VOA News/Agencies WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — The United States’ allies in the G-7 vowed Thursday to push back against Washington’s decision to impose tariffs on their steel and aluminum exports, saying as they gathered for a meeting that the move threatens global growth. The escalating trade conflict between the United States and many key allies will […]readmore
VOA News/Michelle Quinn MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA — Outside Facebook’s annual shareholders meeting Thursday, a lone protester paced on the sidewalk, carrying a U.S. flag and a sign that read «Zuckerberg destroys shareholder value.» Above, a small plane pulled a banner that read «You Broke Democracy.» Inside, Facebook shareholders offered both praise and criticism of the company’s […]readmore
VOA News/Ken Schwartz The U.N. Security Council is giving South Sudan one month to stop fighting and sign a peace deal or face an arms embargo and sanctions. The council passed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Thursday with the minimum nine votes needed for approval. Six members abstained. The resolution calls on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to report […]readmore
PENTAGON — China’s militarization of man-made islands in the South China Sea will not scare off the United States, which is promising to continue carrying out so-called freedom-of-navigation exercises despite the rising threat. “I would just say that the United States military’s had a lot of experience in the Western Pacific taking down small islands,” Marine […]readmore
The U.S. Justice Department’s National Security Division, created in response to the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, is increasingly focused on an emergent menace: cyberthreats posed by foreign countries, from Russia to China, the division head said Thursday. «In the past years, [the division’s mission] has come increasingly to include a focus on cyber as […]readmore
VOA News/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — The United States is escalating trans-Atlantic and North American trade tensions, imposing a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imports from the European Union, Canada and Mexico beginning on Friday. The U.S. also negotiated quotas or volume limits on other countries, such as […]readmore
The state-backed loan fund has now supported 55 loans to small businesses throughout R.I. PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor joined with small business loan recipients, lending partners and community members at Sin bakery today to celebrate the success of the state’s Small Business Assistance Program […]readmore
Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 to be held Sunday, July 22, 2018 as part of a multi-year agreement with NHMS. LOUDON, N.H. – Foxwoods Resort Casino, home of “The Wonder of it All” and New Hampshire Motor Speedway have teamed up to bring a little extra wonder to “The Magic Mile” in Loudon, N.H. The two New […]readmore
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding parents: Always create a safe sleep environment for babies in a crib, bassinet, play yard or inclined sleeper. In particular, CPSC is alerting consumers to be aware of hazards when infants are not restrained in inclined sleep products. Inclined sleep products are bassinet-like […]readmore
Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed a top North Korean official is to visit New York for talks related to a planned summit between Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. «Kim Young Chol, the Vice Chairman of North Korea, heading now to New York,» Trump wrote Tuesday on […]readmore