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China’s exports unexpectedly fell in August as shipments to the United States slowed sharply, pointing to further weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and underlining a pressing need for more stimulus as the Sino-U.S. trade war escalates. Beijing is widely expected to announce more support measures in coming weeks to avert the risk of a sharper economic slowdown as the United States ratchets up trade pressure, including the first cuts…

CLOSE The U.S. has unsealed a warrant to seize an Iranian oil tanker detained in Gibraltar. Buzz60 WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has used diplomatic pressure, legal action, economic sanctions – and even cold, hard cash – to try to get its hands on a hulking Iranian oil tanker that has been spinning its way around Africa and the Middle East for months. The extraordinary effort to seize the vessel…

HONG KONG —  Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to Hong Kong streets on Sunday and marched to the U.S. Consulate, urging American lawmakers to pass legislation in support of the territory’s democratic aspirations. The police-sanctioned rally and march through the city center had some of the trappings of a Fourth of July parade, as protesters waved American flags and played the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Demonstrators carried red, white and blue…

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President TrumpDonald John TrumpWashington Post editor fires back after Trump attack on reporters Democrats ignore Asian American and Pacific Islander voters at their peril Gorsuch: Americans should remember political opponents ‘love this country as much as we do’ MORE‘s top diplomat was set to make the rounds on the Sunday news shows just hours after the president revealed that he had canceled the meeting between top Taliban leadership and Afghanistan’s…

In the cause of figuring out whether, in November 2020, Trump will be rewarded with a second term, many numbers and dynamics get tossed around: the unemployment figures, the Dow Jones, the trade war, the advantages of incumbency, the peculiarities of the Electoral College and Trump’s approval ratings, consistently low but not entirely static.

Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a new blow Saturday when a Cabinet minister resigned, saying she did not believe Johnson was sincere about getting a Brexit deal with the European Union. Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd said in a letter to the prime minister that she was resigning because “I no longer believe leaving with a deal is the government’s main objective.” Rudd also slammed Johnson’s expulsion…

Months of protests have taken a toll on the economy of Hong Kong, a major international banking hub, and some residents fear that the American bill would further damage the city’s financial well-being. Brian Chan, 23, an engineer who joined the march, said he was not worried about the effect the legislation might have on the Hong Kong economy. “Freedom and democracy is more important than economics,” Mr. Chan said….

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President Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room on Sept. 4. He says he called off talks at Camp David between the Taliban and Afghan leaders. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room on Sept. 4. He says he called off talks at Camp David between the Taliban and Afghan leaders. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated at 2:33 a.m. ET Sunday President…

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A gain for Elizabeth Warren and a slip in support for Kamala Harris place Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Warren atop the field in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, days in advance of the Sept. 12 Democratic debate in Houston, sponsored by ABC and Univision. The poll finds Biden, this summer’s front-runner, far better rated for electability than for being “the best president for the country.” Still, his supporters…

Hours after President Trump delivered an outdated forecast to Alabama over Labor Day weekend, warning the state could get hit hard by Hurricane Dorian, a memo circulated around the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration instructing employees not to contradict the president. The directive, sent by a top NOAA official, told staff to “only stick with official National Hurricane Center forecasts if questions arise from some national level social media posts…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The storm has made its way up from the US to Atlantic Canada Storm Dorian has made landfall in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia as a post-tropical cyclone. The powerful storm hit Halifax on Saturday with winds of 100mph (160km/h), toppling trees and cutting power to more than 450,000 homes. Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the military would be deployed to help…

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CLOSE President Donald Trump was questioned by reporters Wednesday about an altered Hurricane Dorian map he displayed in the Oval Office. The map showed what looked to be a hand-drawn half-circle suggesting Alabama was in the path of the storm. (Sept. 4) AP, AP WASHINGTON – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is facing fierce criticism from former officials after the agency issued a statement that defended President Donald Trump and…

Joichi Ito stepped down as Director of the M.I.T. Media Lab on Saturday after a New Yorker article alleged the lab concealed its ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Kimberly White/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kimberly White/Getty Images Joichi Ito stepped down as Director of the M.I.T. Media Lab on Saturday after a New Yorker article alleged the lab concealed its ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Kimberly White/Getty…

That resolve to resist has led many voters to define their own beliefs in opposition to Trump’s. On immigration, for example, “every Trump outrage increased the proportion of Americans who said, ‘We are an immigrant country,’” writes Greenberg. Indeed, according to recent Pew data, 62% of Americans say that immigrants strengthen the country, while 28%, a near record low, see them as a burden.

Hundreds of people displaced by Hurricane Dorian gather at a port that has been turned into a distribution and evacuation center in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) Anthony Faiola September 7 at 9:35 PM MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — Her husband is missing. She can’t bring herself to say “gone.” Lynette Dean, a 46-year-old accountant, heard his screams when Hurricane Dorian brought the sea into their living room….

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