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May 17, 2024: ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

Taiwan Is Selling More to the U.S. than China in Major Shift Away from Beijing

WASHINGTON (AP) – Whether it is tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China—the world’s No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary.

May 17, 2024: HEALTH ISSUES

Obesity and High Blood Sugar Play Ever-growing Role in Ill Health, Study Shows

LONDON (Reuters) – Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead to almost 50 percent more years of healthy life lost to either disease or premature death than in 2000, a major international study showed on Thursday.

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Unabated Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo December 3, 2008 AFRICA

UN Warns of Genocide in South Sudan January 1, 2017 AFRICA

UN Warns Coronavirus May Push Millions of Children into Underage Labor June 19, 2020 AFRICA

UN Finds Migrants Face Violence by African Officials August 7, 2020 AFRICA

UN Warns Child Labor, Trafficking on the Rise in Troubled Mali December 4, 2020 AFRICA

UN: Ethiopia’s Conflict Has ‘Appalling Impact on Civilians’ December 9, 2020 AFRICA

U.S. Is ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Reports of Abuses in Ethiopia March 3, 2021 AFRICA

UN: Hunger Is Soaring and Spreading Across West Africa April 21, 2023 AFRICA

Uganda Enacts Anti-LGBTQ Law Including Death Penalty May 30, 2023 AFRICA

UN: Rape and Sexual Violence in Sudan’s Ongoing Conflict May Amount to War Crimes February 26, 2024 AFRICA

U.S. Natural Gas Shortage July 2, 2003 AMERICAS

U.S. Debt Record March 8, 2004 AMERICAS

U.S. Politics: History in the Making September 5, 2008 AMERICAS

U.S. Military Suicides May Surpass Combat Deaths March 27, 2009 AMERICAS

U.S. Presidential Race Heats Up in Ohio May 25, 2012 AMERICAS

U.S. Neighborhoods Invaded by Bears September 27, 2012 AMERICAS

U.S. Government Lifts 3-year Ban on Experiments with Deadly Viruses December 21, 2017 AMERICAS

U.S. Jobless Claims Lowest in 45 Years February 8, 2018 AMERICAS

U.S. Oil Expected to Meet Most of World’s Growth in Demand March 6, 2018 AMERICAS

U.S. Expected to Become World’s Top Oil Producer Next Year July 18, 2018 AMERICAS

U.S. Seizes Iranian Gas Heading for Venezuela August 14, 2020 AMERICAS

UN: Pandemic Threatens Latin America’s Next Generation November 12, 2020 AMERICAS

U.S. Speeds Entry for Ukrainians as More Reach Mexico Border April 8, 2022 AMERICAS

U.S. Study: One Year of Road Crashes Cost Society $340 Billion January 11, 2023 AMERICAS

U.S. Must Stem ‘Iron River’ of Guns Flowing to Latin America, Activists Say April 21, 2023 AMERICAS

U.S. Border Security: What Could President Biden, Congress and Texas Do? April 11, 2024 AMERICAS

Update: Floods in Pakistan September 17, 2010 ASIA

Japan: World Must Restrain China’s Military Expansion February 28, 2014 ASIA

U.S. Human Trafficking Report Cites Mixed Progress in Asia July 1, 2018 ASIA

U.S. Hits China for Repressing Religious Freedom May 19, 2021 ASIA

U.S. Says Up to Afghans to Defend Country, but Will Isolate Taliban if They Take Power August 12, 2021 ASIA

UN: Hundreds of Thousands in Southeast Asia Are Victims of Online Scams August 30, 2023 ASIA

U.S. Plans to Deploy Nuclear-capable B-52s to Australia amid China Tensions October 31, 2022 AUSTRALIA & SOUTH PACIFIC

“Urban Guerillas” Riot in France November 29, 2007 EUROPE

UK Prime Minister Retains Power...For Now June 12, 2009 EUROPE

UK 2008 Population Highest in 50 years September 4, 2009 EUROPE

UK Student Tuition Protest Turns Violent November 10, 2010 EUROPE

UK Slashes Defense Spending September 24, 2015 EUROPE

UK Considers “Drunk Tanks” to Ease Strain on Health Services December 30, 2017 EUROPE

UK Only Days from Anarchy if Power Grid Fails March 20, 2018 EUROPE

UN Investigator on Belarus Warns of ‘Another Iron Curtain’ September 18, 2020 EUROPE

U.S. Says Russia May Create Pretext to Attack Ukraine February 14, 2022 EUROPE

Ukraine Invasion: What to Know as Russian Forces Target Kyiv February 25, 2022 EUROPE

Ukraine Says It Is ‘Ready’ if Belarus Joins Russian War Effort May 4, 2022 EUROPE

U.S. to Boost Military Presence in Europe for Russia Threat June 29, 2022 EUROPE

Ukraine Helicopter Crash Kills Interior Minister in Kyiv as Fighting Rages On in East January 18, 2023 EUROPE

