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• From Call to Assistance, How 911 Dispatch System Works
  In the United States, you can summon emergency help from police, firefighters or an ambulance by dialing 911. The first such call was made in 1968 in Haleyville, Alabama. ...
  Voice of America.  Saturday, 25 May 2019.
• High tea on "The Takeout" with Sir Kim Darroch 11/09/18
  Sir Kim Darroch, Britain's ambassador to the United States, joins Major Garrett for this week's edition of "The Takeout" to explain the special and deep relationship between the U.S. and the U.K.
  CBS News.  Friday, 24 May 2019.
• Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric hold sit-ins against war
  Thousands of supporters of an Iraqi populist Shiite cleric held sit-ins around Iraq saying their country should not be a battlefield between the United States and Iran
  ABC News.  Friday, 24 May 2019.
• Turkey loses US GSP preferential trade status
  The United States has terminated Turkey's designation as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programme.
  Just Style.  Friday, 24 May 2019.
• Pentagon will send 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter potential Iran threat
  The Pentagon will send additional American troops, drones and fighter jets to the Middle East amid increasing tensions between the United States and Iran.
  CNBC.  Friday, 24 May 2019.
• North Korea Blames US for Failed Talks in Vietnam
  North Korea is blaming the United States for deadlocked nuclear negotiations, vowing they will "never be resumed" unless Washington abandons demands for disarmament. U.S. ...
  Voice of America.  Friday, 24 May 2019.
• Freeport (FCX) Inks Deal to Divest Portion of Cobalt Business
  Freeport (FCX) and its partners to retain the remaining cobalt business along with operations and sales offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.
  Zacks.  Friday, 24 May 2019.
• Pregnant woman won't be deported immediately to Mexico
  CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. immigration officials have told a pregnant Mexican woman who had taken sanctuary inside a Chicago church that she can stay in the United States until after the baby is born. Adilene Marquina had been told by U.S. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 23 May 2019.
• Mexico proposes US fund Central America development projects
  Mexico is proposing that the United States finance seven projects aimed at boosting the economies of three Central American nations whose poverty and violence push desperate people to migrate north
  ABC News.  Thursday, 23 May 2019.
• Asia markets mixed as investors worry over US-China trade tensions
  Asia Pacific markets were mixed on Friday as investors remained worried over trade tensions between the United States and China.
  CNBC.  Friday, 24 May 2019.
• Camps harden vaccine rules amid US measles outbreak
  As the United States battles its worst measles outbreak in 25 years, summer camps are tightening their policies on vaccines, with some prepared to turn away children whose parents opted not to vaccinate them against the disease.
  Fox News.  Thursday, 23 May 2019.
• Prominent ex-accountant gets 5 years for tax convictions
  HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A politically connected former accountant in Mississippi has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States. Carl Nicholson was sentenced Thursday. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 23 May 2019.
• Last known slave ship to arrive in U.S. discovered in Alabama
  Researchers have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States. ...
  CBS News.  Thursday, 23 May 2019.
• Wall Street Plunges on Fears of Likely US-China Tech Cold War
  U.S. stock indexes slumped 2% on Thursday, as investors dumped technology, industrial and energy stocks on fears that a spiraling trade war between the United States and China would shackle global growth.
  Newsmax.  Thursday, 23 May 2019.
• Stock Market News For May 23, 2019
  Wall Street closed in negative territory as the trade conflict between the United States and China worsened.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 23 May 2019.

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