sep 20, 2023
Bank of England on brink of rate hike pause after inflation surprise
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will announce on Thursday whether it is halting a run of interest rate hikes that stretches back to December 2021, a day after signs that it...
Sep 20, 2023
New Zealand second-quarter GDP rises faster than expected
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's economy grew more than expected in the second quarter supported by better activity in the services sector. Official data out on Thursday showed gro...
Sep 20, 2023
Majority of US Senate backs Air Force chief Brown to become top US military officer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate backed U.S. Air Force chief General Charles Q. Brown on Wednesday to be the top U.S. military officer, as lawmakers moved to confirm some of the to...
Sep 20, 2023
Mexican singer Peso Pluma cancels concert after death threats
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - The Mexican singer known as Peso Pluma has called off an October concert in Tijuana, a city on the border with the United States, after receiving death threats, his record ...
Sep 20, 2023
As SAFE-T Act goes live, murder suspects previously eligible to post bond are held in jail
(Capitol News Illinois) – In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines whether a defendant will be jailed while awaiting...
Sep 20, 2023
US Republicans push for security review of China-linked battery company
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Wednesday urged the U.S. Treasury Department to conduct a security review over China-linked ownership of Gotion Inc, which plans to build electric vehicl...
Sep 20, 2023
Former Illinois State Police trooper who pleaded guilty in relation to deadly crash postpones hearing
(Capitol News Illinois) – Matt Mitchell, the former Illinois State Police trooper who caused a high-speed, distracted-driving crash that killed sisters Kelli and Jessica Uhl, has asked to delay ...
Sep 20, 2023
Biden issues executive order over Norfolk Southern Ohio train derailment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order the White House said aims to hold railroad operator Norfolk Southern accountable over a freight train derailment ...
Sep 20, 2023
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