Beijing Ramps Up Trade War Rhetoric With US
Trump says Huawei could be part of trade deal; “This is is a new Cold War to determine who will be the hegemonic power, economically and militarily, in the years
Pentagon Mulling Military Request to Send 5,000 Troops to Middle East
Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries have reportedly approved a request from Washington to deploy US military forces on their territories and in the Gulf Waters. DESPARDES News Monitor —
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Silicon Valley Firm Secures Contract to Build 4,000 Saudi Homes
Saudi Arabia has launched initiative to build thousands of homes under PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model; The kingdom wants 60 percent of Saudis to own homes by 2020 AL-BILAD DAILY
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‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh Freed After 17 Years in Prison
(UPI) — John Walker Lindh, the man who became known as the “American Taliban” as the first U.S. citizen captured for leaving the United States to join an Islamic militant group,
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Another Judge Refuses Trump Request to Block Subpoenas
Lawmakers seek records as part of a wide-ranging investigation of the entire banking industry that will help legislators write new laws to prevent bank fraud, money laundering and foreign influence
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Trump’s China Trade War Could Hit Global Economy By $600B: OECD
DESPARDES News Monitor — President Donald Trump has been warned by the west’s most influential economics thinktank that further escalation of the US-China trade war would unleash significant damage for the
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Americans’ Optimism In Job Market, Finances Reaches New Heights: Survey
Employment optimism among workforce is highest since 2000; Most Americans are feeling optimistic about their finances; Majorities of Americans rate economy positively and say it’s improving DESPARDES — Amid trade war
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US Court Rules Trump’s Move to Block DACA is Illegal
Dreamers and their supporters urged Congress to take up the DACA issue and find a solution at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. in January last year after the Trump
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Bleeding John Bolton Stumbles Into Capitol Building Claiming That Iran Shot Him
WASHINGTON (THE ONION) —Bursting through the Congressional chamber doors while moaning and clutching his shoulder, John Bolton reportedly stumbled into the Capitol building Friday claiming that he’d been shot by
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All Indicators Point to Slowdown in US Economy
Despite a strong headline GDP number for Q1, every important measure points to a continued slowdown starting last year DAVID P. GOLDMAN – President Trump Wednesday postponed a decision on
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US Blacklists Huawei Due to National Security Reasons
Huawei denies its products pose a security threat DESPARDES News Monitor – Huawei has achieved quite the feat: in the space of a year, it’s gone from a little known
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Huawei In Crossfire: Trump Declares National Emergency to Secure ICT Supply Chain
Huawei’s future now does not depend on business or economic decisions, but geopolitical ones DESPARDES News Monitor – President Trump on Wednesday signed an Executive Order to ‘secure the Information
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