Mexico’s border trade capital craves Clinton win, with caveats
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (Reuters) – Glafiro Montemayor’s scrubland near the U.S. border may not look like much but within a few years he hopes to transform it by building a giant new bridge across the Rio Grande, setting his sights on billions of dollars …
Clinton holds slim lead over Trump in presidential race: polls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton maintained her narrow lead over Republican rival Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race just days ahead of the Nov. 8 election, according to two polls released on Thursday.
Looking past vote, U.S. coal country sees millennials as key to revival
HUNTINGTON, WV (Reuters) – When Carissa Sellards talks to her West Virginia University friends about post-graduation plans, one dilemma keeps coming up – whether to stay in their home state or strike out for more promising opportunities elsewhere.
In America’s ‘Rust Belt,’ more voters trust Clinton on trade: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s promise to restore American jobs by renegotiating international trade deals appears to be failing him in states most affected by outsourcing, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Trump, Clinton blast each other on character; Clinton rises in poll
PENSACOLA, Fla./ LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump attacked one another’s character as they pushed their closing arguments six days before the U.S. presidential election, while the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll show…
U.S. Commerce chief warns against China semiconductor investment binge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Massive government investment in China’s semiconductor industry risks distorting the global market for integrated circuits, leading to damaging overcapacity and stifling innovation, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has warn…
Twelve U.S. senators urge security rejection of China aluminum M&A deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twelve U.S. senators urged on Wednesday that a national security review panel reject Chinese aluminum giant Zhongwang International Group Ltd’s proposed $2.3 billion purchase of U.S. aluminum products maker Aleris Corp.
Mississippi church burned, vandalized with ‘Vote Trump’
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – A historic black church in Mississippi was burned and spray-painted with “Vote Trump” and authorities said on Wednesday it was arson and being probed as a hate crime committed one week before the U.S. presidential election.
U.S. militia girds for trouble as presidential election nears
JACKSON, Ga. (Reuters) – Down a Georgia country road, camouflaged members of the Three Percent Security Force have mobilized for rifle practice, hand-to-hand combat training — and an impromptu campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donal…
Anthony Weiner checks into sex addiction rehab clinic: Daily Mail
(Reuters) – Disgraced former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner has checked into a rehab facility that treats sex addiction, the DailyMail.com reported on Wednesday.