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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Three Americans held by Hamas in Gaza since its attack on Israel last month are expected to be among at least 50 hostages to be released by the Islamist Palestinian group under a deal arranged with Israel, the U.S. and Qatar, a senior U.S. official said. The three include a 3…

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — A group of U.S. pension plans has lost a bid to block Denmark’s tax agency from pursuing millions of dollars from them in a “cum-ex” tax fraud case after a judge in a New York district court ruled the trial could proceed. Danish tax agency in 2018 filed civi…

(Reuters) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was endorsed on Tuesday by an influential Iowa evangelical leader, Bob Vander Plaats, a much-needed boost for a presidential campaign still struggling to find momentum ahead of next year’s Republican nominating contests. But with former President Donald Tru…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. stocks retreated on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq snapping five-session winning streaks as retailers declined after some disappointing outlooks and as technology shares fell. Indexes stayed lower after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed offic…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A severe storm system moving up the eastern seaboard of the United States on Tuesday appeared likely to disrupt the busiest travel period of the year, with more than 55 million people expected to travel before the Thanksgiving holiday. Thunderstorms were forecast from the low…

(Reuters) — A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday declared that Maryland’s licensing requirements for people seeking to buy handguns were unconstitutional, citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that expanded gun rights. A three-judge panel of the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. …

(Reuters) — Barclays said on Wednesday it no longer expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in January, compared with an earlier forecast of a 25-basis-point hike. Rates will remain unchanged until December next year, the brokerage said. The brokerage expects the U.S. central bank …

Reuters) — Unions representing hospitality workers in Las Vegas said on Tuesday that members employed at MGM Resorts have voted to ratify a new five-year contract covering more than 25,000 employees. The ratification comes a day after thousands of workers ratified a contract with rival Caesars Ente…

CHICAGO (Reuters) — Andrew Watterson knows the cost of flight disruptions. The chief operating officer of Southwest Airlines found himself in the eye of a storm after a blizzard last December forced the company to cancel almost 17,000 flights, disrupting travel plans for about 2 million customers. …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they had opened a probe into 16 separate recalls issued by Hyundai and Kia covering 6.4 million vehicles relating to brake fluid leaks that could result in fires. The Korean automakers have issued a string of recalls since 2016 for anti…