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US firm wins huge solar power project in China
US energy giant First Solar on Tuesday won a deal to build the world's largest solar power plant in China, aimed at helping mitigate climate change concerns.
Trade Wars
US firms expect leaner times in China as trade war grinds on
American businesses are increasingly pessimistic about their prospects in China as the US trade war rumbles on, with growing numbers of companies expecting their revenues and investment in the local market to shrink, a survey said on Wednesday.
Water World
US fisheries kill 4,600 sea turtles per year: study
Improved fishing nets have saved tens of thousands of endangered sea turtles in recent years, but 4,600 are still dying annually, mainly in Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawls, said a US study on Wednesday.
Wood Pile
US firefighters optimistic over world’s biggest tree
Firefighters battling to protect the world's biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said Friday they are optimistic it can be saved.
Disaster Management
US firefighters battle suicidal thoughts after the blaze
Matt Shobert opens his eyes and wishes he was dead, a recurrent thought that started four years ago when the former firefighter first contemplated taking his own life.
Aerospace
US finds debris from missing F-35
Debris from a stealth jet that went missing after the pilot ejected has been found, the US military said Monday, after a day in which failure to track the $80 million aircraft drew amazement and ridicule in equal measure.
Trade Wars
US fines Hitachi-LG disk drive firm for price fixing
US justice authorities hit a Japanese-Korean producer of optical disk drives with a $21.1 million fine for bid-rigging and price fixing, the Justice Department announced.
Political Economy
US finance sector warned of cyber attacks
A US financial industry group warned banks and other institutions to beware cyber attacks Wednesday, after some firms reported sporadic problems with their websites.
Trade Wars
US finalizes sharp tariff hikes on Chinese EVs, other goods
The United States locked in tariff hikes on billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods Friday, with a 100 percent duty on electric vehicles and 25 percent on EV batteries taking effect in two weeks.
The Stans
US fights a war of perceptions in Afghanistan
The Pentagon insists high-profile assaults by Afghan insurgents are a sign of a weakened enemy but former officials and analysts say Taliban tactics could undercut the effects of a US-led military campaign.
Car Tech
US fines Hyundai $47 mn over dirty diesel engines
South Korean automaker Hyundai will pay a $47 million fine for illegally importing and selling dirty diesel engines in violation of American environmental rules, US authorities announced Thursday.
Nukewars
US finds N.Korean readiness for talks ‘encouraging’
The United States said Wednesday it was encouraged by North Korea's stated willingness to resume negotiations but criticized its latest firing of projectiles as counterproductive.
Farm News
US farmers, tech tycoons square off over plans for utopian city
A stealth campaign by Silicon Valley elites with a dream of turning a swath of California farmland into a new age city has ranchers who live here challenging their tactics and their motives.
Del.icio.us
US fears Latin American arms race
The United States voiced alarm Monday that Venezuela's weapons purchases may be fueling a Latin American arms race after a deal between Caracas and Moscow to buy tanks and anti-aircraft rockets.
Terror Wars
US eyes trove of intelligence after Mosul fight
The Pentagon hopes to obtain a raft of intelligence on the Islamic State group, including its foreign networks, during its planned offensive to retake Mosul from the fighters, a military spokesman said Thursday.
The Stans
US families call for courts martial over deadly mission
Family members of US war dead from a disastrous Afghan mission -- from which a young Marine got the highest US military decoration -- called Sunday for senior officers to be court-martialed.