text stringlengths 9 67.6k |
|---|
The White House has sought to protect intellectual property rights of American companies and pressure China to reduce its trade surplus with the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has already imposed duties on $50 billion of Chinese exports since July, which spurred immediate retaliation from Beijing. |
Trump hasn't yet pulled the trigger on tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods. A comment period for that round of tariffs expired last week without U.S. action. Trump said last week that he's lined up an additional $267 billion of Chinese products for duties "on short notice if I want to," which would c... |
China has said it would retaliate against all of the U.S.' measures, fanning concerns that the trade war could dent the global economic outlook. |
Efforts to end the dispute have fizzled so far. Officials from both countries have met four times for formal talks, most recently in August, when the Treasury Department's undersecretary for international affairs, David Malpass, led discussions in Washington with Chinese Vice Minister Wang Shouwen. |
But those talks ended without a breakthrough, as the U.S. submitted a tweaked list of demands that China had previously said was unworkable, including a condition that China reduce the trade surplus. Last week, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow complained that the Chinese have offered few concessions, and he un... |
However, Kudlow did say that Trump would be open to meeting with Xi, possibly at a Group of 20 meeting in Argentina in late November. |
Meanwhile, trade associations representing farmers, retailers, manufacturers and other industries are joining forces in a new multimillion-dollar campaign to oppose Trump's tariffs. |
Groups lobbying for months to convince the president that tariffs are the wrong approach have been largely ignored. But a new coalition called Americans for Free Trade is joining Farmers for Free Trade, a nonprofit supported by major agricultural groups, in seeking to change the direction in Washington by highlighting ... |
The groups announced the coalition Wednesday with a jointly funded campaign of more than $3 million, involving town-hall-style events in key congressional districts ahead of the midterm elections, as well as digital advertising and grass-roots outreach to Congress and the administration. More than 80 coalition members ... |
The idea is to amplify the stories of small businesses, consumers and industries hurt by the duties to show the administration that the short-term U.S. economic pain from tariffs and retaliation from other countries is not worth any long-term deal Trump hopes to strike using tariffs as leverage, coalition members said. |
"The political calculus may lead the administration to think this is a winning hand," said Dean Garfield, chief executive of the Information Technology Industry Council, whose members include Apple, Google and Microsoft. "But if we can change the realities on the ground, then the administration may recalibrate." |
Trump has acknowledged the effect of the duties -- especially China's retaliatory tariffs on soybeans and other U.S. agricultural products -- by offering $12 billion in assistance to farmers, a key part of his political base who helped him carry rural states in the 2016 presidential election. |
The new campaign will show the damage the tariffs are having across the U.S. economy and the "real economic consequences for American families," said Brian Kuehl, executive director of Farmers for Free Trade. |
The group is joining the new coalition, which formalizes a group of organizations and companies the National Retail Federation has helped lead. The coalition includes other large trade associations such as the Consumer Technology Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Apparel and Footwear Association, Asso... |
There are plans for kickoff events starting next week in Chicago; Nashville, Tenn.; Pennsylvania; and Ohio, with other events before the midterm elections "in key communities throughout the heartland," the groups said. |
"Our motto right now is, 'Try everything,"' said Nicole Vasilaros, a senior vice president for the National Marine Manufacturers Association, a coalition member. |
Information for this article was contributed by Andrew Mayeda of Bloomberg News. |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- One of five U.S. contractors who had been detained in Baghdad has been released and others will be freed soon, the wife of the released man said. |
Earlier Wednesday an Iraqi judge decided that charges against the contractors were not warranted. The reason for the contractors' detention had been unclear. |
The five were initially told they were being held in connection with the death last month of another contractor, James Kitterman, said the source close to the five. |
But on Monday the men were told they were being held on suspicion of having unregistered weapons, although they were asked about their activities around the time Kitterman was killed. |
However, Iraqi government officials told CNN Monday the five were detained as suspects in connection with Kitterman's slaying. |
