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US school shootings rise rapidly in 2 decades: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 06:52 AM

TAMPA, United States - Mass shootings at US schools are rising rapidly, killing more people in the last 18 years than in the entire 20th century, said a study Thursday. Read more »

Lance Armstrong to pay $5-M settlement in US fraud case: lawyer

Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 06:42 AM

LOS ANGELES, United States - Lance Armstrong has agreed to pay $5 million in order to settle the looming federal fraud case stemming from his drug-fuelled reign as king of the Tour de France, it was confirmed on Thursday.    Read more »

Unsold aluminum piling up at sanctions-hit Rusal factory

Polina Ivanova, Reuters
Posted at Apr 19 10:01 PM

Russian aluminum giant Rusal is stockpiling large quantities of aluminum at one of its plants in Siberia because US sanctions imposed this month have prevented it from selling the metal to customers, five sources close to the company said.   Read more »

Americans waste 150,000 tons of food per day: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 06:04 AM

TAMPA, United States - Americans waste nearly 150,000 tons of food per day, amounting to about one pound (422 grams) per person, and fruits and vegetables are mostly what gets tossed, said a study Wednesday. Read more »

New York nanny convicted of stabbing 2 kids to death

Reuters
Posted at Apr 19 05:58 AM

NEW YORK, United States - A New York nanny was found guilty on Wednesday of stabbing to death two children in her care at their luxury Manhattan apartment, in a case that drew national headlines.   Read more »

Stormy times for Trump

Shannon Stapleton, Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 06:43 PM

Adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, a.k.a. Stormy Daniels, puts her shoe back on after passing though a security screening, as she arrives at federal court in New York City, New York. Read more »

A boy on a Syrian street after airstrikes

Omar Sanadiki, Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 06:42 PM

A boy walks along a damaged street at the city of Douma in Damascus, Syria on Monday. U.S.-led airstrikes over the weekend targeted a chemical weapons plant in the Syrian city.  Read more »

Dominguez hopes U.S.-China spat won’t end in trade war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 12:48 AM

While the Philippines’ finance secretary remains confident Manila will not be too harmed with Beijing and Washington now on a brink of a trade battle, he still hopes it will not happen. Read more »

Palace: PH not taking sides in US-China trade spat

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 11 09:05 PM

MANILA - The Philippines is not taking sides in the ongoing trade spat between the United States and China which has shaken stock markets across the world, Malacañang said Wednesday. Read more »

US aircraft carrier, dumaong sa Maynila

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 08:11 PM

Habang nasa bansa, makikilahok ang crew ng USS Theodore Roosevelt sa cultural exchange at community relations programs. Read more »

Divided UN fails to agree response to Syria chemical weapons use

Carole Landry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 11 12:50 PM

Russia and the United States failed Tuesday to win support at the UN Security Council for their rival proposals to investigate chemical weapons use in Syria as the threat of military action loomed large. Read more »

Nars, therapist, wanted sa US; aplikasyon 'aabutin ng 2 taon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 10:20 PM

Nasa Pilipinas ngayon ang ilang employer na naghahanap ng mga nars, physical therapist, at occupational therapist na maaaring magtrabaho sa United States.   Read more »

California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers

Heather Somerville, Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 10:45 AM

California's public utility regulator on Friday signaled it would allow self-driving car companies to transport passengers without a backup driver in the vehicle, a step forward for autonomous car developers just as the industry faces heightened scrutiny over safety concerns. Read more »

US stocks sink more than 2% on trade war fears

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 06:21 AM

NEW YORK, United States - US stocks plunged more than 2 percent Friday after President Donald Trump warned of tariffs on an additional $100 billion of Chinese imports, provoking a strong response from Beijing and fanning fears of a full-blown trade war. Read more »

Trump proposes $100 billion more in tariffs on China

Reuters
Posted at Apr 06 07:34 AM

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had instructed US trade officials to consider $100 billion in additional tariffs on China, again ratcheting up tensions with Beijing. Read more »

Timeline of a month of escalating US-China trade tensions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 05:36 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - Trade tensions between the United States and China have been escalating over the past month, following President Donald Trump's decision to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Read more »

America remembers Martin Luther King Jr, 50 years on

Eleonore Sens, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 04:37 AM

MEMPHIS, United States - Americans on Wednesday marked 50 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a day seared into the national consciousness that transformed the civil rights leader into a symbol of the fight for racial equality.   Read more »

Woman wounds three at YouTube headquarters in California, then kills self

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 04 12:51 PM

SAN BRUNO, California - A suspect opened fire at YouTube's headquarters near San Francisco on Tuesday, sending employees scrambling into the street and at least four casualties to local hospitals. Read more »

U.S. on track to meet climate targets despite Trump: U.N. chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 08:29 AM

The United States is on track to meet the targets of the Paris climate agreement despite President Donald Trump's plan to withdraw from the accord, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. Read more »

US says others should pay bigger share of UN peacekeeping bill

Carole Landry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 05:45 AM

UNITED NATIONS, United States - US Ambassador Nikki Haley told countries at the United Nations on Wednesday they need to "step up" and pay a bigger share of the multi-billion-dollar bill for peacekeeping operations. Read more »