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Wall Street advances on trade hopes, tame inflation data
Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday as investor optimism was stoked over hopes the United States and China could iron out a trade deal, and benign inflation data suggested the Federal Reserve would hold interest rates steady in the near term.
U.S. Republican Senator Rubio pushes plan to tax stock buybacks
Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he will soon introduce legislation that would tax corporate stock buybacks like dividends, aiming to spur business investment, create more jobs and boost wages.
Lyndon LaRouche, perennial U.S. presidential candidate, dies at 96
Lyndon LaRouche, a fringe political figure who fueled his eight presidential campaigns with conspiracies involving Queen Elizabeth, AIDS and communist spies before going to prison for swindling his supporters, died on Tuesday at the age of 96, his po...
Scottish First Minister Sturgeon calls for May to rule out no deal Brexit - ITV
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has called on Prime Minister Theresa May to take a no deal Brexit off the table, ITV reported on Wednesday.
U.S. to meet Taliban in Islamabad on Feb. 18: Taliban spokesman
Taliban negotiators will meet their U.S. counterparts on Feb. 18 in Pakistan's capital Islamabad as part of accelerating diplomacy to end more than 17 years of war in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday.
Wary of shutdown, Trump inches toward support for funding deal
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday edged toward backing a deal in Congress on government funding that would not meet his demand for $5.7 billion for a wall on the Mexican border but would avert a partial government shutdown.
Canada legislators reject probe into government officials over ethics woes
The Canadian parliament's justice committee on Wednesday rejected an opposition bid to question senior officials about allegations of political interference that are becoming a problem for Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Democratic lawmakers say U.S. military action in Venezuela 'not an option'
Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday said Congress would oppose U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and challenged the credibility of President Donald Trump's special envoy, Elliott Abrams, over his past embrace of American covert action.
Venezuela opposition takes steps to seize oil revenue as Maduro issues threat
Venezuela's opposition-controlled congress named new temporary boards of directors to state-oil firm PDVSA on Wednesday, in an effort to wrest the OPEC nation's oil revenue from President Nicolas Maduro.
Wary of shutdown, Trump edges toward support for funding deal
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday edged toward backing a deal in Congress on funding for a barrier on the Mexican border, but left open the possibility that disputes over the wall could still cause a partial government shutdown by the weekend.
U.S. posts another budget deficit as tax revenues sag
The U.S. federal government ran a $14 billion budget deficit in December as revenues sagged following last year's tax cuts even as the economy appeared strong, Treasury Department data showed on Wednesday.
Netflix row overshadows premiere of film about Spanish lesbians
A row over whether films produced for streaming platform Netflix should be shown at the Berlin Film Festival has overshadowed the premiere of "Elisa & Marcela", Isabel Coixet's tale of two Spanish lesbians.
Three Americans among five killed in Kenya plane crash: source
A light plane crashed in Kenya's Great Rift Valley region on Wednesday, killing five people including three Americans, a police source said.
Groups sue U.S. to stop deportation hearings by videoconference in New York
Rights groups have sued the Trump Administration for violating constitutional rights of immigrants by refusing them in-person deportation hearings in New York immigration court, and instead forcing them to make their case by videoconference from dete...
Apple ramps up self-driving program as Waymo says its tech improves
Apple Inc logged tens of thousands of miles testing self-driving cars in 2018, up sharply from just hundreds of miles the year before, according to data released Wednesday by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Former Trump lawyer Cohen to testify to Congress before entering prison: CNBC
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will testify before three congressional committees before he enters jail on March 6, CNBC reported on Friday, citing Cohen's lawyer Lanny Davis.
Sex and disability make for tenderly humorous Japanese drama
A talented young woman breaks free from an overly protective parent, explores her sexuality and forges her own, promising path in the world.
U.S. military intervention in Venezuela 'not an option': lawmaker
Congress will not support U.S. military intervention in Venezuela despite hints by President Donald Trump that such action had not been ruled out, the Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday.
Former Trump lawyer Cohen to testify to Congress before entering prison: CNBC
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen will testify before three congressional committees before he enters jail on March 6, CNBC reported on Friday, citing Cohen's lawyer Lanny Davis.
U.S. charges former Air Force officer with spying for Iran
The United States on Wednesday charged former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Monica Witt with helping Iran in a cyber-spying operation that targeted her former colleagues.