The Iraqi security source said the contractors will either be released Wednesday or Thursday. They are waiting to finish the logistical procedures at the police station where they had been held. |
None of the five has been charged with a crime. |
Kitterman was found bound, blindfolded and fatally stabbed in a car in Baghdad's Green Zone on May 22. The 60-year-old from Houston, Texas, owned a construction company that operated in Iraq. |
The Green Zone, where Kitterman's body was discovered, is the high-security area in central Baghdad that contains the U.S. Embassy and key Iraqi government buildings. |
Access to the area, formally known as the International Zone, is tightly controlled. |
HENRI LANSBURY has warned his Forest teammates not to let the season drift away as they await the arrival of new boss Stuart Pearce. |
Pearce will not take the reins until finishing his media commitments in Brazil at this summer's World Cup. |
Until then Gary Brazil is in charge at the City Ground following the sacking of Billy Davies. |
Davies left behind a dispirited and injury-ravaged squad on a barren run of results - it is a run that Brazil has been unable to halt so far. |
And while the appointment of Forest legend Pearce has given the squad a morale boost his delayed arrival may damage any lingering hope of making the play-offs. |
It certainly looked as if some of the Forest team had hit the beach in a first half that saw them concede two goals to Scott Malone and Lee Martin. |
The introduction of Lansbury sparked a better second half performance. |
But although they pulled one back through Jamie Paterson they rarely looked like levelling the scores. |
Lansbury said: "The lads are looking forward to Stuart coming in, it will be a fresh start for everyone. |
"At the moment we are still trying to nick a play-off spot so hopefully there will be a bit of momentum for when Stuart comes in. |
"He's a great man manager and he's a legend here so hopefully, he will get the best out the players. |
"The fact that he is held in such high regard here by the fans I think is a plus. |
"I've worked with him before and coming back here will give the fans and the players a lift and may be that is what we need. |
"We haven't given up on this season. We are just going to take it game by game because if we win and the other teams around us lose then we are right back in it. |
"As you saw last year it went all the way to the final day, so you never know, hopefully we can nick it." |
The win gives the Lions a huge boost as they face six cup finals in order to try and secure Championship status for next term. |
Malone said: "We came here with a game plan, the same game plan when we won at Derby. It's a system where everyone knows what they are doing. |
"A few home truths have been said between the lads in the last few days and we have said that now is the time that we have to perform. |
"There's six games left so why can't we win all the six? |
"We haven't set ourselves a points target, or spoken about points but that's irrelevant because if we win six out of six we are safe." |
The renowned radio show will celebrate its 90th birthday this weekend. |
If live country music has a home, it lives on the "Grand Ole Opry." And this weekend, the renowned radio show will celebrate its 90th birthday from the Grand Ole Opry House. Here are 10 things you may not have known about it. |
The "Grand Ole Opry" is a live radio show that features performances from a different set of country singers each show. The shows are presented in front of a live audience, and Opry broadcasts can be heard on WSM-AM on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, on Willie's Roadhouse on SiriusXM Channel 56 on Frid... |
The Opry has had six homes in its 90 years. The Opry started out at National Life & Accident Insurance Company in November 1925, moved to Hillsboro Theatre in October 1934, to Dixie Tabernacle in June 1936, to War Memorial Auditorium in June 1939 and then the Ryman Auditorium in June 1943. It settled in its current Gra... |
When the "Grand Ole Opry" moved from the historic Ryman Auditorium to the Grand Ole Opry House in 1974, a six-foot circle of oak was cut from the stage at Ryman Auditorium and inserted into the new stage at The Grand Ole Opry House. By preserving a piece of the Ryman's stage, generations of country music singers can pe... |
The large radio tower on Concord Road in Brentwood was once the tallest radio tower in the nation and has been responsible for transmitting the "Grand Ole Opry" across the country since its construction in 1932. The signal is sent through a low-power transmission from the Opryland complex to the large WSM tower, which ... |
"In AM radio, if you have a 50,000-watt radio signal and you have clear channel status, meaning no other station in the country has the 650 frequency, that signal when the sun goes down will skip across the atmosphere and can be heard on a good night in upwards of 35 states," said Pete Fisher, Grand Ole Opry general ma... |
An Opry troupe's first visit to New York's Carnegie Hall inspired "Billboard" magazine to report: "Such screaming and wild applause after each number hasn't been heard in town since Frank Sinatra brought out the bobbysoxers at the Paramount." Later Opry visits to the famed venue included performers Marty Robbins, Patsy... |
