Trump's friendly-to-frustrated relationship with Putin takes the spotlight at the Alaska summit

Trump’s friendly-to-frustrated relationship with Putin takes the spotlight at the Alaska summit

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday could be a decisive moment for both the war in Ukraine and the U.S. leader’s anomalous relationship with his Russian counterpart. Trump has long boasted that he’s gotten along well with Putin and spoken admiringly of him, even praising him as “pretty smart”…

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U.S. and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies

U.S. and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he signed the executive order for the extension, and that “all other elements of the Agreement will…

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Authorities investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity

Authorities investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Federal officials have opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the former special counsel who investigated then-candidate Donald Trump before his reelection, for alleged illegal political activity. The Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, on Saturday confirmed the investigation after reporting by other news organizations. Smith was named special counsel…

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Taiwan's president scraps stop on American soil

Taiwan’s president scraps stop on American soil

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taiwanese government has called off a plan for its president to transit through the United States on his way to Latin America, The Associated Press has learned — a decision leading to conflicting accounts of the reason for the cancellation. Amid speculation that the Trump administration had opposed a proposed stopover…

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How faulty drug tests are turning new moms' lives upside-down

How faulty drug tests are turning new moms’ lives upside-down

“Safety plans are developed to protect children from safety threats when the parents’/primary caregivers’ protective capacities are insufficient. Safety plans are based on identifiable safety threats and coupled with diminished parental/primary caregiver protective capacities which place the child at present or impending danger,” the department’s administrative code states. Katie said she was told both of…

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