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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...

  • Japan export rebound offers hope for economic growth

    Japan export rebound offers hope for economic growth

    By Stanley White, Reuters

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in July for the first time in three months in a tentative sign that overseas demand is starting to recover, which could raise hopes that exports can offset a...

  • Exclusive: Amid investor pressure, PetSmart says to explore sale

    Exclusive: Amid investor pressure, PetSmart says to explore sale

    By Soyoung Kim, Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - PetSmart Inc said on Tuesday it will explore a potential sale of the company, bowing to mounting pressure from several shareholders led by activist investor Jana Partners LLC...

  • Japan's polarizing PM Abe learns the long game

    Japan's polarizing PM Abe learns the long game

    By Linda Sieg and Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yuko Yoshikawa, Reuters

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Shinzo Abe is one of Japans most polarizing prime ministers in decades. He may also have a good shot at becoming that rarity in Japanese politics a long-serving leader. Whether that...

  • Insight - Japan's polarising PM Abe learns the long game

    Insight - Japan's polarising PM Abe learns the long game

    By Linda Sieg and Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yuko Yoshikawa, Reuters

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Shinzo Abe is one of Japans most polarizing prime ministers in decades. He may also have a good shot at becoming that rarity in Japanese politics a long-serving leader. Whether that...

  • A Better Amtrak Comes with a Big Pricetag

    By Amy Langfield, CNBC

    Amtrak, you could say, is an aging railroad looking for a magic pill that can get its infrastructure juiced up enough so it can handle the fastest new things on the market. Created by Congress in...