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Trump on Twitter (Sept. 17) - Tariffs, Steel Industry, Gag Clauses
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
New U.S. tariff threat on Chinese goods hits stocks, dollar
A gauge of global equity markets eased and the dollar slipped on Monday as investors took a dim view of an expected new round of tariffs from Washington on Chinese goods, which would escalate a simmering U.S.-Sino dispute over trade.
Most U.S. states lack reserves to weather next recession: S&P
While U.S. states' financial health has strengthened in 2018 compared with last year, fewer than half have enough financial reserves to weather the first year of a moderate recession, according to an S&P Global Ratings report on Monday.
Hungary to challenge European parliament's ruling in EU court
The Hungarian government will challenge a European parliament ruling that it has violated democratic standards in the European Union's court, national news agency MTI quoted Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff as saying on Monday.
Storm Florence's drenching rains kill 23 in the Carolinas
Deeper flooding loomed in the hours and days ahead from rivers in the Carolinas swollen by Tropical Depression Florence, which has killed 23 people, even if rain-weary residents got a brief glimpse of sunshine on Monday.
Nigerian Finance Minister Adeosun resigns over forgery claims
(This version of Sept. 14 story has been refiled to make clear forgery claim first reported by Premium Times)
Oil steady as Iran sanction fears face U.S.-China trade tensions
Oil prices were little changed on Monday as market participants weighed potential supply cuts from U.S. sanctions on Iran with deepening trade tensions between the United States and China that could dent global crude demand.
Police shoot man in Brussels after knife attack
Belgian police shot and seriously wounded a homeless man who they said attacked them with a knife after they found him sleeping rough in Brussels on Monday.
U.S. Air Force seeks sharp growth to stay ahead of China, Russia
The U.S. Air Force is predicting it will need to grow sharply over the next decade or so, boosting the number of operational squadrons by nearly a quarter to stay ahead of increasingly muscular militaries in China and Russia, officials said.
'Cuddled in Kim Jong Un’s arms': North Koreans envisage unification ahead of summit
Sixteen-year-old Ri Jin Ryong, a member of North Korea's paramilitary Worker-Peasant Red Guards militia, says he has one message for South Koreans if the two countries ever reunite.
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh's accuser willing to testify: lawyer
A woman who has accused President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual misconduct decades ago is willing to publicly testify before a Senate panel set to vote this week on his nomination, her lawyer said on Monda...
Shares knocked lower after new U.S. tariff threat on Chinese goods
Stock markets headed south on Monday as investors took fright at news that Washington was set to announce a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods in the latest escalation of their trade conflict.
May cautions - Support my Brexit deal or face no deal
Prime Minister Theresa May cautioned rebels in her party that unless they support her potential Brexit deal with the EU then they will face a potentially disorderly "no-deal" exit that the IMF said would make the United Kingdom significantly poorer.
Worst flooding yet to come for waterlogged Carolinas
Deadly storm Florence moved across western North Carolina early on Monday and continued to dump rain that has nowhere to go except to swell rivers, flood highways and homes, and threaten more lives as it heads towards Virginia and New England.
Exclusive: Pompeo seeks rapprochement with alienated U.S. diplomats
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has nearly doubled promotions of top American diplomats as he seeks to restore diplomatic ties with a workforce alienated by his predecessor, Rex Tillerson.
UK PM May cautions: support my Brexit deal or face no deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned rebels in her party that unless they support her potential Brexit deal with the EU then they will face a no deal.
Top Chinese general attends joint forum with U.S. military, despite tensions
A top Chinese general attended the opening on Monday of a regional armed forces health forum organized by the Chinese and U.S. militaries, as the two sides set aside friction over trade and territorial issues such as the South China Sea.
Guatemala court rules for return of chief of anti-graft body
Guatemala's constitutional court on Sunday made a provisional ruling by a unanimous vote to allow the chief of a United Nations-backed anti-graft body to return to the country, a spokesman told a press conference at the court.
Accuser of U.S. high-court nominee Kavanaugh goes public
A woman who had anonymously accused President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual misconduct in the early 1980s went public on Sunday, prompting Republicans to plan further discussions about his nomination befor...
UK consumer spending grows at fastest pace since January - Visa
British consumer spending grew over the three months to August at the fastest pace since January, chiming with other signs the economy has picked up some steam in mid-2018, a survey from payments firm Visa showed on Monday.