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    World Finance: These 14 states could see ‘extremely significant damage’ from Trump’s trade wars – pulse.ng

    President Donald Trump announced tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports Monday, prompting Beijing to impose retaliatory taxes on $60 billion worth of American imports. The two countries had already placed tariffs on $50 billion worth of each other’s products. The … Read more via...
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    World World: Vatican and China reach historic accord on appointing bishops – pulse.ng

    ROME — The Vatican said Saturday that it had reached a provisional deal with the Chinese government to end a decades-old power struggle over the right to appoint bishops in China. Under the deal, Pope Francis recognized the legitimacy of seven bishops … Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...
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    World World: China demands US. Withdraw sanctions imposed over military purchases from Russia – pulse.ng

    WASHINGTON — Chinese officials have summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing to denounce the United States for imposing economic sanctions this past week on a Chinese military organization for buying equipment from Russia, according to Chinese state news reports Saturday. The Chinese … Read...
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    World Woman Who Took In Pets During Florence Faces Charges For Allegedly Giving Them Medicine – Yahoo News

    A North Carolina animal rescuer is facing criminal charges for allegedly practicing veterinary medicine without a license while sheltering pets during hurricane-turned-tropical storm Florence. Tammie Hedges runs Crazys Claws N Paws, an animal rescue group in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The...
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    World World: Japan vows to cut its nuclear hoard. Neighbors fear the opposite – pulse.ng

    ROKKASHO, Japan — More than 30 years ago, when its economy seemed invincible and the Sony Walkman was ubiquitous, Japan decided to build a recycling plant to turn nuclear waste into nuclear fuel..... Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s entertainment & lifestyle platform online –...
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    World Bernie Sanders: Donald Trump wants to cut Social Security. We should expand it instead. – USA Today

    For too long, Congress and the media have ignored the pressing concerns of seniors in our country. At a time when millions of elderly Americans are struggling economically, unable to pay for medicine, food and other basic necessities, a serious ... Read more via USA Today –...
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    World #WhyIDidntReport: Survivors of Sexual Assault Share Their Stories After Trump Tweet – NYT

    Activists protesting the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. When President Trump asked why a woman who accused the judge of sexual assault did not come forward sooner.... Read more via NYT – Health – https://ift.tt/2O0I8pX Get more World News
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    World Icelandic volcano Katla is ‘about to erupt’ on devastating scale – Mail Online

    A giant and ‘highly hazardous’ volcano in Iceland is showing signs that it could erupt on a scale that dwarfs the explosion that disrupted worldwide air travel eight years ago. Scientists have warned that Katla, a close neighbour to Eyjafjallajokull that erupted in 2010, is showing clear signs...
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    World Billionaire Ken Langone: Trump Accomplished ‘More In Two Years Than The Last Five Idiots’ – The Inquisitr

    Billionaire Ken Langone, the co-founder of Home Depot, said President Donald Trump is responsible for today’s booming economy, and has accomplished more in two years in office than … Read more via The Inquisitr – https://ift.tt/2OL0050 Get more World News
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