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  • US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo boards a plane before departing from London Stansted Airport, north of London, on May 9, 2019. - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 9, 2019, put off a visit to Greenland, citing pressing business in Washington -- just two days after he also ditched a trip to Germany to fly to Iraq amid soaring tensions with Iran.
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    Could the trade war trigger a recession? Britain has a coal-free week. States are cutting back on unemployment benefits.

  • Uber launches its Jump electrical bike service in Brussels on April 25.
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    What is the China-Uber connection? Trump’s budget gets graded. The key to rebuilding the Norte Dame is centuries old.

  • A person shakes hand with a robot at the booth of IBG Automation during the Hanover Fair ('Hannover Messe') on April 23, 2018 in Hanover, northern Germany. - The Hanover technology fair runs until April 28, 2018, with Mexico as partner country.
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    Will an 11th-hour deal prevent a trade war with China? People deal with the urban-rural, ride-hailing divide. To avoid being replaced by a robot, just take a pay cut.

  • An old woman talks to busker in a Park in downtown Manhattan on March 14, 2019 in New York City. Notice the musician's Venmo sign.
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    We’re one day closer to an all-out tariff war with China. Google’s I/O Conference kicks off. Buskers go cashless.

  • Debt collectors could be texting you soon.
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    Debt collectors could be texting you soon. South Africans head to the polls. Beijing makes giant strides on air pollution.

  • Smoke rises from the cooling towers of Cottam coal-fired power station, owned by EDF beyond a field of rapeseed near Darlton, east England on April 17, 2015.
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    Iran makes nuclear demands. The U.K. quits coal. A cyclone relief operation takes place in India.

  • More than 1.3 million students were identified as homeless nationwide in 2017, according to federal data.
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    U.S.-China trade talks continue. Mexico’s president takes on oil thieves. Schools are struggling to keep homeless students in school.

  • An endangered Bornean orangutan at the Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia.
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    Corporate borrowing piques the Fed’s interest. The National Parks Service struggles to keep up with visitor demand. Human activity could make one million species disappear.

  • Picture of a cup of coffee at a Luckin Coffee on January 14, 2019. - When Starbucks came to China two decades ago it promised to open a new store every 15 hours. Now a homegrown rival, Luckin Coffee, plans to build a high tech-driven shop every three and a half hours to dethrone the US giant. The Chinese upstart is burning through millions of dollars to lure customers with steep discounts, challenging Starbucks' dominance by targeting office workers and students who prefer to have their java on-the-go or delivered to their doorstep.
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    The U.S. is out of the Iran nuclear deal, but what about Europe? Luckin Coffee is giving Starbucks a run for its money in China. Italy floats a “citizens’ income.”

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