Rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China have sparked worries about the 17 exotic-sounding rare earth minerals needed for high-tech products like robotics, drones and electric cars. China recently raised tariffs to 25% on rare earth exports to the U.S. and has threatened to halt exports altogether after the Trump administration raised tariffs on […]
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Novak Djokovic’s 26-match Grand Slam winning streak ended with a dramatic 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 loss Saturday to Dominic Thiem in a rain-interrupted French Open semifinal that spanned more than four hours over two days. Thiem wasted two match points with quick unforced errors when serving for the victory at 5-3 in the fifth,
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WASHINGTON — When President Trump took office, more than 100 vacancies for him to fill existed on the federal bench, an inaugural gift from Senate Republicans who persistently thwarted the Obama administration’s best efforts to install judges after Democrats lost control of the Senate in the 2014 elections. Mr. Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell of
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The Latest on the trade dispute between China and the United States, and related developments (all times local): 2:32 p.m. President Donald Trump says he’ll make a decision about ramping up tariffs on China after he speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit this month in Japan. Speaking Thursday in France, Trump said:
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Image copyright Reuters MPs are to launch an inquiry into the UK’s steel industry after the collapse of one of the sector’s biggest firms. The move by the Business Committee follows the liquidation of British Steel last month and concerns about the impact of Brexit on the steel industry. The committee will look at the
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Four long years after dominating Japan to win their third World Cup crown the United States Women’s National Team will finally begin their title defense on Tuesday. The United States faces Thailand to open the tournament, beginning play in a group that also features Chile and the Americans’ longtime nemesis, Sweden. The United States is
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Abortion is often cast as a clear, crisp issue in Washington and in state governments, with Republican and Democrats clustered in opposite corners. Joe Biden moved nearer to the rest of his party’s presidential contenders on Thursday when he dropped his support of a measure restricting use of federal funds for abortions. But while the
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To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would be discarded — and she’s worried this kind of research is headed for the chopping block. The Trump administration is cracking down on fetal tissue research , with new hurdles for government-funded scientists around the
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The Latest on the fatal Danube River boating accident in Hungary’s capital (all times local): 3 p.m. Hungarian rescue officials say attempts to raise a sunken tour boat from the Danube River floor following the accident that caused at least 19 deaths are unlikely to happen before Tuesday. A spokesman for the rescue team, Nandor
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The Latest on the arrest of a protester who approached Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos on stage at a conference in Las Vegas (all times local): 4:35 p.m. A woman was arrested after approaching Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos and yelling about chicken farms on stage at a conference in Las Vegas. Bezos’s
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