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Trump gives warm welcome to Qatar amid Persian Gulf disputes
Washington, Jul 10 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump gave a warm White House welcome Tuesday to the leader of Qatar amid a bitter rift between the tiny, energy-rich nation and its fellow American allies in the Persian Gulf and rising tensions with Iran.
US to enlist military allies in Gulf and Yemen waters
Dhaka, Jul 10 (UNB) - A senior general has said the US wants to create an international military coalition to safeguard waters around Iran and Yemen, reports the BBC.
4 bodies found in Cleveland, 2 children among the victims
Cleveland, July 9 (AP/UNB) — Police investigating the shooting death of a man in a vacant lot in Cleveland say they also found the bodies of a woman and two children in a nearby house.
464,000 people killed in homicides in 2017
United Nations , Jul 9 (AP/UNB) — Some 464,000 homicides were recorded around the world in 2017, far more than the number pf people killed in armed conflicts and terrorist attacks, a U.N. report said Monday.
Rains strand Washington drivers, flood White House basement
Washington, Jul 9 (AP/UNB) — A slow-moving rainstorm Monday washed out roads, stranded drivers and soaked basements, including the White House's, during a chaotic morning commute in the national capital region.
US consumers step up borrowing at healthy pace in May
Washington, July 8 (AP/UNB) — U.S. consumers borrowed more on their credit cards in May and also took out more student and auto loans, a modest sign of economic health.
First lady Melania Trump in West Virginia for opioid talk
Huntington, July 8 (AP/UNB) — First lady Melania Trump visited West Virginia on Monday to learn how a city at the center of the nation's opioid epidemic is grappling with the crisis.
Trump raises eyebrows in promoting his environment record
Washington, July 8 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump is promoting what he is calling his administration's "environmental leadership" despite its sweeping rollbacks of landmark environmental and public health protections. Critics are calling it a credulity-straining gesture aimed at winning over voters worried about climate change and pollution.
Acting homeland security secretary defends border conditions
Washington, July 7 (AP/UNB) — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday defended conditions at U.S. Border Patrol stations following reports of crowded and unsanitary conditions that have heightened debate about President Donald Trump's immigration policy, a trademark issue for his reelection campaign.
Investigators recover helicopter that crashed in Bahamas
Havana, Jul 7 (AP/UNB) — Accident investigators in the Bahamas say they' have recovered the helicopter that crashed after taking off from a remote private island on July 4, killing coal billionaire Chris Cline and six other Americans, as well as a British citizen.