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• Utah and its insurance company are suing a Salt Lake City accounting firm to recover $860K lost to embezzlement

  05-12-2018 23:55
  New legal action has emerged in the $1 million-plus embezzlement from a state agency that oversees 911 and emergency radio services throughout Utah, with a lawsuit against an accounting firm hired to review the agency’s finances.The civil suit filed by the state and its insurance agency this week in 3rd District Court against the Salt Lake City firm of Karren, Hendrix, Stagg, Allen & Company seeks $860,000, plus interest and attorneys fees.The accounting firm was hired to audit the Uta
  
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• Woman who attempted suicide at Brigham Young University has died in a hospital

  05-12-2018 23:33
  A BYU student who attempted suicide Monday on the school’s campus has died in a hospital.The 19-year-old woman died Tuesday, said university spokesman Todd Hollingshead.She was critically injured when she fell to the first floor of the massive atrium at the center of the Tanner Building on Monday and had been in intensive care. A GoFundMe page is raising money for medical and funeral expenses.After Monday’s incident, Brigham Young University students questioned wait times at the camp
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - ‘Trib Talk’: Utah’s 20-year-old hate crimes law has never been successfully prosecuted

  05-12-2018 23:13 via sportspyder.com
  “I’m here to kill a Mexican" — That, and other racist language, is what a man allegedly screamed before beating a tire shop owner and his 18-year-old son with a metal bar last week.
  
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• ‘Trib Talk’: Utah’s 20-year-old hate crimes law has never been successfully prosecuted

  05-12-2018 23:00
  “I’m here to kill a Mexican" — That, and other racist language, is what a man allegedly screamed before beating a tire shop owner and his 18-year-old son with a metal bar last week.A suspect was ultimately apprehended and charged with aggravated assault and other drug and weapons-related crimes. But the charges do not include a hate crime enhancement, despite the crime appearing to be racially motivated, adding to frustrations around a state law that some prosecutors and legisl
  
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• Leonard Pitts: This is what actual election tampering looks like

  05-12-2018 22:58
  I said it before, I’ll say it again."As this country becomes blacker, browner, gayer, younger, more Hispanic and more Muslim, it is increasingly the case that the GOP cannot win if all voters vote. It cannot win, in other words, without cheating." That observation, made in this space a few weeks back, was, let us say, not applauded by conservative readers.Not that their vexation was surprising. In the face of dwindling numerical primacy, much of the right has seized, like a pit bull on a s
  
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• Pope Francis’ accuser returns to accuse brother in inheritance saga

  05-12-2018 22:56
  Vatican City • The retired Vatican ambassador who convulsed the Holy See with accusations of sex abuse cover-up is offering his side of the story in a different scandal: a family fight over a multimillion-dollar inheritance.Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano is trying to explain an Italian court ruling requiring him to pay his brother, who also is a priest, 1.8 million euros. The court’s decision generated headlines given Vigano’s unprecedented call for Pope Francis to resign over al
  
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• Real Salt Lake defender David Horst retires

  05-12-2018 22:45
  After an 11-year career in Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake center back David Horst announced he is retiring.Horst broke the news on his Instagram account Wednesday morning. He spent a total of five years with RSL, including the last two. His contract option for next season was declined by the team.View this post on Instagram After a hard fought 11 years in the MLS, I have decided to hang up my boots. I fulfilled the dream of a small town boy, but now it is time to take on a new dream.I have
  
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• David Romrell, South Salt Lake police officer killed by car, is remembered in funeral service at Maverik Center

  05-12-2018 22:39
  The casket carrying the body of David Romrell, the South Salt Lake police officer killed in the line of duty on Nov. 24, has been moved to the Maverik Center in West Valley City, in preparation for his funeral Wednesday.Romrell died Nov. 24 when he was struck by a car in a clash with two burglary suspects near 3300 South and 300 West.The driver of the Chevrolet Impala, Felix Calata, 31, was killed that night when police opened fire on the car. Jeffrey Black, who was in the passenger seat of the
  
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  05-12-2018 22:30 via twitter.com
  
