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US healthcare workers launch three-day strike at Kaiser Permanente

About 75,000 healthcare workers launched a planned three-day strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities across the U.S. on Wednesday, the largest-ever…

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Judge chides Donald Trump lawyer’s ‘ridiculous’ questioning in civil fraud trial

A judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial pounded his fists in frustration with the former U.S. president’s lawyers on…

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With trial underway, Trump appeals New York judge’s fraud ruling

Donald Trump on Wednesday appealed a judge's refusal to dismiss New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud lawsuit against…

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Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan bid to fill top job in leaderless US House

The race to replace ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape on Wednesday as Steve Scalise, the chamber's No.2 Republican,…

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Metalworkers suspend strike at Embraer plant in Brazil

Metalworkers at Brazilian planemaker Embraer's (EMBR3.SA) Sao Jose dos Campos plant on Tuesday decided to suspend a strike they had started earlier…

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UK’s Hunt: I’d love to lower taxes before election but cuts are inflationary

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday he would love to lower taxes in the run-up to a national…

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Venezuela’s political opposition rejects request to delay primary

Venezuela's opposition election commission said on Monday it will move forward with its late October primary vote to pick its…

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‘Election fear’ stalks Argentina’s markets as volatile vote nears

Argentina's markets have a new cause for the wobbles - a presidential election whose outcome is anyone's guess and could…

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Brazil’s industrial output rises less than expected in August

Industrial production in Brazil rose slightly less than expected in August, data from government statistics agency IBGE showed on Tuesday,…

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India-Canada ties fray in dispute over Sikh separatist killing

India has asked Canada to reduce its diplomatic staff in the country by more than half, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday,…

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