MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on legislators in the Wisconsin Assembly choosing their leaders (all times local):
Cato Institute Senior Fellow Ilya Shapiro on Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Justice short-list. Photo: Getty
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The cigarette-seller Reynolds American has rejected British American Tobacco's $47 billion buyout offer, according to Bloomberg's Ruth David, Dinesh Nair, and Manuel Baigorri.
The American company is seeking a higher price, according to the report, and BAT is willing to increase its offer slightly.
BAT currently holds a 42% stake in the company.
BAT first made an offer to buy Reynolds last month.
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President Obama holds a press conference before departing Washington on his final trip abroad for Europe, and then Peru.
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Whether you count yourself as a downtown lawyer, a west side financier or a Hollywood studio head, even the most successful men and women of Los Angeles need to eat during the day and there is certainly no shortage of sleek lunch spots that bring out the who's who of the city. After all, the notion that most business in LA is done outside the office holds pretty true.
A Toronto resident who says she was horrified to see a "racist" poster on a pole while walking to her children's school on Monday is blaming it partly on Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election last week.
A West Virginia development group director and a mayor are under scrutiny after a racist post about first lady Michelle Obama, prompting calls for both women to be fired
Freedom House Research Manager Adrian Shahbaz on why online censorship has increased for a sixth consecutive year. Photo: Getty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Keith Ellison is announcing his candidacy for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, joining a crowded bench of candidates trying to head the party.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Keith Ellison is announcing his candidacy for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, joining a crowded bench of candidates trying to head the party. Ellison has attracted support from high-profile backers including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and his expected replacement, Sen. Chuck Schumer.
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NORWICH, England, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- New research out of the University of East Anglia has revealed a third consecutive year of slowed carbon emissions growth.