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US warned Nippon Steel its U.S. Steel bid risks harming American industry, sources say

The Biden administration told Nippon Steel in a letter on Saturday its $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S.

US warned Nippon Steel its U.S. Steel bid risks harming American industry, sources say
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US says China's New York envoy was not expelled but finished posting

China's consul general in New York left his post as scheduled after completing his posting last month, the State Department said

US says China's New York envoy was not expelled but finished posting
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US economy is slowing, but still has momentum, former official says

The U.S. economy is slowing but it still has some momentum, former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said on Thursday. The U.S.

US economy is slowing, but still has momentum, former official says
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Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory

Haiti has expanded its state of emergency to cover the entire nation's territory, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday, as the Caribbean country

Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory
Americas|Celebrity|Education|News

Donald Trump's youngest son has enrolled at New York University

Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has begun his first year of college this week at New York University, his father said Wednesday

Donald Trump's youngest son has enrolled at New York University
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The arrest of a former aide to NY governors highlights efforts to root out Chinese agents in the US

The arrest of a former aide to two New York governors highlights a broad effort by the federal government to root out covert agents advancing China’s interests on American soil

The arrest of a former aide to NY governors highlights efforts to root out Chinese agents in the US
Americas|Sports

Sao Paulo beefs up security for Brazil's 1st ever NFL game as players raise crime concerns

Sao Paulo state’s government says it will deploy hundreds of police officers and provide escorts for team buses for Friday’s NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers after some players expressed concern about playing in Brazil

Sao Paulo beefs up security for Brazil's 1st ever NFL game as players raise crime concerns
Americas|Crime|News

Ex-Green Beret behind failed Venezuela raid released pending trial on weapons charges

A federal judge ordered the release Wednesday of a former U.S. Green Beret indicted in connection with a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Ex-Green Beret behind failed Venezuela raid released pending trial on weapons charges
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Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction

Film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway after he was fatally wounded has emerged

Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction
Americas|Election|News

Harris accepts rules to debate Trump, including muted mics, source says

The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has accepted the rules of next week's debate against Republican

Harris accepts rules to debate Trump, including muted mics, source says
Americas|Political

Honduran president faces call to resign as video scandal intensifies

A leading anti-corruption activist called on Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Wednesday to resign after a video surfaced that appeared to show her brother-in-law

Honduran president faces call to resign as video scandal intensifies
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil's Senate to vote on Galipolo's nomination as cenbank chief on Oct 8

Brazil's Senate will vote on the nomination of current central bank's director Gabriel Galipolo as the new chief of the monetary authority on October 8, chief of the upper house

Brazil's Senate to vote on Galipolo's nomination as cenbank chief on Oct 8
Americas|News

Biden officials weigh tougher asylum ban at Mexico border

Biden administration officials are weighing whether to toughen an asylum ban to maintain lower levels of illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border since the ban

Biden officials weigh tougher asylum ban at Mexico border
Americas|Crime|World

A remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers encroaching on their land in Peru

Two loggers have been killed by the reclusive Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru's Amazon

A remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers encroaching on their land in Peru
Americas|Crime|News|Political

The US is considering the creation of a UN peacekeeping operation for Haiti to fight gangs

The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the U.S. is mulling a U.N. peacekeeping operation in Haiti as one way to secure funding and staffing for a current mission led by Kenya to quell gang violence in the Caribbean country

The US is considering the creation of a UN peacekeeping operation for Haiti to fight gangs
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Human rights commission calls on El Salvador to end state of emergency

El Salvador should end a long-running state of emergency and reinstate suspended constitutional rights after achieving significant security gains due to its

Human rights commission calls on El Salvador to end state of emergency
Americas|Business|News

Marathon's Detroit refinery union workers go on strike

Teamsters members working at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery have gone on strike after months of pay- and safety-related negotiations with the company

Marathon's Detroit refinery union workers go on strike
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Controversial overhaul of Mexican courts approved by lower house lawmakers

Mexico's lower house of Congress approved an overhaul of the country's judiciary early on Wednesday that would usher in a new era of

Controversial overhaul of Mexican courts approved by lower house lawmakers
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House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

House Republicans have issued a subpoena for testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they finish their investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
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US service member detained in Venezuela, officials say

US service member detained in Venezuela, officials say

US service member detained in Venezuela, officials say
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Venezuela AG received affidavit from opposition leader, lawyer says

The lawyer for Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez said on Wednesday the attorney general's office received his affidavit explaining why Gonzalez ignored three summons,

Venezuela AG received affidavit from opposition leader, lawyer says
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Colombia trucker protests threaten fuel supplies, state oil company operations

Protests by truckers in Colombia, who are angry at an increase in diesel prices, have cut off the country's biggest cities and are threatening fuel supplies, though the government

Colombia trucker protests threaten fuel supplies, state oil company operations
Americas|Health|Opinion

Takeaways from AP's report on government programs tackling the US maternal death crisis

All levels of government are striving to reduce maternal mortality and erase the race gap in the United States

Takeaways from AP's report on government programs tackling the US maternal death crisis
Americas|Crime|News|World

Woman charged in US with murdering her children fights extradition from UK

An American woman wanted in the United States for the murder of two of her children and attempting to kill her third child denied the charges in a London court on

Woman charged in US with murdering her children fights extradition from UK
Americas|Business|Economy

US job openings hit 3-1/2-year low as labor market eases

U.S. job openings dropped to a 3-1/2-year low in July, suggesting the labor market was losing steam, but the reduction on its own is probably not enough to

US job openings hit 3-1/2-year low as labor market eases

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