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Canada foreign minister will oppose U.S. border tariffs 9:33pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canada opposes the idea of the United States imposing new border tariffs and would respond to any such move, the country's foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, said on Wednesday after her first meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.  Full Article

 
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Trump's Supreme Court pick dispirited by president's tweets 9:14pm EST 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, on Wednesday described as "demoralizing" and "disheartening" the U.S. president's Twitter attacks on a judge who suspended Trump's travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, a spokesman for Gorsuch said.  Full Article  

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Asian stocks rise to 18-month highs, dollar revives 10:54pm EST 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares climbed to their highest in more than 18 months on Thursday, as investors grew more confident about the world's second-largest economy while the dollar slightly firmed in the wake of growing concerns over political instability in Europe.  Full Article