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President Trump made up his mind about tariffs by telling two of his economic advisers to argue about it in front of him, former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Sunday, casting this decision-making process as dramatic but effective.

President Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner, should resign from their jobs at the White House, Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) suggested Sunday in an interview on ABC's This Week.

West Virginia's teachers and school service personnel have been on strike since Feb. 22, and they said Saturday the strike will continue — and public schools will stay closed — at least through Monday.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has selected two high-ranking officials to lead a delegation of 10 envoys to visit North Korea this week, arriving Monday.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian election meddling has expanded to include possible efforts by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to influence U.S. politics, The New York Times reported Saturday.

Alec Baldwin returned to Saturday Night Live as President Trump this week to talk mental health — "which I have so much of; I have one of the healthiest mentals" — and his many opinions on gun control.

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The Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee introduced a proposal last week to remove the presidential term limit constraining the rule of President Xi Jinping. The constitutional amendment is expected to be overwhelmingly passed Monday, permitting Xi to extend his rule indefinitely. The change has been subject to criticism on Chinese social media, and it marks a major undoing of reforms implemented since the era of Mao Zedong. President Trump commented on the plan at a fundraiser in Florida Saturday... Читать дальше...

The Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee introduced a proposal last week to remove the presidential term limit constraining the rule of President Xi Jinping. On Monday, the constitutional amendment is expected to be overwhelmingly passed by the National People's Congress, permitting Xi, already enormously powerful, to extend his rule indefinitely.

President Trump delivered a joke-filled address at the Gridiron Dinner in Washington Saturday night, where he was joined by "members of the opposition party" — the press — and "some Democrats," too.

Ludlow, Vermont. This ski-in, ski-out home sits on a 1-acre lot on the side of Okemo Mountain Resort. Built in 2003, the seven-bedroom, Adirondack-style house has a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, a chef's kitchen with pizza oven, a wine room, a theater, and a game room.

David Mamet's new book, Chicago, is his first crime novel and a return to the 1920s gangland of his screenplay for The Untouchables. Below, the acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and director lists the novels he turns to for the pleasure of their dialogue.

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Google has developed an algorithm that can tell if someone is at risk for a heart attack or stroke just by looking at the patient's eyes, said Drew Harwell and Carolyn Johnson at The Washington Post. Google researchers took retina scans, which can be used to gauge an individual's blood pressure, age, and whether or not they smoke, from more than 280,000 U.S. and U.K. patients and fed them into a neural network. The AI spotted patterns in the scans associated with cardiovascular risk factors.