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"From 1982 to 2018 the share of U.S. wealth held by the 400 richest Americans is estimated to have grown from 1% to around 3.5%, or probably around $3 trillion."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 5:36:05 PM

"A 93-year-old former concentration camp guard arrived in court in a wheelchair on Thursday, in what could be one of Germany's last trials of Nazi war crimes."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 6:36:18 PM

"New Zealand movie director Taika Waititi says he likes a challenge and his satire of Adolf Hitler and Nazi culture may be his riskiest and most successful yet."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 7:06:55 PM

"A year after Canada legalized use of recreational marijuana cannabis stocks have lost half their market value, and investors betting that the launch of higher-margin pot-infused drinks and other products will quickly lift shares may be in for a bumpy ride."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 7:41:46 PM

"Turkey has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in northeast Syria to allow for withdrawal of Kurdish forces, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday after talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. For a custom daily brief of the latest stories from Reuters, try our Messenger news briefing: m.me/reuters"
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 8:06:37 PM

"Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media company's political advertising policies and said it was unable to overcome China's strict censorship, attempting to position his company as a defender of free speech."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 8:36:18 PM

"Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday they would keep up their push for tougher sanctions on Turkey over its offensive in Syria despite the announcement of a five-day ceasefire."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 9:06:29 PM

"A surge in sterling and the rally in Britain's domestically exposed stocks fizzled on Thursday as investors braced for a showdown in the UK parliament over the new Brexit deal agreed between Brussels and London."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 9:36:16 PM

"President Donald Trump’s withholding of $391 million in military aid to Ukraine was linked to his request that the Ukrainians look into a claim - debunked as a conspiracy theory - about the 2016 U.S. election, a senior presidential aide said, the first time the White House acknowledged such a connection. Trump and administration officials had denied for weeks that they had demanded a “quid pro quo” for delivering the U.S. aid, a key part of a controversy that has triggered an impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives against the Republican president. https://reut.rs/2IYVNKo"
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 10:05:53 PM

"The United Auto Workers union said on Thursday workers at General Motors Co will stay off the job while they vote on a proposed contract that delivers higher pay and better terms for temporary workers, but allows the automaker to close three U.S. plants, the union said on Thursday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 10:06:35 PM

"Brazilian police on Thursday shot dead three armed robbers after they broke into an international airport cargo terminal and fled with cash, shooting at security guards and police in the process, local authorities said."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 10:26:03 PM

"Turkey agreed to pause its offensive in Syria for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw from a “safe zone” Ankara had sought to capture, in a deal hailed by the Trump administration and cast by Turkey as a complete victory. https://reut.rs/2OWcfPm"
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 10:26:34 PM

"Sentons, a startup led by chip industry veterans, on Thursday began marketing technology that aims to do away with gadget buttons and said it is working with two smartphone makers in addition to an existing contract with Asus Computer Inc <2357.tw>."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 10:36:37 PM

"Mexico has deported over 300 Indian nationals to New Delhi, the National Migration Institute (INM) said late on Wednesday, in what it described as an unprecedented transatlantic deportation."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 10:46:05 PM

"U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has told President Donald Trump he will step down, a source familiar with the matter said, a day before a deadline set by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives for Perry to turn over documents in the impeachment probe. https://reut.rs/2IYWaEM"
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 10:47:21 PM

"Thousands of people demonstrated in Beirut on Thursday against the Lebanese government's management of an economic crisis in one of the biggest protests in years, leading the Cabinet to pull a proposed new levy on WhatsApp calls."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 11:06:48 PM

"President Donald Trump will host next year’s Group of Seven economic summit of developed nations’ leaders at his Florida golf resort, a move Democrats and others decried as more evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain. https://reut.rs/31kFDBb"
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 11:08:13 PM

"U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called an agreement between the United States and Turkey on a pause in Ankara's offensive in northeastern Syria a "sham.""
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 11:26:02 PM

"Douglas Hodge, the former chief executive of the investment firm Pimco, has agreed to plead guilty to participating in what prosecutors say is the largest college admissions scam uncovered in the United States, according to a court filing on Thursday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 11:36:26 PM

"E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc said on Thursday it will completely halt U.S. sales of all flavors except tobacco, mint and menthol, as the company faces heightened scrutiny from regulators, lawmakers and state attorneys general over the appeal of its nicotine products to teenagers."
Posted by Reuters on 10/17/2019 11:45:59 PM

"Venezuela was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday with 105 votes and a round of applause, despite fierce lobbying by the United States and rights groups, and the late entry of Costa Rica as competition. For a custom daily brief of the latest stories from Reuters, try our Messenger news briefing: m.me/reuters"
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 12:06:56 AM

