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A conservative political commentator published three photographs on Monday that appeared to show excerpts from writings by the shooter who killed six people at a Nashville Christian school, enraging parents of the surviving students and prompting an investigation into the leak.For months there has been a court battle over whether any of the assailant’s writings should be released, with the families of about 100 students who survived the shooting at the Covenant School in March having sought to prevent their publication.The larger trove of documents — which one city official quantified in court as “voluminous” — has remained with the…

Woman holding vote badge at electoral center.getty All across America, voters will be headed to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. It’s an off-year for elections—the presidential elections aren’t until next year—but there are state and local races, as well as ballot initiatives, to decide. Voters will be pulling the lever to make choices on tax matters, including property taxes, wealth taxes, and cannabis taxes. Here’s a look at some of the measures that voters are considering—and folks are talking about—this election season. Property Taxes Colorado has a few measures on the ballot including property tax relief—with a twist.…

What to watch in Europe todayFT reportersUK: King Charles will set out Westminster’s legislative agenda for the next year at the state opening of parliament, with crime and energy expected to play key roles. It will be a closely watched speech also for Rishi Sunak, also his first as prime minister, as the country gears up for a general election.Europe: A blue diamond to be auctioned at Christie’s in Geneva is expected to fetch up to $50mn.Economic indicators: The British Retail Consortium and KPMG publish their retail sales monitor for the UK. Germany releases monthly industrial production figures. Company results:…

© Reuters. An aerial view shows containers and cargo vessels at the Qingdao port in Shandong province, China May 9, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s imports unexpectedly grew in October while exports contracted at a quicker pace, in a mixed set of indicators that showed the recovery in the world’s second-largest economy remains uneven amid multiple challenges at home and abroad. Recent indicators suggest Beijing’s support measures since June are helping bolster a tentative recovery, although a protracted property crisis and soft global demand continue to dog policymakers heading into 2024.…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Kyle Vogt, chief technology officer, president & co-founder of Cruise, a Honda and General Motors self-driving car partnership, speaks on stage at the launch of the Cruise Origin autonomous vehicle in San Francisco, California, U.S. January 21 (Reuters) – General Motors (NYSE:) is finishing production on a small number of its pre-commercial fully autonomous van the Cruise Origin, after which the automaker plans to temporarily pause its production, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Monday. The Cruise Origin vehicle was jointly developed by GM, Cruise and Honda (NYSE:). The Japan service will likely be launched in…

© Reuters. Copper prices saw a slight increase on Tuesday, with both the LME and SHFE 2312 copper contracts experiencing a rise in their overnight sessions. The LME copper closed up by 0.96% at $8247 per metric ton, while the SHFE 2312 copper contract rose by 0.36% to 67690 yuan per metric ton. This increase came despite a contraction in Europe’s economy, as indicated by October’s Eurozone services PMI and composite PMI, which were reported at 47.8 and 46.5 respectively. In addition to the rise in copper prices, there was a decrease in China’s copper stocks from Friday to Monday,…

Spitzt-Foto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Austria OMV (OTCPK:OMVJF) (OTCPK:OMVKY) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. are putting the finishing touches on a deal to create a petrochemical firm worth more than €30B, which could be finalized as soon as this month, Bloomberg reported Monday. The two sides are said to be ready to meet to discuss details of the planned merger of Abu Dhabi-listed Borouge with Borealis AG, with the intent of reaching an agreement before year-end on the proposal, which could see OMV (OTCPK:OMVJF) (OTCPK:OMVKY) and Adnoc each hold 47% of the combined entity. The latest proposal envisions OMV…

Officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assisted in the creation of a “disinformation” group at Stanford University that worked to “censor” the speech of Americans prior to the 2020 presidential election, according to a number of communications outlined in a report by the House Judiciary Committee.Detailed in the House panel’s 103-page staff interim report, the emails and internal communications showed how the group, identified as the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), worked with DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to alert, suppress and remove certain online speech in coordination with big tech companies.One such email – sent July 31,…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.PwC plans to cut up to 600 jobs in the UK as a plummeting number of resignations at the firm pushes it to make staff redundant instead.The firm will launch a voluntary redundancy programme for 500-600 people but will cut jobs on a compulsory basis if not enough people opt to leave, people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. PwC was the last holdout against significant UK redundancies among the Big Four accounting firms but bosses acted after a fall…