New North American trade deal to boost U.S. economy, trade panel finds…
April 19, 2019
The report estimates that annual U.S. real gross domestic product would increase by 0.35 percent, or $68.5 billion, on an annual basis compared to a NAFTA baseline, and would add 176,000 U.S. jobs, while raising U.S. exports.
The ITC’s estimates are for year six of the trade deal, once it is fully implemented.
Full ‘Pink moon’: April’s full moon rising Easter weekend…
April 19, 2019
April’s full moon was nicknamed the “pink moon” by Native Americans for the pink wild ground phlox... However, the moon itself isn’t pink. It will look like any other full moon when it rises this weekend.
[...]The “pink moon” will reach its peak on Friday morning at 7:12 a.m. ET, according to the Almanac, but the best view of the moon will be on Thursday night.
San Diego ranks 4th in U.S. in ICE arrest rate…
April 19, 2019
The study found that 2,098 people were detained in community arrests in 2018, making San Diego the fourth-highest in the U.S... ICE has previously told 10News that community arrests do not target individuals but rather businesses to make sure companies are complying with federal law....
Music teacher suspected of tainting flutes with bodily fluids charged…
April 19, 2019
John Zeretzke, 60, was already facing separate federal child exploitation charges when he was indicted for committing lewd acts on children under 14 years old... The federal indictment against Zeretzke alleges that he coerced a girl to produce child pornography, attempted to entice someone to send him sexually explicit images and traveled to the Philippines to engage in sex with minors...
Zeretzke founded Flutes Across the World in 2009 and worked with children across the United States to create decorated flutes, according to the paper. Children in the program kept one flute while another was given to children in other countries. Authorities in 2017 collected some flutes after learning some may have been contaminated with semen.
Second wave of twisters in U.S. South turns deadly as storm pushes east…
April 19, 2019
“The severe thunderstorms will impact the deep South and southeastern U.S., through Georgia and the Florida panhandle, before it heads up the Atlantic Coast,”...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Trump must be impeached over Mueller report obstruction of justice findings…
April 19, 2019
Ms Ocasio-Cortez said she took "no pleasure" in the discussion, "but the report squarely puts this on our doorstep".
FUPA Want’s Answers. Nadler Wants Mueller To Testify…
April 19, 2019
U.S. Wins Dispute Finding China’s Grain Tariff-Rate Quotas Breaches WTO Commitments…
April 19, 2019
Contrary to those commitments, China's TRQ administration is not transparent, predictable, or fair, and it ultimately inhibits TRQs from filling, denying U.S. farmers access to China's market for grain.
This panel report is the second significant victory for U.S. agriculture this year, and, together with the victory against China's excessive domestic support for grains, will help American farmers compete on a more level playing field.
New Mexico militia detains migrants at gunpoint until Border Patrol arrives…
April 19, 2019
An armed right-wing militia group operating along the U.S.-Mexico border posted several videos to social media this week, including one in which they held about 200 asylum-seeking migrants at gunpoint near Sunland Park, N.M., until U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived, according to a report.
The militia group, which calls itself the United Constitutional Patriots, said it is determined to monitor the border until President Trump fulfills his campaign promise of a border wall or until Congress enacts stronger legislation to make it more difficult for migrants to request asylum...
Kim Jong Un heads to Russia: why now, and what to expect?…
April 19, 2019
The planned meeting will take place almost a year after Russia first extended an invitation to Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, and comes at a noteworthy time: with U.S.-DPRK diplomacy currently at an impasse, it’s likely the two leaders will have plenty to discuss...
New Mexico declares state of emergency over influx of migrants…
April 19, 2019
Otero County, which touches neighboring El Paso, issued a declaration Wednesday that urged Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to deploy National Guard Troops and reopen Customs and Border Patrol checkpoints to stem the flow of drugs and other illegal activity at the border, The Alamogordo Daily News reported.
Foxconn says it remains committed to Wisconsin investment project…
April 19, 2019
Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Friday it remains committed to its contract to build a display plant and tech research facilities in Wisconsin, days after the U.S. state’s governor said he wanted to renegotiate the deal.
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“Foxconn remains committed to our contract,” the company said in a statement on Friday. “Foxconn’s commitment to job creation in Wisconsin remains long term and will span over the length of the WEDC (Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation) contract and beyond,” it said...Don’t miss this: Steve Bannon with Raymond Arroyo…
April 19, 2019