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Wednesday 27 September 2017

Trump's tax plan to propose deep U.S. rate cuts, lacks revenue details

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Trump's tax plan to propose deep U.S. rate cuts, lacks revenue details

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will call on Wednesday for slashing tax rates on businesses and the wealthy as part of a new tax plan that is likely to offer few details about how to pay for the cuts without expanding the federal deficit.

Trump scrambles to convince Americans he can handle Puerto Rico crisis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After well-received responses to two major hurricanes that hit the U.S. mainland, President Donald Trump is battling to show Americans he can handle yet another natural disaster - this time in Puerto Rico - despite being caught up in another Twitter war.

For desperate Puerto Ricans, fuel a precious commodity

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Puerto Rico resident Marangelly Garcia waited eight hours for diesel to fuel her family's generator on Monday, but the supply ran out before she got to the front of the line.

Conservative firebrand defeats Trump pick in Alabama primary for U.S. Senate

(Reuters) - Alabama voters elected conservative firebrand Roy Moore as the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump and other party leaders who had argued that rival Luther Strange was a better bet to advance their priorities in Washington.

Trump says Republicans have the votes to pass healthcare later

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans have enough support to pass their healthcare overhaul but not this week, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, one day after Senate Republicans admitted defeat over their effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.

No matter how you slice it, U.S. jurist Kennedy key vote in cake case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-profile legal fight involving a conservative Christian baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple promises to showcase the pivotal role Justice Anthony Kennedy will play on the U.S. Supreme Court during its new term that begins next week.

As 2018 Obamacare deadline nears, U.S. states believe every county covered

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. states have negotiated to the bitter end to keep health insurers selling Obamacare plans in every county next year, in some cases taking a hard-line to prevent exits that leave residents without access to health coverage.

Puerto Rico expects U.S. to lift Jones Act shipping restrictions

(Reuters) - Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Wednesday he expected the federal government to waive the Jones Act, which would lift restrictions on ships that can provide aid to the island devastated by Hurricane Maria.

Lengthy power restoration effort seen in Puerto Rico: U.S. power cos

(Reuters) - Puerto Rico faces a lengthy and complicated power restoration process after Hurricane Maria last week left the island's 3.4 million residents without electricity, according to a group of top U.S. electric company executives.

AmerisourceBergen unit to plead guilty in U.S. in $260 million settlement

(Reuters) - An AmerisourceBergen Corp unit will plead guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor and pay $260 million to resolve a U.S. probe into a pre-filled syringe program operated by a unit of the company that ceased operations in 2014.