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Chinese Delegates In Minn. To Learn ‘Hot-Line’ Technique From Xcel
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A delegation from China traveled to the Twin Cities to learn from Xcel Energy. The utility company’s crews do daily maintenance on power lines, and often people at home are none...
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World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm Is In China
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The country that’s long relied on coal for power is now looking to become the world’s green superpower. Huainan City, China, is home to the world’s largest floating solar farm....
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‘HAVE A GREAT LIFE!’: Trump To UCLA Basketball Players
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is exhorting three suspended UCLA basketball players to thank Chinese President Xi Jinping for their freedom following a shoplifting incident while they were in...
View ArticleChinese State Media Confirms North Korean Leader’s Secret Visit To Country
BEIJING (AP) — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping sought to portray strong ties between the neighbors and long-time allies despite a recent chill, as both countries...
View ArticleUS Vs. China: Currently A ‘Slap-Fight,’ Not A Trade War
WASHINGTON (AP) — First, the United States imposed a tax on Chinese steel and aluminum. Then, China counterpunched Monday with tariffs on a host of U.S. products, including apples, pork and ginseng. On...
View ArticleSoy Bean Farmers Decry Trump’s ‘Trade War’ With China
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Farmers of Minnesota’s largest export are expressing concern after China proposed a 25 percent tariff on soybeans. On Wednesday, soybean futures took a sharp decline on the Chicago...
View ArticleAlthough Aimed At China, Trump’s Tariffs Are Hitting Closer To Home
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s escalating dispute with China over trade and technology is threatening jobs and profits in working-class communities where his “America First” agenda hit...
View ArticleEconomic Talks Between US, China Lead To Trade War Truce
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China are pulling back from the brink of a trade war after the world’s two biggest economies reported progress in talks aimed at bringing down America’s massive...
View ArticleUS-China Trade War Elevates Risks To Global Economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The trade war that erupted Friday between the U.S. and China carries a major risk of escalation that could weaken investment, depress spending, unsettle financial markets and slow the...
View ArticleNobel Laureate’s Widow Allowed To Leave China
BEIJING (AP) — Liu Xia, the widow of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, free from house arrest after eight years, has emerged from a plane visibly overjoyed at an airport in Helsinki,...
View ArticleFriendship Garden Groundbreaking Held In St. Paul
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – Officials from both St. Paul and China gathered at Phalen Regional Park on Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a sister-city relationship. The groundbreaking for the...
View ArticleOfficials Ask White House To Block Convicted Murderer’s Return To U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota officials are asking the Trump administration to block the repatriation of a dangerous, mentally-ill convicted murderer from China. Emily Piper, the Minnesota...
View ArticleFarmers Fret As Trade War With China Escalates
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Many anxious American farmers are delaying purchases and investment while hoping for a truce in a U.S.-China trade war that has left their crops at a competitive disadvantage...
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Trump Announces $12B Bailout For Farmers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — President Donald Trump announced a $12- billion bailout Tuesday for farmers who are hurting from his escalating trade war over tariffs. This is a sign the trade war is hurting...
View ArticleTrump Accuses China Of ‘Vicious’ Trade Tactics
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of “vicious” tactics on trade as he prepared for tough negotiations with European leaders in an escalating trade battle among world...
View ArticleFarmers Want Better Trade Deals, Not A Bailout
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Many farmers remain critical of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the damage done to commodity prices and markets but were appreciative Tuesday that he offered to provide...
View ArticleAirbnb Contest Prize: Stay At The Great Wall Of China
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When you book an Airbnb, often you’re booking for the uniqueness of the neighborhood. Airbnb is offering four lucky winners the chance to call the Great Wall of China home for a...
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China Strikes Back With Tariffs On $60 Billion Of U.S. Goods
(CNN) — China has fired back at the United States after President Donald Trump ramped up the trade war with his biggest wave of tariffs yet. The Chinese government said Tuesday that it would impose...
View ArticleTrump Says U.S. Will Pull Out Of Intermediate Range Nuke Pact
ELKO, Nevada (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will pull United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia. Trump says Moscow has violated the agreement, but provided no...
View ArticleHigher China Tariffs Could Cost Americans $767 Annually
(CBS News) — President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to hike tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imported goods as soon as Friday sent markets reeling and retailers warning consumers will be hit hard....
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Trump: ‘Process Is In Place’ To Boost Tariffs On Even More Chinese Goods
After the U.S. increased tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, President Donald Trump said Friday that the "process is in place" to levy an expanded round of...