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• ‘Mormon Land’: Atlantic journalist McKay Coppins talks about Prop 2, Mitt Romney and the LDS Church’s political influence in Utah and nationally

  05-12-2018 22:09
  Two days before Election Day, Marty Stephens, a Latter-day Saint stake president and the church’s chief lobbyist on Utah’s Capitol Hill, took to the pulpit and urged his congregations to “Follow the prophet” and, in so many words, vote against the ballot measure legalizing medical marijuana.Although most Utah voters ultimately bucked the church’s position and approved Proposition 2 anyway, Stephens’ sermon and the public and behind-the-scenes actions of Utah&r
  
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• Commentary: Pay attention to women’s issues, Utah historian advises Latter-day Saint leaders

  05-12-2018 22:09
  Latter-day Saint women have come a long way, according to University of Utah history professor Colleen McDannell.That’s one overall takeaway from McDannell’s outstanding new history, “Sister Saints: Mormon Women Since the End of Polygamy.”Latter-day Saint women, McDannell says, have made the transition to the 21st century with considerable strength and agency — and even find power in some unexpected ways (like fighting against the Equal Rights Amendment, ironically)
  
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• 🎙 Joe & Georges chatted with DJ & PK this morning on the Joe Ingles show 🎙 "Why would I pass to Rudy when I could… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-12-2018 22:03 via twitter.com
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• New Frontier, new venue: A former Blockbuster opens doors to the experimental side of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival

  05-12-2018 22:00
  New Frontier, the Sundance Film Festival’s program of the offbeat and experimental, is expanding again — filling another unused Park City retail space.The 2019 festival’s showcase for virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, artificial intelligence and installation-based video art will feature 33 projects, organizers at Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute announced Wednesday.Shari Frilot, one of the festival’s senior programmers and chief curator of New Fr
  
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• ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ fails to click with Chinese audiences

  05-12-2018 22:00
  Beijing • Chinese audiences aren’t exactly going nuts over the U.S. box office hit “Crazy Rich Asians,” despite its all-Asian cast and theme of rising Asian prosperity.Industry data show the film made just $1.2 million over the three days of its initial release, far behind local productions in the world's second-largest movie market. That compared with the $25.6 million grossed by the Chinese crime drama "A Cool Fish," according to data from analyst Comscore.Chinese film i
  
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• Woman who attempted suicide at Brigham Young University has died

  05-12-2018 21:34
  A 19-year-old BYU student who attempted suicide Monday on the school’s campus has died in a hospital.The school confirmed the death Wednesday afternoon, though spokesman Todd Hollingshead said it wasn’t immediately clear when the woman passed away.She was critically injured when she fell to the first floor of the massive atrium at the center of the Tanner Building on Monday and had been in intensive care since then. A GoFundMe page is raising money for medical and funeral expenses.Af
  
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• Jennifer Rubin: As patriot and role model, Bush 41 has no current peer

  05-12-2018 21:30
  If there can be such a thing as suspense at a funeral, it was at the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush. Many in attendance and watching at home waited to see whether his devoted son, who inherited his father’s penchant for tears, would make it through the eulogy without breaking down. He nearly did. But at the words “the best father a son or daughter could have,” former President George W. Bush sobbed, head down and body convulsed. And then continued to the speech&rs
  
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• ‘No one can really get the help they need’: BYU students are questioning wait times at their campus counseling center after a public suicide

  05-12-2018 21:13
  Editor’s note: This story includes students discussing suicidal thoughts; each also described a process of recovery. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24-hour support at 800-273-8255.—When Jacob Payne called the counseling center at Brigham Young University last year, he was told it would be eight weeks before the next available appointment.It was his first semester, the middle of October, and he needed help. He&rsqu
  
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• Utah panel makes recommendations to address jail deaths

  05-12-2018 21:00
  A state panel has made recommendations for how to deal with the high number of deaths in Utah’s jails, such as screening inmate health before or immediately after booking. But lawmakers warn the suggestions could come with hefty price tags.The 27-member panel released a report Monday with recommendations aimed at curbing suicide and substance-related deaths after a record 27 jail deaths were reported in 2016, the Standard-Examiner reported.If physical, behavioral health or suicide risks ar
  
