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  • Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) arrives at Democratic Party caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/ File Photo

    Factbox: What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?

    By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker, Reuters

    In shutdowns, nonessential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers deemed essential, including those dealing with public safety and national security, keep...

  • FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist holds prescription painkiller OxyContin at a local pharmacy in Provo

    Delaware Sues Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors Over Epidemic

    By Nate Raymond, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Delaware on Friday became the latest state to file a lawsuit accusing corporations of helping fuel the national opioid epidemic, suing a wide range of companies involved in making,...

  • usFILE PHOTO: A bulldozer moves coal at the Murray Energy Corporation port facility in Powhatan Point, Ohio

    Trump's Coal Job Push Stumbles in Most States

    By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's effort to put coal miners back to work stumbled in most coal producing states last year, even as overall employment in the downtrodden sector grew...

  • FILE PHOTO - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin listens as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a tax reform industry meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Trump Tries to Sell Tax Reform to Democrats

    By David Morgan, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to sell Democrats on his tax reform plan on Wednesday even as Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a budget measure that...

  • FILE PHOTO: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (L) listens to Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) (R) before a House Judiciary committee hearing on the 'Oversight of the US Department of Homeland Security' on Capitol Hill in Washington July 14, 20

    Trump's drug czar nominee withdraws from consideration

    By Sarah N. Lynch and Makini Brice, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. lawmaker who was President Donald Trump's pick for drug czar withdrew on Tuesday after a report he spearheaded a bill that hurt the government's ability to crack down...

  • Rick Rieder, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Fundamental Fixed Income at BlackRock Inc. speaks at the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit in New York, November 17, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar

    High returns keep DoubleLine's Padilla in EM corporates

    By Ross Kerber and Jennifer Ablan, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Emerging market debt will be a safer bet than equities in those developing countries, said DoubleLine Capital's director of emerging markets fixed income Luz Padilla. Returns for...

  • Niki Lauda, President of Niki low cost airline and former World Champion Formula One driver, poses during a press conference for the launch of a daily air link between Nice and Vienna at Nice International airport, southeastern France, March 19, 2010.

    France to open up Sunday shopping, kick-off deregulation drive

    By Reuters

    The legislation, which includes plans to deregulate the protected legal trade, is due to be unveiled next month alongside a separate bill covering health care professionals. Responding to EU demands...

  • A woman walks past a banner with the logo of Juniper Networks Inc. covering the facade of the New York Stock Exchange, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

    U.S. home builder sentiment rises in November: NAHB

    By Reuters

    The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market index advanced to 58 in November from 54 in October, the group said in a statement. The increase topped the median estimate of analysts polled by Reuters for a...

  • A logo for Shell is seen on a garage forecourt in central London March 6, 2014. REUTERS/Neil Hall

    Shell wins India tax case

    By Reuters

    Shell had challenged the largest ever claim in an Indian tax case related to transfer pricing -- the value at which companies trade products, services or assets between units across borders, a...

  • Ford Motor Co unveils the 2011 Ford Explorer outside the Ford Motor World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan in this July 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

    Ford recalls 65,000 Fusion models on ignition key issues

    By Reuters

    Ford said it is not aware of any injuries or crashes as a result of this issue. This is caused by a programming fault in the instrument cluster of the sedans, Ford said. Affected are some 2014 and...