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(Bloomberg) — For some voters, seeing John Kerry and Joe Biden campaign together felt like déjà vu.In 2004, Kerry was the establishment Democrat who struggled in early-state polls but went on to defeat populist rivals for the nomination, propelled by a perception that he was the most “electable” option to face down a Republican incumbent … Read more

(Bloomberg) — Less than a month after Hong Kongers delivered a landslide victory to pro-democracy candidates in district elections, the battle over the city’s future is shifting somewhere you might not expect: the staid world of accounting.Candidates in this year’s election for the council of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants are being … Read more

At least 43 people were killed Sunday in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of workers trapped inside. The blaze was the worst in Delhi since 59 movie-goers died in a cinema in 1997. The cause … Read more

Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke pleaded with his daughter not to report being raped by a Labor MP fearing the case could damage his political career, it is claimed in court documents. The allegations against Mr Hawke, who died in May aged 89, have been made by his second daughter Rosslyn Dillon, 59, in … Read more

In every decade since the period immediately before the Civil War, the U.S. economy has always fallen into recession. The American economy is likely to defy that trend for the first time in nearly 170 years as it enters the 2020s. Read from Source

The children, who were dressed just in socks and light clothing, both received cold-related injuries Read from Source

(Bloomberg) — Brazil’s government scrapped plans to send a delegate to Alberto Fernandez’s inauguration ceremony in Argentina, representing an escalation in tensions between South America’s top economies.President Jair Bolsonaro has opted not to send anyone to the Dec. 10 swearing-in ceremony in Buenos Aires, according to a Brazilian official with direct knowledge of the matter. … Read more

A new trilateral exercise with South Africa may be a sign of coming attractions, but the United States should not overreact. Read from Source

Reuben Panchol was forced to leave war-torn Sudan decades ago as a child, embarking on an odyssey that eventually brought him to the American Midwest and left him eternally grateful to the country that took him in. “I am an American citizen, a North Dakotan,” said Panchol, a 38-year-old father of four. If they vote … Read more

Marc Mukasey has deep, personal connections within President Trump’s orbit, and he has worked on a number of high-profile cases involving the president. Read from Source