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Matthew Daly, Associated Press Updated 1:54 pm, Monday, June 18, 2018 Photo: Ng Han Guan, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this May 8, 2018, file photo, a woman passes by a ZTE building in Beijing, China. Chinese tech giant ZTE Corp.'s chairman promised no further compliance violations and apologized to customers in a letter Friday, June 8, 2018, for disruptions caused by its violation of U.S. export controls, a newspaper reported. less FILE - In this May 8, 2018, file photo, a woman passes by a ZTE building in Beijing, China. Chinese tech giant ZTE Corp.'s chairman promised no further compliance violations and apologized to customers in a ... more Photo: Ng Han Guan, AP Senate bill would block WH deal with Chinese telecom company 1 / 1 Back to Gallery WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is … [Read more...] about Senate bill would block WH deal with Chinese telecom company

Josh Lederman, Associated Press Updated 1:02 pm, Monday, June 18, 2018 Photo: Mikhail Klimentyev, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this June 7, 2018, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while answering a question during his annual call-in show in Moscow, Russia. The Trump administration says it's "deeply concerned" by what it says is the growing number of political and religious prisoners in Russia. The State Department says there are more than 150 such prisoners. Spokeswoman Heather Nauert says the US wants Russia to release them immediately. The United States cites the case of four Ukrainians on a hunger strike, including filmmakers Oleg Sentsov. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) less FILE - In this June 7, 2018, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while answering a question during his annual call-in show in Moscow, … [Read more...] about US urges Russia to release political and religious prisoners

Updated 12:21 pm, Monday, June 18, 2018 Photo: Kiichiro Sato, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 In this Nov. 8, 2013 file photo, boats move along the Chicago River near the Trump International Hotel and Tower, center, in Chicago. The Trump Tower is among the largest users of water from the Chicago River, but records show it has never met Environmental Protection Agency rules for protecting fish. City records indicate the skyscraper siphons nearly 20 million gallons a day for its cooling systems. Regulations limit the number of fish that can be trapped or killed during that processes. Records show Trump Tower has failed to document it followed those rules. less In this Nov. 8, 2013 file photo, boats move along the Chicago River near the Trump International Hotel and Tower, center, in Chicago. The Trump Tower is among the largest users of water from the Chicago River, ... more … [Read more...] about Records: Trump Tower failed to follow fish protection rules

By Alyssa Pereira, SFGATE Updated 11:59 am, Monday, June 18, 2018 Now Playing: A new poll shows that republicans have a marginally more favorable view of North Korean leader kim Jong Un than they do House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi.Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story. Media: Veuer A poll by French research company Ipsos conducted for the Daily Beast found that more Republicans view North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un favorably than they do House Minority Leader and Democrat Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The survey questioned 1,000 people aged 18 and over on June 14 and 15, just a few days after the summit between North Korea's leader and President Donald Trump took place in Singapore. Researchers found that of those who self-identified as Republican, 19 percent had a "favorable" view of Kim, while 68 percent held an "unfavorable" view. But when it came to Pelosi, only 17 percent of self-identified Republicans maintained a "favorable" view, where 72 percent … [Read more...] about Poll finds more Republicans have ‘favorable’ view of Kim Jong Un than they do of Nancy Pelosi

Updated 11:45 am, Monday, June 18, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-7', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 7', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP Image 1of/7 CaptionClose Image 1 of 7 Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, left, and FBI Director Christopher Wray are sworn in to testify as the Senate Judiciary Committee examines the internal report of the FBI's Clinton email probe and the role of former FBI Director James Comey's actions during the 2016 presidential campaign, on … [Read more...] about The Latest: Grassley disagrees with inspector general report