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End to China-US trade war depends on chemistry between Trump and Xi
Trump, a former real estate mogul who prides himself on his ability to strike deals, places enormous importance on his personal chemistry with fellow leaders.
- by Matthew Knott
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Trump's White House
God wanted Trump to be president, says Sarah Sanders
God wanted Donald Trump to become US president, the White House press secretary has said in an interview.
- by Ben Riley-Smith
Influence campaigns
Twitter says foreign efforts to influence US midterms 'limited'
Twitter Inc took down nearly 6000 tweets during last November's US congressional elections, the company said on Thursday.
- by Katie Paul
Immigration
US set up fake uni to catch foreigners exploiting student visas
On its website, the University of Farmington advertised an innovative STEM curriculum. Hundreds enrolled. The only problem: it didn't exist.
- by Antonia Noori Farzan
US Government Shutdown
Pelosi says there will be no wall money in US border deal talks
The House Speaker said if Republicans have suggestions about adding more ports of entry or technologies, those kinds of things would be negotiable.
- by Amanda Becker
Extreme weather
Hell officially freezes over as Arctic blast spreads across US, killing several
The nearly unthinkable temperatures caused electrical grids and transit systems to collapse, led to spontaneous nosebleeds and saw the Michigan town of Hell freeze.
- by Rich McKay
Crime
A secret tunnel leading to a Florida bank stumps the FBI
In what sounds like the plot from a bank heist movie, the FBI is on the case of a tunnel that leads to a bank.
Extreme weather
Student, animals found dead amid extreme cold in the US
The student's death is the eighth fatality linked to the extremely cold weather in the American Midwest.
USA Votes 2020
Brown - with eye on 2020 race - accuses Trump of 'phony populism'
US Senator Sherrod Brown accused Donald Trump of "phony populism" that disrespects minorities, workers and families while benefiting billionaires.
US Senate
US Election Day holiday plan derided as Democratic 'power grab' by GOP
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said a Democratic bill that would make Election Day federal holiday is a "power grab," sparking a fierce backlash online.
- by Felicia Sonmez
Crime
'El Chapo' decided 'who lives and who dies' as drug boss, US jury told
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was someone who decided "who lives and who dies," a prosecutor said in closing arguments of the drug kingpin's trial.
- by Brendan Pierson