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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators plans to introduce legislation on Tuesday seeking to boost the cyber defenses of state election systems, after warnings from senior U.S. officials that future elections may be vulnerable to foreign interference. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2iiqoEl

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A large group of U.S. state attorneys general on Tuesday sought to expand a lawsuit alleging price fixing of generic drugs to 18 companies and 15 medicines on Tuesday, including Novartis AG's generic unit Sandoz and India-based Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd . from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2gRglpL

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban has increased the amount of territory it has influence in or controls in Afghanistan in the past six months, a U.S. watchdog agency reported on Tuesday, a sign the security situation there remains precarious even as the United States has committed several thousand more troops to the war-torn country. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2xGS6RC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators plans to introduce legislation on Tuesday seeking to boost the cyber defenses of state election systems, after warnings from senior U.S. officials that future elections may be vulnerable to foreign interference. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2z13OYQ

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The first congress of Syrian peoples will be held in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Nov. 18, the RIA news agency cited a source close to the Astana peace talks on Syria as saying on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2z7sb9p

As a special religious service takes place, here's what you need to know about Tuesday's anniversary events. from BBC News - World http://ift.tt/2iNm5VH

Arthur Collins told a jury a text about "acid" in his car referred to his hair-thickening shampoo. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2lzzl0V

(Reuters) - Hundreds of police officers poured into a canyon near the University of Utah's Salt Lake City campus on Tuesday in a search for a gunman suspected of killing a student during a carjacking attempt. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2z5H8sJ

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that U.S. charges against President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort and another aide showed Moscow had been unfairly maligned for meddling in last year's U.S. presidential election. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2ygF9T3

LANY, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech election winner Andrej Babis's ANO party will attempt to form a minority government after being shunned by other parties in coalition talks, Babis said on Tuesday after meeting with the president. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2zUI7cr

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has developed a friendly relationship with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte from the two leaders' telephone conversations and exchanges of letters, a senior administration official said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2gXsZaa

Facebook posts from Russian-sponsored accounts may have reached millions of Americans - but that doesn't mean they read them. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2xFQ5W0

Seamus McGrane is convicted of planning a bomb attack during the prince's 2015 visit to Ireland. from BBC News - Home http://ift.tt/2iPhDpe

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey pastor was sentenced to five years in prison for scheming to help an illegal bitcoin exchange escape scrutiny from banks and regulators. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2z1W23i

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators plans to introduce legislation on Tuesday seeking to boost the cyber defenses of state election systems, after warnings from senior U.S. officials that future elections may be vulnerable to foreign interference. from Reuters: U.S. http://ift.tt/2gZvngM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes that progress with China on a range of trade issues has been increasingly difficult and Beijing appears on a "trajectory of retrenchment," a senior Trump administration official said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2iQ0MTv

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will not make a visit to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ) on the border of North Korea and South Korea during his upcoming Asia trip, a senior administration official said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2z0Mw0I