Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, planteó el viernes la posibilidad de reducir los aranceles a China al 80% antes de una reunión de fin de semana, de cara a desescalar la guerra comercial. Los principales funcionarios estadounidenses se reunirán con una delegación china de alto nivel este fin […]
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Trump plantea reducir aranceles a China en un 80% antes de reunión para aliviar guerra comercial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump plantea reducir aranceles a China en un 80% antes de reunión para aliviar guerra comercial.
Grupo insurgente PKK está cerca de anunciar su disolución, dice partido prokurdo de Turquía
Associated Press ANKARA, Turquía (AP) — Un grupo kurdo podría anunciar pronto la histórica decisión de disolverse y desarmarse como parte de una nueva iniciativa de paz con Turquía para poner fin a 40 años de insurgencia, sugirió el viernes un partido prokurdo. El Partido de los Trabajadores del Kurdistán, o PKK, cuyo liderazgo está […]
Blake Fagbemi commits to Illinois after leading Benet to state title: ‘They like how I find a way to win’
Fagbemi had decommitted from Truman State after a coaching change.
Lake Zurich board approves new contract for village manager
The Lake Zurich board of trustees approved a new contract for longtime Village Manager Ray Keller and approved a new village finance director at the May 5 meeting.
Column: Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly is no overnight sensation — and he’s putting up All-Star numbers
Carson Kelly said he’s “not really surprised” by his red-hot start with the Chicago Cubs, explaining how an improved mental game led to a rebirth.
Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as pope and calls his election both a cross and a blessing
Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Robert Prevost, celebrated his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel.
‘Education and enforcement’: Why you can expect to see more police on Route 59 today
Police departments across the suburbs — from Wauconda up north to Naperville down south and nearly everywhere in between — are teaming up for a regional traffic safety initiative all day Friday along the Route 59 corridor.
Joe Ferguson: How Chicago transit is governed requires reform before the state rescues it with cash
For years, poor governance has doomed the Chicago region to an inefficient transit system that fails to adequately serve its riders.