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Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 14:20 UTC
Lee Iacocca, creator of the Mustang and who saved Chrysler from bankruptcy dies at 94

Lee Iacocca, the car industry legend who created the iconic Ford Mustang and saved Chrysler from bankruptcy, has died at the age of 94. He died at his home in Los Angeles from complications from Parkinson's disease, a family spokeswoman told US media.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:38 UTC
Mexican deportation of foreigners increased 33% in June; “great job”, says Trump

Mexico deported 33% more foreigners month-on-month in June, officials announced on Thursday, after the country agreed to take “unprecedented” steps to reduce migration in order to avoid US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Glyphosate case: US Judge lowers damage award against Bayer

A U.S. judge on Tuesday said he would reduce a US$80 million damage award against Bayer AG to US$50 million or less in the case of a man who blamed his cancer on glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said the jury's US$75 million punitive damages award to plaintiff Edwin Hardeman in March could not stand.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 08:29 UTC
White House confirms: no citizenship question in the U.S. 2020 census

In a stinging defeat for President Donald Trump, his administration has ended its effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 US census, saying that it will begin printing forms that do not include the contentious query.
Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 19:18 UTC
United States names 16 dog food brands linked to canine heart diseases

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named 16 dog food brands linked to reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), also known as canine heart disease, in the last five years. Canine DCM is a disease of a dog’s heart muscle that results in an enlarged heart.
Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 11:54 UTC
New York after Facebook for alleged discriminatory advertising platforms

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday ordered the U.S. Department of Financial Services to investigate reports that state-regulated advertisers were using Facebook Inc's advertising platform in a discriminatory manner.
Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 09:03 UTC
El Salvador president admits his country's responsibility for the migration wave and the drowning of a father and toddler

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said his country bears responsibility for the recent drowning deaths of a father and his toddler daughter who had been attempting to cross into the United States, saying that security and economic hardships he inherited are driving people to make the perilous journey.
Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 09:03 UTC
Trump plans a military 4th of July with tanks and air display; opponents will fly a “Baby Trump” blimp in diapers

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to display battle tanks on Washington's National Mall as part of a pumped-up Fourth of July celebration that will also feature flyovers by fighter jets and other displays of military prowess.
Saturday, June 29th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
The US Treasury lists the son of Nicolas Maduro in the “corrupt boys club”

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for serving in his father's “illegitimate regime”. The action freezes any assets Nicolas Ernesto Maduro Guerra has in the United States and bars American individuals or institutions from doing business with the 29-year-old.
Saturday, June 29th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
US/China trade talks back on track, announces Trump. New tariffs on hold

United States president Donald Trump said trade negotiations with China were “back on track” after “excellent” talks on Saturday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in which Washington reportedly agreed to hold off on new tariffs.