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By Dawn Kopecki NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – SpaceX founder Elon Musk has spent more than $800,000 in recent days on over a dozen key congressional races through his super PAC, funding direct-mail and other campaign materials for Republican candidates who face close races in the midterm elections. Musk’s political action committee America PAC, which has been sitting on a $50 million war chest funded by the world’s richest […]

Washington (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Thursday rejected the use of the word “war” to describe the U.S. fighting with Iran as he steered clear of predicting that the six-month-old conflict would be over by November’s midterm elections, in which Republicans are trying to hang on to their narrow majorities in Congress.. “I wouldn’t call it a war,” Vance said after being asked during a White House press […]

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday he would tighten sanctions on companies involved in oil projects around the Falkland Islands, boost defense resources in the country’s south and send Congress a bill aimed at strengthening Argentina’s response to what he called violations of its sovereignty. In a televised address, Milei said he would sign a decree to speed sanctions under Argentine law against […]

By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – World number four Coco Gauff overcame Paula Badosa 6-4 7-6(5) in the second round of the U.S. Open on Thursday to extend her bid for a second title at Flushing Meadows. On a sweltering evening that contrasted with the rain-hit opening days, Gauff took to Arthur Ashe Court with the backing of a partisan crowd and hopes of continuing her […]

By Field Level Media Sep 04 (Field Level Media) – Fernando Alonso’s future is in doubt, and he has offered little to provide additional clarity. The Aston Martin driver, who has been one of the most outspoken critics of new engine regulations, continued along that path when he spoke with reporters this week. “Unfortunately, this is what it is,” Alonso said. “This is not the Formula 1 we grew up […]

By Steve Gorman Sept 3 (Reuters) – The Republican nominee for a Missouri statehouse seat has been charged in federal court with conspiracy to distribute narcotics, accused of plotting to plant drugs on his primary election rival in the final months of the race. Thomas Christopher Ross, 37, who won the Republican primary for the 161st district of the Missouri House of Representatives by a mere 33 votes in August, […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Learner Tien brought the curtain down on Gael Monfils’ Grand Slam career on Thursday as the American youngster defeated the French veteran 6-3 6-4 6-3 in a clash of generations to reach the U.S. Open third round. Monfils turned back the clock to beat Adolfo Daniel Vallejo in the first round on his 40th birthday and extend his stay in New […]

By Jiaxing Li and Ankur Banerjee HONG KONG, Sept 4 (Reuters) – The Japanese yen clung to its gains against the U.S. dollar on Friday and was on track for its strongest week in more than a month, as traders ramped up bets on a Bank of Japan interest rate hike and broader currency markets awaited U.S. payrolls data.  The Japanese yen strengthened to as much as 155.25 per dollar […]

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have been struggling to agree on a verdict following a trial over whether she should be held criminally responsible for killing her three young children at her Massachusetts home in 2023. Both sides agree that she did it. But her attorneys argue that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time and that poor mental healthcare exacerbated her condition. […]