2020

U.S. Says China Is No Longer a Currency Manipulator

Politics /

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration formally removed China’s designation as a currency manipulator on Monday, offering a major concession to the Chinese government as senior officials arrived in Washington to sign a trade agreement with President Trump. The Treasury Department released its long-delayed currency report on Monday afternoon, providing its first public analysis of China’s […]

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Iran’s Grim Economy Limits Its Willingness to Confront the U.S.

Finance /

LONDON — Iran is caught in a wretched economic crisis. Jobs are scarce. Prices for food and other necessities are skyrocketing. The economy is rapidly shrinking. Iranians are increasingly disgusted. Crippling sanctions imposed by the Trump administration have severed Iran’s access to international markets, decimating the economy, which is now contracting at an alarming 9.5

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Signet Rings Are Everywhere. Here’s Where To Get One At Any Budget.

Lifestyle /

If Instagram has ever targeted you with a jewelry ad, you may have developed a renewed appreciation for the signet ring, a piece originally used as a form of identification and authentication. “Early examples featured stones carved with a design unique to the owner,” said jewelry historian Elizabeth Doyle, who co-owns antique jewelry boutique Doyle

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Barr Asks Apple to Unlock Pensacola Killer’s Phones, Setting Up Clash

Politics /

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr declared on Monday that a deadly shooting last month at a naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., was an act of terrorism, and he asked Apple in an unusually high-profile request to provide access to two phones used by the gunman. Mr. Barr’s appeal was an escalation of

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Oklahoma attorney general sues distributors of opioids

Lifestyle /

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter says he is suing three distributors of opioids By KEN MILLER Associated Press January 13, 2020, 9:43 PM 3 min read OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter on Monday brought a lawsuit against three distributors of opioids after winning a lawsuit against one drug manufacturer and reaching pretrial

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Abby Huntsman Leaving ‘The View’ To Help Dad Run For Utah Governor

Entertainment /

Abby Huntsman said Monday that she is leaving ABC’s “The View” to help her father, Jon Huntsman, run again for governor of Utah. Her last day is Friday. “There’s no one I believe in more than my dad right now,” she told her fellow panelists and viewers. Huntsman added, “It’s not often in life that

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