  | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Todd Akin on Wednesday dismissed calls from party leaders that he drop out of the Missouri Senate race after his controversial remarks on abortion and rape, saying party officials should not overrule voters. | | | | | | OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A Washington state man was arrested by federal agents on Tuesday after making threats against President Barack Obama in emails sent to the FBI, authorities said. | | | |  | | | | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Light showers late this week in the northern Midwest and heavier rainfall in most of the region early next week will provide little benefit to drought-stricken U.S. corn and soybeans since both crops are nearing the end of their growing season, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday. | | | |  | | | | | DENVER (Reuters) - Accused Colorado gunman James Holmes, charged with killing 12 people in a movie theater rampage last month, saw at least three mental health professionals at the University of Colorado before the shooting, a CBS News affiliate reported on Tuesday. | | | | | | | PHOENIX (Reuters) - Foes of Arizona's tough immigration law asked a federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday to keep the state's controversial "show me your papers" provision on hold because it was discriminatory, despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding it. | | | | | | | SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Newly announced major layoffs and a prolonged outage at a major nuclear power plant have raised concerns that the price of carbon allowances for California's forthcoming cap-and-trade program will rise sharply, market participants said Tuesday. | | | |  | | | | | SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - Fifty buildings were destroyed by a 21,500-acre wildfire raging in Northern California that has forced the evacuation of about 3,000 people near the small town of Manton, fire officials said late on Tuesday. | | | | | | | AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Texas can cut off funding to affiliates of Planned Parenthood for a state women's health program because the network of clinics provides abortions. | | | | | | TOKYO (Reuters) - Americans have enjoyed Reese's Peanut Butter Cups since 1923, but until now devotees in Japan had to buy them on U.S. military bases, carry them back in suitcases or resort to making their own homemade versions of the popular treat. | | | |  | | | | | (Reuters) - A freight train derailed early Tuesday while crossing an overpass west of Baltimore, spilling tons of coal on top of two 19-year-old women who were sitting on the bridge and killing them, police said. | | | | |  |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | |  | |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
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