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Police block protesters during a visit by U.S, President Donald Trump to the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
U.S. Justice Department launches probe into Arizona policing practices

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into policing practices in Phoenix, Arizona, Attorney General Merrick Garland told a news conference on Thursday.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro talks during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia,
Brazilian business leaders, in letter, rebuke Bolsonaro's 'authoritarian adventures'

Hundreds of business leaders representing large Brazilian banks and other companies on Thursday published a letter titled "Elections will be respected," in an apparent rebuke of President Jair Bolsonaro's recent threats against the 2022 elections.

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S
U.S. senators target ransomware by targeting countries that allow it

Two senior U.S. senators planned legislation on Thursday that would fight ransomware attacks on U.S. infrastructure by sanctioning countries the harbor cyber criminals, as well as by strengthening protections against attacks.

A privacy booth is seen as poll workers wait for voters at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison,
Lawyers sanctioned over 'fantastical' suit alleging 2020 U.S. election was stolen

A U.S. judge on Wednesday sanctioned two lawyers who brought a lawsuit alleging the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump and his supporters, calling their case "one enormous conspiracy theory."

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference urging action on climate change outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S.
Rare bid to repeal war resolution advanced by U.S. Senate committee

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed legislation on Wednesday that would repeal congressional authorizations for past wars with Iraq, a significant step in lawmakers' effort to wrest back the power to declare war from the White House.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters during the Save America Rally at the Sarasota Fairgrounds in Sarasota, Florida, U.S
Trump fires back at Justice Dept in bid to keep his tax returns secret

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday challenged in court last week's U.S. Justice Department order to turn his tax returns over to a House of Representatives committee, part of his long campaign to keep details of his wealth secret.

People walk in Lujiazui financial district during sunset in Pudong, Shanghai, China
China outlook positive despite recent regulatory changes - AIA

Financial company AIA retains a positive outlook on China, driven by its long-term structural growth and commitment to open up financial markets to foreign investors, despite its recent regulatory changes, group CIO Mark Konyn said.

A man sprays water on a burning olive press factory during a wildfire in the village of Rovies, on Evia island, Greece,
Site of ancient Olympic Games threatened as Greece battles wildfire

Greek authorities ordered villages near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese to be evacuated on Wednesday as wildfires raged across the country, destroying swathes of forest and buildings, and sending hundreds fleeing.

Wendy Sherman arrives for a meeting on Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva
U.S. State Dept. No.2 Sherman speaks with Myanmar shadow government

The No.2 U.S. diplomat, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, spoke on Wednesday with a representative of Myanmar's government in exile, the first announced contact between a senior U.S. official and the rival administration to the generals who overthrew a democratically elected government.

Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks during an interview in his office at the bank's headquarters in Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Exclusive: Fed's Kaplan wants bond-buying taper to start soon and be gradual

The U.S. central bank should start reducing its bond-buying program "soon" and gradually, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Wednesday, adding that doing so would give it more flexibility to be "patient" on raising interest rates.

The seal of the United States Department of Justice is seen on the building exterior of the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan
U.S. Justice Dept watchdog launches audit into troubled grants system

The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog has launched an audit into its $115 million contract with General Dynamics to build its new grant management software, which since its launch has been plagued by technological glitches and caused delays in funding criminal justice programs.

 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks while making an announcement at a news conference from the stage at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan in New York City,
Most New Yorkers want Cuomo to resign over sexual harassment, poll finds

Some 59% of New Yorkers think Governor Andrew Cuomo should resign after an investigation found that he groped, kissed or made suggestive comments to 11 women in violation of U.S. and state law, a Marist Poll showed on Wednesday.

Newly-installed razor wire tops the unscalable fence surrounding the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the January 6th riot and ahead of the upcoming inauguration in Washington, U.S
Michigan man pleads guilty to U.S. Capitol riot charge, sentenced

A Michigan man who urged his social media followers to "take back our country" before the assault on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to time served in pre-trial detention after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a ground breaking ceremony at the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility in East Rockaway, New York, U.S.
Local prosecutors look into alleged sexual harassment by New York's Cuomo

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday faced a growing number of inquiries by local prosecutors and calls for his resignation a day after an investigation overseen by the state's attorney general concluded he had sexually harassed 11 women.

An aerial view shows a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan province,
China lodges representations with BBC over flood reporting

China has lodged a stern representation with Britain's BBC over its reporting of the floods in Henan and a statement over how foreign journalists were being treated, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

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