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Trump opens state visit, needles Japan over trade issues

President Donald Trump opened a state visit to Japan on Saturday by needling the country over its trade imbalance with the United States. "Maybe that's why you like me so much," he joshed.

Business Judge: Anheuser-Busch must revise anti-corn syrup ads
A Wisconsin judge on Friday ordered Anheuser-Busch to stop suggesting in advertising that MillerCoors' light beers contain corn syrup, wading into a fight between two beer giants that are losing market share to small independent brewers.
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World Pope equates abortion to 'hiring a hitman'
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Saturday that abortion can never be condoned, even when the fetus is gravely sick ...
Real Estate Where U.S. home affordability is worst
Affordability is increasingly the worst in areas where the wealthy vacation and a large share of local workers cater to their needs.
Nation 20 for 2020: What to know about the Democratic candidates
Read quick snapshots of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who have announced so far.
Real Estate Young homebuyers scramble as prices rise faster than incomes
For millennials looking to buy their first home, the hunt feels like a race against the clock.
World French police hunt suspect after explosion in Lyon
French police were on Saturday hunting a suspect believed to have deposited a paper bag containing an explosive device that went off, wounding 13 people in a busy pedestrian street in the city of Lyon the previous day.
World Bolton: North Korea tests violated UN resolutions
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Saturday called a series of short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier this month a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and said sanctions must be kept in place.
Nation 6 key excerpts from the Mueller report
Here are a half-dozen noteworthy excerpts from special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Real Estate Where U.S. home affordability is worst
Affordability is increasingly the worst in areas where the wealthy vacation and a large share of local workers cater to their needs.
Nation 'Here we go again': Judge blocks Miss. abortion ban
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy.
Nation U.S. judge halts plan to build parts of border wall
A federal judge blocked on Friday President Donald Trump from building sections of his long-sought border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency.
Nation Bodies in submerged Missouri vehicle bring storm toll to 9
John Reinhardt, 20, and Caitlin Frangel, 19, both of Hazelwood, Missouri, were reported missing May 15.