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France’s Macron sees way forward on trade, Trump says working together

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at an arrival ceremony during a state visit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday it was possible to make progress on trade …

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Trump signals support for legislation easing US ban on pot

Getty Images President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs the White House June 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump says he’s inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana. Asked Friday about a proposed bill that would reshape the …

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Facebook gave some companies access to data of users and their friends past 2015

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., listens during a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Facebook formed special deals with select companies that granted them access to …

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G-7 struggles to salvage summit as Trump holds firm on trade dispute

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images (L-R) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump speaks after a family photo during the G7 Summit in in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 8, 2018. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday floated an idea to set up a mechanism to …

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G-7 to cooperate against malign interference in elections

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L), US President Donald Trump (C), and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) participate in a working session of the G7 Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 8, 2018. The Group of Seven leaders are to agree on …

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SpaceX expansion plans at Kennedy Space Center revealed

“As SpaceX’s launch cadence and manifest for missions from Florida continues to grow, we are seeking to expand our capabilities and streamline operations to launch, land and re-fly our Falcon family of rockets,” SpaceX spokesman James Gleeson said in a statement. The company is fresh off the debut of an …

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April wholesale inventories revised up slightly

Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images A worker uses a forklift to load a delivery truck with MillerCoors beverages at the Stagnaro Distributing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S. wholesale inventories were a bit higher than initially estimated in April amid increases in the stocks of motor vehicles and a …

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Healthful Mind tests virtual reality as alternative for pain relief

Philippe Wojazer | Reuters A nurse treats a patient wearing the 3D therapeutic virtual reality headset developed by Healthy Mind start-up, at the emergency service department of the Saint-Joseph Hospital in Paris, France, June 7, 2018. The very thought of visiting a hospital emergency department is stressful enough for many …

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Juggling ties with China and India is a struggle all small states face, Maldives ex-president says

Mohd Zakir | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives Abdulla Yameen at Hyderabad House on April 11, 2016, in New Delhi, India. Small states in the eastern hemisphere are at risk of being dragged into the orbit of either China or India, a former …

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Trump calls for Russia to be included in meetings of powers like G-7

Getty Images President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs the White House June 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Before calling for Moscow to be reinstated in the talks, Trump aimed to pre-empt allegations that he is too lenient with Russia. “I have been Russia’s worst nightmare,” he said, …

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