
Tesla directors settle lawsuit over compensation for $735 million
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -Tesla Inc's directors agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit challenging their compensation by returning
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Brazil's economic activity surprises negatively with 2% decline in May
BRASILIA Economic activity in Brazil declined in May, showed a central bank index on Monday, signaling a non-linear
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2 parties on the left of the Dutch political spectrum have agreed to join forces ahead of election
Members of two left-leaning Dutch political parties have overwhelmingly voted to join forces as prepare for a November general election
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Microsoft, UK ask for two-month pause of appeal over Activision deal
By Sam Tobin LONDON Microsoft on Monday asked a London tribunal to pause its appeal against Britain's block
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'Love Actually' writer/director Richard Curtis to stage 'Christmas Actually'
At Christmas, you tell the truth and this year it will be coming from a stage.
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Joe Manchin fuels speculation around third-party 2024 run with No Labels event
Sen Joe Manchin is continuing to feed speculation about his political future by appearing at an event with No Labels as he weighs whether to make a third-party run for president. The West Virginia Democrat will appear at the event on Monday night in New Hampshire, which holds one of the first presidential nominating contests and is a crucial swing state in the general election. No Labels, a centrist organisation, has pushed for a third-party candidate for president. But some Democrats have feared that a No Labels-backed candidacy would siphon votes away from President Joe Biden and enable former president Donald Trump to win another term as president. In May, the organisation said it opposed Mr Trump’s candidacy. “We don’t believe there is any “equivalency” between President Biden and former President Trump, who is a uniquely divisive force in our politics and who sought to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power after he lost the 2020 election,” the statement written by co-chairmen former senator Joe Lieberman and Benjamin Chavis said. “But we reject the notion that No Labels’ 2024 presidential insurance project would inevitably help former President Trump’s electoral prospects if he were the Republican nominee.” Mr Manchin, a conservative Democrat, has not yet indicated whether he would stage a third-party run for president or seek another term in the Senate. Were he to run in 2024, he would be seeking another term with a Republican at the top of the presidential ticket. In 2020, Mr Trump won every county in West Virginia. Throughout the first two years of Mr Biden’s presidency when Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate, Mr Manchin served as the swing vote in a 50-50 Senate. His opposition to Build Back Better, Democrats’ proposed social spending bill, ultimately killed the legislation. Last year, he and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer resurrected talks that led to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. But since then, Mr Manchin has criticised the Biden administration’s implementation of the law. West Virginia Gov Jim Justice, a former friend of Mr Manchin, announced his candidacy to challenge the incumbent. He is heavily favoured to face Mr Manchin, himself a former governor, in the general election. Mr Manchin has said he will decide his political future by the end of the year. Despite his indecision, he raised $424,485.52 in the most recent fundraising quarter from March to July and he has more than $10.7m in cash on hand. Read More Arizona Democrats file complaint against No Labels over donor secrecy Biden’s economy pitch: Campaign like Reagan while refuting Reagan’s policies
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Biggest African Port to Be Partially Privatized
Africa’s biggest harbor will be partly owned and operated by the Philippines’ International Container Terminal Services Inc., a
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Thai alliance reaffirms backing for Pita's second PM bid
By Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -An eight-party alliance seeking to form Thailand's next government reaffirmed its backing
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Tunisia-EU migration: Deal signed to strengthen borders
The memorandum of understanding includes $118m to stop smuggling and return irregular migrants.
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With the rise of AI, social media platforms could face perfect storm of misinformation in 2024
Last month, a video posted to Twitter by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign used images that appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence showing former President Donald Trump hugging Dr. Anthony Fauci. The images, which appeared designed to criticize Trump for not firing the nation's top infectious disease specialist, were tricky to spot: they were shown alongside real images of the pair and with a text overlay saying, "real life Trump."
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Ohio's Republican secretary of state, Frank LaRose, launches his campaign for US Senate
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is running for the U.S. Senate
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Beware the Ron DeSantis Deepfakes, No Matter How Funny They Are
Did Ron DeSantis really say, "mmm, hungwy?" No.
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