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World leaders at UN look for progress on N.Korea, brace for Trump

Carole Landry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 11:37 AM

North Korea and Iran will dominate this week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, where President Donald Trump will be firmly in the spotlight as he continues to upend global diplomacy. Read more »

US ports fear they will be big losers in trade war

Ali Bekhtaoui, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 11:31 AM

America's ports are fearful that they will be big losers as the escalating trade fight between Washington and Beijing bites into business. Read more »

As US raises interest rates, Fed may turn more hawkish

Douglas Gillison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 10:50 AM

Under the cloud of an escalating trade war, the US Federal Reserve this week will raise the benchmark lending rate for the third time this year, moving to prevent inflation from mounting too quickly as the world's largest economy continues brisk growth. Read more »

Hackers target real estate deals, with devastating impact

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 10:06 AM

James and Candace Butcher were ready to finalize the purchase of their dream retirement home, and at closing time wired $272,000 from their bank following instructions they received by email. Read more »

Trump weighs draft order targeting Google, Facebook: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 09:33 AM

President Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that would open federal antitrust and criminal probes into Google, Facebook and other social media firms, US media said Saturday, though the White House promptly distanced itself from the reports.  Read more »

Jose Antonio Vargas shares life as undocumented immigrant in new book

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 22 12:00 PM

NEW YORK CITY - It’s a big week for Pulitzer-prize winning Filipino journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, known widely as the most high-profile undocumented immigrant in the United States.   Read more »

'You better pray:' More flooding in Carolinas a week after Florence

Gene Cherry, Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 10:14 AM

RALEIGH - Residents of Georgetown County, South Carolina, where five rivers flow into the ocean, were preparing on Friday for a deluge of water in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has killed at least 40 people.   Read more »

KathNiel, dadalo sa unang movie premiere ng Star Cinema sa Indonesia

Jeff Fernando, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 12:08 PM

First time na magpi-premiere ang isang Star Cinema movie sa Indonesia, kaya isang malaking karangalan ito para sa KathNiel tandem. Read more »

Facebook to drop on-site support for political campaigns

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 09:08 AM

Facebook Inc said on Thursday that it would no longer dispatch employees to the offices of political campaigns to offer support ahead of elections, as it did with US President Donald Trump in the 2016 race. Read more »

US sanctions Chinese military unit for buying Russian jets, missiles

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 08:42 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States expanded its sanctions war against Russia to China on Thursday, announcing punitive measures against a Chinese military organization for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles.  Read more »

4 dead in Maryland shooting

Gina Cherelus, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 21 04:23 AM

(UPDATED) A woman armed with a handgun opened fire on Thursday at a Maryland distribution center for the Rite Aid drugstore chain, killing three people and wounding three others before she took her own life, the Harford County sheriff said. Read more »

IMF warns tariffs could come at 'significant economic cost'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 11:43 PM

Worsening trade tensions and exchange of tariffs could cause "significant economic cost" to the global economy, an International Monetary Fund spokesman warned Thursday. Read more »

Jack Ma: Prepare for 20 years of China-US trade war

Reuters
Updated as of Sep 20 12:55 PM

The economic situation is not good, and that could last for a long time, Ma said at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin. Read more »

Japan's Abe to face Trump trade challenge after likely win in party vote

Linda Sieg and Leika Kihara, Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 08:23 AM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was expected to win a ruling party leadership vote on Thursday, setting him on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier and try to cement his legacy, including by revising the pacifist constitution. Read more »

Arthur Mitchell, trail-blazing black American ballet dancer, dead at 84

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 07:57 AM

Arthur Mitchell, a pioneering black American ballet dancer, died Wednesday at the age of 84, the Dance Theater of Harlem troupe which he co-founded announced.    Read more »

LeBron teams with 'Black Panther' director for 'Space Jam 2'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 20 09:49 AM

Two months ago, basketball superstar LeBron James joined the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, he's taking on Hollywood in a big way.  Read more »

'More work' to get a continental trade deal: Trudeau

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 07:14 AM

There is still a way to go to reach a new North American Free Trade Agreement, Canada's prime minister said Wednesday, brushing off US pressure for a quick deal as high-level talks resumed in Washington. Read more »

Facebook building a 'war room' to battle election meddling

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 06:16 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Facebook on Wednesday said it will have a "war room" up and running on its Silicon Valley campus to quickly repel efforts to use the social network to meddle in upcoming elections.   Read more »

'Calm before storm,' Trump warns South Carolina after Florence deluge

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 06:10 AM

CONWAY, South Carolina - U.S. President Donald Trump warned South Carolina on Wednesday "water is coming your way" from more floods as the death toll from Hurricane Florence rose to at least 36 after a sheriff's van was swept away killing 2 women.   Read more »

Filipino nurse among 24 men nabbed in New Jersey sex sting

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 20 04:21 AM

NEW JERSEY - A Filipino nurse was among 24 men arrested in a sting operation in New Jersey, US law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Read more »