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U.S. Exempts Iran's Chabahar Port From Sanctions In Nod To Afghanistan

The FINANCIAL -- The U.S. State Department says it is exempting Iran's big port project in Chabahar from sanctions in recognition of its importance to landlocked ...

Facebook Blocks 115 Accounts After Alert From U.S. Authorities

The FINANCIAL -- Facebook says it has blocked 115 user accounts after U.S. authorities alerted the social network to suspicious activity that may be linked to a foreign ...

What Americans Want Their Government to Do Now

The FINANCIAL -- A good deal of the focus in the runup to the 2018 midterm elections centers on broad political and social currents -- feelings about President Donald Trump, generalized cultural ...

Modern Day Presidential

The FINANCIAL -- Trump didn’t invent obnoxious behaviour on social media, but he is the most high-profile Twitter user in the ...

White House Hints at Easing of Iran Sanctions for 'Friends and Allies'

The FINANCIAL -- U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton says the White House wants sanctions on Iran's oil sector to put a strain on Iran's economy, but it does not want to harm "friends and ...

U.S. Seeks to Block Russian Bid for UN Vote on INF Treaty

The FINANCIAL -- The United States is seeking to block a move by Russia to schedule a United Nations General Assembly vote on preserving a 1987 nuclear arms treaty that U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Ohio Becomes The First State to Allow Taxpayers to Pay Tax Bills Using Cryptocurrency

The FINANCIAL -- By now, most taxpayers understand that there are tax consequences associated with cryptocurrency, but ironically, until recently you couldn’t pay those taxes using cryptocurrency. ...

U.S. Prosecutor Says Manafort Violated Cooperation Deal In Russia Probe

The FINANCIAL -- U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has accused President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, of lying and violating his deal with prosecutors to cooperate with ...

All in a Day’s Work—and Sleep and Play: How Americans Spend their 24 Hours

The FINANCIAL -- How do Americans spend their 24 hours each day? Data from the American Time Use Survey illuminates what Americans tend to do with their time, offering valuable insights to ...

Trump Says U.S. May not Impose More Tariffs on China

The FINANCIAL -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he may not impose more tariffs on Chinese goods after Beijing sent the United States a list of measures it was willing to take to ...

Amazon.com #WhyNotSwastika ?

Baltic countries, Ukraine and Georgia have lashed out at retail giant Amazon for selling online T-shirts and other products with Soviet Union emblems on them, and demanded that the goods be removed. ...

Democrats Demand Protection For Russia Investigation

The FINANCIAL -- Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of major U.S. cities to call for protection of the special counsel charged with investigating ties between Russia and President ...

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