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• US expresses 'sorrow' over downing of Russian aircraft in Syria
• Trump accuses China of using trade to target election, threatens retaliation
• China looks unlikely to give in after US tariff hike
• Iran welcomes Turkey-Russia deal over Idlib: Lebanon's al-Mayadeen TV
• Factbox: Over 300,000 customers without power in Carolinas after Florence
• Hurricane Florence updates: 23 dead, including 17 dead in North Carolina
• SpaceX's first private passenger is Japanese fashion magnate Maezawa
• The 84 Most Delish Ways To Eat Peanut Butter
• Markets Right Now: Technology stocks lead US indexes lower
• Senate Judiciary to probe Kavanaugh accusation in public hearing

US expresses 'sorrow' over downing of Russian aircraft in Syria Posted: 18 Sep 2018 12:13 PM PDT US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed sorrow Tuesday for the downing by Syria of a Russian warplane with 15 people on board, saying it underscored an urgent need to resolve the Syria conflict. According to Russian and Israeli forces, the Syrian regime accidentally shot down the Russian Ilyushin-20 surveillance plane off the Syria coast late Monday. It was the worst case of friendly fire between Moscow and Damascus since Russia's game-changing military intervention in September 2015. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump accuses China of using trade to target election, threatens retaliation Posted: 18 Sep 2018 10:10 AM PDT President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened further retaliation against China if Beijing targets U.S. agricultural or industrial workers amid a trade dispute, and accused China of trying to sway the U.S. election by targeting farmers. Trump made the accusations in a pair of Twitter posts as the two sides launched new trade tariffs in an escalating trade dispute. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

China looks unlikely to give in after US tariff hike Posted: 18 Sep 2018 09:02 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China unveiled a slew of changes under mounting pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump over technology. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Iran welcomes Turkey-Russia deal over Idlib: Lebanon's al-Mayadeen TV Posted: 18 Sep 2018 06:02 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran welcomes an agreement between Turkey and Russia over Idlib province in northwestern Syria and was consulted before it was announced, Lebanon's al-Mayadeen TV station reported on Tuesday, citing Iran's foreign ministry spokesman. Under the agreement announced on Monday after a meeting between the presidents of Russia and Turkey, Russian and Turkish troops are to enforce a new demilitarized zone in the Idlib region from which "radical" rebels will be required to withdraw by the middle of next month. ... This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Factbox: Over 300,000 customers without power in Carolinas after Florence Posted: 18 Sep 2018 03:30 AM PDT Florence, now an elongated low pressure area which continues to produce heavy rain over portions of the Mid-Atlantic states, is expected to transition into an extratropical cyclone, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said late on Monday. Duke Energy Corp , the biggest utility in the area with over 4 million customers, has restored more than 1.2 million of its roughly 1.5 million customers affected by the storm. The company on Monday said it expects to restore power to most North Carolina and South Carolina customers impacted by Florence by Sept. 26. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Hurricane Florence updates: 23 dead, including 17 dead in North Carolina Posted: 17 Sep 2018 10:13 PM PDT Seventeen deaths have been confirmed in North Carolina and six in South Carolina as a result of Florence. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

SpaceX's first private passenger is Japanese fashion magnate Maezawa Posted: 17 Sep 2018 08:58 PM PDT SpaceX, Elon Musk's space transportation company, on Monday named its first private passenger as Japanese businessman Yusaku Maezawa, the founder and chief executive of online fashion retailer Zozo. A former drummer in a punk band, billionaire Maezawa will take a trip around the moon planned for 2023 aboard its forthcoming Big Falcon Rocket spaceship, taking the race to commercialize space travel to new heights. The first person to travel to the moon since the United States' Apollo missions ended in 1972, Maezawa's identity was revealed at an event on Monday evening at the company's headquarters and rocket factory in the Los Angeles suburb of Hawthorne. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

The 84 Most Delish Ways To Eat Peanut Butter Posted: 17 Sep 2018 07:13 PM PDT This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Markets Right Now: Technology stocks lead US indexes lower Posted: 17 Sep 2018 04:49 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Senate Judiciary to probe Kavanaugh accusation in public hearing Posted: 17 Sep 2018 04:12 PM PDT The Senate Judiciary Committee will reopen its hearings on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court following allegations of sexual misconduct that he has denied, Republican Senator John Thune said on Monday. "The Judiciary Committee is going to move forward with a process and that process will include an open, public hearing, an opportunity for people to ask questions. Hopefully we'll have a full understanding of what happened," said Thune, a member of Senate Republican leadership. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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