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Harris, Trump in dead heat across swing states in Washington Post poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain in a tight contest across seven battleground states with just over two weeks until the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, a Washington Post/Schar School opinion poll showed on Monday.  Democratic former prosecutor Harris led among likely voters in Georgia 51% to 47%, …

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Boeing’s new proposal may add over $1 billion to wage bills over four years

By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Boeing is expected to book more than $1 billion in wage-related expenses from its proposed labor contract, analysts said, although its shares rose 3% on Monday on hopes of an end to a crippling strike. About 33,000 workers will vote on the contract proposal on Wednesday after a …

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UN agency says Israel still preventing aid from reaching northern Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli authorities are still preventing humanitarian missions from reaching areas of northern Gaza with critical supplies including medicine and food for people under siege, the head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said on Monday. Hospitals have been hit and are without power while injured people are left without care, Philippe …

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Exclusive-EU set to choose firm for critical minerals joint buying platform

By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union, rushing to develop a 9 million euro joint purchasing mechanism for critical minerals and energy, is choosing between eight bidders vying to develop a platform, documents showed and sources with direct knowledge told Reuters. The bloc’s rationale for pooling together buying orders is that it would …

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Analysis-Latin America braces for US election impact on trade, tariffs

By Rodrigo Campos Latin America is anxiously counting the days to Nov. 5, when U.S. voters will choose between relative continuity under Vice President Kamala Harris or a return to policies that triggered volatility in the region’s largest markets and economies under former president Donald Trump. Trade and tariffs, as well as monetary policy’s effect …

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New cases of political violence roil U.S. ahead of contentious election

(Reuters) – – In York, Pennsylvania, a man accosted a group of people rallying for Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House campaign, punching a 74-year-old man in the head and calling another man a “n— supporter” as he fled. In northern Michigan, an assailant enraged by his hatred of Donald Trump used an all-terrain vehicle …

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EU slams ‘unprecedented interference’ by Russia in Moldova referendum

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Moldova’s referendum on joining the European Union took place amid “unprecedented interference” by Russia and its proxies, an EU spokesperson said on Monday. A very slim majority – 50.17% – voted yes in Sunday’s referendum to inserting a clause in the constitution that would define EU membership as a goal, with fewer …

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Trump hands out french fries in Pennsylvania, Harris visits Georgia churches in swing-state appeals

By Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland ATLANTA/PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -With the U.S. presidential election just over two weeks away, Democrat Kamala Harris visited two churches on Sunday while her Republican rival, Donald Trump, visited another kind of American temple: a McDonald’s, where he again accused Harris of lying about having previously worked at the fast-food chain. …

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