| Two US destroyers sail into Taiwan Strait: Taiwan gov't Posted: 07 Jul 2018 01:32 PM PDT  Two United States warships entered the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the Taiwanese government said, at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing. The destroyers USS Mustin and USS Benfold sailed into the narrow waterway separating Taiwan and China on Saturday morning and were expected to continue on a northeast course, Taiwan's defence ministry said in a statement. The warships' entry into the strait comes as Washington and Beijing are locked in a trade war and as tensions escalate between Beijing and Taipei.
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| Maisie Williams Is The 'Last Woman Standing' As 'Game Of Thrones' Winds Down Posted: 07 Jul 2018 12:46 PM PDT  Maisie Williams, aka Arya Stark, gave desperate "Game of Thrones" fans an
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| At least 49 killed, 48 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan Posted: 07 Jul 2018 08:48 AM PDT  By Thomas Wilson TOKYO (Reuters) - Forty nine people have been killed and 48 are unaccounted for in western and central Japan as torrential rain pounds the area, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday, with more than 1.6 million evacuated from their homes. Japan's Meteorological Agency retained special weather warnings for three prefectures in the main island of Honshu, down from five, and urged vigilance against landslides, rising rivers and strong winds amid what it called "historic" rains.
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| California wildfire spreads quickly; thousands evacuated Posted: 07 Jul 2018 06:17 AM PDT  (Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong wind and high temperatures tore through homes north of Los Angeles late on Friday, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. The blaze, one of dozens across the region, broke out in a building in Goleta, California at about 8:30 p.m. It spread to vegetation before burning up to 20 other buildings, fire officials said. Video footage showed firefighters battling fires at several homes, as Santa Barbara County authorities said at least 2,200 residents were evacuated and 2,000 were without power, according to a Twitter posting.
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| 3 'High on Life' YouTube Travel Vloggers Die in Waterfall Accident Posted: 07 Jul 2018 04:57 AM PDT  They fell about 100 feet at Shannon Falls in Canada.
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| The Latest: Ruling delayed on family reunification deadline Posted: 07 Jul 2018 12:02 AM PDT  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration's request for more time to reunify parents and children separated at the border (all times local):
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| Thais fear 'no chance' of more survivors from tourist boat, nearly 60 may be dead Posted: 06 Jul 2018 11:13 PM PDT  By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai rescuers deployed helicopters on Friday to search for 23 people missing after a boat carrying Chinese tourists sank, with one official saying he feared "no chance" of any more survivors, which would mean nearly 60 dead. The confirmed death toll from the accident off the resort island of Phuket stood at 33, provincial governor Noraphat Plodthong said, but the navy said divers had spotted "quite a few bodies" in the sunken vessel, the Phoenix.
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| Immigration top issue for U.S. voters, economy a close second: Reuters/Ipsos poll Posted: 06 Jul 2018 06:35 PM PDT  Reuters/Ipsos data shows that immigration became a top concern for registered voters in the United States after the Trump administration in May announced its "zero tolerance" policy on illegal immigrants, saying they would be criminally charged. - Fifteen percent of U.S. registered voters said immigration was the top issue determining how they will cast their ballot in November, while 14 percent said the economy was their biggest concern. - Twenty-six percent of registered Republicans cited immigration as the most important issue likely to determine their vote, up 14 percentage points from a similar poll conducted at the beginning of June.
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| Starbucks back in hot water, 'disrespects' stutterer Posted: 06 Jul 2018 05:42 PM PDT  Starbucks was back in hot water Friday, three months after a branch manager called the police on two black men -- this time for seemingly mocking a customer with a stutter. When the customer, called Sam, gave his drink order in a Philadelphia Starbucks on June 27 he stuttered over his name. The barista replied "Okay, S-s-s-sam" and, retrieving his iced coffee, found the label was marked "SSSAM," according to friend and business school student Tan Lekwijit, who reported the incident on Facebook.
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| The Trade War Will Squeeze Ford Motor Company (F) Stock Posted: 06 Jul 2018 03:30 PM PDT ![The Trade War Will Squeeze Ford Motor Company (F) Stock]( "The Trade War Will Squeeze Ford Motor Company (F) Stock") Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and other auto stocks traded higher on Thursday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she is open to the idea of reducing tariffs on U.S. auto imports. For now, trade tensions seem to be softening between the U.S. and Europe, but analysts say Ford investors should be more worried about the U.S. trade war with China. China has said it will be implement a 25 percent retaliatory duty on U.S.-produced automobiles in response to U.S. tariffs on $34 billion of additional Chinese goods starting Friday.
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