By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Liberal Justice Elena Kagan on Friday expressed hope that her colleagues on the conservative-dominated U.S. Supreme Court could get back to finding “common ground,” saying it risked looking political by continuing to overtur…
Trump ally Graham asks top court to halt Georgia grand jury questioning
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham asked the Supreme Court on Friday to halt a lower court’s order compelling him to testify to a special grand jury in Georgia investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to overturn …
Cases of BQ.1/BQ.1.1 variants double in U.S., Europe warns of rise
By Manas Mishra and Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) -U.S. health regulators on Friday estimated that BQ.1 and closely related BQ.1.1 accounted for 16.6% of coronavirus variants in the country, nearly doubling from last week, while Europe expects them to bec…
At least half of Ukraine’s thermal power capacity hit by Russian strikes -minister
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russian air attacks have hit at least half of Ukraine’s thermal generation capacity, causing billions of dollars of damage since Oct. 10, though not all those power units have stopped working completely, Ukraine’s energy m…
Venezuela’s opposition unwilling to back interim Guaido govt for 2023
By Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition parties have warned they are likely to withdraw backing for Juan Guaido’s Washington-endorsed interim government in 2023, four people familiar with the matter said, r…
Wall Street ends higher as hopes for less aggressive Fed grow
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks surged to close out the trading week on Friday after a report said the U.S. Federal Reserve will likely debate on a smaller interest rate hike in December, raising hopes the central bank may be pois…
U.S., Russian defence chiefs speak, call was needed to clear up misunderstandings -Moscow
(Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke for the first time since May on Friday and a top Russian diplomat said the call was needed to eliminate misunderstandings, TASS news agency reported. The Pe…
Airlines oppose U.S. push on flight delay compensation
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Major U.S. airlines oppose U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) plans to update a government dashboard to show if carriers will voluntarily compensate passengers for lengthy delays within airlines control, a …
Exclusive-In letter, Sweden lists ‘concrete actions’ on Turkey’s concerns over NATO bid
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Sweden has taken “concrete action” to address Turkey’s concerns over its NATO membership bid, including stepping up counter-terrorism efforts against Kurdish militants, Stockholm told Ankara in a letter dated Oct….
U.S. budget deficit halves to $1.375 trln despite $430 billion in student loan costs
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday reported that its fiscal 2022 budget deficit plunged by half from a year earlier to $1.375 trillion, due to fading COVID-19 relief spending and record revenues fueled by a hot economy…