By DIDI TANG WASHINGTON (AP) — Who called first? Related Articles FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals Two dolls instead of 30? Toys become the latest symbol of Trump’s trade war FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization…
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By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA and REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country warned staff in a meeting Friday not to try to impede upcoming changes, saying that “I will run right over you” while also suggesting policy changes that would push more…
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By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH Attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez on Friday, May 9 withdrew their motion asking that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office be removed from the brothers’ case, saying they want to expeditiously move forward with their bid to have the pair re-sentenced and possibly be released from prison. The brothers…
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By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who elected him…
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press Business Writer China’s exports to the United States tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that President Donald Trump’s tariffs offensive is hastening a shakeup in global supply chains. Total exports from China rose 8.1% last month from a year earlier, much faster than the 2%…
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By SEUNG MIN KIM, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda. Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office,…
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By JIANG JUNZHE and MATT OTT, Associated Press Wall Street pointed modestly higher before the opening bell as investors pored over the latest corporate earnings ahead of weekend trade talks between China and the U.S. Markets initially seemed indifferent to what appeared to be a de-escalation of the U.S.-China trade rift by President Donald Trump,…
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By SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting among top U.S. and Chinese trade officials as he looks to deescalate the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Top U.S. officials are set to meet…
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Q: Hi Honk: A number of cars and motorcycles have blue running lights, and when approaching them, are mistaken for police or emergency vehicles. Are these blue lights legal? – Ed Skebe, San Pedro A: No. Civilian motorcycles, trucks and cars should not have blue lights anywhere on their exteriors, said Bobby Eurin, an officer…
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By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died. He was 85. Souter died Thursday at his home in New Hampshire, the court said in a statement Friday.…
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