The Ongoing Saga 82: News, Updates, & More

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Last news update Wednesday 13 July 2017, UTC. News continues here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/07/23/the-ongoing-saga-83-news-updates-more/ Most recent updates are on top, after image-intro commentary. This is a continuation of: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/05/24/the-ongoing-saga-81-news-updates-more/ Recent post titles for the Mining Awareness blog should appear listed either to the side or at the bottom, depending on your device.

Scientists keep discovering that nuclear is more deadly than initially thought. Based on the Oct. 2015 multi-government funded study of nuclear workers, cancer risk appears around 15 times higher than even BEIR VII (ca 2005) concluded, maybe even higher: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2015/12/19/another-look-at-the-recent-low-dose-radiation-exposure-study-inworks. There are well-known risks of heart disease and cataracts, too. Cataract-heart disease damage occurs at lower doses than previously admitted, as well.

While it has become popular to talk about ROS damage from radiation (e.g. Timothy Mousseau), ROS occurs in everyday life in contrast to radiation induced clustered DNA damage which is unique to radiation-damage and nearly impossible to correctly repair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_oxygen_species. Clustered DNA damage is considered a signature of ionizing radiation: “clustered DNA damage sites, which may be considered as a signature of ionising radiation, underlie the deleterious biological consequences of ionising radiation…ionising radiation creates significant levels of clustered DNA damage, including complex double-strand breaks (DSB)” See: “Biological Consequences of Radiation-induced DNA Damage: Relevance to Radiotherapy“, by M.E. Lomax et. al. Clinical Oncology 25 (2013) 578-585. “The formation of clustered damage distinguishes ionising radiation-induced damage from normal endogenous damage: https://cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp5-euratom/docs/non_dsb_lesions_projrep_en.pdf More here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2016/12/24/on-the-unique-dna-damage-done-by-ionizing-radiation-nuclear-materials-and-on-metting-hultgren-et-al-misleading-the-us-congress-in-this-matter/

TRUMP DONOR-FUNDRAISER DOUG KIMMELMAN LOST NUCLEAR WASTE ANTI-TRUST CASE; WILL THEY APPEAL? https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/06/22/trump-donor-fundraiser-loses-antitrust-case-u-s-district-court-blocks-energysolutions-acquisition-of-wcs-nuclear-waste-site-june-21-2017-ruling/

A Russian Gov owned Rosatom subsidiary is trying to get an exemption to use its nuclear fuel in US reactors. It doesn’t want to tell what the fuel rods are made of, either, which matters for operating and waste safety. https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/putins-nuclear-fuel-co-wants-exemption-to-fuel-illinois-reactors-with-help-of-exelon-ge-toshiba-hitachi-and-us-nrc/

TOSHIBA-WESTINGHOUSE BANKRUPTCY-SALE NEEDS TO STILL BE WATCHED: Russian government owned Rosatom offered to bail-out Areva. Up to $8.3 billion US taxpayer money may be lost since they declared bankruptcy. If they sell it, who would buy it? Nuclear power is bad economics so most likely the purchase would be geostrategic. It could be Russia’s Rosatom, controlled by the Executive (i.e. Putin), or possibly UAE or perhaps Kazahkstan (Kazatomprom). Maybe a China State owned company or Korean? China and Korea have their own reactor designs, however.

Some status update info found at srswatch.org. “Nuclear project meltdown to face hearing – filing on SCE&G reactor construction – hearing granted! Docket 2017-207-E” https://twitter.com/SRSWatch/status/877994009716678657

While the official deadlines are past, please feel free to continue to complain as the decision-making process is ongoing.

Until 10th July 2017 to write in opposition to coal mining near Sellafield Nuclear Site in the UK: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/coal-action-network-oppose-new-coal-mine-plan-for-cumbria/

There are US National Monuments on the chopping block by Trump. Comment Deadline for them is also July 10th: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOI-2017-0002-0001 [The official form can no longer be submitted, but you can email your Members of Congress, the Dept. of Interior, Trump, etc., and anyone else you can think of (e.g. local newspaper)].

Updated Wednesday 13 July 2017

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Trump Jr.’s Russia emails could trigger probe under election law  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 19:46:03 -0400 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who had incriminating information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton that could help his father’s presidential campaign could lead investigators to probe whether he violated U.S. election law, experts said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/96Jh3xtKmw0/us-usa-trump-russia-collusion-idUSKBN19X009

Trump Jr. emails suggest he welcomed Russian help against Clinton  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:36:04 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s eldest son eagerly agreed last year to meet a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who might have damaging information about Democratic White House rival Hillary Clinton as part of Moscow’s official support for his father, according to emails released on Tuesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/4K5TowBbCH4/us-usa-trump-russia-emails-idUSKBN19W1VW

Exclusive: Russia appears to deliver more turbines to Crimea – Reuters witnesses Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 18:15:16 -0400 FEODOSIA, Crimea (Reuters) – Two more gas turbines appear to have been delivered to Russian-controlled Crimea, according to two Reuters reporters who saw the equipment at the port of Feodosia, potentially deepening a row over sanctions compliance in which Germany’s Siemens has become embroiled. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/meMmJtOwM3k/us-ukraine-crisis-crimea-siemens-turbine-idUSKBN19X2Z9

Top U.S. diplomat ends talks in Gulf; no sign Qatar crisis resolved  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:50:41 -0400 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended talks with ministers from Saudi Arabia and three Arab allies on Wednesday over how to end a month-long rift with Qatar, but there was no immediate word of any breakthrough. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/1q5fGBmx_lM/us-gulf-qatar-idUSKBN19X0WM

UK government declines to publish review on funding of extremism  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:59:27 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Wednesday it would not publish in full its report on the sources of funding of Islamist extremism in Britain, prompting opposition charges that it was trying to protect its ally Saudi Arabia. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/4O1L7bDRa-A/us-britain-security-funding-saudi-idUSKBN19X1YD

UK to publish key Brexit laws, start of a defining test for PM  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 19:05:30 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will publish on Thursday the legislation that will sever its political and legal ties to the European Union, beginning what is likely to be a divisive debate that will test Prime Minister Theresa May’s ability to lead the country. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/JcnwZLm7tq4/us-britain-eu-idUSKBN19X32E

Macron urges greater euro zone convergence, presses Germany to act Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:12:04 -0400 PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union remains an incomplete project and will require changes to its treaties that bring greater convergence between euro zone member states, French President Emmanuel Macron said in comments published on Thursday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/m_Bkt_a34JA/us-france-macron-idUSKBN19Y04S

China dissident Liu’s condition critical, breathing failing, hospital says Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:00:59 -0400 BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo is in critical condition and his breathing is failing, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/F3F7UNbOUWE/us-china-rights-idUSKBN19X0EX

U.S. confirms it has lifted laptop ban on EgyptAir flights  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:48:05 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday it has lifted a ban on state-owned EgyptAir passengers using laptops on U.S.-bound flights, leaving just two Middle Eastern airlines still under restrictions first imposed in March. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/vBYEXs10Vno/us-usa-airlines-security-idUSKBN19X2SL

Italy drafts contested code of conduct for NGO migrant boats  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:38:29 -0400 ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government, looking to stem a flow of migrants into the country, has drawn up a draft code of conduct for non-governmental organizations operating in the Mediterranean Sea, an official said on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/x2Zw39nTwz0/us-europe-migrants-ngos-idUSKBN19X2U1

Exclusive: Trump says he does not fault son for meeting Russian lawyer  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:30:18 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not fault his son Donald Trump Jr. for meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential election campaign and that he was unaware of the meeting until a few days ago. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/xrgDBWwaxVo/us-usa-trump-interview-exclusive-idUSKBN19X2XF

Trump’s FBI pick vows independence, says Russia probe no ‘witch hunt’ Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:51:03 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to head the FBI, Christopher Wray, on Wednesday said he would refuse to pledge loyalty to Trump, rejected his description of the probe into Russian election meddling as a “witch hunt,” and vowed to quit if asked by the president to do something unlawful. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/MXcCeJCfVP8/us-usa-trump-fbi-idUSKBN19X1WQ

Trump’s Fed nominee has history of benefiting from bailouts  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 18:48:27 -0400 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s pick to lead bank supervision at the Federal Reserve benefited from the government bailing out or rescuing two banks during the 2008 financial crisis, but that may not prevent his confirmation by a U.S. Senate controlled by a business-friendly Republican party, policy analysts told Reuters in recent days. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/hlY6PFEnrY0/us-usa-banks-regulation-quarles-idUSKBN19X2ZT

Trump, escaping domestic woes, visits France’s Macron
Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:05:34 -0400
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, under fire at home over Russian connections and abroad over climate change and trade, arrives in Paris on Thursday seeking common ground with France’s new leader Emmanuel Macron. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/ExL6QYtf2uk/us-france-usa-idUSKBN19Y07D

Ex-Brazil President Lula sentenced to nearly 10 years for corruption
Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:21:08 -0400
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a top contender to win next year’s presidential election, was convicted on corruption charges on Wednesday and sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/wbPRte32tcM/us-brazil-corruption-lula-idUSKBN19X2FO

