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Saudi Arabia strikes a city in Yemen

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Saudi Arabia struck the port city of Hodeida in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said in a statement in response to Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi shipping. The Houthis said the group would escalate after tensions have been brewing for weeks, ...

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EU under scrutiny WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union's trade practices. He claims the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple and other U.S. tech giants. Trump made the announcement Friday. A day earlier, the EU hit Google with a fine of $1 billion after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers toward its own services and apps to the detriment of ...

More than 200,000 flee raging wildfires in Europe

ARCACHON, France (AP) — Massive forest fires forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, with residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux as the flames raged out of control. Firefighters and authorities in both European countries ...

Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out today on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on ...

Some UP roadside parks set to close for upgrades

ESCANABA ­— Some roadside parks operated by the Michigan Department of Transportation in the Upper Peninsula will be closing temporarily for toilet building upgrades. These roadside parks will be closed from Monday to Monday, Aug. 20, for construction activities: — Alger County: Au Train Beach Roadside Park on M-28, Deer Lake Roadside Park on M-28 and Grand Island Roadside Park on M-28. — Keweenaw County: Snow Gauge Roadside Park on U.S. 41, Great Sand Bay Roadside Park on M-26, Esry Roadside Park on M-26 and Hebard Roadside Park on M-26. Some parks may reopen before ...