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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to take up a punishing Russian sanctions package next week, though prospects of passage are uncertain despite the overwhelming support the bill received in the Senate. The House Rules Committee has scheduled a meeting on the bill Monday, with a procedural vote likely later in the week that could determine the bill’s fate. Several top Democratic lawmakers have voiced concerns that the measure […]

CAIRO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – An Iraqi military commander was dismissed early on Saturday after investigations confirmed the latest drone attacks targeting Saudi Arabia originated from Iraq, according to a statement by Iraq’s prime minister’s office. The commander led operations in Maysan province in southern Iraq, according to the statement. (Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muayad Hameed; Editing by Chris Reese) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

SAO PAULO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintained the numerical lead over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff of the October election, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday. Lula is seen with 46% of the vote in a potential runoff, against 44% for the senator, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, according to Datafolha. The figures did not change from the previous […]

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 11 (Reuters) – South Africa will extradite to the United States six Nigerian nationals suspected of being members of the Black Axe organised crime network involved in romance scams and cyberfraud, police said on Friday. The men are wanted by U.S. authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering. They allegedly targeted more than 100 women in the U.S., defrauding them of more than 100 million rand […]

Sept 11 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that events in Europe, including the far-right victory in a German state election, were the result of “system errors” committed by globalists in the West. Putin said he would offer no comment on Sunday’s top result for the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, but then added that Western elites were to blame for events on the continent, including the election. “I […]

Sept 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Scholar Rock’s therapy on Friday to treat a rare genetic condition that causes muscle weakness. The therapy, sold as Isembyld, is the first muscle-targeted therapy designed to improve motor function for adults and children with spinal muscular atrophy who have been treated with existing therapies for the condition. Scholar Rock shares were halted in aftermarket trading. Spinal muscular atrophy […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Cooper Rush will be the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback on Sunday at Pittsburgh after Tua Tagovailoa was ruled out on Friday with an oblique injury. Falcons first-year coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday undrafted rookie Jack Strand will be the backup. The late change in plans for the season opener came after Stefanski announced Monday that Tagovailoa will open the season as the starter and Michael Penix Jr. […]

GANDER, Newfoundland (AP) — Standing in the town that sheltered thousands of stranded Americans after the Sept. 11 attacks, former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien marked the 25th anniversary Friday with a pointed message for the United States: “Never mistake our generosity for weakness.” The 92-year-old former leader, who was prime minister at the time of the attacks, drew a standing ovation after telling his “American friends” that Canadians may […]

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival was lighter on blockbuster Hollywood fare this year, but that might have been a good thing in the end: There were more important things to talk about. As the 83rd edition winds down, here are some of our biggest takeaways. Before Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour documentary “Musk” even premiered, billionaire Elon Musk had already made several appearances on screen at the festival, […]