• Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78
  • Trump Nominating Lance Schroyer as ICE Director
  • Primaries in Alabama, Oklahoma and Georgia Test Trump
  • Trump Imposes Double-Digit Tariffs on 60 Countries
  • New US Tariffs Anger Trading Partners
Oklahoma choosing new US senator and governor in crowded primary

Oklahoma’s primary elections on Tuesday put open races for U.S. Senate and governor on the ballot in the deeply conservative state where President Donald Trump’s status as party kingmaker faces another test ahead of November’s midterms.

What to expect in Oklahoma's state primary

WASHINGTON (AP) – A combination of term-limits, retirements, aspirations for higher office and one high-profile presidential appointment have triggered a wave of open seats in Oklahoma’s state primary on Tuesday.

Tulsa Race Massacre reparations is soul-redeeming work for the US

NEW YORK (AP) – It wasn’t until his junior year of college that civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons learned about a devastating massacre that took place in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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American Express Q2 profit rises driven by higher spending

Credit card giant American Express said its second-quarter profits rose 8% from a year earlier, helped by higher spending by its card members, fewer delinquencies and more customers signing up for its premium products like the Platinum Card and Gold Card.

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China slaps export controls on 14 EU entities in retaliation

BEIJING (AP) – China announced on Friday it was adding 14 European entities to an export control list in retaliation for the European Union penalizing 14 Chinese enterprises as part of its latest round of sanctions against Russia.

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US investigates EU trade practices, claiming unfair fines of tech giants

WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices, President Donald Trump said on Friday, claiming the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple and other U.S. tech giants.

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New US tariffs linked to claims of foreign forced labor anger trading partners

BANGKOK (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariffs drew objections Friday from America’s trading partners including China and Japan, with Australia’s trade minister slamming them as “completely unjustified.”

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The Trump Report: Latest Updates

President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. Also, a series of explosions sounded near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday.

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US investigates EU trade practices, claiming unfair fines of tech giants

WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices, President Donald Trump said on Friday, claiming the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple and other U.S. tech giants.

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