U.S. President Donald Trump predicted Tuesday the United States and China will have a “fantastic trading relationship” but one that will be different from the way it has been under previous presidents. Speaking to a group of invited business leaders, Trump said he wants China to do well, but also wants Chinese policies to treat…
read moreFormer state lawmaker Democrat Rashida Tlaib defeated five challengers in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District August 7 primary election, and is set to become the first Muslim woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh has followed Tlaib’s campaign throughout the year and has more from Detroit. …
read moreAhlam Jbara lives in Chicago, Illinois — six hours away from Detroit, Michigan — which means she can’t vote in the state’s primary election. But the race for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District was too important, and personal, for Jbara to miss. So she packed her car, and drove six hours to volunteer for former Michigan state…
read moreThree teenagers running for governor in Kansas conceded their defeat in primary elections Tuesday. Esha Sarai reports from Overland Park that although they are young, the gubernatorial candidates believe their run for the governor’s house will spark an interest in politics for others their age. …
read moreToday’s robots can be programmed to do many things – from vacuuming floors to assembling cars. But teaching them to recognize and correct a mistake is much harder to do. A group of scientists, led by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, is trying to solve that problem. VOA’s George Putic has more. …
read moreNew York City’s iconic but imperiled yellow cab industry may be getting help from lawmakers who want to pump the brakes on fast-expanding ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. In what would be a first-in-the-nation step if passed, the City Council on Wednesday is set to vote on proposals that would cap new licenses for…
read moreVenezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has limited the damage from an unprecedented slump in crude exports by transferring oil between tankers at sea and loading vessels in neighboring Cuba to avoid asset seizures. But the OPEC member nation is still fulfilling less than 60 percent of its obligations under supply deals with customers. Venezuela has…
read moreChrysler Prowler Roadster Candy Red продається в Києві! Фінальний (останній) випуск – всього 300 автомобілів було випущено в цьому кольорі!!! Єдиний у світі хот-род, який випускався серійно! Алюмінієвий кузов і алюмінієва рама! Без пробігу по Україні! 100% митниця в Україні! Стан нового автомобіля! Спортивний алюмінієвий двигун 3.6 л (попередні випуски Prowler мали звичайний залізний двигун!)…
read moreТуристическая фирма Славутич Тур. Днепр. На рынке туризма с 2000 г. Индивидуальный подход и максимум внимания – каждому клиенту! Предлагаем: авиатуры из Днепра, Киева, Запорожья; автобусные туры в Европу: из Львова, Ужгорода, Черновцов; авиабилеты на регулярные и чарторные рейсы; экзотика; горнолыжные туры. Австрия, Албания, Бельгия, Болгария, Великобритания, Венгрия, Германия, Греция, Дания, Португалия, Испания, Румыния, Италия,…
read moreTesla CEO Elon Musk is considering leading a buyout of the electric car maker in a stunning move that would end the maverick company’s eight-year history trading on the stock market. In his typically unorthodox fashion, the eccentric Musk dropped his bombshell on his Twitter account, which he has used as a platform for pranks,…
read moreFormer Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s right-hand man testified at trial on Tuesday that Manafort instructed him not to tell their firm’s bookkeeper about payments from accounts in Cyprus that held millions of dollars in earnings from consulting work for pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. Rick Gates, the U.S. government’s star witness in Manafort’s trial on…
read moreChina appears poised to fill the gap in Iran left by French automakers who closed their Iranian operations before the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Tehran. The Chinese move could open yet another dispute between Washington and Beijing, adding to the acrimony between the two, which are locked in an escalating trade dispute. European automakers…
read moreU.S. national security adviser John Bolton accused North Korea Tuesday of failing to move ahead with denuclearization pledged by Pyongyang leader Kim Jong Un at his Singapore summit in June with U.S. President Donald Trump. “What we really need is not more rhetoric,” Bolton said in an interview on Fox News. “What we need is…
read moreA special election for a congressional seat in Ohio will be the most closely watched contest as voters cast ballots Tuesday in five states, the results of which will help shape the political landscape and President Donald Trump’s status within his own party before the November mid-term elections. The special election in Ohio’s 12th Congressional…
read moreThe baobab tree dots the dry African savannah from Senegal to Madagascar. It yields a fruit that’s been described as a superfood popular in the United States and Europe. With an increasing global appeal, local farmers say business is booming… but some worry that worldwide sales of the crop are not sustainable. Arash Arabasadi reports.…
read moreThe FBI has started sharing information about online trolls and other suspicious users with top technology companies as part of the bureau’s behind-the-scenes effort to disrupt foreign influence operations aimed at U.S. elections, with officials saying it is the service providers’ responsibility to police malign messaging by Russia and other countries. “By sharing information with…
read moreModern technology is transporting students back to the 20th century, to the exact moment during World War II when an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. No, it’s not time travel, but with the help of Virtual Reality – students are able to relive the 1945 U.S. attack which devastated the Japanese city, and…
read morePresident Donald Trump has been busy on the congressional campaign trail lately, eager to tout the strong U.S. economy on behalf of Republican candidates leading up to this year’s midterm elections in November. But the president has also repeatedly launched Twitter attacks over the Russia probe, his border wall, and what he believes is unfair…
read moreSeveral major media outlets announced Monday that they would be removing content from InfoWars, a far-right, conspiracy-peddling media source. On Monday, Apple announced it had removed hundreds of podcasts produced by InfoWars from its iTunes and podcast apps. Facebook said it had removed four pages belonging to InfoWars founder Alex Jones. And music-sharing app Spotify…
read moreFacebook says it has taken down four pages belonging to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for violating its hate speech and bullying policies. The social media giant said in a statement Monday that it also blocked Jones’ account for 30 days because he repeatedly posted content that broke its rules. The company said it “unpublished” the…
read moreChinese state media are reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade actions against China in diverse ways. While denouncing the U.S. leader’s actions, Beijing is also using its media to calm markets and express concern about the impact on the Chinese economy. An editorial in the Communist Party’s People’s Daily said that by raising tariffs…
read moreLongtime PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi will step down as the top executive and the world’s second-largest food and beverage company. Nooyi, who was born in India, is a rarity on Wall Street as a woman and a minority leading a Fortune 100 company. She oversaw the company during a turbulent time in the industry that…
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