In Trump’s Ohio bastion, supporters dismiss uproar over Donald Jr. Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:47:52 -0400 LITTLE HOCKING, Ohio (Reuters) – While revelations that Donald Trump Jr. welcomed Russian help in last year’s presidential election roil Washington, asking about it along southern Ohio’s Appalachian Highway can draw some pretty strange looks. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/a5ZPRIaLUDM/us-usa-trump-russia-ohio-idUSKBN19X2TN

U.S. Democrats introduce new bill on Russia and Iran sanctions  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 19:52:58 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a new version of a Russia and Iran sanctions bill on Wednesday, hoping to send a message to President Donald Trump to maintain a strong line against Moscow. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/NxDAZheQu2k/us-usa-russia-sanctions-idUSKBN19X1ZV

U.S. agency that could challenge Trump Jr. stalled by partisan politics  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:27:13 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. agency that could bring civil charges against Donald Trump, Jr. if it found he violated campaign finance laws by meeting with a Russian who purportedly had damaging information on Hillary Clinton is often gridlocked by partisan politics and can take years to mete out punishment, legal experts said on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/-Nev1lIUBw8/us-usa-trump-russia-fec-idUSKBN19Y011

Online ads offer legal option for U.S. election meddling  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:24:38 -0400 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The laws that prohibit foreign nationals from spending money to influence U.S. elections do not prevent them from lawfully buying some kinds of political ads on Facebook and other online networks, campaign finance lawyers said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/i3DyMDNGL7E/us-usa-politics-facebook-idUSKBN19Y01P

Kid Rock hints online he will run for U.S. Senate  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:33:27 -0400 DETROIT (Reuters) – Recording star Kid Rock, an outspoken supporter of Republican President Donald Trump, hinted in website and social media messages on Wednesday that he intends to run for the U.S. Senate in 2018, promising a “major announcement” to come soon. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/Zs6CUOtF86k/us-people-kidrock-idUSKBN19X356

Giant iceberg breaks off Antarctica  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:40:20 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) – One of the biggest icebergs on record has broken away from Antarctica, scientists said on Wednesday, creating an extra hazard for ships around the continent as it breaks up. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Kilir0wJJSc/us-antarctica-iceberg-idUSKBN19X19Z

Pipelines secured as wildfires rage in western Canada  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:56:23 -0400 CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Major pipeline companies in western Canada created fire breaks, installed sprinklers and took other measures to protect operations as raging wildfires spread to more than 38,000 hectares (93,000 acres) in British Columbia. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/pqMvBiAHhTE/us-canada-wildfire-enbridge-inc-idUSKBN19X2D6 

Rare magnitude 5.8 quake strikes off North Korea: USGS  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:57:38 -0400 (Reuters) – A rare magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off North Korea in the Sea of Japan on Thursday, but was unlikely to cause any damage, the U.S. Geological Survey said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/IToInesI8c4/us-quake-northkorea-idUSKBN19X2R8

Native clams return to Sicilian lake after 30-year absence  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:33:52 -0400 LAKE GANZIRRI, Italy (Reuters) – Local clams and mussels are on the comeback in homes and restaurants in the Messina area of the southern Italian island of Sicily after a 30-year absence caused by high pollution levels in Lake Ganzirri. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/tdrxKbI1Ruw/us-italy-clams-idUSKBN19X2FC

Hundreds of tourists escape by boat from Sicilian wildfires  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:15:45 -0400 ROME (Reuters) – Seven hundred tourists were evacuated by boat from wildfires in Sicily on Wednesday, local media reported, as swathes of southern Italy burned after months with little rainfall. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/8MY6zDNiCzE/us-italy-vesuvius-wildfire-idUSKBN19X2II

Firefighters gain on several wildfires in California  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:41:13 -0400 (Reuters) – Firefighters in California have gained ground in their battle to contain several wildfires that have forced the evacuation of thousands of people, but forecasters warned the hot and dry conditions in the U.S. West would continue over the coming days. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/LDsIVhEEtnA/us-usa-wildfire-idUSKBN19X1FQ

Crews fight dozens of California wildfires amid July heatwave
Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:05:18 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews battled dozens of wildfires raging across California on Wednesday, gaining ground on several of the more destructive blazes as forecasters warned that hot, dry, tinderbox conditions would persist across the U.S. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/TMRsGB6vXTo/us-usa-wildfire-idUSKBN19X1FQWest.  

With materials scarce, Cuban designers master recycling chic  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:28:09 -0400 HAVANA (Reuters) – Olaff Alejo’s salt lamps are eerily beautiful and designed to purify the air. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/5U1odT3PaqA/us-cuba-recycling-idUSKBN19X1DA

Japanese PM Abe promises to help victims of floods; death toll up to 25 Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 01:35:13 -0400 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday visited a region devastated by flooding over recent days and promised that the government would do everything possible to help rebuild. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/4j5yC7qAzEg/us-asia-storm-japan-idUSKBN19X0GT

EPA chief wants scientists to debate climate on TV  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:28:09 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the early stages of launching a debate about climate change that could air on television – challenging scientists to prove the widespread view that global warming is a serious threat, the head of the agency said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Gw4rJRpwuhM/us-usa-epa-pruitt-idUSKBN19W2D0

Earthquake off North Korea not result of nuclear test: Pentagon  Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:54:50 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck off North Korea in the Sea of Japan does not appear to have been caused by a nuclear test, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, citing initial reports. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Rz2m96OXUSE/us-quake-northkorea-nuclear-idUSKBN19X2V7

New York City declares war on rats with $32 million plan
Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:52:31 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City on Wednesday announced a $32 million plan to reduce the rat population by 70 percent in the city’s three most infested neighborhoods by the end of 2018. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/1qYobCJJHgI/us-newyork-rats-idUSKBN19X2YR

U.S. attorney general says to hire 300 prosecutors to fight crime
Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 13:40:25 -0400
(Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Wednesday the Justice Department plans to hire 300 additional assistant U.S. attorneys to help fight a recent national increase in crime, including a focus on transnational gangs such as MS-13. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/rhhPC_HYjF4/us-usa-justice-crime-idUSKBN19X2H4

Amtrak considering tighter airline-style economy class seating: executive
Posted:Wed, 12 Jul 2017 16:42:14 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outgoing Amtrak Co-chief Executive Wick Moorman said on Wednesday the money-losing U.S. passenger rail system is considering a less comfortable economy class of seats that could allow it to pack in more passengers. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/R8vWT4Kq0X8/us-usa-amtrak-idUSKBN19X2UJ

Top Senate Republican to unveil revised healthcare plan  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:13:25 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. Senate Republican said on Tuesday he would unveil a revised version of major healthcare legislation sought by President Donald Trump on Thursday but deep divisions within the party left the stalled bill’s prospects uncertain. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/6bYoNGX_toA/us-usa-healthcare-idUSKBN19W2EH

 EPA chief wants scientists to debate climate on TV Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:28:09 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the early stages of launching a debate about climate change that could air on television – challenging scientists to prove the widespread view that global warming is a serious threat, the head of the agency said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/-wcP00kqyOA/us-usa-epa-pruitt-idUSKBN19W2D0

Trump seen replacing Yellen at Fed with NEC’s Cohn: Politico  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:15:00 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is increasingly unlikely to nominate Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen next year for a second term, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn is the leading candidate to succeed her, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing four people close to the process. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/W98vO-epu7k/us-usa-fed-cohn-idUSKBN19W2Q2

Among Trump associates, concern and frustration over Donald Jr. crisis  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:33:51 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fresh off one foreign trip and preparing for another, Donald Trump was enjoying a period of relative calm – until the White House was rocked by a fresh controversy over contacts between the president’s campaign and Russia. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/uFILRyILWu4/us-usa-trump-russia-mood-idUSKBN19X02B

Trump Jr.’s Russia emails could trigger probe under election law  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:19:21 -0400 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer who had incriminating information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton that could help his father’s presidential campaign could lead investigators to probe whether he violated U.S. election law, experts said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/96Jh3xtKmw0/us-usa-trump-russia-collusion-idUSKBN19X009

Senior U.S., Russian diplomats to meet in Washington next week  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:17:07 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon will meet with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in Washington next week, the State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/IkgBDNp5GvI/us-usa-russia-diplomacy-idUSKBN19W2FK

Trump administration limits government use of Kaspersky Lab software  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:50:01 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday removed Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab from two lists of approved vendors used by government agencies to purchase technology equipment, amid concerns the cyber security firm’s products could be used by the Kremlin to gain entry into U.S. networks. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/TwYF9qZvMbg/us-usa-kasperskylab-idUSKBN19W2W2

House intel committee wants Trump Jr. to appear before panel: top Democrat  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:02:47 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Intelligence Committee wants Donald Trump Jr. to appear before the panel to answer questions about his meeting last year with a Russian lawyer who he believed had information damaging to Hillary Clinton, the committee’s top Democrat said on Tuesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/HA5pgp-E5rk/us-usa-trump-russia-schiff-idUSKBN19W2NA

Trump-Russia revelations raise hopes for U.S. sanctions bill  Posted:Tue, 11 Jul 2017 20:22:48 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump’s son and a Russian attorney, and the failure to disclose it, add new urgency to the push to pass a Russian sanctions bill that has been stalled in Congress, lawmakers and aides said on Tuesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/igZ8ESGZUQg/us-usa-sanctions-russia-idUSKBN19W2IN

