Trump retaliates in trade war by escalating tariffs and demanding companies cut ties with China
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 600 points, the business community ratcheted up criticisms of the president, and the prospect of a global slowdown confronted world leaders descending on the Group of Seven summit.
Judges surprise attorneys for Trump’s bankers by asking about his tax returns
Attorneys for Capital One and Deutsche Bank refused to say whether President Trump's tax returns are among the documents that House committees are seeking.
First death reported from lung illness linked to vaping, officials say
Illinois health officials said that a person who used an e-cigarette recently and was hospitalized with severe lung illness has died.
Gigi, 16, rides the ferry in Tsim Sha Tsui, which will take her across the harbor to Hong Kong for a protest. (Nicole Tung for The Post)
Gigi, 16, messages on Telegram with her friends as she walks towards the march in Hong Kong. (Nicole Tung for The Post)
Gigi and friends Ken, left, and “H” are several streets away from the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government. (Nicole Tung for The Post)
A day on the front lines with a Hong Kong protester
Gigi, 16, has been a constant presence at anti-government demonstrations, spending much of her school break dodging tear gas, arrest and sporadic rounds of rubber bullets. She is one of tens of thousands of young students on the streets, but she mostly travels alone.
In interviews with The Post, Caitlan Coleman described years of subjugation at the hands of militants and, she alleges, her husband.
Amid raging fires in the Amazon and an international outcry, Brazilians have revived long-held fears that others are coveting what belongs to Brazil.
He bought three bottles of honey during his vacation in Jamaica. Customs officials said it was liquid meth. Lab tests showed it wasn’t.
Campaign 2020Former vice president Joe Biden took an unusual departure toward the end of a 70-minute dive into health-care policy.
Analysis
It reflects a world in which many people accept that everything might be a marketing push. YouTubers’ sales pitches can also help keep their businesses stable the next time the site changes its advertising algorithm.
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An enslaved man plotted to storm Virginia's capital with 1,000 fellow rebels. Historians say he almost succeeded.
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Special Report
How drug dealers exploited the Postal Service to ship fentanyl
Vulnerabilities that allowed vast quantities of the drug into the United States went unaddressed for years.
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In Case You Missed It
Koalas might need fecal transplants to survive on our planet
By tweaking its microbiome, scientists may be able to help the eucalyptus-dependent koala overcome the odds stacked against it.
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By The Way
A girl took a heart-shaped rock from a park. She sent it back out of guilt.
The child also sent rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park an apology. They hope she sees their response.
