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Macron and Trudeau vow to confront Trump on tariffs

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Google's Sundar Pichai to stop AI weapon project

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The UK Times: UK PM May accused of deceiving ministers over Brexit

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U.S. Job Openings Hit Record High Of 6.7 Million In April

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Trump making first official visit to Canada as President tomorrow

Trump's advisers have signaled that he plans to stand his ground during the meetings in Canada, but he has publicly expressed much more interest in the meetin...

Tesla reveals second picture of its upcoming Model Y

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Medicare to Become Insolvent In 8 Years, Social Security in 16

However, as now projected, it is highly unlikely that economic growth absent larger reforms could solve the programs' huge budget quagmire. The Medicare trust...

Trump Slammed Canada for Burning Down the White House. It Didn't, Really

Canada, which was a British colony at the time, did not gain independence until 1867. In 2017, Mexico imported a total of the $10.5 billion worth of steel pro...

Ethiopia to end boundary row with Eritrea, open for foreign investment

But it is the prospect of peace with reclusive Eritrea that comes as the latest, and largest, surprise. Ethiopia has agreed to fully accept the Ethio-Eritrea ...

Heinz Salad Cream may become 'Sandwich Cream'

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Billionaire Industrialist David Koch Retires From Business and Politics

The 78-year-old NY resident is suffering from deteriorating health, according to a letter from older brother Charles Koch sent to company officials Tuesday. W...

Viral video shows mice in buns at Delaware Burger King

The video prompted an immediate investigation by U.S. health inspectors, who found rodent droppings on and inside hamburgers and rolls. Delaware's Division of...

ZTE Said to Have Signed Preliminary Agreement to Lift US Ban

One billion dollars would be settled under the deal - adding to $361 million that the company agreed a year ago to pay - and another $400 million would be held ...

Cadillac Adding Autonomous Driving Suite Across All Models, GM to Follow

Cadillac introduced vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications on the CTS sedan in 2017, which uses Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) technology. GM said...

Chinese firm ZTE reaches preliminary agreement with USA to restore business

That figure includes $1 billion to be paid upfront and $400 million placed in escrow in the event of any future violations. "The sources requested anonymity b...

EU set to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports in July

The European Union (EU) is expected to place additional duties on US imports starting in July in response to Trump's tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, accordin...

Reserve Bank of India hikes key interest rate to 6.25%

The RBI's six-member MPC ( monetary policy committee ), headed by governor Urjit Patel , on Wednesday hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points, or 0.25 per cent ...

Cabinet approves Rs 8,500 cr bailout package for sugar industry

Sugarcane farmers in the region are among the worst hit by pending dues. Late last month Reuters reported that the government would approve the proposal th...

IHOP really is changing name to IHOb

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Tesla: Why It's 'All About' Model 3 Production

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92 million accounts for DNA testing site MyHeritage found online

Compare this accountability with Equifax , which took six weeks to disclose its own devastating data breach; with LinkedIn , which took four years to tell peo...

Hudson’s Bay to Close Lord & Taylor Flagship

HBC paid $237 million in 2016 and wrote down almost half that figure only a year later as the business struggled. Helena Foulkes, HBC's chief executive office...

Google Halts A.I. Drone Deal With Pentagon Following Staff Protests

Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene told employees Friday that Google would honor its commitment to the Pentagon's Project Maven program through March 2019, but...

Trump wants separate trade deals with Canada, Mexico, says adviser Kudlow

President Donald Trump mulled moving toward bilateral discussions on NAFTA. The remarks are likely to create more economic uncertainty between Canada and the ...

Billionaire Koch brothers take on Trump over tariffs

The White House's chief economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said Tuesday he had informed Canada of Trump's willingness to negotiate a separate agreement to replace ...

Wild Hailstorm Smashes Windshield, Nose of US Flight

MT.", American Airlines said in a statement. An American Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing Sunday night in El Paso , Texas , after a ...

Mexico hits back on U.S. steel, slaps tariffs on pork, bourbon

By the time I finish trade talks, that will change, ' Trump promised in a tweet Monday morning. The rally in the stock market also proves that investors don't...