UN: 2023 Off to a Deadly Start for Migrants Crossing Mediterranean Sea April 13, 2023 EUROPE

U.S.-made Patriot Missile Systems Arrive in Ukraine April 20, 2023 EUROPE

Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Still Hasn’t Begun. Why? May 19, 2023 EUROPE

Ukraine War Zone Villagers Flee Floods After Massive Dam Destroyed June 6, 2023 EUROPE

Ukrainian Troops Battle Exhaustion as War Drags into Second Winter November 3, 2023 EUROPE

Ukrainians Prepare for a Long War. Will the West Stay the Course? December 6, 2023 EUROPE

U.S. Troops Pull Out of Iraq December 30, 2011 MIDDLE EAST

Update: Israel-Iran Tensions March 14, 2012 MIDDLE EAST

Pope’s First Middle East Trip: More than an Interfaith Visit? May 28, 2014 MIDDLE EAST

“Islamic State” Could Eclipse al-Qaida as Dominant Militant Group August 1, 2014 MIDDLE EAST

United States Formally Announces Troop Reduction in Iraq September 11, 2020 MIDDLE EAST

Unrest Grows in Crisis-hit Lebanon amid Coronavirus Lockdown January 29, 2021 MIDDLE EAST

U.S. Bombs Iran-backed Militia in Syria, Retaliation for Rocket Attack February 26, 2021 MIDDLE EAST

UAE, U.S. Intercept Houthi Missile Attack Targeting Abu Dhabi January 24, 2022 MIDDLE EAST

UN Warns 90 Percent of Syrians Are Below the Poverty Line June 30, 2023 MIDDLE EAST

U.S. Military Calls for End of Fighting in East Syria, Warns It Could Lead to IS Resurgence August 31, 2023 MIDDLE EAST

The U.S. as World Cop September 3, 2003 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Remains Isolated July 2, 2003 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Missiles in Eastern Europe—and Blackmail! February 27, 2007 GEOPOLITICS

UN Sets Agenda for 2008 January 11, 2008 GEOPOLITICS

Upcoming EU-Russia Trade Pact Summit May 30, 2008 GEOPOLITICS

U.S.-Pakistani Relations Strained August 1, 2008 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Orders China to Shut Houston Consulate in Move China Calls ‘Unprecedented Escalation’ July 22, 2020 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Says UN Sanctions on Iran Have Been Reimposed. What Does That Mean? September 22, 2020 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Hits China with Sanctions over Hong Kong, OKs Taiwan Arms Sale December 8, 2020 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Plans to Designate Yemen’s Houthi Movement as Foreign Terrorist Group January 11, 2021 GEOPOLITICS

U.S., Chinese Diplomats Clash in First High-level Meeting of Biden Administration March 19, 2021 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Trade War Pushing China to Steal Tech, Talent, Taiwan Says April 2, 2021 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Sanctions Russia for ‘Malign’ Acts, Moscow Reacts Angrily April 15, 2021 GEOPOLITICS

UK Lawmakers Pass Motion Saying China Committing Genocide April 23, 2021 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Imposes New Cuba Sanctions over Human Rights Abuses July 23, 2021 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Imposes Sanctions Against China over Abuse of Uyghurs December 16, 2021 GEOPOLITICS

Philippines, U.S. to Hold Biggest War Games in Years February 15, 2023 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Flies Nuclear-capable Bombers in Fresh Show of Force Against North Korea June 30, 2023 GEOPOLITICS

UN: Repression and Starvation on the Rise in North Korea August 18, 2023 GEOPOLITICS

UN Calls for ‘Irreversible’ Move Toward Two-State Solution November 30, 2023 GEOPOLITICS

U.S. Targets North African Piracy July 24, 2008 CRIME & PUNISHMENT

U.S.: A String of Violence Coast to Coast April 10, 2009 CRIME & PUNISHMENT

UK: More Children Report Sexual Assaults by Females December 10, 2009 CRIME & PUNISHMENT

U.S. Heads into a New Week Shaken by Violence as Cities Smolder June 1, 2020 CRIME & PUNISHMENT

U.S. Health Care Reaches $1.4 Trillion January 20, 2003 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Real Estate Crash? March 22, 2007 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Housing Market Riddled With Uncertainty August 31, 2007 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Sinks Deeper Into Credit Card Debt December 25, 2007 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

UN and China Call for Replacing U.S. Dollar September 16, 2009 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Credit Downgrade Shocks Global Market August 24, 2011 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Farmers Scramble for Help as COVID-19 Scuttles Immigrant Workforce July 3, 2020 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

Uncertainty Pushes Gold Price to Record High July 28, 2020 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Unemployment Claims Jump to 965,000 as Virus Takes Toll January 15, 2021 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

