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N.Y. Governor Hochul’s pick for top judge rejected by Senate panel

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A New York state Senate panel on Wednesday rejected Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee to become the state’s chief judge after some lawmakers and advocacy groups expressed concerns he was too conservative for the job. The Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-9 against sending the nomination of Hector LaSalle, the presiding …

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Amazon to lay off staff in U.S., Canada and Costa Rica by end of day

(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc will cut some jobs in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica by the end of Wednesday as part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters. The layoffs are the latest in the U.S. technology sector, with companies cutting …

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South Korea to scrap stock market registration requirement for foreigners – regulator

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will scrap a requirement that foreign investors must register with domestic authorities in order to trade Korean stocks in a move designed to encourage investment from overseas, its financial regulator said on Thursday. “Instead, foreigners will be allowed to freely invest in our capital markets with internationally used identifications of …

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Kansas researcher avoids prison in blow to Trump-era China-related probe

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A former University of Kansas professor avoided prison on Wednesday for making a false statement related to work he was doing in China in the latest setback for a Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice crackdown on Chinese influence within American academia. Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson in …

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U.S. mayors meet in Washington to tackle mental illness, immigration

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Mayors from across the United States gathered in Washington for their annual winter conference this week to tackle major issues facing their cities, with mental health, addiction and mass migration high on their lists. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, mayors have been on the front lines as their …

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Vietnam market risks missing 2025 deadline for upgrade to emerging status – sources

By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam risks missing a self-established 2025 deadline to complete reforms that would enable it to upgrade its stock market to emerging economy status and attract billions of dollars in investments, three officials told Reuters. The delays have been caused by infighting between state institutions about key reforms, …

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Election denial drove New Mexico attacks on Democrats, officials say

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Election conspiracy theories drove a defeated Republican candidate in New Mexico with a criminal past to hire gunmen to attack homes of Democratic legislators, marking a dangerous new level of U.S. political violence, officials said. Solomon Pena, 39, was denied bail on Wednesday in his first court hearing on charges he …

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Brazil’s Lula says intelligence services failed ahead of Brasilia riots

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday his intelligence services had failed on Jan. 8, when Brasilia buildings were stormed by supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro. The fresh remarks come as Lula’s criticism of the military mounts, with the commander-in-chief condemning it in recent …

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Trump says his campaign talking with Meta about possible return to Facebook -Fox News

(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that his campaign was in talks with Meta Platforms about a possible return to Facebook and Instagram, two years after the company banned him for inciting violence. “We are talking to them, and we’ll see how it all works out,” Trump said, …

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Turkey urges Biden administration to be ‘decisive’ over F-16 deal as Congress objects

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Turkey on Wednesday urged the Biden administration to be decisive in its bid to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey and convince the U.S. Congress to drop its opposition to a planned $20 billion deal. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Washington he had told U.S. Secretary of State …

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