The Trump administration blasted a World Trade Organization decision Tuesday that could let China levy sanctions on the United States. The 2-1 decision by the WTO’s appellate body was actually a mixed verdict in a case that dates back to 2007 and is unrelated to the tariffs the administration has slapped on $250 billion in […]
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Colbert delivered a quick summary of Trump’s past, from his never-retracted calls to execute the Central Park Five, who were ultimately exonerated, to his “birther” attacks on former President Barack Obama and more. “Racism is your brand!” Colbert said. “It’s like Col. Sanders saying, ‘I don’t have a finger-lickin’ bone in my body.” Trump this
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Astronomers have indefinitely stopped looking through 13 existing telescopes at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii while protesters block the road downslope in an attempt to prevent the construction of a giant new observatory. Dozens of researches around the world won’t be able to gather data and study the skies as a result of
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Alex Dickerson had a career-best four hits, including the go-ahead RBI single in San Francisco’s four-run 10th inning as the Giants recovered from blowing a three-run lead in the ninth to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4 on Tuesday night. Mike Yastrzemski homered and doubled among his three hits and had three RBIs for the Giants,
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Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. One of the largest disaster relief agencies on Tuesday had a message for the world’s mayors: Heat waves are getting more intense on a hotter planet, but they don’t have to be deadly if city officials take simple and often
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The patriarch of the Jonas Brothers’ family is partnering with a conservative Christian university in Virginia to start a new music center for evangelical college students. Kevin Jonas Sr., the father and original manager of the famous boy band, has agreed to work with students at Liberty University to “publish records and introduce their talent to
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SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk aspires to make inserting a computer connection into your brain as safe and painless as Lasik eye surgery. On Tuesday evening, Neuralink, a company in which Mr. Musk has invested $100 million, was expected to detail the baby steps it has taken toward that goal. Neuralink planned to describe a
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Bryce Harper hit a two-run double off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen with one out in the bottom of the ninth after pinch-hitter Matt Beaty hit a three-run homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris in the top half, rallying the Phillies to a 9-8 win over Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Pinch-hitter Andrew Knapp hit a
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WASHINGTON — Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired from the Supreme Court in 2010 and died on Tuesday at 99, was the last of a breed. He was chosen for his ability as a lawyer and not, as is common today, for how he was likely to vote in ideologically charged cases. In picking him
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CSX second-quarter profit slipped 1%, falling short of what Wall Street expected as the railroad hauled 4% less freight. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company said it earned $870 million, or $1.08 per share, in the quarter. That’s down from $877 million, or $1.01 per share, a year ago. The analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research expected
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