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Trump’s Tariffs: What They Are, How They’ll Work

So is this what a trade war looks like? The Trump administration and China’s leadership have imposed tens of billions of dollars in tariffs on each other’s goods. President Donald Trump has proposed slapping duties on, all told, up to $550 billion if China keeps retaliating and doesn’t cave in to U.S. demands to scale …

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Trump’s Tariffs: What They Are, How They’ll Work

So is this what a trade war looks like? The Trump administration and China’s leadership have imposed tens of billions of dollars in tariffs on each other’s goods. President Donald Trump has proposed slapping duties on, all told, up to $550 billion if China keeps retaliating and doesn’t cave in to U.S. demands to scale …

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US Army Discharging Immigrant Recruits, Reservists

The Associated Press has learned that the U.S. Army has moved in recent weeks to discharge immigrant recruits and reservists who enlisted through a program that promised them a path to citizenship. Some of these service members say they weren’t told why they were being discharged. Others say the Army told them they’d been labeled …

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US Army Discharging Immigrant Recruits, Reservists

The Associated Press has learned that the U.S. Army has moved in recent weeks to discharge immigrant recruits and reservists who enlisted through a program that promised them a path to citizenship. Some of these service members say they weren’t told why they were being discharged. Others say the Army told them they’d been labeled …

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Maryland Town’s Bathtub Races Attract Tourists for a Good Cause

Every year, hundreds of tourists arrive at the small town of Berlin, Maryland, to watch an unusual event — bathtub races! Despite all the fun, the races have a serious goal: to raise money to help critically ill children. Evgeny Baranov has a report, narrated by Anna Rice. …

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Maryland Town’s Bathtub Races Attract Tourists for a Good Cause

Every year, hundreds of tourists arrive at the small town of Berlin, Maryland, to watch an unusual event — bathtub races! Despite all the fun, the races have a serious goal: to raise money to help critically ill children. Evgeny Baranov has a report, narrated by Anna Rice. …

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Expert: Press North Korea to Reveal All Secret Nuclear Sites

Washington must press Pyongyang to reveal the existence of secret nuclear sites, including the second uranium enrichment facility known as Kangsong, in any nuclear disarmament deal, said a former United Nations nuclear inspector. The United States must “make sure [North Korean officials] include these additional sites upfront into the deal,” said David Albright, a former …

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Expert: Press North Korea to Reveal All Secret Nuclear Sites

Washington must press Pyongyang to reveal the existence of secret nuclear sites, including the second uranium enrichment facility known as Kangsong, in any nuclear disarmament deal, said a former United Nations nuclear inspector. The United States must “make sure [North Korean officials] include these additional sites upfront into the deal,” said David Albright, a former …

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1968 Exhibit Looks Back at Tumultuous Year in US

The year 1968 was a time of great social and political upheaval in America. Coincidentally, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington also opened to the public that year. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the museum is presenting a time capsule of that important period and the cultural icons who shaped it. The exhibit is …

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Ford Says No Plans for Now to Hike China Prices

U.S. car maker Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it has no plans currently to hike retail prices of its imported Ford and Lincoln models in China, despite steep additional tariffs on imported U.S. vehicles set to come into play on Friday. The firm, which has been facing sluggish sales in the world’s largest auto …

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Ford Says No Plans for Now to Hike China Prices

U.S. car maker Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it has no plans currently to hike retail prices of its imported Ford and Lincoln models in China, despite steep additional tariffs on imported U.S. vehicles set to come into play on Friday. The firm, which has been facing sluggish sales in the world’s largest auto …

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Call-to-Listen Radio, A Respite for African Immigrants

For the millions of first-generation immigrants in the United States, whose native languages aren’t common on the streets of New York or any other U.S. community, staying connected to local news and culture can be challenging. But across Diaspora communities, call-to-listen radio programming is designed to fill this need and offer a respite from day-to-day …

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Call-to-Listen Radio, A Respite for African Immigrants

For the millions of first-generation immigrants in the United States, whose native languages aren’t common on the streets of New York or any other U.S. community, staying connected to local news and culture can be challenging. But across Diaspora communities, call-to-listen radio programming is designed to fill this need and offer a respite from day-to-day …

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Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Linked to Cohen has Vast US Ties

