Trump nominating Azar as next HHS secretary
November 13, 2017
President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has a deep knowledge of the regulatory process, those who worked with him said, but Democrats are likely to raise flags.
Boston shatters 116-year cold weather record
November 12, 2017
Temperatures in Boston hit 23 degrees Saturday morning, making it the coldest Nov., 11 since 1901, according to the National Weather Service.
Commuters waited for buses in the early-morning cold at Bellingham Square in Chelsea on Saturday. – Dina Rudick/Globe Staff
Trump meets with Philippine president, prepares to wrap up Asia trip
November 12, 2017
MANILA – President Trump prepared to wrap up his 12-day trip to Asia on Monday by attending an economic conference in the Philippines and meeting with its controversial president, Rodrigo Duterte.
Indian PM Modi and Donald Trump will meet in Manila tomorrow,...
November 12, 2017
PM Modi is also scheduled to have bilateral meetings with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and others.
Examining Trump’s Asia Deals That He Says Are Worth Billions
November 11, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump advertised his deal-making prowess during his Asia trip this week, claiming to have struck economic, energy and military trade agreements with Japan, South Korea and China worth billions of dollars.
$300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace America’s Water...
November 11, 2017
Bursting pipes. Leaks. Public health scares.
America is facing a crisis over its crumbling water infrastructure, and fixing it will be a monumental and expensive task.
Two powerful industries, plastic and iron, are locked a lobbying war over the estimated $300 billion that local governments will spend on water and sewer pipes over the next decade.
A house divided: How Saudi Crown Prince purged royal family rivals
November 11, 2017
On Saturday Nov. 4, guests at Riyadh's Ritz Carlton were notified by the opulent hotel that: "Due to unforeseen booking by local authorities which requires an elevated level of security, we are unable to accommodate guests ... until normal operations are restored."
Chinese economy on the verge of collapse, requires thorough reforms: Central...
November 11, 2017
During the Doklam issue, which resulted in India and China being involved in a standoff that began on June 16 and ended on August 28, Beijing is known to have come up with quite a few high-pitched rhetoric about its neighbouring nation.
Zhou Xiaochuan believes that the Chinese economy is on the verge of collapse – Reuters
Jared Kushner reportedly told a Time Warner executive to dump 20%...
November 11, 2017
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner reportedly asked Time Warner executive Gary Ginsberg to dump 20% of CNN's staff, due to its supposed faulty analysis in the 2016 US Presidential election, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
North Korea says Trump begged for a war during his Asia...
November 11, 2017
North Korea said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump's first trip to Asia showed he was a "destroyer" and said he had begged for war on the Korean peninsula.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un
