June 2019

Nebraska measure could tip the number of states with casinos

Nebraska voters may decide next year whether to legalize casino gambling in a ballot measure that could tip the number of states that allow commercial gambling into the majority. Supporters of legalized casinos have launched a petition drive to place the issue on the 2020 ballot with financial backing from the economic development corporation owned

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Vietnam, European Union sign free trade agreement

Vietnam and the European Union signed a free trade agreement on Sunday, opening opportunities to further boost trade between the euro bloc and one of Southeast Asia’s biggest manufacturing nations. The agreement, which was signed by European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom and Vietnamese Trade Minister Tran Tuan Anh in Hanoi, Vietnam‘s capital, will eliminate

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Despite Trump-Xi Ceasefire, China Warns Trade Deal Still Long Way Off

BEIJING/OSAKA, June 30 (Reuters) ― China and the United States will face a long road before they can reach a deal to end their bitter trade war, with more fights ahead likely, Chinese state media said after the two countries’ presidents held ice-breaking talks in Japan. The world’s two largest economies are in the midst

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‘Rescue train’ sent to passengers of cancelled Caledonian Sleeper

Image copyright PA A “rescue train” was sent to help passengers from a Caledonian Sleeper service which broke down in a remote area of the Highlands. The overnight service to London Euston was cancelled due to a power failure shortly after it left Fort William on Friday. Caledonian Sleeper “sincerely apologised” and said Sunday night’s

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