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US proposes January start for Trump election trial (www.reuters.com)

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday asked a federal judge to begin former President Donald Trump’s trial on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden on Jan. 2, 2024....

Hawaii cannot ban guns on beaches, US judge rules (www.reuters.com)

A federal judge has blocked the state of Hawaii from enforcing a recently enacted ban on firearms on its prized beaches and in other areas including banks, bars and parks, citing last year’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights.

US Supreme Court to scrutinize Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement (www.reuters.com)

The court also paused bankruptcy proceedings concerning Purdue and its affiliates and said in a brief order that it would hold oral arguments in December in the administration’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling upholding the settlement. The court’s new term begins in October.

Kremlin aide rewrites Russian history for a society at war (www.reuters.com)

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Exclusive: Fear of tech 'brain drain' prevents Russia from seizing Yandex for now -sources (www.reuters.com)

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Russia to launch lunar spacecraft in race to find water on moon (www.reuters.com)

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Ukraine announces 'humanitarian corridor' for ships stuck in Black Sea ports (www.reuters.com)

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Yandex co-founder Volozh slams Russia's 'barbaric' invasion of Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

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After rise in climate direct action, Europe cracks down (www.reuters.com)

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US set to unveil long-awaited crackdown on real estate money laundering (www.reuters.com)

The U.S. Treasury Department will soon propose a rule that would effectively end anonymous luxury-home purchases, closing a loophole that the agency says allows corrupt oligarchs, terrorists and other criminals to hide ill-gotten gains.

US Supreme Court refuses Epic bid to let App Store order take effect in Apple case. (www.reuters.com)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a setback to Epic Games, maker of the popular video game “Fortnite,” in its legal battle against Apple (AAPL.O), declining to let a federal judge’s injunction take effect that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its lucrative App Store.

Indonesia's capital named world's most polluted city (www.reuters.com)

Ecuador presidential candidate Villavicencio assassinated (www.reuters.com)

Biden orders ban on certain US tech investments in China (www.reuters.com)

North Korea's Kim dismisses top general, calls for war preparations (www.reuters.com)

Ecuador presidential candidate Villavicencio assassinated (www.reuters.com)

QUITO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed on Wednesday evening during a campaign event in the north of the capital Quito, authorities said.