"The New York City Council voted on Thursday to close the city's infamous Rikers Island jail complex by 2026, casting off a detention system plagued by chronic violence and decrepit facilities, as the nation rethinks mass incarceration."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 12:26:03 AM

"Wall Street banks believe they are getting a green light from supervisors to hold more Treasury debt and less cash after last month's volatility in overnight lending markets, three industry sources told Reuters."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 12:36:14 AM

"Two American businessmen charged with conspiring to violate campaign finance laws with former associates of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty on Thursday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 12:46:11 AM

"Britain will be on course for more distant economic ties with the European Union, making the country poorer, if Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins parliamentary backing for the Brexit deal he clinched with Brussels on Thursday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 1:06:57 AM

"The chief executives of the three largest U.S. drug distributors and a drugmaker have been summoned to appear before a federal judge to discuss a proposal to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging they fueled the U.S. opioid crisis, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 1:26:02 AM

"Disinformation campaigns helped lead to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the daughter of the U.S. civil rights champion said on Thursday after the head of Facebook said social media should not factcheck political advertisements."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 1:36:19 AM

"California rolled out the nation's first statewide earthquake warning system on Thursday, designed to detect seismic waves and alert residents through a mobile phone app even before the ground starts shaking."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 1:46:12 AM

"Over the past decade or so, Goldman Sachs Group Inc has watched its annual trading profits fall 84%, as post-financial crisis regulations upended Wall Street. Now, bank executives are hoping they have figured out the key to a turnaround: asking traders to be more like investment bankers."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 2:06:31 AM

"When Japan's youngest prince, Hisahito, visited Bhutan in August on his first overseas trip just months after his uncle Naruhito became emperor, his trip was regarded as the debut of a future monarch on the world stage."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 2:36:06 AM

"China is expected to post its weakest economic growth in at least 27-1/2 years on Friday, raising pressure on Beijing to roll out more stimulus to counter the effects of a costly trade war with the United States."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 2:46:15 AM

"Facebook's plans to launch its Libra cryptocurrency faced a new hurdle on Thursday, when the Group of Seven wealthy nations said such "stablecoins" should not be allowed to launch until the profound international risks they pose are addressed."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 3:06:38 AM

"New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Thursday the central bank is learning as it works to increase liquidity in the banking system and that it will adjust its approach as needed."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 3:26:08 AM

"The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a Nov. 19 hearing to determine the probable cause of a March 2018 Uber Technologies Inc self-driving vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Arizona."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 3:36:23 AM

"The European Commission is checking if the increase in the structural deficit in Italy's draft 2020 budget can be justified under EU budget rules, but Brussels does not want to "create a crisis" over it, Economic Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 3:46:22 AM

"China's economic growth slowed more than expected to 6.0% year-on-year in the third quarter, the weakest pace in almost three decades, hit by soft factory production amid a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war and lackluster demand at home."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 4:06:50 AM

"Heavily armed cartel fighters surrounded security forces and made them free one of drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons, whose brief apprehension triggered intense gunbattles across the city of Culiacan."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 4:26:21 AM

"Fate of Japan's imperial dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old https://reut.rs/2OXyzbp"
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 4:32:16 AM

"NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Thursday that the fallout following a tweet from a Houston Rockets official who backed the Hong Kong democracy protests has already cost the league substantial financial losses in China."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 4:42:33 AM

"Oil prices fell on Friday after China, the world's largest oil importer, recorded its weakest quarter of economic growth in nearly three decades, dragged down by a trade dispute with the United States."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 4:52:04 AM

"China's industrial output grew 5.8% year-on-year in September, recovering after slowing sharply the previous month, data from the National Bureau of Statistic showed Friday, though the economy remained under broad pressure from cooling demand at home and abroad."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 5:26:08 AM

"Asian stocks stumbled on Friday after China posted its weakest growth in nearly three decades, countering a global lift in sentiment on the UK and European Union striking a long-awaited Brexit deal."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 5:46:31 AM

"The trade deal reached between Japan and the United States is expected to boost Japan's economy by about 0.8%, the Japanese government said on Friday."
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 6:25:56 AM

"Japan only allows males to ascend the ancient Chrysanthemum Throne and changes to the succession law are anathema to conservatives backing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Hisahito, 13, the lone royal male in his generation, is second in line to the throne after his father Crown Prince Akishino, 53, the emperor’s younger brother. https://reut.rs/2MVqu46"
Posted by Reuters on 10/18/2019 6:39:36 AM