WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it was scrapping plans to build a $1.6 billion factory in Mexico and would invest $700 million to expand a Michigan plant to build electric and autonomous vehicles that will add 700 jobs there in a move Ford’s chief executive said was a “vote of confidence” in the
Amid an outcry from President-elect Donald Trump and other elected officials, House Republicans have backed off on their short-lived plan to gut the almost decade-old Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). Related: Republicans want to punish members for recording on House floor As the 115th Congress kicked off on Tuesday, House Republicans held an emergency meeting
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TEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) — Buy for Good, a new Israeli start-up offers a new way to connect Israel supporters around the world to nonprofits organizations in Israel. The company has launched a new online store www.buyforgood.biz that only sells products produced in vocational training centers operated by nonprofits that offer rehabilitation and employment
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — To commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. in San Diego, a multifaith group of 10 religious congregations celebrate by making it a “Day On, Not a Day Off.” The idea was inspired by President Barack and Michelle Obama. In 2009, the day before his first inauguration, President Obama
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International, San Diego CalendarAs names, including Elton John and Celine Dion, have reportedly turned down the opportunity to perform at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, an unlikely name has revealed she is up for the gig—under one condition. U.K. singer Rebecca Ferguson, who appeared on the 2010 season of singing competition The X Factor, tweeted Monday she
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAQueen Elizabeth II is currently battling a “heavy cold” that has forced the monarch to skip annual royal holiday celebrations, including Christmas and New Year services, giving rise to speculation that the longest reigning monarch might have to leave her royal duties due to health concerns. She is the second woman to rule the United
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InternationalCarlos was so scared inside the Mexican immigration detention center that instead of telling officers he was fleeing El Salvador after gang threats, the 16-year-old asked to be deported back to his country. He shouldn’t have had to make that choice. Because, according to Mexican laws, as a minor he shouldn’t have been in an
Hong Kong (dpa) – Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang pleaded not guilty to charges of misconduct and bribery in court on Tuesday, local media reported. Tsang, 72, who served as chief executive of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012, faced three charges: two counts of misconduct in public office and one count of a
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International“It won’t happen!” vows Trump, talking tough on North Korea and its repeated nuclear threats. The North Korean leader said on Sunday that his nation was close to testing an intercontinental ballistic missile. But taking to Twitter, which now seems to be his communication tool of choice, the US President-elect hit back. North Korea just
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International, USATurkish media have broadcast a video of a man they say is the suspected gunman who killed 39 people during a New Year’s attack on an Istanbul nightclub. The video appears to be from a cell phone the man is carrying as he walks around Istanbul’s Taksim square. He spends much of the time looking
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International, Middle EastFormer prime minister Manuel Valls and Vincent Peillon, an MEP and former education minister, unveiled their respective presidential platforms Tuesday as they gear up to compete with five other left-wing contenders in France’s April-May elections. The fellow Socialist Party politicians agreed on the need to revive the European Union, but diverged on the national budget
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InternationalWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has insisted that the Russian government was not the source for the hacked emails that have been cited as a major influence on November’s presidential election. Both the CIA and the FBI have concluded that Russia was responsible for the email hacks in part to help Donald Trump become president. President
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International, USAWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Robert Lighthizer, a former Reagan administration official and longtime international trade attorney, to be his U.S. trade representative. The Cabinet-level post will be especially important under Trump, who pledged during his campaign to strike trade deals that are more advantageous for the U.S. “Lighthizer is going to
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