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• Owners of Salt Lake City’s Proper Brewing and Proper Burger open new cafe on east side

  05-12-2018 21:00
  Salt Lake City will get a new neighborhood cafe Dec. 10 with the opening of Stratford Proper — the latest sibling in the Proper family of eateries.Stratford Proper, in the former Per Noi Trattoria Italian restaurant space, 1588 E. Stratford Ave. (about 2600 South), will be open daily and will serve a casual bistro menu that includes coffee and breakfast pastries in the morning followed by soups, salads, sandwiches and healthy bowls in the afternoon.Executive chef Jeffrey Springer’s d
  
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• “I am actually named after Ike Austin, who played for the Jazz in the early ’90s. I have two Jazz tattoos. I have t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  05-12-2018 20:15 via twitter.com
  “I am actually named after Ike Austin, who played for the Jazz in the early ’90s. I have two Jazz tattoos. I have t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• [True Hoop: Salt City Hoops] - Death of the Mid-Range and Jazz Win Again

  05-12-2018 20:11 via sportspyder.com
  GS has done it 7 times. Houston has done it more than any other team at 12. Surprisingly, Utah has only been on the receiving end of a 20 3PM game once. All Rights Reserved.
  
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• The Weekly Run: He may be the Defensive Player of the Year, but Rudy Gobert continues to evolve defensively

  05-12-2018 20:02
  The Weekly Run is a weekly Salt Lake Tribune newletter on the Utah Jazz. Subscribe here.There was quite a bit of attention paid to the Jazz’s outside shooting Tuesday night, and deservedly so. But what about the defense? After all, LaMarcus Aldridge torched Utah for 45 points in their previous meeting last March.On San Antonio’s first possession, Rudy Gobert, sagged off a bit too far, and the sweet-shooting big man drained an easy jumper, prompting Jazz coach Quin Snyder to yell at G
  
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• [Bleacher Report] - Grayson Allen Assigned to G League's Salt Lake City Stars by Jazz

  05-12-2018 19:56 via sportspyder.com
  The Utah Jazz made Duke's Grayson Allen a first-round pick this year when they selected him No. 21 overall, but they announced Wednesday they've assigned him to the G League's Salt Lake City Stars...
  
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• Bush celebrated with praise and humor at cathedral farewell

  05-12-2018 19:43
  Washington • George H.W. Bush was celebrated with high praise and loving humor Wednesday as the nation bade farewell to the man who was America’s 41st president and the last to fight for the U.S. in wartime. Three former presidents looked on at Washington National Cathedral as a fourth — George W. Bush — eulogized his dad."To us," the son said of the father, "his was the brightest of a thousand points of light."George W. Bush broke down briefly at the end of his eulogy whi
  
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• Monson: College football coaches like Matt Wells, who use their players to move on to bigger paychecks, follow a proud, hypocritical American tradition

  05-12-2018 19:40
  Standing on the Utah State indoor practice field, Matt Wells answered all the questions that day, all except for one.He told me what a great talent Jordan Love was, how well he prepared for games, how steady he had become, what a great leader he was, how unselfish a kid he is, the whole 10 yards, good for another Aggies first down.And when the head coach was done singing his quarterback’s praises, his team’s praises, he turned to walk across the turf to somewhere, wherever coaches go
  
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• [NBA] - Ways to Avoid Overeating this Holiday Season

  05-12-2018 19:39 via sportspyder.com
  The holiday season is here again and that has a lot of people thinking about food. While surrounded by all the delicious seasonal dishes, it leaves many feeling forced to choose between their nutrition goals and enjoying their favorite holiday foods. We’r
  
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  05-12-2018 19:32 via twitter.com
  
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  05-12-2018 19:02 via twitter.com
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Former Utah AD Chris Hill steps out of the shadows of retirement to talk about the Pac-12′s missteps

  05-12-2018 18:55 via sportspyder.com
  Don’t worry. Chris Hill is enjoying retirement.
  