After handshakes and concert, G20 seeks ‘difficult’ consensus  Posted:Sat, 08 Jul 2017 04:19:35 -0400 HAMBURG (Reuters) – Leaders from the world’s top economies meet to forge a consensus on trade and climate change on Saturday after setting their staff to work through the night to find agreements that eluded them on the first day of their summit. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/HqJp8MvsXA0/us-g20-germany-idUSKBN19S31W

More heavy rain forecast for Japan as death toll rises to 16
Posted:Sat, 08 Jul 2017 02:57:20 -0400 ASAKURA (Reuters) – Japanese rescue crews took advantage of a break in the weather on Saturday to search for survivors of torrential rain, floods and landslides, as the death toll from several days of freak weather rose to 16, the NHK state broadcaster reported. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/jCqIJYo_ew0/us-asia-storm-japan-idUSKBN19T06W

Two states ban dicamba weed killer after drift complaints  Posted:Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:16:19 -0400 (Reuters) – Missouri joined Arkansas on Friday in banning the use and sale of the weed killer dicamba after a rise in complaints that the agricultural chemical is drifting into neighboring fields and damaging crops, the states agriculture departments said on Friday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/DiFY_A3iaTs/us-usa-arkansas-dicamba-idUSKBN19S2UE

Western Canada wildfires prompt evacuations of thousands in British Colombia  Posted:Fri, 07 Jul 2017 22:51:31 -0400 (Reuters) – Thousands of residents in the interior of Western Canada’s British Columbia province have evacuated their homes because of two rapidly spreading wildfires as high temperatures, heavy winds and dry conditions made it tough for authorities to control the blazes. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/sLQR6w234r4/us-canada-wildfire-idUSKBN19T03Q

Rights groups protest UNESCO heritage status decision in Tibetan area Posted:Sat, 08 Jul 2017 03:57:12 -0400 BEIJING (Reuters) – Tibetan rights groups have criticized a U.N. cultural organization’s decision to extend world heritage status to an extensive plateau area in a heavily Tibetan area, saying it reinforces Chinese control in the region. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/R5cdc-IzTjI/us-china-tibet-environment-idUSKBN19T05M

Warm-up seen for U.S. Midwest next week as northern Plains roasts  Posted:Fri, 07 Jul 2017 18:25:02 -0400 CHICAGO (Reuters) – Sizzling temperatures in the northern U.S. Plains spring wheat belt will spread next week into parts of the western Midwest, threatening corn yield prospects as the crop enters its key pollination phase, meteorologists said on Friday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/czeWuOIjW4o/us-usa-weather-crops-idUSKBN19S331

Google to power Dutch data center with solar energy  Posted:Fri, 07 Jul 2017 08:22:06 -0400 AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Google will purchase all the electricity generated by the largest solar park in the Netherlands over the next decade to power a recently opened data center housing thousands of servers, the U.S. internet company and energy provider Eneco said on Friday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/bl-uhdL_8Mo/us-netherlands-energy-google-idUSKBN19S1QZ

Tesla wins giant battery contract in Australia, has 100-day deadline  Posted:Fri, 07 Jul 2017 18:40:04 -0400 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has won an Australian contract to install the world’s biggest grid-scale battery, in what experts say will be a litmus test for the reliability of large-scale renewable energy. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/n4v6iih4de8/us-australia-power-tesla-idUSKBN19S0EV

Munich prosecutors arrest Audi employee in emissions probe  Posted:Fri, 07 Jul 2017 06:42:39 -0400 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Munich prosecutors arrested an Audi employee on suspicion of fraud and false advertising in connection with the carmaker’s emissions scandal, the first arrest in Germany related to Volkswagen’s diesel scandal. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/UUeES9Ti8n0/us-audi-emissions-arrest-idUSKBN19S11K

Dozens of police injured in G20 protests as Merkel seeks consensus  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:48:42 -0400 HAMBURG (Reuters) – Dozens of police were injured in clashes with protesters before a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday, tarnishing the start of a meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes will cement her role as a stateswoman as she seeks re-election in September. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/KPJRb3XQUGY/us-g20-germany-trump-idUSKBN19R2C0

U.S. state prosecutors join push to ban pesticide chlorpyrifos  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 14:29:31 -0400 NEW YORK (Reuters) – Six state prosecutors are seeking to join a lawsuit to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos from use on U.S.-grown fruits and vegetables, according to court papers filed on Thursday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/1QmJimLWWhc/us-usa-environment-lawsuit-pesticide-idUSKBN19R2P4

Merkel sees options for G20 solution on climate policy  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:19:43 -0400 HAMBURG (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she saw various options for resolving differences over climate policy at a G20 summit in Hamburg that she is hosting. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/y0727E_pNoI/us-g20-germany-merkel-idUSKBN19R29G

A neat skateboard trick: Recycling old plastic bags to make boards  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:16:10 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) – Skateboarders are known for high-flying tricks, from jumping off of ramps to shooting down railings, but now one British designer is touting an environmental trick of his own, by using old plastic bags to make boards. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/bj3wJtuDpIc/us-britain-plastic-bags-skateboards-idUSKBN19R1W1

Germany’s Innogy enters Californian electric car charging market  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 11:12:39 -0400 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Innogy , Germany’s biggest energy company, has set up a subsidiary in the U.S. state of California offering charging points for electric vehicles in competition with the top network ChargePoint. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/x37mXFBlAok/us-innogy-usa-electric-idUSKBN19R289

Greenpeace stages small protest during Trump’s Poland visit  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 06:11:32 -0400 WARSAW (Reuters) – Greenpeace activists projected the slogan “No Trump, Yes Paris” onto a building in central Warsaw as U.S. President Donald Trump visited Poland on Wednesday, in protest at the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/sKuDuxDpk5g/us-usa-trump-poland-protests-idUSKBN19R15M

G20 summit to strengthen multilateral cooperation: Merkel  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 06:30:43 -0400 BERLIN (Reuters) – The G20 summit in Germany should strengthen international cooperation and Berlin remains committed to the implementation of a major climate protection agreement, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday on the eve of the gathering in Hamburg. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Ng7X_bFVsuw/us-g20-germany-singapore-idUSKBN19R18C

Alberta regulators charge Nexen Energy over 2015 pipeline spill  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 20:01:21 -0400 CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Alberta regulators on Thursday charged Nexen Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of China’s CNOOC Ltd , for a pipeline spill in July 2015 at the company’s Long Lake oil sands facility that leaked around 31,500 barrels of bitumen emulsion. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/NrtpHMzDy5E/us-canada-nexen-energy-spill-idUSKBN19R2XD

New Japan law a big step toward commercial whaling, officials say  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 05:42:34 -0400 TOKYO (Reuters) – A recent law promoting whaling allows Japan to take a key step towards resuming commercial hunting of the giant mammals that are “a great source of food,” officials said on Thursday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/N42aT8cUVXs/us-environment-japan-idUSKBN19R11

France to restrict use of palm oil in biofuels: minister  Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 13:06:09 -0400 PARIS (Reuters) – France will take steps to restrict the use of palm oil in producing biofuels in order to reduce deforestation in the countries of origin, French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot said on Thursday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/qwaSV_uym-o/us-france-biodiesel-idUSKBN19R1AZ

U.N. survey finds cybersecurity gaps everywhere except Singapore  Posted:Wed, 05 Jul 2017 06:57:06 -0400 GENEVA (Reuters) – Singapore has a near-perfect approach to cybersecurity, but many other rich countries have holes in their defenses and some poorer countries are showing them how it should be done, a U.N. survey showed on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~3/P7uif5o-cFc/us-cyber-un-idUSKBN19Q19L

Ukraine software firm says computers compromised after cyber attack  Posted:Wed, 05 Jul 2017 07:03:37 -0400 KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian software firm at the center of a cyber attack that spread around the world last week said on Wednesday that computers which use its accounting software are compromised by a so-called “backdoor” installed by hackers during the attack. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~3/gS1rZgy2xZY/us-cyber-attack-ukraine-backdoor-idUSKBN19Q14P

Heavy rain in Japan forces almost 400,000 from their homes
Posted:Wed, 05 Jul 2017 09:05:28 -0400
TOKYO (Reuters) – Heavy rain and overflowing rivers in southern Japan have forced the evacuation of almost 400,000 people, public broadcaster NHK said on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/576DCFOxQZ0/us-asia-storm-japan-idUSKBN19Q1IK

Updated 12 July 2017

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More heavy rain forecast for Japan as death toll rises to 16 Posted:Sat, 08 Jul 2017 02:57:20 -0400 ASAKURA (Reuters) – Japanese rescue crews took advantage of a break in the weather on Saturday to search for survivors of torrential rain, floods and landslides, as the death toll from several days of freak weather rose to 16, the NHK state broadcaster reported. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/jCqIJYo_ew0/us-asia-storm-japan-idUSKBN19T06W

G20 summit to strengthen multilateral cooperation: Merkel Posted:Thu, 06 Jul 2017 06:30:43 -0400 BERLIN (Reuters) – The G20 summit in Germany should strengthen international cooperation and Berlin remains committed to the implementation of a major climate protection agreement, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday on the eve of the gathering in Hamburg. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Ng7X_bFVsuw/us-g20-germany-singapore-idUSKBN19R18C

