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BANGKOK — BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares tumbled on Monday as escalating trade tensions with China shattered a monthslong calm on Wall Street. U.S. stocks skidded on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs higher on China, signaling more trouble ahead between the two biggest economies. He was responding to restrictions Beijing is … Read more

ATLANTA — ATLANTA (AP) — The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced a $50 million donation to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities on Monday, aiming to close financial aid gaps that might otherwise prevent students from completing their degrees. The money will support nearly 10,000 students with “gap scholarships” if they are approaching graduation … Read more

NUNNELLY, Tenn. — NUNNELLY, Tenn. (AP) — Just miles from a rural Tennessee plant leveled by a devasting explosion, the congregants of Maple Valley Baptist Church devoted Sunday’s service to the 16 deceased victims and their families. Several of the dozens of people praying at the small church knew someone who worked at the plant … Read more

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. — ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A mass shooting early Sunday at a crowded bar on an idyllic island considered to be the largest Gullah community on the South Carolina coast has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials said. A large crowd was at Willie’s Bar … Read more

China’s exports to the US sink nearly 30% in September as trade truce unravels with new threats of higher tariffs Source link

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn’t settle its war there soon — suggesting that he could be ready to increase the pressure on Vladimir Putin’s government using a key weapons system. “I … Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of raping and killing a 6-year-old girl in central Florida is scheduled to be put to death in November under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who continues to set a record pace for executions. Bryan Fredrick Jennings, 66, is scheduled to … Read more

A nor’easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, with New Jersey declaring a state of emergency and some airports posting delays and cancellations in advance of anticipated coastal flooding, and strong winds, as another storm system struck farther south with heavy rain. “The greatest effects are going to be the coastal flooding … Read more

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago, when it helped sink then-Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Yet you wouldn’t know it from listening to President Donald Trump or even some of the inflation fighters at the … Read more

BEIJING — BEIJING (AP) — China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100% tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats. “China’s stance is consistent,” the Commerce Ministry said in a statement posted online. “We do not want a … Read more