Bloomberg US lawmakers pledged to back Puerto Rico’s recovery as Governor Ricardo Rossello prepares to request a multibillion dollar Congressional aid package to help rebuild from the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. Rossello said his government would make a request to Congress by January for long-term assistance. The US territory continues to dig out after the Category 5 storm left …

Bloomberg Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon appealed across the political divide to help keep Britain in the single market after it leaves the European Union. Speaking as her Scottish National Party begins its annual conference in Glasgow, Sturgeon said the British government’s plan to leave the single market would inflict “monumental damage” on all parts of the UK. “Let’s stay …

Bloomberg North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promoted his 28-year-old sister to the ruling party’s political wing, bringing her closer to the center of power and tightening the family’s control on the regime. The promotion of Kim Yo Jong took place at a Workers’ Party convention in Pyongyang, where Kim Jong Un called for continuing nuclear-arms development to defend …