Friday, May 31, 2019

U.S. won't 'tiptoe' around China with Asia stability at threat: defense chief

The United States will no longer "tiptoe" around Chinese behavior in Asia, with stability in the region at threat on issues ranging from the South China Sea to Taiwan, acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Saturday.


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Huawei is too close to Chinese government: U.S. defense chief

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Saturday that technology firm Huawei was too close to the Chinese government, adding that Washington was concerned about cyber attacks and the theft of intellectual property.


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U.S. Justice Department prepares antitrust investigation of Google - sources

The U.S. Justice Department is preparing an investigation of Alphabet Inc's Google to determine whether the tech giant broke antitrust law in how it operates its sprawling online businesses, two sources familiar with the matter said.


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Canadian national inquiry: Giving a voice to missing and murdered women

Beverley Jacobs and Terri Brown fought tirelessly on behalf of missing and murdered indigenous women.

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Disgruntled city employee kills 12 in Virginia; suspect also killed

A disgruntled public utility employee opened fire on co-workers at city offices in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, killing 12 people and wounding several others before he was fatally shot by police, authorities said.


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Disgruntled city employee kills 12 in Virginia; suspect also killed

A disgruntled public utility employee opened fire on co-workers at city offices in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, killing 12 people and wounding several others before he was fatally shot by police, authorities said.


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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Death toll in Virginia Beach shooting now 12, plus shooting suspect: police

05/31/19 7:08 PM

U.S. limits protections for some migrant children

U.S. immigration authorities on Friday said the government would limit which migrant children who enter the country alone qualify for special protections in the United States, the latest move by the Trump administration to tighten immigration restrictions.


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Deaths of indigenous women was 'a Canadian genocide', leaked report says

Leaked national report describes possibly thousands of deaths of indigenous women as genocide.

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U.S. Justice Department prepares anti-trust investigation of Google: WSJ

The U.S. Justice Department is preparing an anti-trust investigation of Alphabet Inc's Google, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources.


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What is the least valuable British coin ever?

Is the current 1p piece the least valuable British coin since the currency was unified in 1707?

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U.S. tariff threat backs Mexican president into corner, facing Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to slap punitive tariffs on all Mexican trade if Mexico does not stop illegal immigration has punched a gaping hole in his Mexican counterpart's hands-off approach to diplomacy, with potentially ruinous consequences.


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Trump to end trade privileges for India on June 5

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would end its preferential trade treatment for India on June 5.


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North Korea's Kim visits factories linked to missile launches

The factories have innocuous names, but analysts say several ostensibly civilian facilities visited by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently are also used to build ballistic missile launchers and other weapons.


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Trump's Mexican tariffs test limits of U.S. emergency powers: legal experts

U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to impose a tariff on all Mexican goods to push Mexico to halt a surge in illegal immigrants is likely to be challenged in court and will test the scope of the president's emergency powers.


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Disgruntled city employee kills 11 in Virginia; suspect also killed

A disgruntled public utility employee "indiscriminately" opened fire at the municipal center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding at least six others before he was killed himself, the city's police chief said.


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Disgruntled city employee kills 11 in Virginia; suspect also killed

A disgruntled public utility employee "indiscriminately" opened fire at the municipal center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding at least six others before he was killed himself, the city's police chief said.


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Jessica Ramos Will Run for Mayor Against Eric Adams

By Emma G. Fitzsimmons from NYT New York https://ift.tt/Ha5SgBf