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Movie producer Weinstein appears in court to answer rape, sex abuse charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Film producer Harvey Weinstein surrendered to New York City police on Friday on charges of rape and sex abuse and was taken to court in handcuffs, months after he was toppled from Hollywood's highest ranks by scores of women...
Collapse of Trump-Kim summit threatens to deepen U.S.-China rift
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's cancellation of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatens further strain on U.S.-China ties amid a trade dispute that had been intertwined with Beijing's pressure on isolated P...
Shares and dollar in modest recovery but politics curb gains
LONDON (Reuters) - World shares steadied and the dollar resumed its rise on Friday after a wobble caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to cancel a summit with North Korea, though political risk put Italian markets on track for heavy...
Movie producer Weinstein surrenders on sex assault charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Film producer Harvey Weinstein on Friday surrendered to authorities at a New York City police station on sex crime charges, months after he was toppled from Hollywood's most powerful ranks by scores of women accusing him of...
Falling investment, weak household spending drag on UK economy
LONDON (Reuters) - Falling business investment and the weakest household spending growth in more than three years marked a bad start to 2018 for Britain's economy, as official data on Friday confirmed it almost stagnated.
Movie producer Weinstein to surrender on sex assault charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Film producer Harvey Weinstein was expected to surrender to New York police on Friday, months after he was toppled from Hollywood's most powerful ranks by scores of women accusing him of sexual assault, a person familiar wit...
Trump fundraiser expands U.S. lawsuit accusing Qatar of hacking his emails
(Reuters) - A fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday added several defendants to a lawsuit claiming the Persian Gulf state of Qatar hacked his email accounts and shared the contents with news organizations.
U.S. lawmakers confer with intelligence officials on FBI Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. lawmakers attended classified briefings on Thursday on the FBI's probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election after President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims about a "spy" bein...
Trump pardons late black boxing champion Jack Johnson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a posthumous pardon to boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion, who was jailed a century ago due to his relationship with a white woman.
Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car: U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Uber disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March and which failed to properly identify the pedestrian, raising serious questions about its performance, the N...
U.S. auto import probe fans tariff fears, riles Asia, Europe
(Reuters) - A U.S. threat that it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports drew strong criticism on Thursday from the country's main business lobbying group, which warned of a "staggering" blow to the industry and the prospect of...
Wall Street dips after Trump cancels North Korea summit, targets car imports
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks dropped on Thursday, but were well off the session lows hit after President Donald Trump canceled a summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un and threatened to impose tariffs on auto imports.
Actor Morgan Freeman accused of inappropriate behavior, harassment: CNN
(Reuters) - At least eight women have accused actor Morgan Freeman of inappropriate behavior or harassment while working with them on film sets or at promotional events, CNN reported on Thursday.
Roaring dinosaurs return in 'Jurassic World' sequel
LONDON (Reuters) - The dinosaurs are back. The roaring creatures return to cinema screens in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom", the fifth installment in the sci-fi movie franchise which began 25 years ago.
Investigators identify Russian military unit in downing of flight MH17
BUNNIK, Netherlands (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors identified a Russian military unit on Thursday as the source of the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 296 people on board.
U.S. intelligence officials to brief lawmakers on Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers, including senior Democrats, will receive classified briefings from FBI and intelligence officials on Thursday on an FBI probe into Russian election meddling after President Donald Trump made unsubstantiated clai...
Trump calls off meeting with North Korea's Kim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off his planned June 12 summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a letter released by the White House.
North Korea blows up nuclear test site amid doubts over summit
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels at its nuclear test site on Thursday, media reported, as part of steps that have reduced tension on the Korean peninsula and raised the possibility of a summit with the Uni...
U.S. launches auto import probe, China says will defend interests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has launched a national security investigation into car and truck imports that could lead to new U.S. tariffs similar to those imposed on imported steel and aluminum in March.
General Electric's power unit fights for growth as wind, solar gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vistra Energy Corp and Dominion Energy Inc – which serve about 5.5 million electricity customers in more than a dozen U.S. states – both say they are done building combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plants.