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The United States hopes to re-launch trade talks with China after President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Japan on Saturday, but Washington will not accept any conditions around the U.S. use of tariffs in the dispute, a senior administration official said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LjCIUX

Japan will hold an election for the upper house on July 21, the government said on Wednesday, effectively kicking off campaigning for half the seats in the less powerful of parliament's two chambers. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ILFeSp

Concerns over trade, conflict and oil will dominate a summit of the Group of 20 major economies in Japan this weekend, with attention focused on a meeting between the leaders of the United States and China, embroiled in a lengthy trade war. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Rz1t0N

San Francisco becomes 1st major US city to ban e-cigarettes San Francisco became the first major U.S. city Tuesday to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes that have not undergone the required Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review.

Naeema Zehri grew up in a village in Pakistan where armed men stopped her from going to school. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FyFdPC

Wisconsin house fire kills 6, including 4 children, investigators say Six people, including four children, died in a house fire in northern Wisconsin on Tuesday, investigators said.

Police release 'last known footage' of missing University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck Salt Lake City Police released “the last known footage” of Mackenzie Lueck, the University of Utah student who disappeared after ordering a Lyft and was dropped off at a Utah park more than one week ago.

When Taiwanese businessman Jhang Yun-nan wanted to find buyers for his company's new cleaning products in China, he turned to an unconventional channel: A Taiwanese party that advocates the unification of China with the self-ruled, democratic island. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LijVcO

Sept. 11 first responders call sit-down with McConnell 'one of the best meetings we've had' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., met with 9/11 first responders on Tuesday after comedian and advocate Jon Stewart accused McConnell of having used the victim's compensation fund as a "political football."

Sen. John Kennedy: AOC's 'hypocrisy is breathtaking,' slams Dem for opposing border funding bill Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is harming the effort to solve the border crisis and is being hypocritical in her criticism of federal agents, according to Sen. John Kennedy, R-La.

9/11 first responder chokes up while mentioning terminally ill friend after McConnell meeting John Feal, a 9/11 first responder, said that while he wasn't "happy" after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., he was satisfied with his decision to hold a vote on funding for 9/11 first responders who encountered health complications after risking their lives to rescue others.

Tom Shillue: Trump comments about Biden, Obama show he's the 'MVP of trolling his competitors' President Trump's latest critique of former Vice President Joe Biden shows he is the MVP in terms of ragging on his rivals, according to Tom Shillue.

Jesse Watters: Jussie Smollett 'staged the attack,' 'we know the truth' "The Five" seemed taken aback by new video in the Jussie Smollett case released by the Chicago Police Department showing the entertainer wearing a noose and his alleged assailants dressed in hazmat suits in a cab.

Ex-Arkansas state senator pleads guilty to tax fraud, bribery in corruption probe A former Arkansas state lawmaker who is the nephew of Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson pleaded guilty Tuesday to accepting bribes from lobbyists and filing a false tax return.

Elizabeth Warren calls to decriminalize border crossings Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is the latest 2020 Democrat to be in favor of decriminalizing border crossing as the field of candidates continue to move left on immigration. 

Claire McCaskill urges Warren not to be like annoying 'professor': Be more 'relatable' Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., came too close in her 2020 run to appearing like a professor and had trouble relating to people, former Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., suggested on Tuesday.

Brazilian iron ore miner Vale said on Tuesday that it had conducted two planned explosions near its upstream tailings dam whose collapse killed nearly 250 people in January, but only after the dam burst. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Fy3aqa

Four men with suspected ties to the Islamic State militant group were captured on Tuesday by members of the Nicaraguan armed forces after entering the country illegally from Costa Rica, Nicaraguan police said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2YeogRM

Jay Sekulow: Obama administration’s anti-Trump actions revealed in newly disclosed documents Stunning new information just released by the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) shows that the Obama administration stepped up efforts – just days before President Trump took office – to undermine Trump and his administration.

Money spent on audiobooks in the UK rose by 43% in 2018, with Michelle Obama leading the way. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FxHf2C

Is it really the miracle product of the free market, as many economists have claimed? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KDnTwZ

Who gets to be president? How do you win? All your questions and more in one handy explainer. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2X2hs8w

For the first time in 20 years, French teenagers are taking part in a four-week training programme. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZLdq6i