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US Coast Guard expanding presence to counter China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 12:33 AM

The US Coast Guard beefed up its presence in the Indo-Pacific but is also calling on ASEAN nations to do their part and stand up to China's aggression.  Read more »

Tech executives push Trump on Huawei sales

Alan Rappeport and Kate Conger, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 23 10:54 AM

Trump met Monday afternoon with the leaders of Google, Qualcomm, Cisco, Intel, Micron, Western Digital and Broadcom to discuss the administration’s ban on Huawei, as well as the economy and trade relations with China, the White House said. Read more »

US to ramp up rapid deportations with sweeping new rule

Tom Hals, Reuters
Posted at Jul 23 07:34 AM

The Trump administration said on Monday it will expand and speed up deportations of migrants who enter the United States illegally by stripping away court oversight, enabling officials to remove people in days rather than months or years.   Read more »

The pits: How China's US tariff jab choked a cherry import boom

Yawen Chen and Shivani Singh, Reuters
Posted at Jul 23 07:32 AM

For public relations officer Rachel Li, paying top dollar for "beautiful" cherries imported from the United States was a no-brainer. Read more »

Britain waits for US before Huawei 5G decision

Agence France-Presse 
Posted at Jul 23 06:58 AM

Britain said Monday it was "not yet in a position" to decide what involvement China's Huawei should have in the UK's 5G next-generation telecoms network.   Read more »

Batang Fil-Am inipon ang allowance para magpakain sa ilang PWD sa Baguio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 03:11 AM

Sa Baguio City, mahigit 20 batang visually-impaired at biktima ng pang-aabuso ang napasaya ng isang bata sa Amerika na hindi pa nakakatungtong sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Eye injury ni Pacquiao, ikinababahala ng ilang boxing analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 02:35 AM

Pabalik na sa bansa si People's Champ Manny Pacquiao matapos ang tagumpay sa bakbakan nila ni Keith Thurman sa Las Vegas kahapon. Read more »

Chinese money in US dries up as trade war drags on

Alan Rappeport, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 22 10:05 AM

The falloff, which is being felt broadly across the economy, stems from tougher regulatory scrutiny in the United States and a less hospitable climate toward Chinese investment, as well as Beijing’s tightened limits on foreign spending. Read more »

China's answer to Nasdaq set to begin trading

Dan Martin and Lianchao Lan
Posted at Jul 22 09:18 AM

Twenty-five stocks will debut on the Shanghai Stocks Exchange's Sci-Tech Innovation Board -- dubbed the STAR Market -- in which listing and trading rules have been eased to help channel funding to start-ups. Read more »

End in sight for US heat wave that set temperature records

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 22 07:45 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States sweltered in dangerously hot weather on Sunday, with major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington broiling in temperatures that rose into triple digits.   Read more »

Nearly 150 million people sweltering through deadly US heat wave

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 09:21 AM

The United States was sweating through a weekend of dangerously hot weather, with major cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington experiencing temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius).   Read more »

Britain calls ship seizure 'hostile act' as Iran releases video of capture

Babak Dehghanpisheh and William Schomberg, Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 08:20 AM

GENEVA/LONDON - Britain on Saturday denounced Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a "hostile act" and rejected Tehran's explanation that it seized the vessel because it had been involved in an accident. Read more »

China hampering energy activity in South China Sea: US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 02:28 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States on Saturday expressed concern over reports that China is hampering other countries' oil and gas activities in the South China Sea and accused Beijing of acting like a bully.   Read more »

Is a new US-led war looming with Iran?

Mohamad Ali Harissi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 12:42 AM

DUBAI - The United States is deploying troops in Saudi Arabia as tensions soar with its arch-rival Iran raising concerns over navigation in the Gulf's strategic Strait of Hormuz. Read more »

'Professor' Pacquiao vows to teach Thurman a lesson

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 20 12:25 PM

MANILA - Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said Friday he plans to teach WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman a painful lesson when they face off in Las Vegas on Saturday. Read more »

'It's our America,' reminds Michelle Obama

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 10:27 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - Former first lady Michelle Obama added her voice Friday to the Democratic outcry following President Donald Trump's attack on four ethnic minority congresswomen, saying "there's a place for all of us." Read more »

WATCH: Pacquiao, Thurman weigh-in staredown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 05:53 PM

MANILA—Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman made the weight early Saturday (Manila time) in Las Vegas, Nevada before they square off for the WBA welterweight showdown.   Read more »

Struggling Barneys considers options, including bankruptcy

Vanessa Friedman, Michael J. de la Merced and Sapna Maheshwari, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 19 12:36 PM

Shoppers thronged as much to imbibe the atmosphere of insider luxury as to buy the newest, most cutting-edge brands. Designers felt that if they made it onto Barney’s racks, they had been given a stamp of creative credibility that telegraphed to the world they had arrived. Read more »

Fed: Sunny outlook for US despite shade thrown by trade

Howard Schneider and Jason Lange, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 07:15 AM

The document in summary portrayed an economy that was largely in good shape ahead of a July 30-31 Fed meeting at which the central bank is widely expected to reduce interest rates. Read more »

US top envoy announces new global body on religious freedom

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 19 12:57 AM

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the United States will create a new international body to campaign for religious freedom, following a major meeting in Washington. Read more »