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North Koreans To Meet Trump; ‘Good Progress’ Toward Summit

By MATTHEW LEE and JOSH LEDERMAN , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A top aide to Kim Jong Un will make a rare visit to Washington Friday to hand a letter from the North Korean leader to President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after reporting "good progress" in talks between the…
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President Trump Plans To Go Ahead With Steel, Aluminum Tariffs On EU

By KEN THOMAS and ANGELA CHARLTON , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is planning to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminum imports after failing to win concessions from the European Union, a move that could provoke retaliatory tariffs and inflame trans-Atlantic trade tensions. U.S. and European officials held last-ditch talks…
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Florida School Shooting Suspect Foretold Intention In Videos

By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In chilling cellphone videos released Wednesday, the suspect in February's massacre at a Florida high school announcing his intention to become the next school shooter, aiming to kill at least 20 people and saying "you're all going to die." The three videos released by…
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Belgium Shooting Rampage Was Terrorist Act, Prosecutors Say

By LORNE COOK and RAF CASERT , Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The man who killed three people during a knife and shooting rampage through the Belgian city of Liege carried out an act of "terrorist murder," prosecutors said Wednesday, and authorities were trying to establish whether he acted alone. Benjamin Herman, an inmate on…
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GOP Leaders Say Governor’s Resignation Puts Missouri First

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican leaders in the Missouri House say GOP Gov. Eric Greitens has "put the best interest" of the state's residents first in deciding to resign. House Speaker Todd Richardson, Speaker Pro Tem Elijah Haahr, and Majority Leader Rob Vescovo issued a joint statement Tuesday, moments after Greitens announced he was…
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