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WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has underestimated President Donald Trump's resolve to move forward with tariffs unless Beijing changes its "predatory" trade practices, a top U.S. trade advisor said on Tuesday, in comments that diminished the chances of a negotiated settlement to a looming trade war between the world's economic superpowers. The growing U.S. trade conflict with China hit financial markets hard, and Beijing vowed a firm response. It accused the United States of "extreme pressure and blackmailing" and vowed to retaliate after Trump on Monday threatened to slap a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods in addition to the import duties previously announced on $50 billion in goods.

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:17:57 -0400

Two historically conservative business lobbying groups on Tuesday slammed the

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:33:30 -0400

A US cadet who donned a Che Guevera T-shirt to his graduation in and shared a message online which said “communism will win” has been discharged from the army. In the video, Spenser Rapone opens his dress uniform to reveal a T-shirt with a red image of Argentine Marxist Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara – one of the world’s most famous revolutionaries in one of the photos which were taken at his graduation in May 2016. The 26-year-old, a cadet at US Military Academy West Point, raises his fist and flips over his cap to expose a hand-written message saying “communism will win” in another image.

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:42:36 -0400

AL-BAB, Syria (AP) — A newly paved road links the Turkish town of Elbeyli to the Syrian town of al-Bab, across the border. In al-Bab, Turkish and Syrian flags line the streets, and signs on government buildings are in Arabic and Turkish. One of the first billboards honors Turkish soldiers killed in the battle to liberate this town from Islamic State militants.

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:08:12 -0400

The mystery of a seemingly bizarre "wolf-like" creature that was shot and

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:45:30 -0400