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• Former Utah AD Chris Hill steps out of the shadows of retirement to talk about the Pac-12′s missteps

  05-12-2018 18:49
  Don’t worry. Chris Hill is enjoying retirement.But he’s still paying close attention to the university he worked at for 31 years and the conference he paved the way to joining. So when the longtime University of Utah athletic director was reached to discuss the wobbly state of the Pac-12 Conference, he did what he said he’s always tried to do: Be honest.The Oregonian published a four-part series by sports columnist John Canzano in the run-up to the Pac-12 title game last Friday
  
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• David Romrell, South Salt Lake police officer killed by car, to be remembered in funeral service at Maverik Center

  05-12-2018 18:38
  The casket carrying the body of David Romrell, the South Salt Lake police officer killed in the line of duty on Nov. 24, has been moved to the Maverik Center in West Valley City, in preparation for his funeral Wednesday.Romrell died Nov. 24 when he was struck by a car in a clash with two burglary suspects near 3300 South and 300 West.The driver of the Chevrolet Impala, Felix Calata, 31, was killed that night when police opened fire on the car. Jeffrey Black, who was in the passenger seat of the
  
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• ‘No one can really get the help they need’: BYU students are questioning wait times at their campus counseling center after a public suicide attempt

  05-12-2018 18:31
  Editor’s note: This story includes students discussing suicidal thoughts; each also described a process of recovery. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24-hour support at 800-273-8255.—When Jacob Payne called the counseling center at Brigham Young University last year, he was told it would be eight weeks before the next available appointment.It was his first semester, the middle of October, and he needed help. He&rsqu
  
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• [Clutchpoints] - Thabo Sefolosha says injury at hands of NYPD was ‘a total abuse of power’

  05-12-2018 18:25 via sportspyder.com
  Utah Jazz veteran Thabo Sefolosha recently recounted his horrendous experience a few years ago in New York when the 6-foot-7 swingman had an altercation with the NYPD, which ultimately resulted in a night spent behind bars and an awful injury. Back in...
  
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• Dana Milbank: The Republicans’ post-midterm strategy: Thievery

  05-12-2018 18:01
  Washington -- After the Republican Party’s losses in 2012, GOP elders undertook an “autopsy” to discover the cause.This year, Republicans have opted instead for a good embalming.After a midterm drubbing that cost Republicans about 40 House seats -- the best Democratic performance since the Watergate era -- there has been, as the New York Times' Jonathan Martin put it, "little self-examination among Republicans" nor any effort by leaders "to confront why the party's once-loyal b
  
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• Heber police arrest man with 149 pounds of pot in the back of his car

  05-12-2018 17:44
  Medical cannabis is now legal in the state of Utah, but transporting 149 pounds of marijuana in the back of your vehicle is still against the law — as Heber City Police were quick to point out after a traffic stop.Sean Daniel Herbert, 51, was booked into the Wasatch County Jail for investigation of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, a second-degree felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class-B misdemeanor.According to a probable cause statement, polic
  
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• Watch former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral live

  05-12-2018 17:38
  Washington • The Latest on events honoring late former President George H.W. Bush (all times local to Washington D.C.):11:05 a.m.It's an extraordinary scene inside the Washington National Cathedral, where former world leaders are mingling, waiting for a ceremony remembering former President George H.W. Bush to begin.Former Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter are seated in a front-row pew.President Donald Trump walked in and shook hands with Obama and former first lady Mic
  
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• ‘A huge disappointment’ — some charities disliked the new version of online fundraiser ‘Love Utah Give Utah’ held last week

  05-12-2018 17:36
  The Community Foundation of Utah switched its popular annual day of fundraising — Love Utah Give Utah — from March to November this year, ditched its central donation platform and did away with its online “leaderboard” that encouraged a little friendly competition among the state’s nonprofits.With those changes — and likely because of them — the number of participating charities fell by 14 percent, from 451 organizations in 2017 to 386 this year.The foun
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: 'Not one (school) moved the needle' — Big 12 commissioner recounts why his league didn't expand

  05-12-2018 17:10 via sportspyder.com
  Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said during SportsBusiness Journal's annual Learfield Intercollegiate Athletics Forum that not one school received a supermajority of the vote needed to expand the...
  