Long before Viktor Vekselberg was tied to a scandal over the president and a porn star, the Russian oligarch had been positioning himself to extend his influence in the United States. Working closely with an American cousin who heads the New York investment management firm Columbus Nova, Vekselberg backed a $1.6 million lobbying campaign to …

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New US Citizens Gladly Take Oath, Despite Toxic Debate

Argenoves Pinales, a 25-year-old medical assistant and restaurant manager working two jobs is over the moon to become a US citizen. Now, he wants to vote Donald Trump out of office. “I feel great,” he beams, one of 200 immigrants from 47 countries who pledged the oath of allegiance at a New York citizenship ceremony, …

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New US Citizens Gladly Take Oath, Despite Toxic Debate

Argenoves Pinales, a 25-year-old medical assistant and restaurant manager working two jobs is over the moon to become a US citizen. Now, he wants to vote Donald Trump out of office. “I feel great,” he beams, one of 200 immigrants from 47 countries who pledged the oath of allegiance at a New York citizenship ceremony, …

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Europe Could Suffer Collateral Damage in US-China Trade War

European businesses are unsettled as they watch the U.S. and China collide over trade. And for good reason: the nascent global trade war could represent the biggest single threat to the economic upswing that has helped the region get past its financial crisis. In theory, some European companies could benefit, jumping into market niches if …

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Europe Could Suffer Collateral Damage in US-China Trade War

European businesses are unsettled as they watch the U.S. and China collide over trade. And for good reason: the nascent global trade war could represent the biggest single threat to the economic upswing that has helped the region get past its financial crisis. In theory, some European companies could benefit, jumping into market niches if …

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Trump: Supporters Will Be ‘Impressed’ with Supreme Court Pick

U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring supporters that they will love the Supreme Court nominee he is set to name Monday. “I think you’re going to be very impressed,” Trump said during a dinner for U.S. troops Tuesday night in West Virginia. The U.S. leader praised his first nominee, Neil Gorsuch, a conservative and former …

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Trump: Supporters Will Be ‘Impressed’ with Supreme Court Pick

U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring supporters that they will love the Supreme Court nominee he is set to name Monday. “I think you’re going to be very impressed,” Trump said during a dinner for U.S. troops Tuesday night in West Virginia. The U.S. leader praised his first nominee, Neil Gorsuch, a conservative and former …

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US Allows ZTE Transactions to Maintain Networks

The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday granted a temporary reprieve to ZTE that allows China’s No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker to conduct business needed to maintain existing networks and equipment in the United States as it works toward the lifting of a U.S. sales ban. The authorization from the department’s Bureau of Industry and Services, dated July 2 and seen …

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US Allows ZTE Transactions to Maintain Networks

The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday granted a temporary reprieve to ZTE that allows China’s No. 2 telecommunications equipment maker to conduct business needed to maintain existing networks and equipment in the United States as it works toward the lifting of a U.S. sales ban. The authorization from the department’s Bureau of Industry and Services, dated July 2 and seen …

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Pompeo to Visit Mexican President-elect; Discuss Immigration, Trade

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Mexico on July 13 to meet President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and discuss immigration, trade, security and development, the U.S. and Mexican governments said on Tuesday. Lopez Obrador, who won a landslide victory in Sunday’s election and takes office in December, announced Pompeo’s visit first, after meeting …

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Pompeo to Visit Mexican President-elect; Discuss Immigration, Trade

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Mexico on July 13 to meet President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and discuss immigration, trade, security and development, the U.S. and Mexican governments said on Tuesday. Lopez Obrador, who won a landslide victory in Sunday’s election and takes office in December, announced Pompeo’s visit first, after meeting …

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Renovated Museum Opens as Part of St. Louis Arch Project

The revitalized Gateway Arch National Park was dedicated Tuesday, the culmination of a $380 million public-private partnership that Missouri political leaders see as a template for the future of the national park system. Several hundred people stood in steamy heat for a ceremony in the shadow of the 630-foot-tall (192-meter-tall) monument to westward expansion that …

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Renovated Museum Opens as Part of St. Louis Arch Project

The revitalized Gateway Arch National Park was dedicated Tuesday, the culmination of a $380 million public-private partnership that Missouri political leaders see as a template for the future of the national park system. Several hundred people stood in steamy heat for a ceremony in the shadow of the 630-foot-tall (192-meter-tall) monument to westward expansion that …

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