Updated 4 July 2017

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Insurance industry warned of fire risk month before tower block blaze: Financial Times
Posted:Sun, 25 Jun 2017 17:08:52 -0400
(Reuters) – The insurance industry warned the British government of the dangers of flammable cladding on buildings a month before the Grenfell Tower fire killed at least 79 people, the Financial Times reported. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/g4oenNvv88A/us-britain-fire-insurance-idUSKBN19G0X6

Iran’s Rouhani backs Qatar, rejects ‘siege’
Posted:Sun, 25 Jun 2017 17:04:10 -0400
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced support on Sunday for Qatar in its confrontation with Iran’s rival Saudi Arabia and its allies, saying a “siege of Qatar is unacceptable”, the state news agency IRNA reported. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/k5xi8TgZqNU/us-gulf-qatar-iran-idUSKBN19G0X2

Turkey’s Erdogan says Arab demands on Qatar unlawful
Posted:Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:27:40 -0400
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday dismissed calls for Turkey to close a military base in Qatar and said a wider list of demands issued by four Arab states was an unlawful intervention against the Gulf state’s sovereignty. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/BPZOaDnv3TE/us-gulf-qatar-turkey-idUSKBN19G06H

Updated 2 July 2017

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Ukraine points finger at Russian security services in recent cyber attack
Posted:Sat, 01 Jul 2017 06:50:08 -0400
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian security services were involved in a recent cyber attack on the country, with the aim of destroying important data and spreading panic. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~3/ywPPu7zcaNs/us-cyber-attack-ukraine-idUSKBN19M39P

U.S. warns businesses of hacking campaign against nuclear, energy firms
Posted:Sat, 01 Jul 2017 18:01:34 -0400
TORONTO (Reuters) – The U.S government warned industrial firms this week about a hacking campaign targeting the nuclear and energy sectors, the latest event to highlight the power industry’s vulnerability to cyber attacks. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~3/ZVoa7Pqy1ZQ/us-usa-cyber-energy-idUSKBN19L2Z9

Despite hacking charges, U.S. tech industry fought to keep ties to Russia spy servicePosted:Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:49:33 -0400
(Editors note: Attention to language in paragraph 22 that may be offensive to some readers.) http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~3/F3BQ4ADH02c/us-usa-russia-tech-insight-idUSKBN19L10I

Germany gears up to defend against possible G20 cyber attacks
Posted:Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:05:04 -0400
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is girding itself for possible cyber attacks on next week’s G20 summit in Hamburg, by hacker groups or cells linked to foreign governments, its top cyber official told Reuters. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/technologyNews/~3/qY3kJDFxpNM/us-g20-germany-cyber-idUSKBN19L2S2

Clinton campaign chairman testifies in House Russia probe
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 19:23:07 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, on Tuesday appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, which has begun interviewing witnesses in its probe of how Russia may have influenced the 2016 election. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/ntLO_8W8yj4/us-usa-trump-russia-podesta-idUSKBN19I2Z1

Trump to nominate Textron executive for Pentagon acquisition post
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 22:06:02 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Textron Systems Chief Executive Ellen Lord for the position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/C3och6rKKCc/us-usa-trump-pentagon-idUSKBN19J06Z

Pence says Trump-Modi meetings ‘historic and productive’
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:45:38 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday hailed a first meeting between President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “historic and productive,” and said Trump recognizes U.S. ties with India as “one of the most important strategic relationships in the 21st century.” http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/vB-D5zfNdf0/us-usa-india-pence-idUSKBN19I27C

Updated 1 July 2017

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U.S. travel ban set to take effect after top court’s green light
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:16:17 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on people from six predominantly Muslim countries and all refugees entering the United States is finally scheduled to take effect later on Thursday, but in a scaled-back form that still allows in some travelers.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/DI3rlhvoCYg/us-usa-immigration-travelban-idUSKBN19K25Z

Two faces of Maine politics show rifts in state Republican party
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 07:06:06 -0400
(Reuters) – Maine’s two most prominent Republicans grabbed headlines this week with political moves that were widely different in style and substance, which some insiders said could risk the party’s stature in the northeastern state.
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Kremlin: Putin, Trump to meet on sidelines of G20 summit
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:23:57 -0400
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty summit in Hamburg next week, but no separate meeting is planned, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/zgOXbWfbmk8/us-usa-trump-putin-g-idUSKBN19K1N1

Senate Republicans struggle to salvage healthcare effort
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:47:39 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. Senate Republican struggled on Wednesday to salvage major healthcare legislation sought by President Donald Trump, meeting privately with a parade of skeptical senators as critics within the party urged substantial changes. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/hHG5l2ki_j0/us-usa-healthcare-idUSKBN19J2E5

Russia’s Lavrov, USA’s Tillerson expected to meet at G20 summit: agencies Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 07:11:36 -0400 MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and United States’ secretary of state Rex Tillerson would meet at the G20 summit in Germany next week, deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday, Russian news agencies reported. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/LJ3rOPxAi5A/us-usa-russia-g20-meeting-idUSKBN19K1DD

France’s Macron trades barbs for diplomacy with Trump
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:24:37 -0400
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s president has not given Donald Trump an easy ride: a crunching handshake at one meeting was followed by a body swerve at another and then a public rebuke over his attitude to climate change. But now there seems to be an olive branch from Paris.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/HJ_W6CHlNd0/us-france-usa-idUSKBN19K278

Pro-Trump groups take no prisoners in rush to help an embattled president
Posted:Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:35:15 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Flush with cash, political groups outside the White House are aggressively coming to President Donald Trump’s aid as he battles low public approval numbers, questions about his election campaign’s ties to Russia and a stalled legislative agenda. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/5rV703D2M0E/us-usa-trump-super-pacs-idUSKBN19J2GI

Senate Intelligence panel will see Comey Trump memos
Posted:Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:42:39 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement that would allow them to see memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his meetings with President Donald Trump. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/Y4f3URbPJgk/us-usa-cyber-congress-idUSKBN19J28W

Business groups urge Congress to resolve dispute to allow tax reform
Posted:Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:18:17 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four of Washington’s largest business lobby groups urged Congress in a letter on Wednesday to settle their differences on government spending so they can move forward on overhauling the U.S. tax code in the next year. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/VgKS159dfwM/us-usa-tax-congress-idUSKBN19J2QP

Trump names Republican aide to open FCC seat
Posted:Wed, 28 Jun 2017 22:30:19 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he planned to nominate a Federal Communications Commission attorney to fill one of two vacant seats at the nation’s telecommunications regulatory agency. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/6Znqa9ALUuc/us-usa-fcc-idUSKBN19K06K

New York governor Cuomo to give extra $1 billion to transit improvements
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:49:49 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled an extra $1 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s capital program on Thursday and said he will declare a state of emergency regarding the “wholly unacceptable” decline of New York’s transit systems. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/nFKFGOc_n60/us-new-york-subway-idUSKBN19K247

Europe’s airports expect significant cost from new U.S. security measures
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 09:31:12 -0400
BERLIN (Reuters) – Significant costs are expected to be incurred from new security measures on flights to the United States, which will likely be borne by airports, airlines and passengers, European airports association ACI Europe said on Thursday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/_l6zB2F18e4/us-usa-airlines-electronics-europe-idUSKBN19K1UC

Chicago cops in alleged cover-up of black teen’s shooting are ‘scapegoats’: union
Posted:Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:06:11 -0400
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three Chicago police officers indicted for conspiring to cover up the shooting death of a black teenager by a white officer are being made “scapegoats,” police union officials said on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/MItX6IcB6GQ/us-chicago-police-idUSKBN19J2TJ

Ohio lawmakers vote to freeze Medicaid expansion
Posted:Wed, 28 Jun 2017 23:56:06 -0400
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio’s Republican-controlled legislature voted on Wednesday to freeze enrollment in the state’s Medicaid healthcare insurance for the poor, setting the stage for a showdown with Republican Governor John Kasich, who favors expanding the program. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/OIFCJzJdBzE/us-ohio-budget-idUSKBN19K0B8

U.S. unveils enhanced airline security plan to avoid laptop ban
Posted:Wed, 28 Jun 2017 20:24:07 -0400
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday unveiled enhanced security measures for flights to the country designed to prevent expanding an in-cabin ban on laptops, but an airline trade group said the changes might cause more disruptions. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/L8Y_RNfEDCk/us-usa-airlines-electronics-idUSKBN19J21S

California Supreme Court upholds cap-and-trade law
Posted:Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:30:30 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to consider a challenge by business groups of the state’s cap-and-trade law, a ruling that environmentalists hailed as ending a legal fight that had cast a cloud over the program. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/QTsHaF1HCeY/us-california-capandtrade-idUSKBN19K05D

Afghans who helped U.S. forces may get more visas under defense bill
Posted:Wed, 28 Jun 2017 20:18:34 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked for U.S. forces as interpreters or support staff on Wednesday, an effort to preserve a program that had been at risk of shutting down. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/7i0Ipob-PXM/us-usa-afghanistan-visas-idUSKBN19K014

