RECKITT HAS ANNOUNCED THE PRICING TERMS FOR ITS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED ANY-AND-ALL TENDER OFFER AND CONSENT SOLICITATION FOR MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY NOTES DUE 2044, WITH HOLDERS TO RECEIVE $898 PER $1,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST.
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RECKITT SAYS MJN IS SOLICITING CONSENTS TO ELIMINATE MOST COVENANTS AND RELEASE THE RECKITT GUARANTEE ON THE NOTES.
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NORTH KOREA HAS DENOUNCED U.S.-SOUTH KOREA MILITARY DRILLS, SAYING THEY ARE MORE PROVOCATIVE THAN LAST YEAR'S AND THAT U.S.-JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA MILITARY COOPERATION IS TURNING INTO A NUCLEAR ALLIANCE - KCNA
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SAUDI ARABIA'S CROWN PRINCE HAS MET THE U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND COMMANDER, WITH THE TWO DISCUSSING MUTUAL DEFENSE COOPERATION AND EFFORTS TO DE-ESCALATE REGIONAL TENSIONS - SAUDI STATE NEWS AGENCY
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OPENAI REPLACES CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER DENISE DRESSER AFTER JUST EIGHT MONTHS, WITH DALI RAJIC NAMED AS SUCCESSOR.

DRESSER’S EXIT ADDS TO A STRING OF SENIOR OPENAI DEPARTURES AS THE AI FIRM PUSHES TO EXPAND ITS ENTERPRISE BUSINESS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL IPO.
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NORTH KOREA SAYS IT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS NUCLEAR DETERRENT, ADDING THAT A NEW U.S. NUCLEAR POLICY CAN BE APPLIED FIRST IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND THAT IT WILL RESPOND TO A NEW LEVEL OF THREAT WITH A NEW LEVEL OF DETERRENT - KCNA
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WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP HAS SIGNED A PROCLAMATION IMPOSING TARIFFS ON DRONES AND THEIR PARTS AND COMPONENTS, INCLUDING A 100% AD VALOREM TARIFF ON DRONES OF A CERTAIN SIZE OR WITH CERTAIN CAPABILITIES PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND A 25% TARIFF ON SMALLER DRONES THAT LACK SUCH CAPABILITIES.
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WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE PROCLAMATION IMPOSES A 15% AD VALOREM TARIFF ON DRONES AND COMPONENTS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, LIECHTENSTEIN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SWITZERLAND AND TAIWAN, AND A 10% TARIFF ON DRONES FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM.
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WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE TARIFFS WILL TAKE EFFECT 21 DAYS AFTER SIGNING, WHILE TARIFFS ON COMPONENTS OF DRONES THAT ARE NOT PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE WILL TAKE EFFECT 180 DAYS AFTER SIGNING.
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WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP HAS SIGNED A NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM TO FIX CRITICAL LONG-TERM ISSUES IN NAVY SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR PROGRAMS, DIRECTING THE PENTAGON TO PURSUE MORE DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN THE AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIAL BASE BASED ON THE 'FINLAND MODEL'.
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WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP DIRECTS THE DEFENSE SECRETARY TO REPLACE ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEMS AND ADVANCED WEAPONS ELEVATORS WITH TRADITIONAL STEAM AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DURING CONSTRUCTION OF CVN-81.
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S&P DOW JONES INDICES SAYS REDDIT INC WILL REPLACE AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES IN THE S&P 500 EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF TRADING ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18.
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S&P DOW JONES INDICES SAYS SUN COMMUNITIES WILL REPLACE WEBSTER FINANCIAL IN THE S&P MIDCAP 400 EFFECTIVE PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF TRADING ON AUGUST 20.
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KUSHNER EXPECTED TO TRAVEL TO CAIRO NEXT WEEK FOR TALKS WITH EGYPTIAN MEDIATORS - AXIOS
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AUSTRALIA PM ALBANESE SAYS HE SPOKE WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OVERNIGHT AND REVIEWED ADVANCEMENTS ON THE AUKUS DEFENCE AGREEMENT, ADDING THAT THE AUKUS INITIATIVE CONTINUES 'FULL STEAM AHEAD'
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THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS TRUMP'S PROCLAMATION IMPOSES A 15% AD VALOREM TARIFF ON DRONES AND PARTS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, LIECHTENSTEIN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SWITZERLAND AND TAIWAN
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ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS DERIDED THE UK AS THE 'ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF BRITAIN' DURING A PODCAST, MOCKING LONDON'S POLITICAL CLIMATE
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BRITAIN, ITALY, SWITZERLAND AND INDONESIA HAVE BEEN SHORTLISTED TO POTENTIALLY VERIFY HEZBOLLAH'S DISARMAMENT IN SOUTHERN LEBANON - SOURCES
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TRUMP HAS ORDERED THE U.S. NAVY TO RETURN TO STEAM CATAPULTS ON FUTURE FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, ABANDONING THE NEWER ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCH SYSTEM, WITH THE CHANGE STARTING FROM THE FOURTH CARRIER, THE USS DORIS MILLER, WHILE THE FIRST THREE FORD-CLASS SHIPS KEEP THEIR ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS, EVEN AS NAVY AND INDUSTRY LEADERS HAVE RESISTED THE IDEA FOR YEARS BECAUSE REDESIGNING THE SHIPS IS EXPECTED TO COST BILLIONS - WSJ
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JAPAN CONSIDERING COUNTERMEASURES FOLLOWING PUTIN'S VISIT TO DISPUTED ISLAND - NHK
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NEW ZEALAND'S JULY SEASONALLY ADJUSTED MANUFACTURING PMI CAME IN AT 54.3, DOWN FROM 59.7 - BUSINESSNZ, BNZ SURVEY
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