Economists dump on Trump boast to bring jobs back from China
By PAUL WISEMAN Donald Trump vows to bring back the millions of American jobs lost to China and other foreign competitors if voters put him in the White House. Economists…
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Cybertheft adds to US-China tensions ahead of upcoming talks
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Tensions between the U.S. and China are growing over its island-building in the South China Sea and over suspicions that Beijing was behind a massive hack into…
Shorn or hairy: Female underarms having a mainstream moment
By LEANNE ITALIE On social media and red carpets, from New York to China, hairy underarms are having a mainstream moment. Women are proudly showing off their growth on Instagram…
Massive data breach could affect every federal agency
By KEN DILANIAN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time.…
Bill Clinton’s lucrative speeches got fast approval at State
By LISA LERER and STEPHEN BRAUN State Department officials gave speedy and sometimes only cursory consideration to potential conflicts of interest when approving former President Bill Clinton’s lucrative speeches to…
Emotions over Obama’s trade agenda roil Senate, delay action
By CHARLES BABINGTON Emotional disagreements over trade erupted in Congress on Wednesday, when a liberal senator delayed a committee’s likely endorsement of a top trade priority for President Barack Obama.…
China state media seen stepping-up anti-Western rhetoric
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Western values are a “ticket to hell,” a newspaper published by China’s Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some Arab countries…
News Guide: Myanmar troops, ethnic rebels in fierce fighting
By The Associated Press Fighting between Myanmar troops and ethnic Kokang rebels near the Chinese border has left more than 130 dead since the clashes started Feb. 9. The government…