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• North Korea urges UN chief to act against US ship seizure
  North Korea is denouncing the United States as "a gangster country" for recently seizing one of its cargo ships and is urging U.N. ...
  ABC News.  Monday, 20 May 2019.
• Oregon joins effort to solve crimes against Native women
  Oregon, home to nine federally recognized tribes or confederations of tribes, has now joined a growing movement in the United States to account for and solve cases of missing and killed Native American women.
  ABC News.  Monday, 20 May 2019.
• FCC Chairman Endorses T-Mobile Merger With Sprint
  "This is a unique opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G throughout the United States and bring much faster mobile broadband to rural Americans," said chairman Ajit Pai.
  NPR.  Monday, 20 May 2019.
• Fed: US Unlikely to Suffer Big Damage From China Trade Dispute
  Trade tensions with China need to linger for an extended period to cause real damage to the United States economy, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said in remarks published on Monday.
  Newsmax.  Monday, 20 May 2019.
• Key events raising tensions in the Persian Gulf
  Tensions between the United States and Iran have soared in recent weeks, with Washington dispatching warships and bombers to the Persian Gulf, and Tehran threatening to resume higher uranium enrichment. ...
  Washington Times.  Monday, 20 May 2019.
• Study: Teens Make up Most of E-cigarette Maker Juul's Twitter Following
  Almost half of the people who followed Juul Labs Inc on Twitter last year were not old enough to legally purchase e-cigarettes in the United States, according a study published on Monday.
  Newsmax.  Monday, 20 May 2019.
• Sudanese-American to graduate, with 6 siblings in attendance
  STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) - Six children will gather in Storm Lake this weekend to watch their youngest sibling graduate from high school, decades after their parents emigrated from war-torn Sudan to the United States. ...
  Washington Times.  Monday, 20 May 2019.
• Stock Market News For May 20, 2019
  Wall Street closed in the red on Friday following news that the trade-related negotiations between the United States and China have stalled.
  Zacks.  Monday, 20 May 2019.
• Permian Oil Rig Tally Declines in 5 Consecutive Weeks
  Oil drilling rig count in the United States not only declines for two weeks in a row, but also touches the lowest mark since March 2018.
  Zacks.  Monday, 20 May 2019.
• Storms, Tornadoes Sweep Through Central States
  Parts of the central United States have been hit by destructive storms, including dangerous winds, tornadoes, heavy rain and hail. Much of the farmland in Midwestern states has been made unusable by floods, which began in March. ...
  Voice of America.  Sunday, 19 May 2019.
• Gillibrand says she would eliminate detention system for immigrants
  "As president of the United States, I wouldn't use the dentition system at all," Gillibrand said on "Face the Nation"
  CBS News.  Sunday, 19 May 2019.
• North Korea urges UN chief to address ship seizure by 'gangster' US
  North Korea asked United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to deal with the "illegal" seizure of one of its cargo ships by the United States, state media said Saturday.
  CNBC.  Saturday, 18 May 2019.
• Chinese state-run paper says US claims of forced tech transfer are 'fabricated'
  The United States has "fabricated" accusations that China forces firms to hand over technology in exchange for market access, China's top Communist Party newspaper said Saturday.
  CNBC.  Saturday, 18 May 2019.
• After Huawei Blow, China Says US Must Show Sincerity for Talks
  The United States must show sincerity if it is to hold meaningful trade talks, China said on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump dramatically raised the stakes with a potentially devastating blow to Chinese tech giant Huawei. ...
  Voice of America.  Friday, 17 May 2019.
• Huawei's Hisilicon says it has long been preparing for US ban scenario
  Huawei subsidiary Hisilicon said that it had long been anticipating the possibility that the firm could one day be unable to obtain chips and technology from the United States and had prepared to soften any impact.
  Reuters.  Thursday, 16 May 2019.

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