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Sept 18 (Reuters) - Maria made landfall on the Caribbean
island of Dominica on Monday night as a dangerous Category 5
hurricane, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
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WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Democratic leaders in the
U.S. Congress on Monday demanded that lawmakers wait to find out
the budgetary and healthcare impacts of a new, last-ditch
legislative effort by Republicans to repeal Obamacare before
voting on it.
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HONG KONG, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc
has named veteran banker Ken Hitchner as its new chairman
and chief executive officer in Asia Pacific excluding Japan,
according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
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LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Here we go again on the London
Metal Exchange (LME) copper stocks roller coaster.
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Sept 18 (Reuters) - Hurricane Maria strengthened into a
potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane at the top of the
five-step Saffir-Simpson wind scale as it swept across the
Caribbean on Monday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center
(NHC) said.
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WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A powerful U.S. Senate
committee will hold a hearing on the latest proposed healthcare
bill to overhaul Obamacare next week, the first public hearing
all year on any Republican effort to gut the healthcare law.
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RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - JBS SA's
decision to replace the Brazilian company's jailed
chief executive with his father was a sign of "deviousness" and
should be investigated, the head of state development bank
BNDES, the company's second-largest shareholder, said on Monday.
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* U.S. network seen holding upper hand ahead of creditors
vote
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Sept 18 (Reuters) - Shares of Mattel Inc and Hasbro
Inc, the two largest U.S. toy makers, fell on Monday on
concerns that retailer Toys "R" Us, a major customer, could be
filing for bankruptcy protection before the holiday sales
season.
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Estimated cost of financing future obligations in £60bn scheme rises 35 per cent
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