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Why Trump likely won't have to fulfil his $5,000 'dividend' promise
The long-standing trend of the incumbent U.S. president's party getting thumped in the midterms strongly suggests Donald Trump won't need to make good on his new promise to send every American citizen a $5,000 US cheque if the Republicans win in November.
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Who are the Houthis? How they could send oil prices surging even further
Almost three years after the Houthis first garnered international attention by attacking ships off Yemen, the rebels have only increased their violent influence in the Middle East. Here's a primer on the group that could push the price of global oil even higher.
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Houthis seize strategic island, Saudis close pipeline as fighting escalates
Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening oil exports from Saudi Arabia, which shut down a major pipeline after it was attacked.
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U.S. federal officials declare end to cyclospora outbreak that sickened thousands in 21 states
The largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in U.S. history is over, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
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Republican lawmaker wants to rename Lake Erie to Lake Pennsylvania
David Maloney's proposal comes on the heels of U.S. President Donald Trump's signed order to change name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.