Kissinger calls Putin-Trump meeting a chance to mend ties
Posted:Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:32:21 -0400
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have an opportunity to mend their countries’ ties when they meet next week, former top U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger said on Friday, a day after he followed up a meeting with the U.S. president by having talks with Putin. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/phgUpHiL-hg/us-russia-usa-kissinger-idUSKBN19L1RL

Three CNN journalists resign after Russia-related article retracted
Posted:Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:07:59 -0400
(Reuters) – Time Warner’s news division CNN has accepted the resignations of three journalists after the publication of a Russia-related article that was later retracted, a CNN spokesperson said on Monday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/th9eqpYk3X4/us-usa-trump-cnn-idUSKBN19I07Q

Pharmacy executive tied to 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak gets nine years in prison
Posted:Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:02:47 -0400
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former Massachusetts pharmacy executive was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday after being convicted of racketeering and fraud charges for his role in a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak in 2012. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/19oYjPudjfU/us-massachusetts-meningitis-idUSKBN19H171

Jellied sea creatures confound scientists, fishermen on U.S. Pacific Coast Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:11:31 -0400 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Drifting throngs of jelly-like, glowing organisms native to tropical seas far from shore have invaded Pacific coastal waters from Southern California to the Gulf of Alaska this year, baffling researchers and frustrating fishing crews. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/pT7VGiJhdYs/us-environment-pyrosomes-idUSKBN19I145

Iraq declares end of caliphate after capture of Mosul mosque
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:40:51 -0400
MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State’s de facto capital Mosul, and the prime minister declared the group’s self-styled caliphate at an end. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/1nJKBXmJHoU/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-mosul-idUSKBN19K0YZ

Protests, policy rows, volatile leaders — welcome to the Hamburg G20 summit Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:57:06 -0400 HAMBURG (Reuters) – Summits of world leaders are usually highly choreographed affairs that leave little to chance. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/vfcV-me9l5w/us-g20-germany-idUSKBN19K239

Syria says U.S. chemical attack warning untrue, aims to justify new attack
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:34:22 -0400
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government said a U.S. warning this week to Damascus not to carry out a new chemical weapons strike were baseless and a ploy to justify a new attack on the country, state television said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/plTLFKFX_Q0/us-mideast-crisis-syria-usa-idUSKBN19K17Q

Venezuela’s shield-bearing protesters inspired by Ukraine
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:21:01 -0400
CARACAS (Reuters) – Drawing inspiration from Ukraine’s 2013-14 revolt, Venezuela’s young protesters are donning Viking-like shields in battles with security forces and eagerly watching a film on the Kiev uprising. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/aMtRAsTKOAM/us-venezuela-politics-protesters-idUSKBN19K26V

China’s Xi tells Hong Kong he seeks ‘far-reaching future’ for its autonomy Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 09:16:49 -0400 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday China would work to ensure a “far-reaching future” for Hong Kong’s autonomy, but he faces a divided city with protesters angered by Beijing’s perceived interference as it marks 20 years of Chinese rule. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/Z-CycbkDp4c/us-hongkong-anniversary-xi-idUSKBN19K03J

Allies of slain Putin critic Nemtsov allege cover-up after guilty verdict
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:39:14 -0400
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A court convicted five men of murdering Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on Thursday, but the late politician’s allies said the investigation had been a cover-up and that the people who had ordered his killing remained at large. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/8XzVxy_TUIM/us-russia-nemtsov-idUSKBN19K1UI

Nephew of assassinated Egyptian president mulls election run
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:58:45 -0400
CAIRO (Reuters) – The nephew of assassinated Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat says the current leadership has stifled freedom of expression so tightly the only way to criticize the government and address the country’s ills is to run for president. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/XmJ0dlVNsDk/us-egypt-politics-idUSKBN19K1QO

Far-left French lawmakers to boycott key speech by ‘Pharaoh-like’ Macron Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 10:46:41 -0400 PARIS (Reuters) – French far-left lawmakers said on Thursday they would boycott President Emmanuel Macron’s speech to both houses of parliament in the majestic palace of Versailles next Monday, accusing him of acting like a Pharaoh. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/WujaFduLx5Q/us-france-politics-idUSKBN19K22M

Pope’s close aide charged, bringing sex abuse scandal to Vatican
Posted: Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:18:59 -0400
VATICAN CITY/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A top adviser to Pope Francis was charged with multiple historical sex crimes in his native Australia on Thursday, bringing a worldwide abuse scandal to the heart of the Vatican. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/9Pk3t92HGxw/us-australia-abuse-pell-idUSKBN19K021

British PM faces vote test in parliament over government plan
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 09:27:45 -0400
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a test of her authority on Thursday when parliament votes on her policy program, watered down after an election setback and growing pressure over her Brexit and austerity plans. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/mleniM5gxU4/us-britain-politics-idUSKBN19K0TF

U.S. judge halts deportation of Iraqis nationwide
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 05:27:43 -0400
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal judge halted late on Monday the deportation of all Iraqi nationals detained during immigration sweeps across the United States this month until at least July 10, expanding a stay he imposed last week.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/_OE0XJ09ZOY/us-usa-immigration-iraqis-idUSKBN19I04W

Texas sanctuary city law could lead to immigration police state: lawyer
Posted:Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:18:23 -0400
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A small border town and some of the largest cities in Texas told a federal judge on Monday a new state law aimed at punishing sanctuary cities could lead to an immigration police state and asked him to halt it because it was unconstitutional. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/Pahg6EY0dck/us-usa-immigration-texas-idUSKBN19H122

Republican leaders in fierce push for Senate healthcare vote
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:06:07 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders were in a fierce push on Tuesday to shore up support for a healthcare bill in the U.S. Senate after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said 22 million Americans would lose insurance over the next decade under the measure.

Yale University sues Connecticut over gender-neutral bathrooms
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:04:41 -0400
BOSTON (Reuters) – Yale University has sued the state of Connecticut over rules it says limit the number of gender-neutral bathrooms it can designate on campus, the latest skirmish in the broader U.S. fight about gender identity. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/KH3SeMuL4O0/us-connecticut-yale-lgbt-idUSKBN19I1TH

U.S. high court throws out rulings barring religious school subsidies
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 10:12:36 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lower court ruling prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for children to attend private religious schools, a day after it issued a major ruling narrowing the separation of church and state. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/kvEIi9fbsmM/us-usa-court-religion-idUSKBN19I1RT

U.S. top court takes up fight over ancient Persian artifacts
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 09:57:34 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether people injured in a 1997 bombing attack in Jerusalem can seek to enforce a $71 million judgment against Iran over its alleged role by seizing ancient Persian artifacts held by two Chicago museums. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/QemTtdOa1wM/us-usa-court-iran-idUSKBN19I1R8

Wind power’s big bet: turbines taller than skyscrapers
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:54:26 -0400
COPENHAGEN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Wind farm operators are betting on a new generation of colossal turbines, which will dwarf many skyscrapers, as they seek to remain profitable after European countries phase out subsidies that have defined the green industry since the 1990s. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/IS_HE9b3Te0/us-windpower-megaturbines-insight-idUSKBN19I118

China’s new environment minister urges ‘protracted war’ on pollution
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 04:25:17 -0400
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday appointed a new environment minister who has promised a “protracted battle” to clean up the nation’s notoriously polluted air, water and soil. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/O6pcmHfal6k/us-china-politics-appointment-idUSKBN19I0TT

Germany moves to crack down on vehicle emissions
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:44:43 -0400
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will discuss a national plan to cut pollution from diesel engines and set up a new organization to test vehicles to try to restore consumer confidence after Volkswagen’s emissions scandal, ministers said on Tuesday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Ns2y8LojQGU/us-germany-emissions-idUSKBN19I0O7

Germany to create national diesel forum to cut emissions
Posted:Tue, 27 Jun 2017 07:16:22 -0400
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s transport and environment ministers announced a joint plan on Tuesday to find ways to reduce pollution from diesel engines, which has become a sensitive subject since the Volkswagen emissions scandal. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/9GVoeAnupRI/us-germany-emissions-diesel-idUSKBN19I1A6

Firefighters battle flames near Spanish lynx wildlife reserve
Posted:Mon, 26 Jun 2017 07:22:37 -0400
MADRID (Reuters) – Firefighters battled on Monday to control a forest fire near the Donana wildlife reserve in southern Spain that forced the evacuation of 2,000 people and the removal of endangered Iberian lynx from a breeding center on Sunday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/2EY4vKc4tms/us-spain-fires-idUSKBN19H166

EU ministers agree on energy savings targets after 2021
Posted:Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:56:04 – 0400
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU ministers on Monday reached a compromise on energy saving targets after 2021, taking a first hurdle toward implementing the Paris Agreement on lowering carbon emissions and limiting the worst effects of a warming planet. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/c3hdvLafyGg/us-eu-climatechange-idUSKBN19H26X

SCANA extends assessment of Toshiba’s South Carolina nuclear plant
Posted:Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:03:31 -0400
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – SCANA Corp said on Monday it extended its assessment for six weeks of an unfinished U.S. nuclear power plant being built for the utility by a unit of Toshiba Corp, which is seeking to cut ties to the financially disastrous project.

Updated 30 June 2017

This is a short update. Additional news from this past week will be added as soon as possible – hopefully within the next day. We have many new blog posts. Time flies when one works 7 days per week.