Steve Buchanan, executive producer of ABC's "Nashville," conceived the TV show with the "No. 1 goal" of it having a positive impact on the Grand Ole Opry. |
"I also knew that if we did a show that made people more curious about Nashville and, thus, had an impact on visitation to Nashville, then that would have a positive impact on the Opry, the Ryman and hopefully countless other businesses," Buchanan said in an interview last year with The Tennessean. |
Country singers aren't the only celebrities who have graced the Grand Ole Opry's stage. Other famous faces on the show have included President Richard Nixon, Jack Black, Kevin Bacon, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, newsmen Bob Schieffer and Charles Osgood, and Academy Award winners Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek and Robert Du... |
The Opry has welcomed more than 200 members throughout its history ranging from legends Roy Acuff and Patsy Cline to contemporary country singers Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Garth Brooks. |
"The Grand Ole Opry is the pinnacle of what I do," Brooks said. "Nothing will ever match being a member of the Grand Ole Opry." |
Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood are one of four Opry member married couples. Others on the list include Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild of Opry group Little Big Town, Marty Stuart and Connie Smith, and Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White of Opry group The Whites. |
Opry legend Loretta Lynn celebrated 50 years as an Opry member in 2012 on the same night Miranda Lambert's trio, the Pistol Annies, made its Opry debut. On Minnie Pearl's 50th Opry anniversary, the comedienne received 50 dozen roses from her friend Dwight Yoakam. Later that night, she reacted to a videotape message fro... |
The Grand Ole Opry will have its own feature-length film in theaters in December. Called "American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry," the movie will feature Opry House performances from Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, The Band Perry and Brett Eldredge, as well as include footage from the country... |
NASHVILLE — If live country music has a home, it lives on the Grand Ole Opry. And this weekend, the renowned radio show will celebrate its 90th birthday from the Grand Ole Opry House. |
Little Big Town and Carrie Underwood will perform on the Opry's nightly shows, The Oak Ridge Boys will present an Opry birthday concert, fans are invited to tour backstage, cast members from ABC's Nashville will perform during Saturday's free Opry Plaza party, and no birthday is complete without cake. |
And just because it's 90, that doesn't mean the Grand Ole Opry is slowing down. Steve Buchanan, president of the Opry Entertainment Group, said the Opry is "at one of the healthiest points in our history. |
"That is driven by the artists and their dedication and commitment to the Opry," Buchanan said. "We have new generations of artists that are committed and engaged and passionate about the Opry and … that's wonderful to see because there isn't anything else like it." |
To help celebrate the its birthday, here's 10 things you don't know (but should) about the Grand Ole Opry. |
The Grand Ole Opry is a live radio show that features performances from a different set of country singers each show. The shows are presented in front of a live audience, and Opry broadcasts can be heard on WSM-AM on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, on Willie's Roadhouse on SiriusXM Channel 59 on Friday... |
The Opry has had six homes in its 90 years. The Opry started out at National Life & Accident Insurance Co. in November 1925, moved to Hillsboro Theatre in October 1934, to Dixie Tabernacle in June 1936, to War Memorial Auditorium in June 1939 and then the Ryman Auditorium in June 1943. It settled in its current Grand O... |
When the Grand Ole Opry moved from the historic Ryman Auditorium to the Grand Ole Opry House in 1974, a 6-foot circle of oak was cut from the stage at Ryman and inserted into the new stage at the Grand Ole Opry House. By preserving a piece of the Ryman's stage, generations of country music singers can perform on the wo... |
A large radio tower in Brentwood south of Nashville was once the tallest radio tower in the nation and has been responsible for transmitting the Grand Ole Opry across the country since its construction in 1932. The signal is sent through a low-power transmission from the Opryland complex to the large WSM tower, which t... |
An Opry troupe's first visit to New York's Carnegie Hall inspired Billboard magazine to report: "Such screaming and wild applause after each number hasn't been heard in town since Frank Sinatra brought out the bobbysoxers at the Paramount." Later Opry visits to the famed venue included performers Marty Robbins, Patsy C... |
Steve Buchanan, executive producer of ABC's Nashville, conceived the TV show with the "No. 1 goal" of it having a positive impact on the Grand Ole Opry. |
"I also knew that if we did a show that made people more curious about Nashville and, thus, had an impact on visitation to Nashville, then that would have a positive impact on the Opry, the Ryman and, hopefully, countless other businesses," Buchanan said in an interview last year with The Tennessean. |
