At G-7, Trump optimistic on trade deals with Canada, Japan

U.S President Donald Trump, right, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaks during a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

In bilateral meetings with allies Japan and Canada, President Trump expressed optimism on securing trade deals with both countries.

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Meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump said the two could have a deal by the end of the G-7 summit in France.

“It’s a major deal with Japan, if it gets done, we’ll possibly know by the end of this meeting.”

Speaking through a translator, Abe explained it was fair to call the relationship with the U.S. “robust.”

The agreement would tackle U.S. access to the beef and pork production markets, with a deal that would reduce tariffs on Japanese auto parts shipped to America.

Renegotiating a deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was top of mind between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said it is “one that’s good for our workers and middle class.”

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Trump said he felt the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was a bipartisan win and would help farmers, workers and manufacturers in the U.S. He reiterated his stance that NAFTA was the “worst trade agreement ever done.”

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President Donald Trump Tweetstorm – The Sunday Edition

There’s a statement that’s been attributed to a number of people, to wit: there are three sides to every story. Yours, mine, and the truth.

Keep that in mind when trying to determine what to believe on reports emanating from the G7 Summit in France. That’s where President Donald Trump has been this weekend, and he’s clearly furious at the media takes regarding the event.

Reports indicate that Trump has been marginalized at the G7. While Trump has been attempting to get the gathering to focus on ways to stave off a potential worldwide recession, which some claim is related to his trade war with China, other reports indicate that’s not on the table. Instead, climate change has been the focus, a topic the President has long had a different opinion on than his colleagues.

The media has also leaped on comments wherein Trump said he had “second thoughts” on his China tactics. Later, his aides insisted that rather than doubts on his plan, he was merely voicing regret that he hadn’t taken a harder line.

President Trump, for his part, claims that things are going well, and that reports are all wrong.

We’ll add to the Twitter reports as more rolls in. The tweetstorm so far:

Kashmir border fence, forest fires endanger wildlife

It is not just humans suffering in the conflict, which was escalated by India’s removal of Indian-administered Kashmir’s autonomy.

It is not just humans who are suffering in the fight over Kashmir territory.

Kashmir’s dense forests are home to many species of wild cats, bears, deer, goats, monkeys and birds.

But border fencing and forest fires caused by shelling are putting the wildlife in the Himalayan region at risk.

Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Gas explosion tears through Maryland shopping center, Social Security office building

Gas explosion in Maryland tears through building

At least one building was destroyed after a gas explosion occurred on Sunday in Columbia, Maryland.

People a mile and a half away from a gas leak could feel the explosion that tore through a Maryland shopping center Sunday morning.

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Howard County emergency officials were able to evacuate people nearby just 30 minutes before the blast in Columbia, preventing any injuries.

Fire Battalion Chief Stephen Hardesty noted the circumstances would have been much different if it were a workday. He said the gas leaked out from a “crater” in the parking lot that's about 10 feet long and several inches wide. Residents called for help when they heard hissing sounds from the hole. A Social Security office is also located in the building.

The building appeared to be “totaled,” and could collapse according to Hardesty.

Baltimore Gas and Electric spokesperson Richard Yost told The Baltimore Sun one crew member was on site for the explosion, and that gas service was cut off as they investigate the cause.

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Man dies after Oklahoma City police put him in handcuffs, take him into custody

OKLAHOMA CITY – Police in Oklahoma City say a man has died after he was handcuffed and taken into custody.

Authorities say the incident occurred about 3:30 a.m. Sunday after officers responded to an apartment complex following reports that a person was kicking apartment doors, talking incoherently and kicking a fence by the pool area.

Police say officers found a man inside the complex and placed him in handcuffs before escorting him outside.

Officials say officers placed the man on the ground after he allegedly spat them. A short time later, the officers discovered the man had stopped breathing.

Officials say the man was taken to a hospital, where he died.

His name and age have not been released. Three officers have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.

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