By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A “hotter-than-expected” September inflation report doesn’t necessarily mean the Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates higher than officials projected at their most recent policy meeting, St. Louis Fed …
U.S. Senate Democrats cite insufficient election workers ahead of midterms
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of U.S. Senate Democrats sounded the alarm over a lack of election workers ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm voting, citing threats and harassment as hurdles to recruiting crucial staff. In an Oct. 6 letter t…
Comedian gets last laugh after heckler hurls beer can at her
By Francesca Halliwell and Eleanor Whalley (Reuters) – Comedian Ariel Elias got more than she bargained for when she was heckled while performing in New Jersey. But Elias got the last laugh, after the incident – and her reaction – went viral on social …
Ukraine’s Marchenko to chair IMF, World Bank governing boards in 2023
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The shareholders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Friday selected Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko as the next rotating chair of the boards of governors of both institutions in 2023….
Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants leave southern Mexico to travel to U.S. border
By Jose Torres TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrants set off from Mexico’s southern border early on Friday on a northward journey to the U.S.-Mexico border where hundreds of others are stranded following a deal to expel Venezuelan migrants…
Haiti gang blockade is causing catastrophic hunger, U.N. officials say
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) – Haitians are experiencing catastrophic hunger because of gangsters blockading a major fuel terminal, U.N. officials said on Friday, with more than 4 million facing acute food insecurity. A coalition of gangs has pre…
Suspect in deadly North Carolina shooting identified as 15-year-old
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A 15-year-old male suspect was in a North Carolina hospital in critical condition on Friday after he went on a shooting spree that led to an hours-long manhunt and left five people dead in the state capital, Raleigh’s poli…
U.S. business inventories increase slightly below expectations in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business inventories increased a bit less than expected in August, but there are signs that unsold goods are piling up at retailers and wholesalers as stubbornly high inflation and rising interest rates slow demand. Business…
Musk says SpaceX cannot fund Ukraine’s vital Starlink internet indefinitely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Friday his rocket company SpaceX cannot indefinitely fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, which has helped the country’s civilians and military stay online during the war with Russia. Musk’s comment on …
Turkish opposition calls new media law ‘censorship’, will appeal to top court
By Mert Ozkan and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition group said on Friday it would ask the top court to throw out new media legislation that would jail people for spreading “misinformation”, calling the measures unprecedented c…