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Why The ZTE Case Is Causing Some In China To Think About Economic Relations With U.S.

President Trump has pledged to help rescue one of China's top telecommunication firms, which the U.S. Commerce Department has penalized for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea and Iran. The penalties have convinced many Chinese that they can no longer rely on the U.S., and must manufacture their own hi-tech products.

California Winemakers Nervous About U.S.-China Trade Talks

China is one of the top export destinations for U.S. wine, but last month, in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, China imposed a tariff on U.S. wine and other food.

A general view outside BBC Broadcasting House at Portland Place in London on Wednesday, the day the public broadcaster published the pay of its top-earning employees.

BBC Salaries Ignite Debate Over Appropriate Pay, Gender Equity

The BBC released on-air salaries for the first time, at the British government's behest. The top seven salaries all go to men. The highest pay: more than $2.8 million for a radio host.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks during the daily White House press briefing on March 27.

Too Close For Comfort: Insiders Worry About DOJ Lawyers Speaking At White House

Recent appearances by the attorney general and a U.S. attorney at the White House podium have some current and former Justice Department officials worrying about law enforcement independence.

Lindsey Topping-Schuetz poses for a photo with her three-year-old son Owen before testifying about the challenges families face in obtaining state-paid developmental disabilities services.

‘Move to Oregon.’ One advocate’s advice to families of developmentally disabled

As families of people with developmental disabilities in Washington struggle to get access to state-paid services, there’s a renewed push to link...

Shamsia Alizada, left school in 2018 after an ISIS suicide bomber struck the academy in Kabul where she was studying. Now she's scored the highest grades on Afghanistan's nation-wide university entrance exams at a time when negotiations with the Taliban threaten the rights of women in the country.

Coal Miner's Daughter Is A Heartwarming Hero In Afghanistan

Shamsia Alizada dropped out of the Madwdud Academy in Kabul after a suicide bomber killed more than 40 students. But she returned — and has scored top grades on the country's college entrance exams.

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