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DETROIT (AP) — For the first time, Ford's F-150 pickup truck will be sold in China.

Ford Motor Co. said Friday that it's bringing the beefy, off-road version of its F-150 — the F-150 Raptor SuperCrew — to China next year. The Raptor has been popular in China's gray market, where buyers are known to pay triple the list price. Chinese buyers will face additional import duties, since the truck will be built in Dearborn, Michigan.

RALEIGH, North Carolina - North Carolina's law limiting protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people is the country's most discussed state legislation, but few lawmakers seem willing to talk about it.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's law limiting protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people is the country's most discussed state legislation, but few lawmakers seem willing to talk about it.

Indonesia has moved up to become the world’s 10th-largest manufacturing power, according to United Nations, overtaking Russia and the U.K. Here's how it happened, by the numbers. Photo: Reuters

A former CIA officer faces extradition to Italy over the abduction of an Egyptian cleric in Milan.

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Asian stocks fell Friday after Wall Street broke a three-day winning streak and declined

The state rail authority, tentatively bowing to demands of the northern San Joaquin Valley, now intends to link Merced to the initial operating segment of the California bullet train, a decision that could add more than $1 billion to that phase of the cash-strapped project.

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck off Ecuador's disaster-stricken coast on Thursday, as survivors of an earlier deadly quake that killed 587 people clamored for food, water and medicine in parts of the disaster zone. The latest quake hit about 100 km (62 miles) north-northwest of Portoviejo and at a depth of 10 km (six miles), said the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage and there was no tsunami warning. President Rafael Correa said on Twitter that... Читать дальше...

After a decline throughout the '90s, suicide rates have reversed course. Suicide has increased in almost every age group over the last 15 years.

Musicians, actors and other celebrities react to the death Thursday of music great Prince via interviews, statements and social media:

Musicians, actors and other celebrities react to the death Thursday of music great Prince via interviews, statements and social media:

Musicians, actors and other celebrities react to the death Thursday of music great Prince via interviews, statements and social media:

Most people don't think much about capital gains tax on the sale of a home, because the tax laws offer a capital gains exclusion of $250,000 to single filers and $500,000 to joint filers when they sell their main home.

After a decline throughout the '90s, suicide rates have reversed course. Suicide has increased in almost every age group over the past 15 years.

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Are there specific things you should say — or not say — to a family member or friend who seems to be potentially suicidal?

We do prom a little different up here.

This snowy surprise.

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And this farmer's gesture.

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And this tasty message.

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This patriotic display.

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Manny Bojorquez tossed a flower into the grave of a fellow Marine, Eduardo Bojorquez, who committed suicide last year.

NEW YORK (AP) — Middle-aged white people now account for a third of all suicides in the U.S., a new government report shows.

The Central High School baseball team is alone on top of the MVC standings after a big inning led to a victory over Holmen at Copeland Park on Thursday.

[...] of suicides in US are among middle-aged whites More than 14,000 of them were middle-aged whites — twice the combined total for all blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives. The CDC also reported striking increases in suicide rates in adult American Indians and Alaska Natives, although the number of those suicide deaths is much smaller. Other experts have speculated that middle age can be a particularly hard time for whites, who — compared to some other racial and ethnic groups ... Читать дальше...

Asian stocks fall after Wall Street snaps winning streak BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks fell Friday after Wall Street broke a three-day winning streak and declined. Investors sold traditional safe-play stocks such as phone companies and utilities as they pored over earnings for clues about the trajectory of the U.S. economy. General Motors rose 1.5 percent after profit more than doubled while Mattel fell 5.8 percent on disappointing sales of Barbie dolls. Benchmark U.S. crude gained 61 cents to... Читать дальше...