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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge says California can’t require a cancer warning label on the weed killer Roundup. The San Francisco Chronicle says a judge in Sacramento issued a permanent injunction Monday barring the label requirement. California wanted the label because Roundup _ the world’s most widely used weed killer _ contains glyphosphate, which an international agency said was a probable cause of cancer. But the judge says the Environmental Protection Agency and others have found no connection to cancer. He says the “great weight of evidence” indicates it isn’t a known carcinogen.
BEIJING (AP) — China has launched the final satellite in its Beidou constellation that emulates the U.S. Global Positioning System. The satellite navigation system is a further step in China's advance as a major space power. The launch of the satellite onboard a Long March-3 rocket was broadcast live from a base in the mountains of southwestern China. The third iteration of the Beidou Navigation Satellite System promises to provide global coverage for timing and navigation, offering an alternative to Russia’s GLONASS and the European Galileo systems, as well as America’s GPS.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tweeting that an initial trade agreement with China is still on after a top White House adviser’s comments seemed to suggest it was over, spooking markets late Monday. Trump tweeted: “The China Trade Deal is fully intact. Hopefully they will continue to live up to the terms of the Agreement!”The Trump administration has been extremely critical of China’s efforts to contain the novel coronavirus early on and the president repeatedly blames China for the pandemic in his remarks, leading to questions about future cooperation in areas such as trade.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean activist claims to have launched hundreds of thousands of leaflets by balloon across the border with North Korea. The move is certain to intensify animosities between the Koreas. Activist Park Sang-hak says his organization flew huge balloons carrying 500,000 leaflets, 2,000 one-dollar bills and small books on North Korea from the border on Monday night. Police in the South Korean border town of Paju say they are checking into the reports. North Korea has recently abruptly taken issue with South Korean civilian leafleting and pushed to resume its psychological warfare against the South.
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Yuma on Tuesday to mark the completion of the 200th mile of the border wall system between the U.S. and Mexico. The Trump administration has promised to build 450 miles of wall along the southern border by the end of the year, aided by relaxed procurement laws that allow the government to award contracts to construction companies without much vetting. According to an independent watchdog, the government has awarded over $6.1 billion in construction contracts since April 2019.
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