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US-backed Syrian fighters resume attack on Islamic State
Syria, Mar 11 (AP/UNB) — U.S.-backed Syrian fighters resumed their offensive on the last pocket held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria on Sunday, lighting the skies over the besieged village as artillery shelling and heavy gunfire rang out in the distance.
Trump surveys devastation, pays respects to tornado victims
Beauregard, Mar 9 (AP/UNB) — Standing near the slab that's all that is left of one family's garage, President Donald Trump on Friday surveyed the devastation wrought by a powerful tornado that ripped through a rural Alabama town, uprooting trees, tearing homes from their foundations and killing nearly two dozen people.
Trump budget will seek funds for border wall, Space Force
Washington, Mar 9 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to start up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week.
Ex-Trump campaign boss Manafort sentenced to 47 months
Alexandria, Mar 8 (AP/UNB) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines.
Trump disappointed by activity at North Korea missile sites
Washington, Mar 8(AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's a "little disappointed" by reports of new activity at a North Korean missile research center and long-range rocket site and that time will tell if U.S. diplomacy with the reclusive country will be successful.
Huawei launches court challenge to US security law
China, Mar 7 (AP/UNB) — Chinese tech giant Huawei has filed a lawsuit in Plano, Texas, challenging a law that labels the company a security risk and would limit its access to the American market for telecom equipment.
A record-breaking US trade deficit: Does it really matter?
Washington, Mar 7(AP/UNB) — The U.S. trade deficit reached its highest sum ever last year, defying President Donald Trump's efforts and promises to shrink it through his economic policies. The irony is that those policies likely contributed to the deficit.
Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020
Washington, Mar 5 (AP/UNB) — Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere."
Family claims dual Saudi-US citizen detained and tortured
Washington, Mar 4 (AP/UNB) — The family of a dual Saudi-U.S. citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for more than a year are claiming that he has been subjected to routine torture and is on the verge of an emotional breakdown.
US-backed Syrian fighters advance on 2 fronts against IS
Syria, Mar 3 (AP/UNB) — The ground assault into the last area held by the Islamic State group intensified Saturday as U.S.-backed Syrian fighters made "remarkable progress" amid heavy clashes, including the capture of a hill overlooking a tent encampment for the extremists, officials with the Kurdish-led forces said.