San Francisco to ban credit card-only stores

San Francisco is about to require brick-and-mortar retailers to take cash as payment, joining Philadelphia and New Jersey in banning a growing paperless practice.

‘Magic mushrooms’ legalization vote in Denver today

Voters on Tuesday were deciding whether to make Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin — the psychoactive substance in “magic mushrooms.”

Georgia governor signs early-abortion ban

Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation on Tuesday banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.

GOP senators to be briefed on Kushner’s immigration proposals

The White House invited GOP senators Tuesday to discuss a “fairly comprehensive” immigration plan being led by senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Climate change not mentioned as US defends Arctic policy

The Arctic is melting, but don’t ask U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to talk about climate change. Nor even to agree on a text that mentions it.

Pakistani Christian women trafficked to China as brides

Hundreds of young women from Pakistan’s small Christian minority have been trafficked to China as brides in recent months, activists and officials say.

Iran to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal, reports say

Iran is expected to announce Wednesday that it is partially withdrawing from a nuclear deal it struck with world powers, a year to the day that President Trump pulled America from the accord.

China’s economy czar heads for Washington tariff war talks

China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a tariff war.

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