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• Morning links: 'Not one (school) moved the needle' — Big 12 commissioner recounts why his league didn't expand

  05-12-2018 17:02
  Expansion in college football — whether in terms of the College Football Playoff or major conferences — is a consistently popular talking point.The latest evidence comes from SportsBusiness Journal's Learfield Intercollegiate Athletics Forum, which began Wednesday morning.Of note for BYU fans, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said that when his league looked at expansion two years ago, not one school received a supermajority amount of necessary votes, according to Stadium Network repo
  
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• For the young Runnin’ Utes defense comes and goes, while scoring is a struggle

  05-12-2018 17:02
  The first clue that scoring would not be as easy as expected for Utah came during the second half of the season opener when the Utes went nine minutes without a basket.Or maybe it was two days earlier, when sophomore forward Donnie Tillman reflected on six weeks of preseason practice. The season “can go either way,” he said. “It can be a great year or it can be a really bad year.”So far? Somewhere in between, going into Saturday’s game vs. BYU at Vivint Smart Home A
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Watch live: Bush’s casket leaves Capitol, heads to cathedral

  05-12-2018 16:59 via sportspyder.com
  Washington • The Latest on events honoring late former President George H.W. Bush (all times local to Washington D.C.):
  
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• Watch live: Bush’s casket leaves Capitol, heads to cathedral

  05-12-2018 16:50
  Washington • The Latest on events honoring late former President George H.W. Bush (all times local to Washington D.C.):10:35 a.m.Former President George H.W. Bush's casket has left the U.S. Capitol for a state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.Family, friends, congressional leaders and others gathered with military brass on the steps of the Capitol for the send-off Wednesday as cannons echoed a salute and a military band played "Hail to the Chief."Bush's flag-draped coffin was ca
  
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• Utah man accused of hammering ice pick through man’s penis

  05-12-2018 16:40
  A Utah man has been charged with sexual assault and kidnapping after authorities say he hammered a tool resembling an ice pick through another man's penis during an argument.The 45-year-old Jason Dee Maughn is scheduled to make a court appearance Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Online court records don't list an attorney.Court documents show that Maughn is accused of putting a gun to the victim's head and handcuffing him to a chair on Aug. 30. The victim told police he was given a choice of being k
  
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  05-12-2018 16:15 via twitter.com
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Political Cornflakes: Trump’s ‘Tariff Man’ tweet rattles investors worried about trade war with China

  05-12-2018 16:12 via sportspyder.com
  Days after the U.S. and China struck an apparent trade truce, President Donald Trump threatened the nation with new tariffs, sending the stock markets into a downturn. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday had committed to no new tariffs for.
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - As president, George H.W. Bush never wavered from his hard line on broccoli

  05-12-2018 16:12 via sportspyder.com
  President George H.W. Bush may have flip-flopped on a number of issues over his long political career, and he may have been tagged a wimp, most famously in a 1987 Newsweek cover story. But when it came to a certain cruciferous vegetable, the 41st...
  
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• Massachusetts teen charged in MS-13 killing had avoided deportation

  05-12-2018 16:09
  Boston • A Massachusetts teen facing charges in the killing of a 17-year-old boy had been allowed to remain in the country despite being identified by police as an active member of MS-13, recently filed federal court documents show.Homeland Security officials told an immigration judge this summer 19-year-old Henri Salvador Gutierrez should be deported to his native El Salvador because he was a "verified and active member" of MS-13 with multiple weapons-related arrests, prosecutors said in a
  
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• Political Cornflakes: Trump’s ‘Tariff Man’ tweet rattles investors worried about trade war with China

  05-12-2018 16:05
  Days after the U.S. and China struck an apparent trade truce, President Donald Trump threatened the nation with new tariffs, sending the stock markets into a downturn. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday had committed to no new tariffs for 90 days as they tried to craft a broader trade agreement. But Tuesday, Trump called himself “Tariff Man” in a string of tweets that threw the accord with Beijing into doubt. Wary investors responded with a sell-off in stocks, concern
  
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