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Nutrition advocates want investors to improve food sector practices

WASHINGTON — Shareholder coalitions say the power of investor money can be harnessed to press the food industry to provide more nutritional foods and still improve the companies’ bottom lines.

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When Antony Blinken spoke about Bajrang Bali at the White House

WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Antony Blinken highlighted the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental American value and informed that a 500-year-old stolen statue of Hanuman, a Hindu deity, was returned to the Indian government earlier this year.

The Times of India

Iowa voters will decide Sen. Chuck Grassley's fate in his closest race in 42 years

Many Iowans cannot remember a time when Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley did not represent them in Washington. But as he seeks an eighth term, he faces his toughest race yet.

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Xi Jinping says China and US must ‘find ways to get along’

US President Joe Biden also told his security chiefs in Washington that the US is not seeking conflict with Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Commentary: A GOP tsunami is possible for the House, and the Senate is slipping away from Democrats

Tsunami patrol has been on watch in Washington since last year. I served in the House during the last four midterm elections and experienced three massive waves that swept the president’s party out of power with an average loss of 45 seats. Many House Democrats at the start of last…

Chicago Tribune

Meta hit with $24.7M fine over 822 campaign finance disclosure violations in Washington

The fine "represents the largest campaign finance penalty anywhere in the country — ever," Washington AG said.

Axios

Facebook parent company fined $25 million for Washington state campaign finance violations

SEATTLE — Meta, Facebook’s parent company, was fined nearly $25 million Wednesday for intentionally and repeatedly violating Washington’s campaign finance laws.

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Meta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations

A Washington state judge has fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for repeated, willful violations of campaign finance disclosure laws

The Independent UK

Justice Elena Kagan temporarily pauses subpoena from Jan. 6 committee for Arizona GOP leader's phone records

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily paused enforcement of a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol for the phone records of the head of the Arizona Republican Party.

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Harris visits Seattle, touts electric school buses, infrastructure bill

SEATTLE — Vice President Kamala Harris, in Seattle on Wednesday, announced that nearly $1 billion has been awarded to school districts throughout the country to replace older school buses with newer electric and cleaner-running models.

Tribune News Service

NJ Sen. Robert Menendez faces new federal probe

WASHINGTON — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez faces another federal investigation about five years after a trial on federal corruption charges ended in a mistrial, a Menendez adviser confirmed Wednesday.

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Trump’s legal team accepts service of congressional Jan. 6 subpoena

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have accepted service of the subpoena issued by the House committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a person familiar with the service said.

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Arizona GOP leader takes Jan. 6 subpoena fight to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The head of the Arizona Republican Party asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to at least temporarily pause a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol that seeks her phone records.

Tribune News Service

US hits Iran with new sanctions as punishment for ‘brutal’ crackdown on protesters

WASHINGTON — With efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal languishing, the Biden administration on Wednesday hit Tehran with a new batch of economic sanctions as punishment for repression of widespread demonstrations against restrictions on women and other issues.

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Lawmakers urge more scrutiny of Chinese firms in wake of charges

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are urging more scrutiny of Chinese companies in the U.S. after the Justice Department this week announced that two Chinese agents sought to obstruct prosecution of a telecommunications company reported to be Huawei Technologies.

Reuters

U.S. confident of U.N. Security Council resolution, task force on Haiti in early November -official

Washington is confident of securing a U.N. Security Council resolution and finding nations to lead a task force in early November to address the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols said on Wednesday.

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FDA delays advisory committee meeting on over-the-counter birth control pill

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday postponed a critical advisory meeting on an application for the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, citing the need “to review new information.”

Los Angeles Times

Sensing voters’ economic anxieties, Biden takes action to protect consumers from surprise fees

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, unwelcome in many battleground states over the final two weeks of the midterm election, spoke from the White House on Thursday about his latest attempt to ease the economic burdens many Americans are facing.

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Fire crews prevent 'disastrous explosion' as they extinguish blaze at petrol station in Washington

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service prevented a potentially dangerous blaze after a motorcycle caught fire at a petrol station in Concord

The Times of India

US President Joe Biden mispronounces British PM Rishi Sunak's name, triggers memes and reactions on social media

WASHINGTON: Social media was abuzz with memes and reactions after septuagenarian US President Joe Biden mis-pronounced the name of newly-appointed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a Diwali reception he hosted at the White House.

Daily Mirror

North Korea planning nuclear test amid chilling warning of 'unparalleled' response

Washington and its allies are becoming concerned that North Korea could be close to resuming its nuclear testing program for the first time since 2017 - threatening Pyongyang with an "unparalleled" response should they push ahead with its test

Tribune News Service

Chip makers offer big investments as they jockey for federal aid

WASHINGTON — The world’s top semiconductor makers have announced in recent months long-term U.S. investments that could rise to more than $400 billion, citing support from a new federal aid program for which the rules have yet to be written.

The Independent UK

Kremlin: Any talks about Brittney Griner swap must be confidential

The Kremlin has reiterated that any discussions about a possible swap involving U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner who is serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia for drug possession must be strictly confidential

Los Angeles Times

As temporary protected status settlement talks stall, more than 250,000 risk deportation

WASHINGTON — After more than a year of negotiation, settlement talks between the Biden administration and plaintiffs in a lawsuit over temporary protected status fell through on Tuesday, leaving more than 250,000 people at risk of deportation.

Tribune News Service

House Republicans scrutinize Biden with restored oversight tool

WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom McClintock wanted to learn more about President Joe Biden’s response to known or suspected terrorists trying to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border. So, the California Republican introduced a resolution to ask the Homeland Security Department for any document relating to encounters like those since Biden’s inauguration.

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