WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Back home, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump bash it and public opinion polls indicate voters are closely divided on the agreement's merits. Last year, the House barely passed legislation establishing a streamlined process for approving TPP... Читать дальше...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Security forces are searching for three "persons of interest" suspected to be behind last week's powerful blast that killed 14 people and injured 67 at a busy night market in the southern Philippine city of Davao, police said Monday. Police have artist sketches of the three people being sought, including a man who left a backpack containing the powerful improvised bomb before it exploded on Friday, said the national police chief, Ronald dela Rosa. According to witnesses... Читать дальше...
Russia's President and his US counterpart met for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou on Monday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Growth in India`s services industry accelerated to its fastest pace in more than 3-1/2 years in August, driven by a surge in domestic and foreign demand, but companies had a tough time raising prices, a private survey showed on Monday.
Donald Bruce Macfarlane became CEO of Amcor, a major Australian company, played a role in developing young leaders across all sections of society, was a generous supporter of the community and became an accomplished painter.
As necessary as an apology is, is it really deserving of a medal?
(AP) — The state Highway Patrol says three children and two adults were injured when a boat caught fire on Bluestem Lake in northeast Oklahoma. According to KJRH-TV (http://bit.ly/2c7qxuL ), troopers say five adults and seven children between the ages of 1 and 9 were on board the vessel when it caught fire late Sunday afternoon.
Talks between the US and Russia have ended without an agreement on ending violence in Syria, a US official said on Monday. Meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit here, US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov were working to negotiate a plan that would have boosted […]
Let’s stop telling young people to find their passion and start telling them to find a job. The work you do in the world is not supposed to make a fulfilled individual; it’s supposed to make you an employed individual.
On a recent flight, I sat next to a young woman who was returning to college for her sophomore year. During the flight, she pulled out a sandwich shop’s menu and started putting the names of sandwich combinations on index…
Despite the political rhetoric, the facts about trade still stand: The Trans-Pacific Partnership will take time, cost and complexity out of trade, especially for small- and medium-sized businesses, while stimulating much-needed economic growth here in La Crosse.
I read Sue Conard's letter about eliminating voter ID laws (Sept. 1 Tribune), and I think she must be a lot younger than me; there was a time when we had one day, a specific time frame and one location…
NIJVERDAL - Negentien jaar geleden kreeg hij een ongeluk. Zondag was hij met afstand de meest opvallende deelnemer aan de StrongmanRun in de bossen bij Nijverdal en Hellendoorn. Rolstoeler Sebastiaan van Nieuwenhuizen trok, begeleid door drie buddy's, in zeven uur over het parcours.
In yet another incident of administration apathy, a mother was forced to spend a night with the body of her child, outside a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district.
Bijna 40 jaar na dato buigt een rechter zich over de beëindiging van de treinkaping bij De Punt (1977). Nabestaanden van twee Molukse treinkapers klagen de Nederlandse staat aan voor 'executie' van de actievoerders. De zaak dient op 4 november.
Stephen Kelly, CEO of the Sage Group, offers the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out.
Rapinoe’s protest follows similar high-profile actions by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick
A terminal at Los Angeles International Airport was temporarily evacuated and some flights were delayed after an arrest led to a security breach Sunday morning
Several pro-independence candidates won seats in Hong Kong's legislative election which saw a record turnout in the Chinese-controlled city on Sunday, results likely to further strain ties with Communist Party rulers in Beijing. An initial count on Monday also suggested Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition might retain its crucial one-third veto bloc in the 70-seat Legislative Council over major pieces of legislation and public funding that has helped check China's influence. Full results weren't due till later in the day.
In the latest, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a part of Tata Motors, is planning to manufacture Land Rover SUVs in India for local market and exports
DENVER (AP) — Officials have closed westbound lanes on Interstate 70 in Summit County after a moving van burst into flames on the roadway. Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue says the van experienced a mechanical malfunction and caught fire Sunday just east of Silverthorne. Fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze. No injuries have been reported. It wasn't clear when the westbound lanes of the highway would reopen. A detour is in place on U.S. 6-Loveland Pass.