China slashes car import duty
China will cut the import duty on passenger cars to 15% after a truce on trade with the U.S., sources say #tictocnews https://bloom.bg/2GFKXon (Source: Bloomberg)
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RIP Richard Pipes
The great scholar Richard Pipes, known above all for his work on Russia and the Bolshevik Revolution, has died at 94. In 1999 I favorably reviewed his book on property as an institution, Property and Freedom: The Story of How through the Centuries Private Ownership Has Promoted Liberty and the Rule of Law.
FBI Director Christopher Wray, right, leaves the White House, Monday, May 21, 2018, in Washington.
In this Thursday, May 17, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, in Washington. Trump said he will "demand" that the Justice Department open an investigation into whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign, an extraordinary order that came hours before his legal team said the special counsel indicated its investigation into the president could be concluded by September.
Dear NJ: 4 cautionary tales about legal weed
NJ marijuana legalization: 4 cautionary tales about legal weed from California, Colorado California and Colorado have legalized recreational marijuana. Their experiences offer lessons for New Jersey.
Tickled Costcutter shopper spots a sign asking customers not to…
EXCLUSIVE: Meghan's father is seen for first time since missing her wedding as he buys a Frappuccino after heart surgery amid family pleas to new Duchess to fly him to UK for Palace visit 'This was as set up and fake as it gets': Outrage over Kendrick Lamar calling up white fan to sing HIS lyrics and then kicking her off stage when she says the N-word Teen, 15, who started Eagle Creek fire and scorched 48,000 acres of forest is ordered to pay 'absurd' $36m - as judge issues him with payment plan 'We are beyond Watergate': George W. Bush's ethics czar says there is more 'abuse of power' evidence against Trump than there was against Nixon REVEALED: Pedophile and Republican fundraiser plotted to make millions out of access to Trump - by charging Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi for turning president against rival Qatar Do you need a break from your partner? Sexologist shares the rules to make ... (more)
What to know about Tuesday’s elections
Democrats look to expand the House map into Trump country with potentially strong recruits running in Arkansas, Kentucky and Texas. Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidates are racing to the right to embrace President Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association, while the state's Democratic primary has drawn national attention and endorsements from the party's major 2020 presidential prospects.
FAA Approves Boeing’s Folding Wingtips
The Boeing 777X promises to be one of the most efficient commercial aircraft in our skies, and the only one with folding wingtips. Boeing is currently building its new 777X long-range twin-engine commercial aircraft with room for up to 407 passengers.
Four Puppy Mills In Indiana Make ‘Horrible Hundred’ List
The year 2018 marks the sixth year in a row that the Humane Society of the United States is publishing a list of 100 problem puppy mills and dog sellers. In Greens Fork, USDA inspectors found an American Eskimo puppy dead in a bowl with bloody water.
Trump’s Curious Coalition
A supporter of President Donald Trump waits in a nearby neighborhood before a campaign rally at the North Side Middle School in Elkhart, Indiana rump's strategy for keeping power is to build up his coalition of America's white working class and the nation's ownership class. It's a curious coalition, to say the least.
Record number of primary runoff elections for Congress in Texas
Kevin Roberts, a Republican running for the 2nd Congressional District, talks to voters outside the polling place at Resurrection Lutheran Church on March 6, 2018, in Houston. less Kevin Roberts, a Republican running for the 2nd Congressional District, talks to voters outside the polling place at Resurrection Lutheran Church on March 6, 2018, in Houston.
USDA announces new process to purchase food
USDA will purchase up to $177.4 million in American-grown products for nutrition assistance programs using a new streamlined process. The products will be provided to families in need through USDA's nutrition assistance programs.
Sexual harassment legislation deal reached in the Senate, a vote could come this week
A deal has been struck among Senate negotiators on the long-stalled sexual harassment legislation that would overhaul how complaints are made and handled on Capitol Hill and would hold lawmakers personally responsible for paying sexual harassment settlements out of their own pocket, rather than taxpayers. The Senate negotiators, Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt and Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the chairman and top Democrat, respectively, of the Senate Rules committee, briefed members Tuesday about the contours of the deal behind-closed-doors at each of their party's policy luncheon.
Democrat Stacey Abrams holds a news conference Tuesday
Stacey Abrams makes history winning Georgia Democratic primary in bid to become first black female governor Results rolling in from primary elections in Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas and Texas Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: https://usat.ly/2IF2kMb Georgia Democrats chose Atlanta lawyer Stacey Abrams to be their nominee for Governor. Republican candidates there are in a runoff.
Noah Smith: Homelessness is a tragedy the U.S. can afford to fix
First the good news: Homelessness in the U.S. is down. In the mid-2000s, President George W. Bush's "housing first" program made substantial inroads against the problem.
Jennifer Rubin: Were there any countries Donald Trump Jr. didn’t meet with?
Investigators looking into President Donald Trump and his top associates' dealing with foreign governments have an embarrassment of riches. For Americans, Trump is simply an embarrassment - and a figure increasingly seen as indifferent to foreign interference in our election.
Ohio inmate claims innocence in slaying of 3, wants retrial
This July 14, 2010, file photo, shows Kevin Keith, who is on death row at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown, Ohio. Keith, an Ohio inmate who has long maintained his innocence in the 1994 slaying of three people is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a new trial based on evidence never heard by a jury.
School shooting not likely to decide Texas runoff races Source: AP
A key Texas runoff for a U.S. House seat will test whether the national Democratic Party's establishment can overcome an insurgent wing more openly hostile to President Donald Trump. Others will set up November contests where Democrats hope to flip three Republican-held congressional districts, a once unthinkable total in such a conservative state.
Voters choose nominees in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas
In this May 21, 2018, photo, a roll of stickers awaiting distribution to early voters sits on a table at the check-in station at the Pulaski County Courthouse Annex in Little Rock, Ark. Voters in four states are casting ballots Tuesday as the 2018 midterm elections take shape.
U.S. House Considers Adding Volcker Rule Shift to Budget Bill
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are considering whether to add a measure that would ease one of Wall Street's most hated post-financial crisis rules to a must-pass spending bill, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The move to change the Volcker Rule's ban on proprietary trading may be included in next year's budget for financial regulators, according to the person who asked not to be identified because the final text of the bill hasn't been released.
Lawmakers to be allowed a review of Russia probe information Source: AP
Ratcheting up pressure on the Russia investigation, the White House announced that top FBI and Justice Department officials have agreed to meet with congressional leaders and "review" highly classified information the lawmakers have been seeking on the handling of the probe. The agreement came after President Donald Trump made an extraordinary demand that the Justice Department investigate whether the FBI infiltrated his presidential campaign.