US Productivity in Q4 Falls by Largest Amount in 39 Years February 5, 2021 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

UK Economy Suffered Its Biggest Drop Since 1709 February 12, 2021 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Budget Deficit Hits Record $1.05 Trillion After 5 Months March 12, 2021 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Pipeline Outage Causes Gas Crunch, Panic Buying May 13, 2021 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Budget Deficit Hits Record $1.9 Trillion So Far This Year May 18, 2021 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Grocery Shortages Deepen as Pandemic Dries Supplies January 14, 2022 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Inflation Jumped 7.5 Percent in the Past Year, a 40-year High February 10, 2022 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Accuses China of Backing Away from Free-Trade Commitments February 17, 2022 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Grew Wealthier, Better Educated in 2nd Half of 2010s March 18, 2022 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. Inflation Surges Again in June, Raising Risks for Economy July 15, 2022 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

U.S. National Debt Hits Record $34 Trillion January 3, 2024 ECONOMY & PERSONAL FINANCE

UK Battles Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Again) August 7, 2007 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Rise in STDs Breaking Records November 26, 2007 HEALTH ISSUES

United States Most Overweight Affluent Nation February 10, 2011 HEALTH ISSUES

West Africa Ebola Outbreak “Totally Out of Control” September 1, 2014 HEALTH ISSUES

Use of Dating Apps Linked to Rise in STDs in UK December 1, 2016 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Hit Hard by Early Flu Season January 1, 2018 HEALTH ISSUES

UN: Global Antibiotic Resistance “One of the Biggest Threats to Public Health” February 9, 2018 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Medical Marketing Surges to $30 Billion Annually, Sparks Concern from Doctors January 9, 2019 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Counties with Dirtier Air Have More Stroke Deaths January 30, 2019 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Deaths from Heart Disease and Diabetes Climbed amid COVID June 10, 2021 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Overdose Deaths Hit Record 93,000 Last Year July 15, 2021 HEALTH ISSUES

UN Adopts First Resolution on Vision, Aims to Help 1 Billion July 26, 2021 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Overdose Deaths Topped Record 100,000 in One Year November 18, 2021 HEALTH ISSUES

UN: Obesity Levels in Europe at ‘Epidemic Proportions’ May 3, 2022 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Now Providing Abortion Access for Detained Migrant Youths November 11, 2022 HEALTH ISSUES

UN: Children in Haiti Hit by Cholera as Malnutrition Rises November 25, 2022 HEALTH ISSUES

Ukraine War Taking Toll on Civilians’ Mental Health April 13, 2023 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Suicides Hit an All-time High Last Year August 18, 2023 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Sees Largest Increase in Infant Mortality Rate in Two Decades November 7, 2023 HEALTH ISSUES

Life Expectancy in America Rose Last Year, but Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Level November 30, 2023 HEALTH ISSUES

UN Health Agency Cites Tenfold Increase in Reported Cases of Dengue Over the Last Generation December 22, 2023 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Seizes More Illegal E-cigarettes, but Thousands of New Ones Are Launching January 2, 2024 HEALTH ISSUES

The U.S. Hasn’t Seen Syphilis Numbers This High Since 1950. Other STD Rates are Down or Flat January 31, 2024 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Were at the Highest Level in a Decade in 2023 April 5, 2024 HEALTH ISSUES

UN: 282 Million People Faced Acute Hunger in 2023 April 25, 2024 HEALTH ISSUES

U.S. Study: Older Scientists Less Likely to Believe God Exists September 11, 2009 RELIGION

U.S. Episcopal Congregation Joins Catholic Church July 21, 2011 RELIGION

U.S. Houses of Worship Increase Security After Shootings July 18, 2022 RELIGION

U.S. Pastors Struggle with Post-Pandemic Burnout. Survey Shows Half Considered Quitting Since 2020 January 12, 2024 RELIGION

United Methodist Delegates Repeal Their Church’s Ban on its Clergy Celebrating Same-sex Marriages May 8, 2024 RELIGION

United Kingdom Legalizes Same-Sex Weddings January 6, 2006 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

U.S. Movie Audiences Want More Blood May 10, 2006 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

UK Marriages in Decline March 2, 2007 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

UK: Disenchanted Youth Cost Government Billions May 3, 2007 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

UK Marriage Rate Drops to Record Low February 13, 2009 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

U.S. Domestic Violence Soars January 28, 2012 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

UK Teachers: Children More Disruptive May 31, 2013 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

Tablets Negatively Affect Preschoolers’ Motor Skills July 1, 2014 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

U.S. Depression on the Rise, Especially Among Teenagers November 4, 2017 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

U.S. Population Growth Smallest in at Least 120 Years December 25, 2020 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

U.S. Sports Bet Revenue Could Hit $3B in 2021 January 8, 2021 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

