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Japan's embattled J-pop factory Johnny’s and Associates is looking to relaunch to distance the company from acts of sexual assault by its founder.
Last month an investigation found Johnny Kitagawa had been abusing talent for decades.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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The US has narrowly avoided a government shutdown, after the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives turned to President Biden's Democratic Party for help in passing a temporary spending bill.
It will keep the government open for the next 45 days.
The measure still needs to be approved by the US Senate and signed by President Biden. {NOTE TO EDS: WATCH FOR DATING}
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Uncertainty looms over the US economy as Congress hurtles towards a government shutdown.
This could delay the publication of economic reports due out in the coming weeks.
This week investors will have their eyes on the labour market, with job openings and wage data scheduled to come out.
Sally Patterson has more.
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A State of Emergency was declared in New York on Friday as heavy rains caused floods across the state.
Commuters faced severe disruption due to delayed subways and flooded roads - the rains are expected to continue in the coming hours.
Officials say they have deployed thousands of personnel to respond to the extreme weather.
Sally Patterson has more.
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At midnight on Saturday in the US, the American government will run out of money to fund itself, unless Congress can agree on a last-minute deal.
This is not unprecedented — it would be the 22nd time in the last 50 years that this has happened, and thrice in the past decade alone.
If lawmakers can't resolve the budget deadlock, there'd be widespread disruption to the world's largest economy, as Benji Hyer reports.
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US lawmaker Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving female senator in American history, has died aged 90.
Senator Feinstein, a Democrat, was considered a trailblazer for women in politics.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said she 'inspired women from both sides of the aisle'.
Sally Patterson has more.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged India to cooperate with a Canadian investigation into the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, who was killed in British Columbia in June.
Meanwhile, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has said that the country still wants to build closer ties with India despite the diplomatic row over the matter.
Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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