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U.S.-Russia ballerina freed in prisoner swap

Ksenia Karelina, jailed over a $50 donation to Ukraine, released after U.S.-Russia prisoner swap.

Taiwanese chip giant’s investments in U.S. stir ‘silicon shield’ security worries

TSMC's plan to invest $100 billion into U.S. production facilities raises concerns that its leverage in securing protection from China may be weakened.

The European Union retaliates after the U.S. metals tariffs take hold

The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with a series of duties on U.S. products, responding to the Trump administration rise in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports.

Mexico sends drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 others to the U.S.

The unprecedented show of security cooperation comes as top Mexican officials are in Washington trying to head off the Trump administration's threat of imposing 25% tariffs on all Mexican imports.

Mexico warns the US not to ‘invade our sovereignty’ in fight against cartels

As the US officially designates six Mexican cartels as terrorist groups, Mexico's president warns the United States against any violation of its territory.

Imani Perry draws on her hometown, Birmingham, in her new book exploring the South

Perry is an Ivy League professor in New Jersey but a Southerner at heart. She was born in Birmingham, but today she teaches African American studies at Princeton University. In her latest book she argues to truly understand the United States start with the American South.