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China’s Economic Slowdown Deepens, Weighing on Global Growth

BEIJING — China's economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low in the latest quarter as a trade war with the U.S. deepened a slump that is weighing on the global economy. Growth in the world's second-largest economy slipped to 6% in the three months endin...
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NBA Postpones Nets-Lakers Media Sessions in Shanghai

The NBA called off scheduled media sessions Wednesday for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in Shanghai, and it remains unclear if the teams will play in China this week as scheduled. The teams were practicing in Shanghai, where at least two other NB...
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Trump Explains His Pillars of Policy Home and Abroad

"The future does not belong to globalists.  The future belongs to patriots," President Donald Trump said in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 24. "The future does not belong to globalists.  The future belongs to patriots." — Presid...
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Taliban Send High-Level Delegation to Islamabad

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban announced Wednesday they are sending a high-level delegation to Pakistan's capital as part of a tour that has included Russia, China and Iran in a push to resurrect an Afghanistan peace ...
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US Citizen Accused of Spying on Behalf of Chinese Government

SAN FRANCISCO — A California man who operates tours for Chinese students and visitors was charged with being an illegal foreign agent and delivering classified U.S. national security information to officials in China, U.S. government officials announced Monday...