Explainer-Biden 2024: His record so far on the economy, immigration, civil rights
By Jeff Mason, Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Incumbent President Joe Biden entered the 2024 election race…
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Singapore hikes property stamp duties to cool property market
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore raised taxes on private property purchases in a surprise move late on Wednesday night…
Exclusive-Peter Thiel, Republican megadonor, won’t fund candidates in 2024 – sources
By Anna Tong, Alexandra Ulmer and Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Peter Thiel, an…
US senator urges AI company CEOs to take steps to address risks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday urged CEOs of several artificial intelligence…
Biden administration says Republican debt plan would hurt rural communities
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration said on Wednesday the plan from U.S. Republican lawmakers to cut…
Kabul airport attack ‘mastermind’ killed by Taliban – U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Taliban have killed an Islamic State militant who was the “mastermind” behind a suicide attack at…
US debt ceiling technical default seen at 2%-3%, says Summers
By Davide Barbuscia CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the odds that the U.S. government could…
US confirms second American death in Sudan, seeks extended ceasefire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A second American has died in Sudan, the White House said on Wednesday, and U.S. authorities are helping…
Bannon associate sentenced to more than four years for fraud over Trump’s border wall
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brian Kolfage, a former associate of Steve Bannon, was sentenced on Wednesday to more than four…
ECB says Hungary govt decree has impaired cenbank independence
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government has infringed the National Bank of Hungary’s (NBH) independence with a decree restricting access to…