Murray Coal v EPA ruling: http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Appeals-Court-Murray-EPA-Coal-Jobs.pdf

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Firefighters slow Arizona wildfire, allowing some residents to return
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 20:42:44 -0400 PHOENIX (Reuters) – Firefighters gained ground against a fierce, five-day-old wildfire in central Arizona on Thursday, enabling authorities to lift evacuation orders for the largest town that had been threatened, but 2,000 people remain displaced in neighboring communities. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/9MKlZcW0NWc/us-usa-wildfires-idUSKBN19K11O

EPA wins U.S. court reversal over coal jobs study
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:22:40 -0400 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court said the Environmental Protection Agency should not have been ordered by a lower court judge to assess how its air regulations affect coal industry jobs, in a defeat for Murray Energy Corp, a large coal miner. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/_cXAnYS6I7o/us-murray-energy-epa-decision-idUSKBN19K2IF

U.S. Plains drought highlights spring wheat supply crunch
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:41:50 -0400 CHICAGO (Reuters) – Drought conditions in the northern U.S. Plains that have propelled spring wheat prices to a three-year high worsened in the past week and there are forecasts for more hot and dry weather that could crimp the harvest. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/1UUfSD7yMh4/us-grains-plenty-springwheat-idUSKBN19K2PO

Climate change played a role in Europe’s scorching June: study  
Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:03:56 -0400 OSLO (Reuters) – Man-made climate change contributed to scorching heat across Western Europe this month, when Portugal suffered deadly forest fires and many nations sweltered under record-breaking temperatures, scientists said on Thursday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Niua1D5oNvI/us-climatechange-europe-idUSKBN19K2ZI

Investors slowly start to push climate change up their agenda
 Posted:Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:02:56 -0400 LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) – Investors are slowly starting to push companies to reduce their carbon footprint and help the world meet targets on limiting global warming that were agreed in the 2015 Paris climate talks. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Fm09vw6wb74/us-climatechange-funds-idUSKBN19K2CI

Friday 23 June 2017

If more countries jailed those who falsified pollution data, there would be less pollution!

Tropical Storm Cindy

Reuters News Feed Selection

Chinese court jails seven for falsifying pollution data
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 08:44:03 -0400
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in China on Friday jailed seven people for more than a year each for tampering with air quality monitoring equipment and falsifying data, the official Xinhua news agency said.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/mFNfD2MSp64/us-china-environment-idUSKBN1971NJ

China to hit polluters harder in new soil protection law
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:14:36 -0400
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will fine polluters as much as 2 million yuan ($293,000) for dumping untreated contaminants into the soil, according to a new draft law submitted to the country’s parliament, the official China Daily reported on Friday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/7Mavv4t-gAk/us-china-pollution-soil-idUSKBN19E00N

Renewable energy no longer a niche to institutional investors
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:33:14 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Institutional investors remain eager to put money to work on renewable energy projects even as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to revive their chief competitor: coal, financial executives said at a conference this week. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/ev0cjKBF2jY/us-energy-renewables-funds-idUSKBN19D2SA

Exclusive – U.S. investigators in Russia probe look at role of Flynn partner
Posted:Tue, 20 Jun 2017 05:11:25 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal investigators probing the lobbying work of ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn are focused in part on the role of Bijan Kian, Flynn’s former business partner, according to a person interviewed by the FBI. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/1rjcUzVCtTg/us-usa-trump-russia-kian-idUSKBN19B0ZL

Trump says he did not record conversations with former FBI chief Comey
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:29:28 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not make and does not possess any tapes of his conversations with James Comey, after suggesting last month he might have recordings that could damage the former FBI director. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/Ov37tLKOdC0/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN19D1TU

U.S. House Dems reject Deutsche Bank privacy claim in Trump query
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:07:47 -0400
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. House Democrats rejected an assertion by Deutsche Bank that privacy laws prevent it from sharing information about President Donald Trump’s finances, as they investigate possible collusion between his campaign team and Russia. In a letter to the bank’s lawyers made public on Thursday, five Democrats who have been seeking financial information about Trump argued U.S. federal laws protecting banking customers’ confidentiality did not apply to requests from Congress. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/KXoLKdlVE28/us-deutsche-bank-trump-idUSKBN19D1R9

Yellowstone grizzly bears to lose Endangered Species protection
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 17:24:48 -0400
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park will be stripped of Endangered Species Act safeguards this summer, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced on Thursday in a move conservation groups vowed to challenge in court. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/jXC0VfEZKhA/us-usa-grizzly-yellowstone-idUSKBN19D2IC

Remnants of tropical storm drench U.S. Gulf Coast, spawn twisters, flooding
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:33:13 -0400
(Reuters) – The remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy brought tornadoes and flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast on Thursday and its heavy rains will drench much of the eastern United States in coming days, forecasters said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/hswgaQKXHks/us-storm-cindy-idUSKBN19D0ZT

Powerful quake shakes Guatemala and El Salvador, no casualties reported
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:44:51 -0400
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A major earthquake struck off the coast of Guatemala on Thursday, damaging buildings and downing trees as well as causing powerful tremors in neighboring El Salvador. There were no reports of casualties. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/lhc4Q-zKz9o/us-guatemala-quake-idUSKBN19D1MM

Four die from heat in sweltering U.S. Southwest: reports
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:09:00 -0400
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four people, including a homeless person and two hikers, have died from the record-breaking heat in the U.S. Southwest, media reports said, where triple-digit temperatures have driven residents indoors and canceled airline flights. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/1g81DSVyHMM/us-usa-southwest-temperature-idUSKBN19D05N

Extreme heat grips Northern Hemisphere on summer solstice
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:02:03 -0400
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Extreme heat across large tracts of the Northern Hemisphere raised fears for crops in China, fueled forest fires in Portugal and Russia’s Far East, forced flight cancellations in the Southwest U.S., and melted tarmac on roads in Britain. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/0oEO-Me5sEk/us-global-heatwave-idUSKBN19C0OX

One man dies, transport disrupted as storms hit Germany
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:38:40 -0400
BERLIN (Reuters) – One man was killed on Thursday when a tree felled by a storm in northern Germany hit his car, with the weather also disrupting trains and flights to and from Berlin. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/jYE7DhFQkzk/us-germany-storm-idUSKBN19D26E

Oil to keep flowing in Dakota line while legal battle continues
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:48:26 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Oil will continue to flow through the Dakota Access Pipeline through the summer while authorities conduct additional review of the environmental impact, after a judge on Wednesday ordered more hearings in coming months. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/qJN8paaczts/us-north-dakota-pipeline-idUSKBN19C2ZO

U.S. total solar eclipse sparks spectator excitement
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:21:37 -0400
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The first total solar eclipse across the continental United States in a century is expected to spark watching parties and traffic jams as it darkens skies from Oregon to South Carolina, authorities said on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/xzINnkbua6g/us-solar-eclipse-idUSKBN19C17R

Senate Republicans release Obamacare replacement bill, fate uncertain
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 15:23:31 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate leaders on Thursday unveiled a draft of legislation to replace Obamacare, proposing to kill a tax on the wealthy that pays for it and reduce aid to the poor to cut costs. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/BLSfUQrOrAU/us-usa-healthcare-idUSKBN19D13F

Russians targeted 21 election systems, U.S. official says
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:27:02 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian hackers targeted 21 U.S. state election systems in the 2016 presidential race and a small number were breached but there was no evidence any votes were manipulated, a Homeland Security Department official told Congress on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/bP48kOK-xjI/us-usa-cyber-congress-idUSKBN19C1Y3

Democrats look to future after dispiriting loss in Georgia election
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:31:48 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Frustrated Democrats pondered the party’s future and questioned its campaign messaging on Wednesday after a demoralizing defeat in a Georgia congressional race widely seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s young administration. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/w0X0KgIXG98/us-usa-politics-georgia-idUSKBN19C1K

Trump’s son-in-law launches Middle East peace effort
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:49:14 -0400
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday to try to revive long-fractured Middle East peacemaking that Washington acknowledged will take some time. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/A-suFXXS1dk/us-israel-palestinians-usa-talks-idUSKBN19C162

In high-level talks, U.S. asks China to do more to rein in North Korea
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 04:31:59 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States pressed China to exert more economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to help rein in its nuclear and missile programs during a round of high-level talks in Washington on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/YzReDSL4RDc/us-usa-china-talks-idUSKBN19C1R3

Trump says ‘we have a great relationship with China’ after critical tweet
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:48:49 -0400
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States had a “great relationship with China” as he stood beside former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, the new U.S. ambassador to Beijing. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/aHO2sEHOYrw/us-usa-trump-china-relationship-idUSKBN19C356

U.S. judge urged to halt Iraqi deportations due to persecution fears
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:52:13 -0400
DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge heard arguments on Wednesday to halt the deportations of around 100 Iraqis arrested by immigration authorities in the Detroit area because many belong to minorities and could face torture or religious persecution in their homeland. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/oSX9j0T1NLM/us-usa-immigration-iraq-idUSKBN19C30C

FBI says probing Michigan airport stabbing as ‘act of terrorism’
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:21:35 -0400
DETROIT/MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday it was investigating as an act of terrorism the stabbing of a police officer inside the main terminal of a small airport in Flint, Michigan. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/domesticNews/~3/Wd01vWxEiNA/us-michigan-airport-idUSKBN19C1YZ

