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Trump Starts a Trade War, but the Path to Success Remains Unclear Image President Trump has said that trade wars are “easy to win.” Now that he has started one with China, it remains to be seen what his strategy is. Credit Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times WASHINGTON — The United States and China  hit each other with punishing tariffs on Friday as the two nations tipped into a long-feared trade war that is only expected to escalate. President Trump has said that trade wars are “easy to win.” Now, as he opens a global skirmish with allies and adversaries alike, the question is whether he has a plan to achieve the results he wants or whether he is heading into a costly and futile clash without resolution. The president appears to be betting that threatening trading partners like China, the European Union, Mexico and Canada with tariffs will eventually force them to bend to the United States. His strategy is being buoyed by a strong economy that is ...

North Korea Criticizes ‘Gangster-Like’ U.S. Attitude After Talks With Mike Pompeo Image Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with the North Korean official Kim Yong-chol on Saturday in Pyongyang. Credit Pool photo by Andrew Harnik PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea accused the Trump administration on Saturday of pushing a “unilateral and gangster-like demand for denuclearization” and called it “deeply regrettable,” hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his two days of talks in the North Korean capital were “productive.” Despite the criticism, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, still wanted to build on the “friendly relationship and trust” forged with President Trump during their summit meeting in Singapore on June 12. The ministry said Mr. Kim had written a personal letter to Mr. Trump, reiterating that trust. The two sides have a history of veering between harsh talk and conciliation. Mr. Trump briefly called off the...

Dad Kidnaps His Infant Daughter Then Kills Her and Himself as Authorities Close In 1  / 2 Dad Kidnaps His Infant Daughter Then Kills Her and Himself as Authorities Close In Miss. Dad Kidnaps and Kills Baby in Murder-Suicide Authorities say a kidnapping early Thursday in Mississippi ended in tragedy when a 23-year-old father fatally shot his 1-year-old daughter, whom he had abducted that morning, before turning the gun on himself following a 30-mile chase with police. PEOPLE confirms that Lavonte Lloyd kidnapped both his baby, Kamaya, and her mother at gunpoint Thursday morning, taking them hostage in a home in Cruger. Authorities learned of the situation from the baby’s maternal grandmother, who had called the Holmes County Sheriff’s Department.  According to Holmes County Sheriff Willie March, who spoke to reporters about the kidnapping, Lloyd fled the scene of the abduction in Cruger before deputies could arrive — taking Kamaya with him but leavin...