China raises tariffs on US pork, fruit in trade dispute
China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products Monday in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy.
Deadly clashes in Gaza mark start of Palestinian campaign
Thousands of Palestinians marched to Gaza's border with Israel on Friday in the largest such demonstration in recent memory, and 15 were killed by Israeli fire on the first day of what Hamas organizers said will be six weeks of daily protests against a stifling border blockade.
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Rex the dog takes bullets for his teenage best friend in Des Moines
He defended his owner, the boy with whom he'd slept every night since he was a pup just about three years ago.
Russia responds quid pro quo to diplomats' expulsions
Russia announced the expulsion of more than 150 diplomats, including 60 Americans, on Thursday and said it was closing a U.S. consulate in retaliation for the wave of Western expulsions of Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in Britain, a tit-for-tat response that intensified the Kremlin's rupture with the United States and Europe.
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Malala overcome with emotion upon returning home
Malala Yousafzai spoke to an audience about coming home to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by the Taliban five years ago.
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American chess grandmaster wins right to play for world championship
Minnetonka grandmaster Wesley So, the youngest competitor, finished in 7th place in the 8-player field.
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Raw: North Korea's Kim Jong Un visits China's Xi
The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong Un went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It is Kim's first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011.
US, allies band together to expel Russians over spy case
From Washington to Warsaw, Western nations banded together Monday to expel more than 100 Russian diplomats they accused of being spies, punishing Moscow for its alleged poisoning of an ex-intelligence officer in Britain.
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Expelling Russian diplomats makes U.S. safer says US-Russia ambassador
The U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman said the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the U.S. on Monday makes the U.S. "a safer place by limiting the ability of Russia to spy on Americans and conduct covert activities that threaten America's national security."
Business
China's volley in trade war may first hit hog farmers in Minnesota, Midwest
China's retaliatory moves to penalize pork, ethanol will have outsized impact in the state.
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Nonprofit 100 Suits for 100 Men on a mission to help needy dress for success
The New Jersey nonprofit aims to fit men who are struggling with unemployment or re-entry after prison with business attire.
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Trump punishes China on trade; Minn. firms worry about fallout
Minnesota-based businesses worry over cost increases for consumers.
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Minnesota lawmakers urge Congress to withdraw security funding from Honduras
DFL legislators say the funding has contributed to human rights violations by the Honduran government.
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Unhappy legislators unleash tear gas during floor vote in Kosovo
Kosovo's opposition used tear gas to disrupt Wednesday's parliament vote on a border demarcation deal with Montenegro.
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Advisers warned Trump not to congratulate Putin, but he did
A section of briefing materials had "DO NOT CONGRATULATE," officials said.
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Feds seize $1.38M in knockoff home sound systems at Minnesota border crossing
International Falls border agents have made several seizures since last summer.
Trump congratulates Putin, gets backtalk from Republicans
President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to congratulate him on his re-election, drawing bruising criticism from members of his own party, including a leading senator who scorned the election as a "sham." Trump also said he and Putin might meet "in the not too distant future" to discuss the arms race and other matters.
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Putin wins 6 more years as Russian president
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed supporters and the press at his headquarters in Moscow on Sunday shortly after his projected win in the country's elections.
St. Paul
American Indian teens head to Vatican, hoping to overturn historic papal decrees
They formed the basis of the so-called Doctrine of Discovery, which shapes U.S. Indian policy to this day and haunts Indians' well-being, the group says.
World
Sure of win, Putin barely appears on election campaign trail
The Kremlin's only challenge is to ensure that turnout for Sunday's vote is sufficiently high to give Putin's record fourth term a stamp of legitimacy.
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