By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Drug-related violence that has rocked Ecuador in recent years is once again the biggest issue for many voters in Sunday’s presidential election, with President Daniel Noboa touting some success but rivals saying more needs to be done. Noboa, the heir to a banana business fortune, won office in snap …
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By David Lawder and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday that Elon Musk’s government-efficiency team has been granted “read-only access” to its payment system codes but denied that this cut off any government payments including for Social Security or Medicare. The confirmation of a Musk associate’s access to the system codes …
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By Wendell Roelf and Sisipho Skweyiya LANGEBAAN, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa’s president needed to call Elon Musk on Monday evening. The billionaire had publicly accused his post-apartheid government of anti-white racism, and now Musk’s ally, U.S. President Donald Trump, said he would cut more than $400 million in funding to the country. So …
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By Amy Tennery NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – New Orleans flings open its doors this week to the biggest party in American sports, welcoming thousands of tourists weeks after a New Year’s Day attack on the city’s iconic Bourbon Street. Metal barriers were placed throughout the city’s French Quarter, where National Guard soldiers stood watch next …
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By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart on Tuesday said it is eliminating some roles and closing its office in North Carolina, as part of its move to relocate employees to its main hubs in California and Arkansas, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. The company is also asking office-based employees in …
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By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday restored his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump signed the …
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By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -Toymaker Mattel on Tuesday forecast full-year profit above Wall Street expectations as the Barbie maker warned of potential price hikes owing to recent tariffs by President Donald Trump, with shares surging nearly 8% after the bell. The move comes as Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada on Saturday, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would support an effort to permanently resettle Palestinians from Gaza to places where they can live without fear of violence. Welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, Trump said he and his team have been discussing the possibility of resettlement with …
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By Jeff Mason and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he thinks he will wind down the U.S. Agency for International Development, in what would be a dramatic overhaul of how the world’s largest single donor allocates foreign assistance. When a reporter said to Trump it sounded like he was …
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By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans oppose a temporary freeze on domestic federal spending as sought by President Donald Trump, but support is higher for cutting foreign aid, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday. The three-day survey, which closed on Sunday, found 62% of respondents said they were against “temporarily …
