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Trump links tariff relief for Canada, Mexico if ‘new and fair’ NAFTA deal is signed

By Zeke Miller and Kevin Freking, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Monday that North American neighbors Canada and Mexico will get no relief from his new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports unless a "new and fair" free trade agreement is signed.

West Virginia teachers: No raise, no school; strike goes on

By Michael Virtanen, Associated Press

Unions representing West Virginia teachers and service personnel say they will stay out on strike after the state Senate voted to cut the 5 percent pay raise they had negotiated with the governor.

U.S., Afghan leaders agree on peace push, Taliban don’t

By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press

The Afghan government's surprising new peace offer to the Taliban is immediately running into a wall.

Gene therapy was a boy’s last chance to stop leukemia. And it worked.

By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science

At least 50 children are in remission because of a breakthrough treatment that engineers the body’s own immune system to fight cancer.

Putin says Russia will ‘never’ extradite citizens accused by U.S.

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will "never" extradite any of the 13 Russians indicted by the United States for election-meddling.

UK leader expresses concern on trade war in call with Trump

By Associated Press

Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump and expressed "deep concern" about his threatened trade war with the European Union.

‘The Insult,’ Lebanon’s first Oscar-nominated film, examines a country’s deepest wounds

By Jennifer Hijazi

In “The Insult,” a heated exchange between two men unfurls into a courtroom drama that catapults into the Lebanese national spotlight.

In a switch, Democrats and unions cheer Trump while GOP frets

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Few issues could blur the lines of partisanship in Trump-era Washington. Trade is one of them.

Twitter chat: What do the Oscars say about the changing state of cinema?

By Lora Strum

At the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, the top-nominated films address issues of LGBTQ identity, racism, xenophobia and classism. Join our Twitter chat to weigh in on them and more.

Trump says maybe U.S. will have a president for life someday

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he thinks it's great that China's president now holds that office for life and muses that maybe the U.S. will do the same someday.