After London fire, PM says other tower blocks have combustible cladding
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:58:06 -0400
LONDON (Reuters) – A number of British tower blocks have combustible cladding, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, citing the results of tests conducted after a fire killed at least 79 people in London. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/MkJxEE6zq10/us-britain-fire-cladding-idUSKBN19D0W5

In Brussels, weakened May to outline guarantees for EU expats in Britain
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 06:09:39 -0400
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will outline her approach to the “hugely important issue” of reassuring EU expatriates about their future in Britain at a summit on Thursday which will be her first Brexit test since an election sapped her authority. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/LHW9VsrJAJ8/us-britain-eu-idUSKBN19C2ZD

Trump, new Saudi crown prince share hardline views on Iran but risks abound
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 01:05:26 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince and likely next king shares U.S. President Donald Trump’s hawkish view of Iran, but a more confrontational approach toward Tehran carries a risk of escalation in an unstable region, current and former U.S. officials said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/kWau4dtr8zg/us-saudi-succession-usa-iran-idUSKBN19D0DO

Scandal clouds outlook for Japan’s Abe, Tokyo poll may give clues
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:21:06 -0400
TOKYO (Reuters) – Just a few months ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked to be cruising to a third term that would make him Japan’s longest serving leader and put him on track to achieving his dream of revising its post-war, pacifist constitution. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/worldNews/~3/R_qI2gNwcKc/us-japan-politics-abe-idUSKBN19D0XW

European stock markets stumble as oil languishes near lows
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 04:02:32 -0400
LONDON (Reuters) – European stock markets fell for a third straight day on Thursday, as battered oil prices hovered near seven-month lows hit overnight on worries about a supply glut and falling demand. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/GF_HMqmsJuk/us-global-markets-idUSKBN19D02G

Takata to file for bankruptcy Monday, SMFG to provide bridge loan: sources
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 02:04:21 -0400
TOKYO (Reuters) – Takata Corp will seek bankruptcy protection from creditors on Monday, two sources said, as the Japanese company faces billions of dollars in liabilities stemming from the biggest recall in automotive history. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/kkEaPyiKo7E/us-takata-bankruptcy-idUSKBN19D0DS

Storm Cindy expected to make landfall Thursday morning: NHC
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 02:15:54 -0400
(Reuters) – Tropical storm Cindy is expected to move inland near the Louisiana-Texas border Thursday morning as it continues to produce heavy rainfall over the northern Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/W1uGiG4v9sg/us-storm-cindy-nhc-idUSKBN19D0GX

China needs patience to fight costly war against soil pollution: government
Posted:Thu, 22 Jun 2017 03:23:04 -0400
BEIJING (Reuters) – China must show patience in its “long war” against widespread soil pollution, the environment ministry said this week, with the country facing a clean-up bill that could reach as high as 1 trillion yuan ($146.39 billion). http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/CMBPGbEeP-Y/us-china-environment-soil-idUSKBN19D0N6

Oil to keep flowing in Dakota line while legal battle continues
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:59:29 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Oil will continue to flow through the Dakota Access Pipeline through the summer while authorities conduct additional review of the environmental impact, after a judge on Wednesday ordered more hearings in coming months. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/qJN8paaczts/us-north-dakota-pipeline-idUSKBN19C2ZO

Michigan fires contractor doing Enbridge oil pipeline risk analysis
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:20:49 -0400
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Michigan said on Wednesday it has fired a consultant after state officials discovered a conflict of interest with an employee of the company conducting an independent analysis on the risks of an oil spill from Calgary-based Enbridge Inc’s Line 5 pipeline in the Great Lakes.
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/ml3xKsKn61E/us-enbridge-inc-pipeline-michigan-idUSKBN19C2Y4

Democratic lawmakers raise pressure on EPA over Icahn’s biofuels role
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:12:39 -0400
(Reuters) – U.S. Democratic lawmakers asked Environmental Protection Agency head Scott Pruitt on Wednesday to disclose procedures to prevent billionaire Carl Icahn from influencing U.S. biofuels policy for personal gain. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/ibE7DTckzxE/us-usa-biofuels-icahn-idUSKBN19C1ZS

Most Americans say Republican healthcare plan will be harmful: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:36:02 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When U.S. Senate Republicans unveil their plan to overhaul America’s healthcare system, they will face a skeptical public that already does not buy the justification for an earlier version that passed the House of Representatives, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/QR1aghBf_CI/us-usa-healthcare-poll-idUSKBN19C2LO

Bill proposes letting U.S. lawmakers carry guns anywhere except Capitol
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:00:32 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Warning that members of Congress have a “bull’s eye on our backs,” a U.S. lawmaker said on Wednesday he had introduced a bill to make it legal for senators and representatives to carry guns anywhere in the country, except the U.S. Capitol building. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/zbAKbYFvSXI/us-usa-congress-guns-idUSKBN19C32J

White House aims to speed U.S. drone, wireless technologies
Posted:Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:10:55 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is bringing together drone makers, wireless companies and venture capitalists on Thursday to look at ways government can help speed new technologies to the marketplace.
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/I6PowaYT1wo/us-usa-trump-drones-idUSKBN19D03G

Tight finish seen in Atlanta congressional race, Trump weighs in
Posted:Tue, 20 Jun 2017 08:29:57 -0400
ROSWELL, Ga. (Reuters) – A special election run-off for a suburban Atlanta seat in Congress looked set for a tight finish on Tuesday, with polls showing a very narrow lead for the Democrat candidate seeking to take a district held by Republicans since the 1970s. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/8kGTO9bXGCg/us-usa-politics-georgia-idUSKBN19B18V

House speaker vows to complete tax reform in 2017
Posted:Tue, 20 Jun 2017 06:13:48 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives vowed on Tuesday to complete tax reform in 2017, saying that President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans in Congress cannot allow the chance to overhaul the U.S. tax code to slip. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/wpa_oINHxhM/us-usa-congress-tax-idUSKBN19B09U

Special prosecutor to meet Senate committee leaders
Posted:Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:32:35 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Special prosecutor Robert Mueller will hold talks this week with senior Senate Judiciary Committee members to ensure that there is no conflict between his investigation of potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign and the panel’s probe, two congressional aides said on Monday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/XeCqLmsRU2U/us-usa-trump-russia-mueller-idUSKBN19A30K

Ukraine leader Poroshenko will meet Trump on Tuesday
Posted:Tue, 20 Jun 2017 02:02:59 -0400
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday for talks on security, political and economic issues, Poroshenko’s office said. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/sznVpQ5ktfY/us-ukraine-trump-idUSKBN19B0D6

Democratic lawmakers press Flynn on Middle East trips
Posted:Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:11:48 -0400
(Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers investigating fired national security adviser Michael Flynn’s security clearance said Monday they could not find the hotel Flynn said he stayed at during a 2015 trip to Saudi Arabia or any record of a conference he reported attending.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/ipAnQtIo3pQ/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn-idUSKBN19A2VX

India’s Modi could discuss visa issue with Trump: trade official
Posted:Tue, 20 Jun 2017 05:09:25 -0400
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India could take up the issue of visas for skilled workers when Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets U.S. President Donald Trump next week, top trade ministry official said on Tuesday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/bvaSl-_bYy0/us-india-us-visa-idUSKBN19B10J

Democrats protest Senate Republican healthcare secrecy
Posted:Tue, 20 Jun 2017 04:28:06 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democrats took to the Senate floor on Monday to throw a spotlight on behind-the-scenes efforts by the Republican majority to repeal former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, known as Obamacare. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/5BwEL5zwae8/us-usa-healthcare-senate-idUSKBN19A2OM

Mueller team lawyer brings witness-flipping expertise to Trump probes
Posted:Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:28:14 -0400
(Reuters) – A veteran federal prosecutor recruited onto special counsel Robert Mueller’s team is known for a skill that may come in handy in the investigation of potential ties between Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign team: persuading witnesses to turn on friends, colleagues and superiors.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/MXVD8-oJu4o/us-usa-trump-russia-lawyers-idUSKBN19A1CM

Supreme Court to hear major case on political boundaries
Posted:Mon, 19 Jun 2017 20:16:09 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether the U.S. Constitution limits how far lawmakers can go to redraw voting districts to favor one political party over another in a case that could have huge consequences for American elections.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/KpQzObJ7Q4w/us-usa-court-election-idUSKBN19A1UW

Pence hires his own lawyer for Russia probes
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 05:45:11 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has hired a lawyer known for defending government officials in high-profile investigations to help him with probes into whether there were ties between the election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia, his office said on Thursday.
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/aeBrYNUX8oE/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN195385

Trump says in tweet no proof of his ‘collusion with the Russians’
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 08:19:44 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that after months of investigations into possible collusion by his campaign with Russia in the 2016 presidential election campaign, “nobody has been able to show any proof.”
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/EAlWBneleBU/us-usa-trump-russia-tweet-idUSKBN1971KT

In House race in Georgia, Democrats look for new path to power
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 06:09:47 -0400
DUNWOODY, Ga. (Reuters) – Democrat Jon Ossoff no longer talks about making President Donald Trump furious. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/Z-jEguQ2V6I/us-usa-politics-georgia-idUSKBN1970F2

