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Soccer-Marshall Islands make history with first-ever international football match
By Michael BrockAug 15 (Reuters) - The Marshall Islands finally got off the mark in international football on Thursday and promptly lost 4-0 to the U.S. Virgin Islands on a high school pitch in Arkansas, but not before making history as the world's newest national team.The remote Pacific nation ...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Rubio and Witkoff will join Trump in meeting with Putin
Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff in his meeting Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the White House.At a lunch following the meeting, Rubio, Witkoff, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
NLRB official warns states against moving to regulate labor relations
By Daniel Wiessner Aug 15 (Reuters) - A top U.S. National Labor Relations Board official on Friday said proposals in at least three states to regulate private-sector labor relations when the federal board does not have enough members to issue decisions are likely invalid.NLRB Acting General Couns...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Democrats decry move by Pentagon to pause $800 million in nearly done software projects
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Democrats took aim at the Trump administration after Reuters reported on Wednesday that the Navy and Air Force were poised to cancel nearly completed software projects worth over $800 million. The reason for the move was an effort by some official...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Ex-public defender loses appeal in sexual harassment case against US judiciary
By Nate Raymond Aug 15 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by a former public defender in North Carolina to overturn her trial loss in a lawsuit alleging U.S. federal judiciary officials mishandled a sexual harassment complaint she lodged against her supervisor.A three-ju...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Russia readying nuclear-powered cruise missile test, Ukrainian military intelligence says
Reuters reported missile test plans on TuesdayReport cited US researchers and Western security sourceUkraine says Moscow sees missile test as diplomatic leverageRussian defense ministry, Pentagon and CIA have declined to comment By Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay LONDON/WASHINGTON Aug 15 (Reut...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Exclusive: Ambac Financial in talks to buy SiriusPoint’s A&H MGA Armada, sources say
By James ThalerAug 15 - (The Insurer) - Ambac Financial Group is in advanced discussions to acquire Armada, the accident and health managing general agent owned by SiriusPoint, according to people familiar with the matter.The deal would expand Ambac’s fast-growing distribution platform and deepen it...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Russian government plane lands in Alaska ahead of Putin-Trump talks
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A Russian government plane landed in Alaska ahead of the talks between the Russian and U.S. presidents on Friday, according to flight tracking system Flightradar24.It was not clear whether Vladimir Putin was on board. The plane departed from Russia's Far Eastern town M...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Applied Materials, Precigen, Transdigm Group
Aug 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Applied Materials, Precigen and Transdigm Group, on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS* Applied Materials Inc AMAT.O: JP Morgan raises target price to $220 from $210* GE Vernova Inc...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
CANADA RESEARCH ROUNDUP-CCL Industries, Stantec, Terravest Industries
Aug 15 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several Canadian companies including CCL Industries, Stantec and Terravest Industries on Friday.HIGHLIGHTS * Bank of Montreal BMO.TO: BofA Global Research cuts price objective to C$159 from C$160 * CCL Industries In...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
US health chief Kennedy says no plans for 2028 presidential run
By Maiya KeidanWASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Friday he is not running for president in 2028, calling the suggestion inaccurate on social media."DC lobby shops are laboring fiercely to drive a wedge between President Trump an...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
World Economic Forum names BlackRock's Larry Fink, Roche's Andre Hoffmann as interim co-chairs
Aug 15 (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum said on Friday it has appointed BlackRock BLK.N CEO Larry Fink and Roche Holding's ROG.S Vice-Chair André Hoffmann as interim co-chairs of its board.Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Redistricting fight continues as Texas Governor Abbott calls new special legislative session
By Brad Brooks Aug 15 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Friday, hiking pressure on Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stymie Republican plans to redraw political maps at the behest of U.S. President Donald Trump.Trump wants to use redist...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Part of Maryland digital ad tax law declared unconstitutional
2021 law barred disclosure of tax on invoicesCourt says law violated First Amendment free speech rightsMaryland officials not available to commentBy Jonathan Stempel Aug 15 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday declared unconstitutional a Maryland law prohibiting companies that pass on th...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Trump says 'nothing set in stone' on Putin meeting
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he did not know what would make his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin a success, saying he wanted to see a ceasefire.Asked what would make the meeting a success, he told reporters aboard Air Force One: ...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
Trump administration claims judge defied Supreme Court to bar Education Department firings
By Nate Raymond Aug 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is accusing a federal judge in Boston of defying the U.S. Supreme Court's authority by continuing to block it from gutting part of the U.S. Department of Education, after the justices halted a similar order he...Reuters
Fri, Aug 15
