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The Obama administration is hoping to chip away at the embargo before the president leaves office and is working on further loosening of trade and travel restrictions beyond those announced Friday, officials have said.

“The United States welcomes the rise of a China that is peaceful, stable, prosperous and a responsible player in global affairs”, the president said during Xi’s state visit.

Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News Randy Davis, 29, from Bushwick, Brooklyn, holds his new 64GB iPhone 6s, which he bought to replace his broken iPhone 5s in front of the midtown Apple Store.

The ceremony, part of the pope’s first Mass in the United States, was in keeping with the pope’s theme of evangelization this year.

We must be especially attentive to every type of fundamentalism, whether religious or any other kind.

Fr. Lombardi noted that Pope Francis himself has repeatedly drawn attention to the World Meeting of Families as the reason for his trip.

While the MDGs were narrow in their focus (poverty), and aimed primarily at what donors could do, and while they are hardly known outside global development circles, they have achieved something remarkable in the development community entrenching the idea of measuring progress...

Birmingham area Catholics are commemorating the Pope’s upcoming visit to Washington D.C., New York, and Philadelphia in a number of ways.

Xi, on his first state visit to the US, will be hosted at the White House for a banquet on Friday. “I indicated that it has to stop”, Obama said. But he added warily: “The question now is, are words followed by actions?”

Tottenham host Manchester City this weekend in the Premier League.

The US and China may emerge from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit with some progress made on cyber concerns.

The pope was greeted by roaring crowds before heading to downtown Philadelphia to celebrate Mass and attend the Festival of Families Saturday night, hosted by actor Mark Wahlberg and featuring several entertainers including, comedian Jim Gaffigan, an Elgin native, as well as...

“The question now is: Are words followed by action?” As recently as May of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice charged six Chinese nationals with stealing trade secrets from two American companies.

Isabel Lopez, a member of the Brockton Interfaith Community who traveled to Philadelphia, called the pope’s speech in front of Independence Hall an “emotional moment”. “Do not be discouraged by whatever challenges and hardships you face”, he said,...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro.