New US and China tariffs kick in The latest round of tariffs that the superpowers have slapped on each other
kicks in today. Washington's
latest move targets Chinese-made products like TVs and apparel, though taxes on about half those goods were
postponed to mid-December. There was
some positive talk last week on the trade war, but a deal remains elusive.
Mike Pence visits Northern Europe The Vice President
is due to take off Tuesday for Iceland, where he's expected to talk about the strategic importance of the Arctic and NATO efforts to counter Russian aggression. From there, he heads to the United Kingdom, with a focus on US economic ties ahead of
Brexit. He'll round out the trip in Ireland, where the
Good Friday Agreement and trade are top of mind.
Real estate tycoon's murder trial begins The man at the center of "The Jinx" TV phenomenon
is set to stand trial starting
Tuesday. Robert Durst, 76, is
accused of shooting Susan Berman in the head in 2000 at her Beverly Hills home. She was scheduled to speak hours later with police about the 1982 disappearance of Durst's wife.
The first daughter heads south in support of women Ivanka Trump and Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan
are due to leave Tuesday for a four-day junket in Colombia, Argentina, and
Paraguay. Topping their agenda is strengthening US partnerships in the region on the matter of women's economic empowerment.
US reps return to talk gun violence The House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote
Wednesday on a series of gun violence prevention bills a week ahead of Congress' official
return from recess. The measures include a ban on high-capacity magazines,
"red flag" legislation and a block on firearms purchases by people convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes.
Spacecraft that ferried a humanoid undocks from ISS The
unpiloted Russian Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft is due to undock
Friday from the International Space Station. The ship carried into space a machine named Fedor, the first life-sized, artificially intelligent robot that
Russia sent out of the atmosphere. Watch the undocking starting at 1:45 p.m. ET
on NASA TV.
El Paso unites to fight hate Renowned artists will join Texas residents to march
Saturday against white supremacy. The event -- #ElPasoFirme, or "El Paso Strong" -- is being billed as a day of cultural resistance following the shooting at a Walmart that
left 22 people dead.
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