NAFTA critique and praise in 2016 debate response
Debaters challenge Donald Trump's claim that NAFTA is the worst trade deal, noting it boosted cross border commerce. Gary Hufbauer and others cite mixed job effects, with manufacturing down offset by logistics and finance growth. Two way trade with Mexico and Canada surged, aided by corn and pork exports.
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Canada
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Trump
NAFTA
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George H.W. Bush
Clinton
U.S
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Texas
California
McClatchy
United States
Caribbean braces as Hurricane Matthew nears
Haiti and Jamaica urged evacuations for vulnerable coastal areas as bands of rain from Hurricane Matthew drenched Kingston. Haiti prepared 1,300 shelters with 340,000 capacity while 40 inches of rain potential loomed in the south. Cuba warned of fierce winds and rain as Matthew moved northwest, near southwest Haiti and Jamaica, with winds up to 145 mph and life threatening rainfall.
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Haiti - Haiti
Jamaica
Cuba
Matthew
Haiti
U.S
Francois Anick Joseph
Port-au-Prince
la Savanne
Anick Joseph
Prime Minister
Kingston
Colombians reject peace deal ending long war in referendum
In a razor-thin result, Colombia voters rejected the Cuba-brokered FARC peace accord by 50.23 to 49.76 percent. President Santos faced renewed conflict as opponents argued the pact was too lenient, potentially restarting decades of violence that cost over 220000 lives. Adriana Rivera cautioned against forgetting wartime cruelty.
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Britain to trigger Article 50 to exit EU this year
Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain will begin exit talks with no delays and trigger Article 50 by March. In Ethiopia, a festival protest turned deadly after tear gas and a stampede, with opposition claiming at least 100 dead in Addis Ababa.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Safety scrutiny hits New Jersey Transit after summer violations
Federal authorities intensified scrutiny of New Jersey Transit for dozens of operational safety violations uncovered this summer. The agency faced a fatal rail station crash last week killing one and injuring more than 100. In Los Angeles, coroner officials identified Carnell Snell Jr. 18, as the man shot by police after bailing from a moving vehicle amid protests in South Los Angeles and Hancock Park.
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Los Angeles
Hancock Park
Carnell Snell Jr
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Snell
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