President Trump said he had allowed ZTE Corp. to remain open despite fierce bipartisan opposition from lawmakers who have warned that the embattled Chinese telecommunications giant should be punished for breaking U.S. law.
The previously unannounced face-to-face talks between Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in came after several roller-coaster days in which President Trump canceled the summit. A White House “pre-advance team” will travel to Singapore as originally scheduled to prepare, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.
The worst-case scenario of sliding into open armed conflict in the two theaters at once would strain the military to a degree few Americans could fathom, experts say.
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Reports that the school had let a gynecologist continue to treat students despite complaints about his behavior was the latest controversy that overshadowed the University of Southern California’s leadership.
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After a marathon Game 6 win over the Celtics, the Cavaliers need their star to put in another huge effort and performance with an NBA Finals berth on the line.
Cronkite’s report remains controversial because it’s at the center of a seemingly endless debate about news coverage of the war, and whether the media exposed an unfolding debacle or undermined the American cause.
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