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• The Latest: UN chief believes aid must not be politicized
• Death toll rises to six at South Africa coal mine gas explosion
• U.S. banks weigh whether to embrace or avoid progressive firebrand Ocasio-Cortez

The Latest: UN chief believes aid must not be politicized Posted: 07 Feb 2019 01:40 PM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local): This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Death toll rises to six at South Africa coal mine gas explosion Posted: 07 Feb 2019 07:39 AM PST The representative of the creditor protection team at the mine, Michael Elliot, said more than 20 people were still stuck underground at the mine in Middelburg and are presumed dead. Rescue efforts were hampered by dangerously high levels of toxic gas underground, Elliot said. The mine is owned by Tegeta Resources and Exploration, which is undergoing creditor protection after its owners, the Gupta brothers, found it difficult to continue doing business in South Africa following corruption allegations against them. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

U.S. banks weigh whether to embrace or avoid progressive firebrand Ocasio-Cortez Posted: 07 Feb 2019 01:35 AM PST Barely a month into the new Congress, financial lobbyists in Washington are already strategizing how to handle the star power of rookie Democrat lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Democratic Socialist and Wall Street critic joined the 60-member House Financial Services Committee in mid-January and more than a dozen lobbyists interviewed by Reuters say the 29-year-old activist and former bartender is too high-profile to ignore. Richard Hunt, chief executive of the Consumer Bankers Association, said he had not encountered a lawmaker like Ocasio-Cortez in more than 20 years in Washington. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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