Vito Lopez, the former state assemblyman and powerful chairman of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, has died. (observer.com)
Rupert Murdoch is taking over at Fox News as its once - powerful chairman Roger Ailes resigns under a sexual harassment cloud. (nystateofpolitics.com)
China's next targets: rail, roads, ports The powerful chairman of China's $ US200 billion ($ 307 billion) sovereign wealth fund, Lou Jiwei, has met Treasurer Wayne Swan and West Australian Premier Colin Barnett to clarify rules on foreign investment in resources and discuss whether China could help finance the Rudd government's infrastructure program. (businessnews.com.au)