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Trump to Kick Off His Re-election Campaign on June 18 in Orlando

WASHINGTON — On June 15, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended an escalator inside his signature Manhattan property, Trump Tower, greeted the cheering supporters paid to attend, and announced an unlikely presidential candidacy. A little more than four years later, on June 18, President Trump will officially begin his re-election campaign inside a 20,000-person arena in […]

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Home Buyers See Signs of Relief This Spring

Finance / En Sound Media

“For first-time buyers, there’s inventory they can afford,” Mr. Murphy said. “But many listings can get 20 offers or more.” Typically, he said, buyers who are able to pay cash win the contest. Similarly, in Kansas City, Mo., sellers still generally have the upper hand, said Bobbi Howe, an agent with Keller Williams Kansas City

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Lettings fee ban brings cheer to tenants

Business / En Sound Media

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption“We had to pay £2,000 to move in” A ban on “unfair” fees charged by lettings agents to tenants in England has started, two-and-a-half years after the plan was first announced. It means tenants will no longer face fees for services including viewings, credit checks, references and

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The woman fighting back against India’s rape culture

World / En Sound Media

When a man tried to rape Usha Vishwakarma she decided to fight back by setting up self-defence classes for women and girls. At first, people accused her of being a sex worker. But now she runs an award-winning organisation and has won the community’s respect. If you have been affected by any of the issues

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As China Takes Aim, Silicon Valley Braces for Pain

Technology / En Sound Media

Apple’s exposure to China is broad. The company assembles most of its products there, and the region is its No. 3 market, after the United States and Europe. In its latest quarter, Apple earned $10.2 billion in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, or about 18 percent of its total revenue. Apple did not respond to

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From functional to fancy, NFL stadiums have made a huge leap

Sports / En Sound Media

Next summer, the Raiders are slated to relocate to Las Vegas and begin playing in a sleek $1.8 billion dome with a transparent roof, a black glass exterior to match their boldest uniform color, and retractable doors to frame an 80-foot-tall and 215-foot wide view of the casinos on the strip. Around the same time,

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Floods and Trump’s Trade War Create an Uncertain Year for Farmers

Politics / En Sound Media

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. Corn prices are rising as surging floodwaters and soaking rains — combined with President Trump’s trade war with China — are making it an exceptionally difficult year for farmers facing risky choices about what crops to plant, or whether to

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US companies are in line of fire of tariffs aimed at Mexico

Finance / En Sound Media

President Donald Trump’s surprise threat to impose escalating tariffs on Mexican imports jolted industry leaders throughout the U.S. economy Friday, sparked opposition even from usual Trump allies and set the stage for American consumers to face higher prices. It also sent stock markets tumbling, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing down roughly 355 points,

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HMRC leads number spoofing crackdown to prevent fraud

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Fraudsters are being blocked from using so-called number spoofing to trick people into believing they had received a call from genuine tax officials. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said there were more than 100,000 attempts by fraudsters last year to make people pay spurious tax bills. Part of the fraudsters’ tactics

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Huawei retaliation? China draws up list of ‘unreliables’

Technology / En Sound Media

In an ominous but vague warning, China said Friday that it was drawing up a list of “unreliable” foreign companies, organizations and individuals for targeting in what could signal retaliation for U.S. sanctions on the Chinese tech powerhouse Huawei. “We think it may be the beginning of Beijing’s attempt to roll out a retaliatory framework,”

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