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11:33am, 10th May, 2019

Securing the U.S. middle class may depend on college. Does a degree still pay off?

Even at the worst of the 2007 to 2009 recession the unemployment rate for college degree holders barely reached 5 percent, half of what the less educated faced and proof of the value of higher education.

U.S. B-52 bombers reach Middle East in message to Iran

4:54am, 10th May, 2019

World

U.S. B-52 bombers reach Middle East in message to Iran

American B-52 Stratofortress bombers sent to the Middle East over what Washington describes as threats from Iran have arrived at a U.S. base in Qatar, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

U.S. deploying carrier, bombers to Middle East to deter Iran: Bolton

1:22pm, 6th May, 2019

World

U.S. deploying carrier, bombers to Middle East to deter Iran: Bolton

The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling "indications and warnings" from Iran and to show the United States will retaliate with "unrelenting force" to any attack, national se...

Kushner urges world to keep 'open mind' about upcoming Middle East plan: source

11:44am, 17th April, 2019

Politics

Kushner urges world to keep 'open mind' about upcoming Middle East plan: source

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner urged a group of ambassadors on Wednesday to keep an "open mind" about President Donald Trump's upcoming Middle East peace proposal and said that it will require compromises from both sides, a source fami...

Pompeo urges new era of cooperation in Middle East meeting

4:20am, 14th February, 2019

Politics

Pompeo urges new era of cooperation in Middle East meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called for a "new era of cooperation" in resolving Middle East challenges and said no country could afford to remain on the sidelines.

U.S. meeting on Middle East brings together Israel, Gulf Arab states

6:16pm, 13th February, 2019

World

U.S. meeting on Middle East brings together Israel, Gulf Arab states

A U.S.-sponsored Middle East conference aimed at building a coalition against what Washington sees as the threat posed by Iran also produced signs of a warming of ties between Israel and some Arab countries on Wednesday.

Brexit front and middle in light week for data

2:43pm, 18th November, 2018

Business

Brexit front and middle in light week for data

Brexit will be foremost in investors' minds in the coming week, though a smattering of data will offer further indications as to how much global economic growth, bogged down by politics and trade wars, is slowing.

Trump says eyeing a 10 percent middle income tax cut plan

2:40pm, 22nd October, 2018

Politics

Trump says eyeing a 10 percent middle income tax cut plan

U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House as he departed on a trip to campaign in Texas, said on Monday his administration plans to produce a resolution calling for a 10 percent tax cut for middle income earners.

China's Xi pledges $20 billion in loans to revive Middle East

1:10am, 10th July, 2018

World

China's Xi pledges $20 billion in loans to revive Middle East

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged a package of $20 billion in loans and $1.6 billion in financial aid to countries in the Middle East, as part of what he called an "oil and gas plus" model to revive economic growth in the region.