Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US President Donald Trump hailed a “phase one” deal The US has agreed to suspend its next tariff hike on Chinese imports after two days of trade talks in Washington. US President Donald Trump said negotiators had reached a “phase one deal” that would include increased agricultural purchases and […]
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Hong Kong’s protests have disrupted Yang Yang’s family life. Though the 29-year-old lives in mainland China, he was inspired by the demonstrations to write a song about freedom and upload it to the internet. When censors deleted it, he complained to his family. They weren’t sympathetic. “How can you support Hong Kong separatists?” they asked.
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Zack Greinke will start the AL Championship Series opener for the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees and Masahiro Tanaka on Saturday night. After the 2009 AL Cy Young winner and midseason acquisition starts Game 1 at Minute Maid Park, the Astros will follow with Justin Verlander, the 2011 AL Cy Young winner, and
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The American military’s Africa Command had no immediate comment on the investigation. The Green Beret team’s mission on June 8, alongside their Somali counterparts, was to push into Shabaab-held territory, where the militants had been instigating attacks from, and build the small base that would later be renamed after Sergeant Conrad. Sergeant Conrad, from Chandler,
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Stocks have been even more fickle than usual. The main stock indexes are all up this month, and they have had double-digit gains since January. But it has been hard for traders to muster much enthusiasm. Despite the recent rallies, stocks haven’t made substantial net gains since the beginning of last year. For the American
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Slow walkers have ‘older’ brains and bodies, the study found How fast people walk in their 40s is a sign of how much their brains, as well as their bodies, are ageing, scientists have suggested. Using a simple test of gait speed, researchers were able to measure the ageing
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Just call it the one that’ll put a spell on you to reminisce about the ’90s. It seems that the iconic fountain in the opening credits of “Friends” is the same one featured in the 1993 cult-classic Halloween movie “Hocus Pocus.” Some sleuthing fans recently noticed the link and posted about it on Twitter this
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook had said it hoped to launch Libra in 2020 Mastercard, Visa, eBay and payments firm Stripe have pulled out of Facebook’s embattled cryptocurrency project, Libra. Their move, first reported in the Financial Times, follows the withdrawal of PayPal, announced last week. It represents a huge blow to the
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England lost its first qualifying game in 10 years, France and Portugal made progress in securing their places at next year’s European Championship, while Andorra ended a 56-match losing streak. A goal five minutes from the end halted England’s unbeaten streak in qualifying for a major competition with hosts Czech Republic beating Gareth Southgate’s team
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Penzeys spent nearly $120,000 on Facebook advertisements addressing politics during those seven days, Facebook data showed. (That’s less than Democratic presidential candidates like Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Elizabeth Warren, but more than Pete Buttigieg.) The company’s ads aren’t subtle. “This week the curtain was finally pulled back on how deeply un-American the Republican Party
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