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U.S.
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a major legal battle that threatens to further undermine a landmark federal voting rights law as the state of Alabama defends a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by judges for diluting the clout of Black voters.
Republicans in the tightest Senate races are getting help from deep-pocketed allies who are unleashing a late advertizing blitz, potentially neutralizing their Democratic rivals' fundraising advantage heading into the November 8 midterm elections.
Former president Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation, seeking $475 million in punitive damages and claiming the network had carried out a "campaign of libel and slander" against him.
A Michigan township official who promotes false conspiracy theories of a rigged 2020 election could face criminal charges related to two voting-system security breaches, according to previously unreported records and legal experts.
Prosecutors were set to continue questioning their first witness in the trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and his associates for their alleged role in the storming of the Capitol, following a first day of testimony about a "chaotic" scene with lawmakers in tears.
WORLD
Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile further than ever before, sending it soaring over Japan, for the first time in five years, and prompting a warning for residents there to take cover. In response to the test, U.S. and South Korean warplanes practised bombing a target in the Yellow Sea.
Lawyers for Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, facing a U.S. lawsuit over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told a court the crown prince's appointment as prime minister last week ensured him immunity from prosecution.
Police in Haiti fired tear gas at thousands of protesters marching in the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, against Prime Minister Ariel Henry's government and its handling of crippling fuel shortages and soaring prices.
British interior minister Suella Braverman will set out plans today for new powers which would ban migrants who cross the English Channel from claiming asylum, a government source said.
The first round of Brazil's presidential election has come and gone with no final victor, but some big losers have emerged: opinion pollsters.
|  People walk past a news stand outside the Bank of England in the City of London financial district, October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls BUSINESS & MARKETS Global stocks climbed for a second day, after Britain's decision to ditch part of a controversial tax-cut plan and slightly paler expectations for aggressive central bank action returned some confidence to investors.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has refused to rule out cutting benefit payments by less than soaring inflation to help fund her tax-cutting growth plan in what is likely to spark the next political rebellion over her economic plans.
Swiss lender Credit Suisse, battered by scandals and losses, is racing through a restructuring plan. Wild market swings and a social media storm are making that task increasingly difficult.
Sony's gaming business is looking at fresh investment to bolster its push into PC and mobile, a senior executive said, as the PlayStation 5 maker competes for talent with deep-pocketed rivals and as industry dealmaking heats up.
Food giant Nestle pledged to spend over $1 billion by 2030 on efforts to source coffee sustainably, more than double its previous pledge, as challenges linked to climate change pose particular risks for the bean.
A new NFT trading craze where names are bought and sold for eye-popping sums is providing a multi-million-dollar lifeline for speculators shivering in the bleak crypto winter.
BREAKINGVIEWS
Read Hugo Dixon on how the end of cheap money reveals a global debt problem, Pierre Briancon on the tax U-turn that has left Liz Truss with a credibility gap, and Jennifer Saba on Kim Kardashian making an example out of the SEC.
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