JULY 8, 2018
FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, photo, a recruiter in the shale gas industry, left, speaks with an attendee of a job fair in Cheswick, Pa. Employers in the United States are thought to have kept up their brisk pace of hiring in June 2018, reflecting the durability of the second-longest U.S. economic expansion on...
JULY 8, 2018
The U.S. border fence passes through the South Texas town of Pernitas, Texas, U.S. - Jon Herskovitz/Reuters
ROMA, Texas — More property owners along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas say they've received notices from the federal government asking to review their land, which could be used for border wall construction.
KENS-TV reports residents in the town of Escobares...
JULY 8, 2018
Brief Scorecard: Pakistan 187 for 4 (Fakhar 91, Shoaib Malik 43*) beat Australia 183 for 8 (Short 76, Finch 47, Amir 3-33) by six wickets
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed (L) holds the series trophy after victory during the final of the tri-series played between Pakistan and Australia - Getty
Fakhar Zaman’s career-best 91 and Mohammad Amir’s 3 for 33...
JULY 7, 2018
The twice-deferred two-plus-two dialogue between the foreign and defence ministers of India and the US is now expected to take place in early September with the venue perhaps being shifted to New Delhi, with both sides seeking closure on a foundational communications, compatibility and security agreement (COMCASA) at the meeting.
The two delegations were to meet first on...
JULY 7, 2018
TOKYO — Just hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departed North Korea after two days of nuclear negotiations, North Korea sharply criticized the U.S. team's attitude as “regrettable,” and accused the U.S. of making unilateral demands of denuclearization.
The remarks from North Korea’s foreign ministry directly contradicted statements made by Pompeo that the visit made “progress on...
JULY 5, 2018
What's in a Trade Gap? - Bloomberg
U.S. President Donald Trump fired the biggest shot yet in the global trade war by imposing tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports. China immediately said it would be forced to retaliate.
The duties on Chinese goods started at 12:01 a.m. Friday in Washington, which is just after midday in China. Another...
JULY 5, 2018
SAN ANTONIO — Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.
The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration attorneys say...
July 4, 2018
New Delhi, Jul 4: Dubai-based Emirates Airlines on Wednesday confirmed that it will continue to provide Hindu meal option in its flights, news agency ANI reported. The airline issued a statement reading, “Based on feedback from customers, Emirates confirms we’ll continue to provide Hindu meal option, to make it easier for our Hindu customers to identify &...
JULY 4, 2018
Al and Lesia Riddick in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. - (Courtesy of Al Riddick) / NerdWallet
When Al and Lesia Riddick got married 16 years ago, they had about $150,000 in debt, including a student loan, a car loan and a mortgage.
Now they’re debt free and have about $1.5 million in savings, despite the fact that their income...
JULY 4, 2018
Inside BMW Factory Ahead Of Earnings Announcement... A Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) employee polishes the hood ornament logo on a 5-series automobile at the company's factory in Dingolfing, Germany, on Monday, March 15, 2010. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the largest manufacturer of luxury cars, reported a smaller-than-expected decline in full-year profit and maintained its dividend...