U.S. Traffic Deaths Soar in 2020 to Highest Yearly Total Since 2007 June 8, 2021 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

U.S. Traffic Deaths Up During Pandemic Even Though Mileage Down September 3, 2021 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

U.S. Study: Over Half of Car Crash Victims Had Drugs or Alcohol in System December 20, 2022 SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

Update: Mysterious Bee Disappearance Grows Worse July 17, 2009 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mission to Pluto—an Incredible Achievement for Mankind September 1, 2015 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

U.S. Lawmakers Accuse Big Tech of Crushing Rivals to Boost Profits July 30, 2020 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Using Mechanical Tools Improves Language Skills, Study Finds December 3, 2021 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

U.S. Achieves First Moon Landing in Half-Century with Private Spacecraft February 23, 2024 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Update: Germany Arrests Terror Suspects September 6, 2007 TERRORISM & SECURITY

U.S. Raid Kills Osama bin Laden May 2, 2011 TERRORISM & SECURITY

Intelligence Committee Officials: America’s Terror Threat Higher Than Two Years Ago January 24, 2014 TERRORISM & SECURITY

U.S. Drought May 7, 2004 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Southeast Drought Grows Worse October 23, 2007 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Tornado Deaths Exceed 300 April 29, 2011 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Wildfire Chars More Than 500,000 Acres July 21, 2011 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

UN Sees Food Shortage by 2030 March 14, 2012 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

UN: Declining Pollinators Could Lead to Human Malnutrition July 1, 2017 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. and Canada Lost More Than 1 in 4 Birds in Past 50 Years September 24, 2019 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Gulf Coast Prepares for Second Hurricane in a Month September 15, 2020 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S., Other Countries Deepen Climate Goals at Earth Day Summit April 23, 2021 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Probing Nearly 350 Reports of Oil Spills in Wake of Hurricane Ida September 6, 2021 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Says Ivory-billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct September 30, 2021 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Government Works to ‘Cocoon’ Site of Most Nuclear Waste November 5, 2021 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Storms Make 2021 One of the Costliest Years for Insurers December 21, 2021 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Plans $50B Wildfire Fight Where Forests Meet Civilization January 20, 2022 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

UN Body Weighs a Global Treaty to Fight Plastic Pollution February 25, 2022 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Government Sends $930 Million to Curb ‘Crisis’ of Wildfires in West January 20, 2023 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

UN: Months After Pakistan Floods, Millions Lack Safe Water March 21, 2023 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

Ukraine Dam Collapse: A Short- and Long-Term Catastrophe June 12, 2023 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Sets Record for Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in a Year, with 4 Months Still to Go September 15, 2023 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

U.S. Wildfires Are Getting Bigger and More Complex, Prompting Changes in Firefighting Workforce April 9, 2024 WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

Update: World Food Crisis April 29, 2008 INTERNATIONAL

UN and Interpol Partner in “an Alliance of All Nations” October 16, 2009 INTERNATIONAL

UN: More Than a Billion Hungry Mouths in the World October 23, 2009 INTERNATIONAL

UN Report: World’s Slums Growing March 26, 2010 INTERNATIONAL

U.S. and China at Risk of Trade War October 7, 2011 INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Fears Strained Relationship with Philippines December 1, 2016 INTERNATIONAL

Ukraine War Escalates After Russia Leaves Cease-fire Group December 21, 2017 INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Negotiates $285 Million Cut in United Nations Budget December 26, 2017 INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Officials: North Korea Will Face No More Conditions for Talks March 12, 2018 INTERNATIONAL

U.S.-Japan Relationship Tested by Trade Tensions April 20, 2018 INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Expands Military Presence in Somalia: Could It Become the Next Iraq? May 4, 2018 INTERNATIONAL

UN Kicks Off Selection of Next Secretary-General February 11, 2021 INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Intel Report: Virus Impact to Cause Global ‘Aftershocks’ April 14, 2021 INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Accuses Russia of Endangering Nuclear Arms Control Treaty February 1, 2023 INTERNATIONAL

UN Peacekeeping at 75: Successes, Failures and Challenges May 25, 2023 INTERNATIONAL

United Nations Struggles to Fund Peacekeeping as Nations Demand Withdrawal of Missions December 7, 2023 INTERNATIONAL

U.S. and Britain Strike Yemen in Reprisal for Houthi Attacks on Shipping January 12, 2024 INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Schools Fight to Keep Students amid Fear of Dropout Surge May 12, 2021 EDUCATION

U.S. Tensions with China Are Fraying Long-cultivated Academic Ties. Will the Chill Hurt U.S. Interests? December 27, 2023 EDUCATION

Ukraine Protests Turn Deadly January 24, 2014 POLITICS

U.S. Justice Department Weighs Stripping Federal Funds from Cities Allowing ‘Anarchy’ September 24, 2020 POLITICS

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