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Pathologist Challenges Philippine Officials’ View that US Cameraman Committed Suicide in Jail

An American cameraman and filmmaker who died in December in a jail in the Philippines suffered blunt-force trauma, and his body had markings inconsistent with the official account by Philippine authorities that he hanged himself, a private U.S. pathologist said. The findings raised new questions about the death of Jesse Phinney on the Philippine island …

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Pathologist Challenges Philippine Officials’ View that US Cameraman Committed Suicide in Jail

An American cameraman and filmmaker who died in December in a jail in the Philippines suffered blunt-force trauma, and his body had markings inconsistent with the official account by Philippine authorities that he hanged himself, a private U.S. pathologist said. The findings raised new questions about the death of Jesse Phinney on the Philippine island …

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Amid Trade Spats, Trump to Push US as ‘Partner of Choice’ for Latin America

President Donald Trump will make the case that the United States – and not China – should be the trade “partner of choice” for Latin America when he speaks at a regional summit next week, a senior administration official said on Thursday. Trump is due to make his first visit to the region late next …

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Amid Trade Spats, Trump to Push US as ‘Partner of Choice’ for Latin America

President Donald Trump will make the case that the United States – and not China – should be the trade “partner of choice” for Latin America when he speaks at a regional summit next week, a senior administration official said on Thursday. Trump is due to make his first visit to the region late next …

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Germany’s Merkel to Visit Trump as Trade, Iran Deadlines Loom

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit U.S. President Donald Trump on April 27, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, as differences over a nuclear deal with Iran and trade cast a shadow over the transatlantic relationship. Merkel’s trip, three days after French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the U.S. capital, will come just …

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Germany’s Merkel to Visit Trump as Trade, Iran Deadlines Loom

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit U.S. President Donald Trump on April 27, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, as differences over a nuclear deal with Iran and trade cast a shadow over the transatlantic relationship. Merkel’s trip, three days after French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to the U.S. capital, will come just …

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Chinese National Gets 10 Years in US Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets 

A Chinese scientist was sentenced Wednesday to more than 10 years in a U.S. federal prison for stealing valuable rice seeds from a Kansas biopharmaceutical firm. Weiqiang Zhang, a Chinese national who is a permanent legal resident living in Manhattan, Kansas, was convicted last year of conspiracy to steal trade secrets after taking hundreds of rice …

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Chinese National Gets 10 Years in US Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets 

A Chinese scientist was sentenced Wednesday to more than 10 years in a U.S. federal prison for stealing valuable rice seeds from a Kansas biopharmaceutical firm. Weiqiang Zhang, a Chinese national who is a permanent legal resident living in Manhattan, Kansas, was convicted last year of conspiracy to steal trade secrets after taking hundreds of rice …

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Americans Pay Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

“Though he was taken from this Earth unjustly, he left us with his legacy of justice and peace,” U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated 50 years ago Wednesday at a public appearance in Memphis, Tennessee. “President Abraham Lincoln sought to eradicate the senseless divisions …

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Facebook: Cambridge Analytica May Have Had Data on 87M People

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that the personal information of up to 87 million users may have been improperly shared with political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, up from a previous news media estimate of more than 50 million. Most of the 87 million people whose data was shared with Cambridge Analytica, which worked on U.S. President …

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King Family Legacy Enters New Phase

On March 24 in Washington, D.C, an unexpected speaker at the March for Our Lives gun control rally arrested the crowd’s attention with a bold statement: “My grandfather had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the color of their skin, but the content of their character,” said nine-year-old Yolanda …

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King Family Legacy Enters New Phase

On March 24 in Washington, D.C, an unexpected speaker at the March for Our Lives gun control rally arrested the crowd’s attention with a bold statement: “My grandfather had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the color of their skin, but the content of their character,” said nine-year-old Yolanda …

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Tech CEOs Call for Gun Control Following YouTube Shooting

Several Silicon Valley leaders called for increased gun control on Tuesday afternoon after a woman at the headquarters of YouTube shot and wounded three people before taking her own life. Tech companies have largely avoided the topic of gun control in the United States, but they have previously pushed for progressive stances on other hot-topic …

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Tech CEOs Call for Gun Control Following YouTube Shooting

Several Silicon Valley leaders called for increased gun control on Tuesday afternoon after a woman at the headquarters of YouTube shot and wounded three people before taking her own life. Tech companies have largely avoided the topic of gun control in the United States, but they have previously pushed for progressive stances on other hot-topic …

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Report: Trump Under Investigation But Not Criminal Target

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller told attorneys for U.S. President Donald Trump last month that while he is a subject of investigation, Mueller did not consider him a criminal target at that time. The Post based its report on information from several people familiar with private negotiations Mueller had with …

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Report: Trump Under Investigation But Not Criminal Target

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller told attorneys for U.S. President Donald Trump last month that while he is a subject of investigation, Mueller did not consider him a criminal target at that time. The Post based its report on information from several people familiar with private negotiations Mueller had with …

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As US China Trade Frictions Heat up, Optimism for Negotiations Dims

As trade frictions heat up between China and the United States, the two countries are talking tough and giving assurances at the same time that the situation will not spiral out of control. Despite assurances, analysts both in China and in the United States are divided over just how bad the situation could get. “Right …

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As US China Trade Frictions Heat up, Optimism for Negotiations Dims

As trade frictions heat up between China and the United States, the two countries are talking tough and giving assurances at the same time that the situation will not spiral out of control. Despite assurances, analysts both in China and in the United States are divided over just how bad the situation could get. “Right …

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Trump Proposed White House Meeting With Putin

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says President Donald Trump proposed the White House as a potential place to host a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The suggestion came during a March 20 call between the two leaders. Trump said after that call he hoped to meet with Putin “in the not too …

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Trump Proposed White House Meeting With Putin

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says President Donald Trump proposed the White House as a potential place to host a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The suggestion came during a March 20 call between the two leaders. Trump said after that call he hoped to meet with Putin “in the not too …

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US Raises Prospect of Trump-Putin Meeting at the White House

The Trump administration says it is amenable to a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of the Russian president’s first Washington visit in more than a decade even as relations between the two powers have eroded. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the White …

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US Raises Prospect of Trump-Putin Meeting at the White House

The Trump administration says it is amenable to a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of the Russian president’s first Washington visit in more than a decade even as relations between the two powers have eroded. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the White …

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Ebay Billionaire Keeps #MeToo Moving by Donating Millions

A website that makes reporting sexual assault easier is one of six organizations gifted $7.5 million by an Ebay billionaire in order to ramp up their effectiveness. The Skoll Foundation — started by Jeff Skoll, former president of Ebay — rewarded five female and one male social entrepreneurs tackling subjects as diverse as access to …

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Ebay Billionaire Keeps #MeToo Moving by Donating Millions

A website that makes reporting sexual assault easier is one of six organizations gifted $7.5 million by an Ebay billionaire in order to ramp up their effectiveness. The Skoll Foundation — started by Jeff Skoll, former president of Ebay — rewarded five female and one male social entrepreneurs tackling subjects as diverse as access to …

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Trumps Host Annual Easter Egg Roll

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are hosting the annual Easter Egg Roll Monday on the South Lawn of the White House. As part of the festivities, children and families usually push wooden eggs across the White house lawn using oversized spoons. Military bands and games are also part of the customary …

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Trumps Host Annual Easter Egg Roll

U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are hosting the annual Easter Egg Roll Monday on the South Lawn of the White House. As part of the festivities, children and families usually push wooden eggs across the White house lawn using oversized spoons. Military bands and games are also part of the customary …

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