View ArticleTrump Admin. Steps Up Pressure On China With Threat Of More Tariffs
Washington — President Trump has escalated U.S. trade tensions with China, threatening to again raise tariffs — this time on essentially all remaining Chinese imports, CBS News’ Nikole Killion reports...
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‘Wait And See’: China Still Mulling Retaliation In Trade War With U.S.
Companies were bracing Monday for how Beijing might retaliate against President Trump's escalation of a fight over technology and trade that threatens to disrupt a Chinese economic recovery.
View ArticleBest Buy Warns Of Higher Prices For Consumers Due To Tariffs On Chinese Goods
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy’s outgoing CEO warned Thursday that U.S. shoppers will likely see prices rise if the next round of tariffs on Chinese goods happens. CEO Hubert Joly said the Richfield,...
View ArticleToymakers Anxious Over Next Round Of Tariffs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – After toughing out the first holiday season in more than 60 years without retail giant, Toys-R-Us, the $28-billion U.S. toy industry is looking to bounce back. “This is the annual...
View ArticleBig Farms Find Easy Ways Around Trump Trade Aid Limits
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When President Donald Trump’s administration announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers struggling under the financial strain of his trade dispute with China, the payments were...
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‘A Glimmer Of Hope’: China Drops Plans To Impose Added Ag Tariffs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s been a tough time down on the farm. As the trade war with China drags on, pork and soybean prices have fallen dramatically. Now, Minnesota soybean growers hope late news from...
View ArticleTrade War’s Tariffs Costing Minnesota-Owned Manufacturers Profits, Business
ST. PAUL (WCCO) — Seventy years ago, Dan Digre’s parents started Misco. The St. Paul company is a manufacturer of high quality speakers. Its products are sold worldwide to go into everything from...
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Survey Suggests Economy Slowing Down In 9 Midwest States
A new monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy is slowing down in nine Midwest and Plains states as the U.S. trade war with China continues.
View ArticleChina Trade Deal Welcomed By Minnesota Pork, Soybean Farmers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota pork and soybean farmers call the trade deal signed with China Wednesday “positive” and “tangible progress.” The first phase of the agreement comes after a nearly...
View ArticleReports: Former University Of Minnesota Student Arrested In China For...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Multiple news outlets are reporting that a University of Minnesota student has been sentenced to six months in prison for tweeting messages that were critical of China’s President...
View ArticleDelta To Temporarily Suspend All US To China Flights Due To Coronavirus Concerns
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Delta Air Lines announced Friday that it will be temporarily suspending all U.S. to China flying beginning Feb. 6 through April 30. The airline says the move was made due to...
View ArticleUniversity Of Minnesota Suspends All Student Travel To China For Spring Semester
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In response to concerns over the coronavirus, the University of Minnesota is suspending all student travel and education abroad programs in China for the spring semester. The...
View ArticleMinneapolis Man Stuck In China Trying To Return Home To Family
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When Yulin Yin arrived in Wuhan, China, to see family to celebrate the Chinese New Year in January, he saw little information in the news about the coronavirus. “We did not know it...
View Article1st Case Of Coronavirus In Wisconsin Confirmed
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed the first case of the 2019 novel coronavirus in Wisconsin. The patient, a Wisconsin resident, was tested for the virus at...
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Minnesota Man Evacuated From Wuhan Arrives In U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – So far more than 500 American have been taken out of Wuhan, China: the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. But for those still there, time is running out. Yin takes a selfie...
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The Coronavirus Outbreak’s Impact On Gas Prices, Car Parts, Hi-Tech Products
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The coronavirus outbreak in China has led to a drop in crude oil prices, which has a ripple effect in the United States. The average price per gallon in the Twin Cities has dropped...
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MDA: Minnesotans Report Receiving Unsolicited Mystery Seeds Appearing To Come...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) on Monday announced that Minnesota residents have reported receiving unsolicited packages of mystery seeds appearing to come from...
View ArticlePhilosophy Professor In St. Cloud Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Ivory
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — A St. Cloud State University philosophy professor has pleaded guilty to illegally smuggling items made of elephant ivory from the United States to China. Forty-three-year-old...
View ArticleU.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey Boasts 9 Players With Minnesota Ties
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The U.S. women’s hockey Olympic team has been finalized. A Minnesota-heavy roster was unveiled at the Winter Classic, outdoors in the state of hockey. “We have a really strong...
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