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China on Wednesday condemned what it called an “unprecedented escalation" by the United States and threatened to retaliate after it was ordered to close the Chinese consulate in Houston.Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in a daily news briefing that the government had been told without warning Tuesday to close the consulate.He said the consulate had been operating…

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pushed back Tuesday evening against talk of a federal clampdown on big-city lawlessness, saying she wouldn’t allow President Trump to “terrorize” the city’s residents by sending in federal troops.Ironically, Lightfoot's Twitter message came almost simultaneously as at least 14 people were reportedly shot outside a funeral home on the city's South Side -- with…

Kanye West deleted a tweet early Wednesday that said he was trying to divorce wife Kim Kardashian, according to a report.“I been trying to get divorced since Kim met with Meek at the Warldolf for prison reform,'' West wrote in an apparent reference to rapper Meek Mill just minutes before deleting it, according to Reuters.The tweet…

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula. (Representational)Washington, United States: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula, triggering a tsunami warning for areas within 200 miles (300 kilometers) of the epicenter.The shallow quake hit at 0612 GMT Wednesday about 500 miles southwest of Anchorage, and around 60 miles south-southeast of the remote settlement…