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By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador this week intervened in the increasingly fractious race to succeed him, a move party insiders said was aimed at warding off potential division and protecting the commanding political power base he has built. Under pressure for months from Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard to get contenders seeking the presidential nomination of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) to […]

By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Other U.S. crypto exchanges are likely to be in the firing line after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week sued Coinbase and Binance, two of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, for allegedly breaching its rules. The SEC on Tuesday alleged Coinbase traded at least 13 crypto assets that are securities and which should have been registered, while on Monday it also accused Binance, […]

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators said on Thursday they had proposed barring the Federal Aviation Administration from buying or using Chinese-made drones. Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Republican, and Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat who chairs the Intelligence Committee, proposed legislation that would also prohibit the FAA from providing federal funds to foreign drone companies from China and several other countries. She said the FAA operates more […]

(Refiles to fix spelling of state of Coahuila in paragraph 11) By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador this week intervened in the increasingly fractious race to succeed him, a move party insiders said was aimed at warding off potential division and protecting the commanding political power base he has built. Under pressure for months from Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard to get contenders seeking the […]

(Reuters) -The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Thursday approved Mercedes-Benz’s automated driving system on designated highways under certain conditions without the active control of a driver. California is one of Tesla’s largest markets, accounting for 16% of the carmaker’s global deliveries last year, according to Reuters calculations. But the German carmaker beat Tesla to become the first carmaker to receive authorization to sell or lease cars with an automated […]

(Reuters) -The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Thursday approved Mercedes-Benz’s automated driving system on designated highways under certain conditions without the active control of a driver. California is one of Tesla’s largest markets, accounting for 16% of the carmaker’s global deliveries last year, according to Reuters calculations. But the German carmaker beat Tesla to become the first carmaker to receive authorization to sell or lease cars with an automated […]

By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Other U.S. crypto exchanges are likely to be in the firing line after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week sued Coinbase and Binance, two of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, for allegedly breaching its rules. The SEC on Tuesday alleged Coinbase traded at least 13 crypto assets that are securities and which should have been registered, while on Monday it also accused Binance, […]

By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Other U.S. crypto exchanges are likely to be in the firing line after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week sued Coinbase and Binance, two of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, for allegedly breaching its rules. The SEC on Tuesday alleged Coinbase traded at least 13 crypto assets that are securities and which should have been registered, while on Monday it also accused Binance, […]

By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis spent a restful first day after abdominal surgery and his post-operative recovery was proceeding as expected, with bloodwork and respiratory levels stable, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 86-year-old pope is on a liquid diet and was well enough to receive communion and make a telephone call, said the statement, the second medical bulletin of the day. Francis underwent a three-hour operation in […]