Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA man smashed up his Japanese-made car in protest at the trade dispute Sales of Japanese cars in South Korea fell sharply last month as a bitter trade row been the two countries provoked a consumer backlash. Industry data showed Toyota sales plunged 32% from a year […]
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Philadelphia Union soccer star Alejandro Bedoya capitalized on his moment in the spotlight after scoring the opening goal against DC United on Sunday night, snatching an on-field microphone and shouting a message live on television. “Hey Congress, do something now! End gun violence! Let’s go!” the team captain yelled, broadcasting the message to viewers nationwide.
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Good Monday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • Democratic candidates for president on Sunday reacted strongly to two mass shootings that killed at least 29 people, calling on Congress to act decisively on gun control while denouncing a culture of hatred and white nationalism that
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For some Russians, personal debt is akin to the garden plots of their parents’ generation. In that era of post-Soviet economic depression, many families short on money grew their own food, transforming their kitchens into storerooms of pickled vegetables, dried mushrooms and sacks of homegrown potatoes. Despite the wretched poverty of those years, Russians entered
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Farm vehicles and livestock theft have both increased, according to NFU Mutual claims data Britain’s rolling green pastures and country lanes have witnessed a spike in criminals targeting farms, new data shows. Losses to British farmers from theft hit a seven-year high of £50m in 2018, according to rural
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Aaron Judge homered early and a makeshift New York Yankees lineup pounded David Price in a 7-4 victory Sunday night that sent the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox to their eighth consecutive defeat. With only three projected regulars in the batting order, the banged-up Yankees won their fifth straight and completed the first
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Representative Kenny Marchant of Texas is planning to announce his retirement on Monday, according to two Republican officials, becoming the fourth Republican House member from Texas in recent weeks to head for the exits rather than face re-election in 2020 in a state that is rapidly becoming more competitive. Mr. Marchant, who was first elected
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Asian stock markets fell for a third day Monday after China allowed its yuan to sink to its lowest level this year following President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat. The main indexes in Tokyo and Hong Kong both fell 2.4% while Shanghai, South Korea and Australia also retreated. China’s central bank allowed the yuan to
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Several protesters tried to delay trains at key MTR stations Protesters in Hong Kong have taken to the streets in an attempt to disrupt transport services, ahead of a city-wide strike later on Monday. There were delays on the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) as scuffles broke out between commuters and
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Just when Robinson Canó is starting to hit, the New York Mets star appears headed back to the injured list. Canó limped off with a strained left hamstring, an injury that overshadowed Noah Syndergaard’s sparkling outing in a 13-2 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday that pulled New York within one game of .500
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