What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
November 19 2018 - 3:02AM
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An economic summit of world leaders ended in acrimony, as a
fight over Chinese trade practices cast doubt on the ability of
Washington and Beijing to resolve their trade battle soon.
Republican Rick Scott won Florida's hotly contested U.S. Senate
race over incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson after a second
recount.
Democrats have swept all the congressional races in Orange
County, Calif., further eroding one of the few bases of Republican
political power left in the state.
Trump said he probably wouldn't agree to a sit-down interview
with investigators probing Russian election interference.
The president voiced his dissatisfaction with the performance of
Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen and said chief of staff Kelly
lacked certain job skills.
Advocacy groups on the left and right are shifting their legal
strategies after Kavanaugh's confirmation moved the Supreme Court
in a more-conservative direction.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu appointed himself defense
minister, rejecting a coalition partner's key demand in a move that
could collapse the government.
Argentina's navy said a military submarine that went missing a
year ago with 44 crew members aboard has been found apparently
intact on the ocean floor.
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November 19, 2018 02:47 ET (07:47 GMT)
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