MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has returned to training following his release from prison as he awaits trial in Mexico for alleged cartel ties following his deportation from the United States. Video footage shared on social media from the Coliseo Boxing Club by Gallo Estrada, a boxing gym in the Sonoran state …
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By Sabrina Valle NEW YORK (Reuters) -Two major rail operators have taken themselves out of the merger game that has gripped the industry for the past month, reshaping the competitive landscape and raising the regulatory stakes for Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion tie-up with Norfolk Southern . Canadian Pacific Kansas City joined Warren Buffett’s BNSF …
By Chris Prentice (Reuters) -The lone Democrat on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and one of just two remaining commissioners at the agency, said on Tuesday that she will leave the regulator on September 3. Commissioner Kristin Johnson, who announced her leaving date in a statement, had previously announced that she intended to leave …
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By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) -A Wisconsin judge cannot claim immunity from criminal charges accusing her of helping a migrant evade an immigration arrest outside her courtroom, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, likely setting the stage for a trial. Wisconsin-based U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman rejected claims from Judge Hannah Dugan, an elected judge on …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -At least 34 soldiers were kidnapped by armed civilians in a jungle area of southeastern Colombia after clashes that left 11 guerrillas dead, including a commander of a dissident faction of the former FARC rebel group, Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday. The clashes occurred in a rural part of the El …
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By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile is in the final phase of negotiations with the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) over tariffs, Chile’s undersecretary of international economic affairs Claudia Sanhueza told Reuters on Tuesday. Chile is the world’s largest copper producer and copper cathodes are already exempt from U.S. tariffs. Sanhueza said …
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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski had his United States visa revoked, voicing solidarity in face of what he called an “irresponsible decision”. “These attitudes are unacceptable – not only against Minister Lewandowski, but also against Supreme Court justices or any Brazilian official,” Lula …
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By Abhinav Parmar (Reuters) -The Trump administration’s tariffs have raised manufacturing costs for the $50 billion U.S. heavy-duty truck industry, prompting companies to consider sourcing more components from Mexico to benefit from concessions under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). U.S. truck manufacturers currently face 50% tariffs on imported steel, aluminum and copper derivatives under Section 232 …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -A U.N. agency responsible for the postal sector said on Tuesday that 25 of its member states have suspended goods consignments to the United States amid uncertainty after President Donald Trump’s administration scrapped a customs tax rule that exempted small packages from duty. The Universal Postal Union, a Switzerland-based agency …
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By Jana Choukeir BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon will present a plan on Sunday aimed at persuading Hezbollah to disarm, with Israel expected to submit a corresponding framework for its military withdrawal, top U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack said on Tuesday. Speaking after talks with President Joseph Aoun in Beirut, Barrack said the Lebanese proposal would not involve …
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