President Donald Trump complained Monday that President Xi Jinping enjoys a major advantage in the U.S.-China trade war in that he controls China’s central bank while Trump must deal with a Federal Reserve that is “very destructive to us.” Trump made clear in an interview with CNBC his frustration with a system that provides political […]
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A labor union representing Marriott workers says it’s building off the success of a large strike last year to add new members inside the world’s largest hotel chain. Nearly 8,000 Marriott employees in eight cities took part in the work stoppages in October and November, under the rallying cry “one job should be enough.” The
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SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle and the Handpulled Noodle would seem to have little in common. One is a multibillion-dollar software company in Silicon Valley with tens of thousands of employees all over the world. The other is a small Harlem spot that serves Chinese comfort food and is known for its tasty dumplings. But they
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Thailand can dream. It just might not do any good against the U.S. national team. Thailand kicks off the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday with a daunting challenge against the defending champion United States. The top-ranked Americans are seeking their fourth overall World Cup title, and coach Thailand coach Nuengruethai Sathongwien said the team is
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Workhorse, the electric truck maker involved in a proposed deal to acquire an idled General Motors factory in Ohio, said Monday that it had raised $25 million from investors. The company, based in Cincinnati, said the money would come from an unnamed group of institutional investors and was not intended to go toward the purchase
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The San Diego Padres didn’t play like all-stars on the baseball field Sunday, but they sang like ones in the dugout. The video below shows the team singing the song, led by outfielder Franmil Reyes. The Pads’ rookie sensation Fernando Tatis, Jr., shows he’s almost as good with an air guitar as he is with
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a lawsuit by a Yemeni man who has been held in wartime detention for more than 17 years at the military’s Guantánamo Bay prison, prompting Justice Stephen G. Breyer to warn that the American legal system is on autopilot toward permitting life imprisonment without trial.
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Technology companies helped power stocks higher on Wall Street in late-afternoon trading Monday after the U.S. and Mexico averted a trade war and potentially damaging tariffs. Interested in Stock Market? Add Stock Market as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Stock Market news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The latest
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The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether residents of two Montana communities can continue their decade-long effort to get the Atlantic Richfield Co. to pay for a more thorough cleanup of arsenic left on properties after a century of copper smelting. The Montana Supreme Court ruled in December 2017 for the residents of Opportunity and
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Image copyright Getty Images In the race to succeed Theresa May as prime minister, Conservative leadership contenders are setting out how they want to run the UK. But what are some of the candidates saying about tax and spending, and do their sums add up? Boris Johnson Image copyright Getty Images Image caption People would
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