Trump transition team ordered to save materials on Russia, Ukraine: NYT
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:41:49 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s transition team has been ordered to preserve materials related to ongoing investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, the New York Times reported on Friday, as Trump again assailed the probes. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/idHWGmMsAB0/us-usa-trump-russia-ukraine-idUSKBN1971TT

U.S. Senate votes near unanimously for Russia, Iran sanctions
Posted:Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:20:10 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and force President Donald Trump to get Congress’ approval before easing any existing sanctions on Russia.
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/CMB7a7D7OUE/us-usa-sanctions-idUSKBN1962AU

Opposing Trump, conservative bloc demands reforms to internet spy law
Posted:Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:39:47 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An influential conservative bloc of Republican lawmakers on Thursday said it opposed renewal of an internet surveillance law unless major changes were made in how the U.S. government collects and uses American data, reflecting disagreement within the majority party. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/3WSgSzNG__0/us-usa-intelligence-idUSKBN1962SR

U.S. congressman’s condition improves but still critical after shooting
Posted:Thu, 15 Jun 2017 21:04:36 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Steve Scalise’s condition has improved but remained critical on Thursday, a day after a man who had expressed anger toward President Donald Trump opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a baseball practice.
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/q1RIJpkJmkM/us-virginia-shooting-idUSKBN1961W8

EPA suspected Fiat Chrysler of using ‘defeat device’ in 2015
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:36:24 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators told Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV in November 2015 that they suspected some of the automaker’s vehicles were equipped with secret software allowing them to violate emission control standards, according to emails disclosed on Friday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/9kgNbqsbb3o/us-fiatchrysler-emissions-epa-idUSKBN1972IH

Trump’s coal plan sends U.S. energy “back to the past”: Vatican
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 11:13:59 -0400
OSLO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is sending U.S. energy production “back to the past” with disastrous decisions to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement and to promote the coal industry, a senior Vatican official said on Friday.
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/zCcFr7SM9Rg/us-climatechange-vatican-idUSKBN197216

Canada oil sands need more emissions measures: official panel
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:05:01 -0400
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Canada’s oil sands need more emissions-cutting measures and monitoring, an official panel said on Friday in recommendations that could potentially raise costs in a high-cost region that international players have increasingly abandoned.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/WSQG2kKTn_E/us-canada-oilsands-emissions-idUSKBN1972P6

Birds find haven from urban injuries at New York City treatment center
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:38:59 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Olivia Snarski was cleaning out the apartment of a friend who died on Tuesday when she found a bird lying against a wall with what appeared to be a broken bone.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/MJjYS691bRg/us-new-york-birds-rehab-idUSKBN1972J8

Cow farm in Qatari desert struggles amid Arab boycott
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:44:31 -0400
ABU NAKLAH, QATAR (Reuters) – On a cattle farm in the desert outside Doha, hundreds of cows imported from the Netherlands are led into an air-conditioned hall to be milked by Asian workers in orange uniforms.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/2T0ldNPZo-A/us-gulf-qatar-cows-idUSKBN1971VE

EU approves German fund for managing radioactive waste
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 06:07:25 -0400
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Friday it had approved Germany’s plan to create a public fund to deal with radioactive waste.

NHC says 20 percent chance of storm in western Caribbean Sea
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:56:33 -0400
(Reuters) – A low pressure system located in the western Caribbean Sea has a 20 percent chance of developing into a tropical storm in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/kCqlaJW4Trk/us-storm-atlantic-nhc-idUSKBN1972XS

Unlikely Netherlands will close coal plants soon: Green Left leader
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:36:35 -0400
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of the Green Left party in the Netherlands said on Friday that he did not think the country’s coal-fired power plants would close by the end of the next governing period. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/Mi3tD7EZ4Ns/us-netherlands-greens-idUSKBN1972R0

China, ADB launch green financing platform to fight pollution
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 01:02:46 -0400
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and the Asia Development Bank (ADB) have launched a green financing platform to support efforts by small- and medium-sized enterprises to cut pollution in the smog-hit Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, ADB said on Friday. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/jU_g3c6wtzo/us-china-pollution-finance-idUSKBN1970DH

Trump rolls back parts of what he calls ‘terrible’ Obama Cuba policy
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:42:40 -0400
MIAMI (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday ordered tighter restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and a clampdown on U.S. business dealings with the Caribbean island’s military, saying he was canceling former President Barack Obama’s “terrible and misguided deal” with Havana. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/vsz-Kmsti8M/us-usa-cuba-idUSKBN1970EC

Trump owes lenders at least $315 million, disclosure shows
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:59:56 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump had personal liabilities of at least $315.6 million to German, U.S. and other lenders as of mid-2017, according to a federal financial disclosure form released late on Friday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/OgnzdvuE39M/us-usa-trump-ethics-idUSKBN1972XM

Trump acknowledges he is under investigation in Russia probe
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 17:24:37 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday he is under investigation in a probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race and possible collusion by his campaign -and seemed to assail the Justice Department official overseeing the inquiry.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/idHWGmMsAB0/us-usa-trump-russia-ukraine-idUSKBN1971TT

Trump says in tweet no proof of his ‘collusion with the Russians’
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 08:19:44 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that after months of investigations into possible collusion by his campaign with Russia in the 2016 presidential election campaign, “nobody has been able to show any proof.”http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/EAlWBneleBU/us-usa-trump-russia-tweet-idUSKBN1971KT

Rosenstein may need to recuse himself from Russia probe: ABC News
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:39:00 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has privately acknowledged he may need to recuse himself from matters relating to the Russia probe, given that he could become a potential witness in the investigation, ABC News reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/wUqo8CSE408/us-usa-trump-russia-rosenstein-idUSKBN197207

Trump likely to nominate former Senate aide Peirce for SEC: Bloomberg
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:43:25 -0400
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to nominate former Senate aide Hester Peirce to an open seat on the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/Reuters/PoliticsNews/~3/tB_ghps5UPE/us-usa-trump-sec-idUSKBN1972K7

Amazon-Whole Foods deal roils Wall St.; energy shares gain
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:35:51 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Major U.S. stock indexes ended little changed on Friday even as Amazon.com’s $13.7 billion deal to buy upscale grocer Whole Foods roiled the retail sector and rocked shares of an array of companies including Wal-Mart and Target.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/k7v94CM-9JY/us-usa-stocks-idUSKBN1971F1

Weak inflation erodes conviction at Fed on rate hikes
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:49:02 -0400
DALLAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the Federal Reserve raised rates earlier this week, Fed Chair Janet Yellen expressed confidence that recent weak inflation readings were transitory. Fed officials on Friday signaled that doubts are simmering. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/_ZeCAGDtxAY/us-usa-fed-idUSKBN1972QL

Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, wielding online might in brick-and-mortar world Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:51:03 -0400
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would buy Whole Foods Market Inc for $13.7 billion, in an embrace of brick-and-mortar stores that could turn the high-end grocer into a mass-market merchant and upend the already struggling U.S. retail industry.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/NjVxCh4awZk/us-whole-foods-m-a-amazon-idUSKBN1971QJ

Yellen says Fed to give banks more details on stress tests
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:13:16 -0400
NEW YORK and WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will give banks more details on how it conducts annual stress tests, including the qualitative part of the tests, when it publishes the results later this month, Chair Janet Yellen said Friday in a letter to Congress.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/rJJrvhLpRK4/us-usa-banks-idUSKBN1972AL

Hedge fund called ‘greedy bastards’ by Whole Foods CEO would make $300 million on sale Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:36:12 -0400
(Editor’s Note: please be advised that headline and paragraph 7 contain language that some readers may find offensive)http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/dU_2oXphFOM/us-whole-foods-m-a-jana-idUSKBN1972QU

Takata would stop making air-bag inflators under new plan: sources
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:19:58 -0400
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Takata Corp , facing bankruptcy over the biggest recall in automotive history, would stop making air-bag inflators after completing a global recall, under a restructuring plan under consideration by its steering committee, sources told Reuters on Friday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/3I66jK_U3ng/us-takata-bankruptcy-idUSKBN1972GG

McDonald’s ends Olympics sponsorship deal early
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:00:24 -0400
NEW YORK/BERLIN (Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp ended its 41-year-old sponsorship of the Olympic Games three years early, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday, reflecting the U.S. fast-food giant’s focus on its core business as well as rising Olympics sponsorship costs and declining TV ratings. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/iKLt4tBIxlc/us-olympics-mcdonalds-idUSKBN1971HB

GM to open manufacturing facility in Arlington, add new jobs
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:39:04 -0400
(Reuters) – U.S. automaker General Motors Co said on Friday it plans to open a manufacturing facility for its suppliers at its Arlington assembly plant in Texas, adding more than 850 new jobs.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/q5OYxEdxPzo/us-gm-plant-idUSKBN1972G4

Toronto’s Trump tower could get new name: sources
Posted:Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:40:39 -0400
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – Marriott International Inc’s St. Regis brand is the lead bidder to take over the brand and management rights of a downtown Toronto high-rise bearing the name of U.S. President Donald Trump, two people with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/PeP2p-pUF6o/us-canada-trump-hotel-idUSKBN1972R5

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