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Donald Trump offered China a gesture of goodwill on Wednesday, naming Terry Branstad, a long-time personal friend of President Xi Jinping, as ambassador to Beijing.

At least two senators are talking about addressing the issue in 2017, and on Wednesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel brought the topic directly to Trump with a letter asking him not to deport the Dreamers.

November 20: In indicting Choi and Park’s two former aides, state prosecutors say they believe the president was “collusively involved” in criminal activities by the suspects, who allegedly bullied companies into giving tens of millions of dollars to foundations...

South Korea’s parliament, the National Assembly, introduced the impeachment motion on Thursday, setting up a likely vote on Friday, according to news agency Yonhap.

In response, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman vowed to “use the full power” of his office to use the law to “compel” the enforcement of environmental laws under Trump.

Protesters celebrated a standoff near Cannonball that ultimately led to the announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers to deny the easement that would allow the nearly complete pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota.

Trump has selected Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to run the Environmental Protection Agency – and he’s an ally of the fossil fuel industry and a climate change denier.

President-elect Donald Trump fired another warning shot Sunday at USA companies considering moving their operations out of the country, threatening “retributions or consequences” such as a hefty border tax if they do.

Even if Aleppo falls, “the war will continue”, Kerry said, stressing that there had to be a negotiated settlement.

Madrid took a 2-0 lead against Dortmund in Wednesday’s group-stage decider but – like their previous meeting in October – were ultimately pegged back by the Germans, who left the Spanish capital with a 2-2 draw and top spot in the pool.

Clay ignored the fact that Jill Stein didn’t concoct this scheme until weeks after the election and has no right to wait until the last minute and then cry foul.

The policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility stays at 6.25 per cent, and so does the reverse repo rate, at 5.75 per cent.

“The city? Doesn’t look like much”, said Jim Mitchell, National Weather Service meteorologist. Two to four inches of snow accumulation are possible in the Coast Range and Cascade foothills. A mix of sleet and snow is likely to develop in the valley, but will...

That assumption leaves the authors of Conservation status of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in relation to projected sea-ice declines searching for a projection of population size, leaving the polar bear as vulnerable according to the IUCN.

Branstad, who just three weeks ago at his 70th birthday party in Altoona, Iowa, told the Des Moines Register that he was “leaving the door open” in case Trump reached out about the job, has a particularly close relationship with China President Xi Jinping.