DETROIT — Ford said Tuesday it will invest $1.2 billion in three of its Michigan plants. Of that, $850 million is earmarked for its Michigan Assembly plant in the Detroit-area city of Wayne, where the new Ford Ranger and Ford Bronco will be made. The automaker’s decision prompted a tweet from President Donald Trump, who
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USAA Senate Democrat said Tuesday she is launching a wide-ranging investigation into prescription drug makers and their role in an opioid epidemic that is ravaging every corner of the nation. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri said she requested sales and marketing information from the makers of the top-selling, opioid-based painkillers. She also demanded any company
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABOCA RATON, Florida (Press Release) — For the second time in less than a year, a federal court in Florida rejected a lawsuit and gave a local Jewish congregation a crucial win on the road to building their synagogue, just weeks before Passover. After a decade of fighting for a house of worship, Jews in Boca
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USABeirut says Jerusalem bid to legislate over area of sea with possible energy reserves is tantamount to a ‘declaration of war’ By Sue Surkes Buoys marking the border between Israel and Lebanon. CC BY Chadica, Flickr) Lebanon has appealed to the United Nations to intervene following moves by Israel to formalize a maritime border between
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International, Middle EastWikiLeaks rebuffed President Trump’s former campaign adviser Roger Stone this week as he comes under fire for allegations made prior to last year’s election involving his purported ties to the antisecrecy organization and its editor, Julian Assange. Neither WikiLeaks nor its editor spoke with the Republican strategist during last year’s race, a representative for WikiLeaks
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International, USAJobs on the line, workers’ and manufacturers’ unions join fray, slamming move made due to safety concerns in the bay city By Shoshanna Solomon Haifa Chemicals workers protesting ammonia tank closure in Tel Aviv (Courtesy: Tal Gimpel) Hundreds of Haifa Chemicals Ltd. workers protested in the streets of Tel Aviv Tuesday against the closing of
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Middle EastWashington (dpa) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will confer with Turkish leaders on Syria and a host of other issues central to relations between the United States and Turkey when Tillerson travels to Ankara later this week, State Department officials said Monday. Tillerson will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after arriving in
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Middle East, USABy JT – Mar 28,2017 – Last updated at Mar 28,2017 DEAD SEA — Concerns over the regional situation and its impact on Arab people dominated Arab officials’ speeches at the opening session of Monday’s foreign ministers’ preparatory meeting. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, who received presidency from his Mauritanian counterpart Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih,
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International, Middle EastDemocrats on the House Intelligence Committee signaled Tuesday they will not let up on their calls for Chairman Devin Nunes to recuse himself from the panel’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the U.S. election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign. “Why should I?” said Mr. Nunes, underscoring his determination to see the panel’s investigation
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International, USANew York’s popular bronze ‘Fearless Girl’ statue will continue to defiantly stare down Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’ until 2018, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The city initially permitted the installation of the statue—funded by asset managers State Street Global Advisors—for one week from March 7 to commemorate International Women’s Day. The plaque
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USANearly 50,000 people had signed a Change.org petition by Tuesday morning demanding First Lady Melania Trump move in with President Donald Trump in their new White House presidential pad in an effort to reduce the costly taxpayer expense of protecting the first family as they live in separate states. New York City has been footing
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USARussia may have committed an “act of war” by interfering in last year’s White House race, former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday. Mr. Cheney did anything but downplay Russian President Vladimir Putin’s widely-purported role in the November election while speaking this week at the Economic Times’ Global Business Summit 2017 in New Delhi. “There’s
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International, USAMSNBC host Chris Matthews on Monday compared Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s prominent roles in the White House to the power wielded by the late Saddam Hussein’s two eldest sons during his reign in Iraq. “Do you think this bothers the country to have sort of a Romanov royal family running the place?” the “Hardball”
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Middle East, USAFox News host Bill O’Reilly mocked a black congresswoman and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying he couldn’t hear a word she said because he was distracted by her “James Brown wig.” O’Reilly made the comments on “Fox and Friends” after watching video footage in which California Democrat Maxine Waters delivered an
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