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Oh nuts! China shoppers lament tariffs on USA almonds, pistachio and fruit

They will directly harm the interests of US consumers, companies, and financial markets. The WTO allows a country to set up tariffs for that reason, but it is s...

Italian parties reach deal on parliamentary speakers

The new speaker of the Lower House is Roberto Fico, a prominent member of the Five Star Movement since its inception in 2009. The new Senate speaker is vetera...

Santander Consumer USA (SC) Lowered to Neutral at Goldman Sachs

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2 militants killed in Dooru

A police official said the identity of the duo is being ascertained. "But the watertight cordon confined them to an orchard nearby, where they were finally kill...

Death toll in Indian-controlled Kashmir gunfight rises to 10

A fierce gun battle killed five Indian government forces and five militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Wednesday. Kupwara: My father worke...

Momentum is with March For Our Lives, but it doesn't matter

In Parkland, the police presence was heavy as more than 20,000 people filled a park near the school, chanting slogans such as "Enough is enough" and carrying ...

Huge rallies led by students demand tighter United States gun controls

At the start of the rally, U.S. Sen. "We're going to take this to every election, to every state and every city". Last week, students from more than 3,000 s...

Senior Chinese official cautions U.S. over tariffs

Trump said the US would impose the tariffs, as well as restrict Chinese investment, to punish Beijing for stealing American technology. That was in addition ...

'Very Close' to Trade Deal with S. Korea

A deal with South Korea resolving differences over steel and aluminum tariffs and revising the bilateral trade pact with the United States could be announced ne...

Global demos demand end to gun violence

March For Our Lives is an worldwide rally that inspired people across the globe, including crowds right here in the east, to gather together and protest gun vi...

Senior US Official Embarks on Visit to Taiwan to Reaffirm US Support

FILE - A demonstrator holds flags of Taiwan and the United States in support of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during an stopover after her visit to Latin Ame...

Alabama reportedly exploring home-and-home series with Notre Dame

Two powerhouse programs may take a different route. The Tide swept its lone series of the Saban era against Penn State , beating the Nittany Lions 24-3 in 2010...

Vehicle bomb in Afghanistan kills at least 12, injures dozens

No group has claimed responsibility of the explosion. Omar Zwak , spokesperson for the governor of Helmand province, said the blast went off near a wrestlin...

Ibrahimovic announced as Los Angeles Galaxy player in typical Zlatan fashion

But in addition to that coup, the Galaxy have been able to convince him to come to MLS without being a Designated Player. " Zlatan's signing is evidence of...

Caught on Cam: Semi vs. School Bus

A work truck struck a Lamar County school bus around 7 a.m. Wednesday on Hwy. He is facing multiple charges including leaving the scene of an accident with pers...

Judge rules woman's defamation case against Trump may proceed

Zervos filed her defamation suit at the start of 2017, three days before Donald Trump assumed the presidency, alleging that he made defamatory statements abou...

Tillerson says farewell to 'mean-spirited' DC

Even some critics of Tillerson - whom Trump fired earlier this month - have argued that the former ExxonMobil CEO was treated shabbily and even humiliated by ...

U.S. airstrike in Somalia kills 2 al-Shabab extremists

A spokesman for the Somali interior ministry confirmed the death toll, adding that 10 others were wounded in the blast. At least four innocent civilians peris...

Senate approves $1.3 trillion spending bill, avoiding government shutdown

The will-he, won't-he veto episode came hours after the Senate passed the spending package, which keeps the government running through September. Democrats ...

12 killed, 40 wounded in auto bomb attack near Afghan stadium

Aminullah Abed, the chief of the province's public health department, in Helmand province said the 12 killed and 40 wounded were received at a hospital in Lashk...

Winter storm warning extended until 10 pm

A winter storm warning was in effect most of the day and hard travel conditions were warned of. The heaviest snowfall will occur during morning and early af...

Kebede sets half marathon record

On a day when Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor completed a hat-trick of wins in the men's senior race, Gudeta's performance shattered the previous record of 1:06:25 fo...

'Unhappy' Trump Reverses Threat To Shut Down US Govt

United States lawmakers advanced a critical $1.3 trillion federal spending bill Thursday, as Congress sprints to avoid a another embarrassing government shutd...

Suspect Identified Following Beating of Autistic Man in Mississauga

In a now widely-shared video, three males can be seen punching and kicking a 29-year-old man while he sits on a staircase inside the Square One bus terminal put...

Georgia mom crashed auto into pole to prove God is real

One of the children said, "She was telling us to believe in God so nothing would happen to us". "She turned. Her eyes were close and she was saying, blah blah...

Bannon says he doesn't remember purchasing Facebook data at Cambridge Analytica

He blamed any " dirty tricks " on Cambridge Analytica's parent company, SCL, which he described as "the British guys, old Etonians and guys from Oxford and Ca...

Cardiff Blues deal hammer blow to Ulster's playoff hopes

All the visitors could manage was 12 points from the boot of scrumhalf John Cooney and a try from his replacement , David Shanahan . The Blues - who are c...

Johnson likens Putin World Cup to Hitler's Olympics for image-boosting

The Kremlin hit back today, with Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov describing the comments as "disgusting". Any comparison between Hitler and Putin is e...

Macron's Biggest Reform Test

Railway workers, teachers, air-traffic controllers and other government workers walked out Thursday in the largest labor action in Mr. Macron's tenure. Four Eu...

Albanian Becomes the Second Official Language in Macedonia

The Law on Languages, an unconstitutional measure created to make Albanian a second official language in Macedonia, was passed in Parliament on Wednesday by n...