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By Sarah N. Lynch, Jacqueline Thomsen and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday for his wide-ranging attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the third time in four months that the former U.S. president has been criminally charged even as he campaigns to regain the presidency next year. The four-count, 45-page indictment charges Republican Trump with conspiring to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying Democrat […]

By Amy Tennery AUCKLAND (Reuters) – The United States must up their level across the board as they likely face a lethal round-of-16 opponent at the Women’s World Cup, having just barely kept their title defence alive after a breathtaking scare in Tuesday’s final group-stage hurdle. The five-inch-wide (12.7 cm) aluminium goalpost was all that separated the Americans from utter disaster on Tuesday, as a stoppage-time shot from Portugal forward […]

By Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President William Lai will stop in New York and San Francisco in the United States on his way to and from Paraguay for the inauguration of its new president, Taiwan’s presidential office said on Wednesday. Taiwan’s government last month announced Lai’s transits without specifying details, drawing ire from Beijing, which slammed Lai as a separatist. The top U.S. diplomat in […]

By Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President William Lai will stop in New York and San Francisco in the United States on his way to and from Paraguay for the inauguration of its new president, Taiwan’s presidential office said on Wednesday. Taiwan’s government last month announced Lai’s transits without specifying details, drawing ire from Beijing, which slammed Lai as a separatist. The top U.S. diplomat in […]

(Reuters) – Juergen Klopp has urged world soccer governing body FIFA to look into Saudi Arabia’s transfer window closing three weeks after Europe’s, with the Liverpool manager fearing major European leagues will lose more players without being able to replace them. The Premier League’s transfer window closes on Sept. 1, the deadline for most of Europe’s top leagues, but Saudi Pro League clubs can sign players until Sept. 20. Liverpool […]

(Reuters) -Fluminense’s former Brazil international Marcelo was sent off in tears after his lunge at Luciano Sanchez during a Copa Libertadores match in Buenos Aires left the Argentinos Jrs defender with a horrific injury on Tuesday. Marcelo was dribbling past Sanchez when his leading foot went past the ball and caught the Argentine high on the shin with force. The Argentinos player’s leg buckled underneath him at a shocking angle, […]

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware (Reuters) -As Donald Trump was being indicted on Tuesday evening for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, the third criminal case against him, U.S. President Joe Biden enjoyed a day at the beach. Biden rode his bike, ate at a seafood restaurant, saw a movie and took a moonlit stroll on Rehoboth Beach near his Delaware vacation home, while studiously not […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wells Fargo said on Tuesday it expects to pay $1.8 billion to help replenish a government deposit insurance fund that was drained of $16 billion this year after three banks collapsed. Under a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposal, Wells Fargo estimates it will face a pretax “special assessment” of $1.8 billion, which it will set aside to pay when the FDIC finalizes the rule, the bank […]

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bahta Mekonnen, a 28-year-old U.S. Army captain from the key voting state of Georgia, is among the millions of Black voters who helped deliver President Joe Biden the White House in 2020. Three years later, he is one of the voters who Democrats fear could cost Biden a second term in 2024. Disappointed by what he sees as Democrats’ lurch to […]