The Opry has welcomed more than 200 members throughout its history, ranging from legends Roy Acuff and Patsy Cline to contemporary country singers Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood and Garth Brooks. |
The Grand Ole Opry will have its own feature-length film in theaters in December. Called American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry, the movie will feature Opry House performances from Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker, The Band Perry and Brett Eldredge, as well as include footage from the country s... |
The Christmas commercials have begun, and I have an early favorite. And, no, it doesn't have anything to do with jingle bells and guys in boxer shorts. |
This one is enough to make me want to shop at Kohl's, though I had to think for a moment to remember the actual advertiser behind the ad. In the commercial, a young couple rushes inside to do some Christmas decorating: a big tree, lots of ornaments and twinkling lights, a fireplace mantle festooned with lots of pretty ... |
Spoiler alert here. Skip the next paragraph if you want to see the ad for yourself. |
It turns out, the young folks weren't doing the decorating for themselves. In the commercial, they hide and watch as an elderly woman walks in the door to find her apartment aglow with holiday cheer. |
Oh, the priceless looks on her face and on their faces. |
Sweet, overwhelming gratitude over the capacity people have for being nice to each other. |
I completely understood the look on that woman's face because I've been feeling kind of like that lately. |
I went off to have surgery and when I came back, a lot of nice people had decorated my everyday life. Instead of twinkling lights and shiny ornaments, their kindnesses came in the form of sweet text messages and phone calls, magazines, memorable casseroles, doughnuts, sausage balls, muffins and the world's most delicio... |
There were carpool turns taken without asking, milk, bread and orange juice purchased, dishes washed, laundry done. And the best Southern medicine there is: my mom's strong and sweet iced tea. |
Friends stopped by, pulled up a chair and visited the way I wish people had time to visit each other more often. It's amazing how uplifting even a conversation on the healthcare crisis can seem when it occurs over a plate of homemade chocolate chip cookies between longtime friends. |
On one particular evening, my son joined me for a weeknight sitcom and fetched no fewer than 10 things for me without complaint. A pillow for the foot, heating pad, the blanket that fell, a fresh glass of iced tea. |
I'm well on the mend now. I'm back at work, hoping to offer a bit of relief to the people who graciously filled in for me here. |
A foot-long gash and another gift from a friend - the use of a perfectly manageable lightweight cane - are the only visible reminders that remain of the ordeal. |
The gash may not actually be a full 12 inches, but it seemed pretty impressive to me. |
"Take a picture of it,'' my friend Cindy Burnham advised, which is something she advises for most occasions. |
And so I did. But I do not need a photograph to remember all the things this surgery did for me. I don't need a photograph to remember all the people, on this Thanksgiving Day, for whom I'll be giving extra thanks. |
Video At Work... On The Desk! |
Nielsen Online says with a 96 percent broadband penetration among at-work Web visitors in October, and many employees spending nearly eight hours a day at their computers, workdays are prime time for online video viewing. The recently released report says that 65 percent of online video viewers stream content between 9... |
According to MRI's 2008 American Kids Study, children ages 6-11 are increasingly using the Internet to check out products they see in advertisements. 46.3% of kids visited a Web site that they saw or heard about in a commercial or advertisement. The older the child the more likely he or she is to take such action after... |
We’d like to commend the city of Aspen’s Environmental Health Department for scheduling a long-overdue City Council work session later this year on the topic of the noise ordinance. |
It remains to be seen whether council members are in favor of changes, one way or the other, with regard to the maximum sound levels that the city relies on to enforce violations of the law. But the fact that a serious discussion of the issue is forthcoming — in light of recent complaints about live music in the downto... |
The controversy has heated up in recent weeks because of outcries from fewer than a handful of downtown residents. Call them an extremely vocal minority, for that is what they are. Primarily, the complaints have involved live-music offerings on so-called Restaurant Row, the stretch of restaurants and bars on East Hopki... |
• The decibel limits are not realistic. A 60-decibel level is not very loud, and can be reached by two people having a normal conversation at dinner. Also, where does the regulator take the meter reading, at the point of origin or at the spot where the complainant hears the noise? What type of equipment is the enforcem... |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.