Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said President Trump ordered the investigation The US is preparing tariffs on $2.4bn (£1.85bn) worth of French exports as retaliation against the country’s new digital services tax. The top US trade official said the new tax, which France approved in July, unfairly targets American […]
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No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 8 Baylor playing for Big 12 title with playoff spot more feasible By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer December 2, 2019, 10:31 PM 4 min read No. 6 Oklahoma’s biggest comeback ever didn’t have a lingering effect on No. 8 Baylor. Now they get to play again, this time for the
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s first Second Amendment case in nearly a decade may not result in a ruling of any particular consequence, judging from questioning at arguments on Monday that focused largely on whether the repeal of a New York City law made the case challenging it moot. “What’s left of this case?” Justice
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Even though deals could be found online for days, shoppers still pulled out their phones and laptops to shop on the Monday after Thanksgiving, with sales on track to hit a record $9.4 billion By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer December 2, 2019, 10:36 PM 3 min read Cyber Monday is still holding up as
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In the age of family sports dynasties, it’s not surprising that people often ask Michael Phelps if he wants his sons to pursue swimming careers. The Olympic champion has three boys: 3-year-old Boomer, 1-year-old Beckett, and nearly 3-month-old Maverick. Phelps spoke about parenthood and pursuing passions while chatting with HuffPost about his partnership with Colgate’s
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The door will soon close for good at “Fuller House.” The Netflix sequel to the long-running ABC sitcom “Full House” will return for a fifth and final season on Friday. And for much of the cast, parting ways is bittersweet. Candace Cameron Bure, who plays D.J. Tanner-Fuller on the series, said that nearly everyone got
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Honolulu lifeguards have found the body of a man believed to have been swept off a rocky shoreline by a wave over the weekend December 2, 2019, 8:38 PM 1 min read Honolulu lifeguards have found the body of a man believed to have been swept off a rocky shoreline by a wave over the
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Scientists are racing to document indigenous sites along Puerto Rico’s coastline in the face of climate change By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press December 2, 2019, 5:00 AM 4 min read A group of U.S.-based scientists is rushing to document indigenous sites along Puerto Rico’s coast dating back a couple of thousand years before rising sea
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Switch-hitting second baseman Jurickson Profar has been acquired by the San Diego Padres from the Oakland Athletics for catcher Austin Allen and a player to be named December 2, 2019, 9:50 PM 1 min read Switch-hitting second baseman Jurickson Profar was acquired by the San Diego Padres from the Oakland Athletics on Monday for catcher
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WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to argue that President Trump was acting on “genuine and reasonable” skepticism of Ukraine and “valid” concerns about possible corruption involving Americans, not political self-interest, when he pressed the country for investigations of his Democratic rivals, according to a draft of a report laying out their impeachment defense. In a
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