China has ratcheted up pressure, leaving Taiwan more isolated internationally.
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The trade war between China and America ratcheted up again.
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Tensions have ratcheted up since then and protests have continued.
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But tensions have ratcheted up in the last two weeks.
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In response, Hassan has ratcheted up pressure on the builders.
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Newman, which ratcheted up the requirement for showing the benefit.
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Calls for the team to apologize ratcheted up as well.
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India has ratcheted up pressure on Pakistan since the Feb.
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In kind, Trump has ratcheted up aggressive rhetoric on Twitter.
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The campaign has ratcheted up tensions between Moscow and Ankara.
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Once elected, he ratcheted up the mission to "defeat" ISIS.
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After Watson stepped forward, however, Booker ratcheted up his call.
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But the recent shootings have ratcheted up pressure on Republicans.
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Vaping industry officials also ratcheted up pressure on Mr. Trump.
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Already, Kennedy's exit has ratcheted up for the 214 midterms.
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It is critical, UNEP says, that ambition be substantially ratcheted up.
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So they ratcheted up the attacks and dug their own graves.
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But this year, that message has been ratcheted up a notch.
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Earlier this month, both countries ratcheted up tensions through higher tariffs.
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Well shit just had to get ratcheted up, now didn't it?
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But since then, Tehran has ratcheted up as U.S. sanctions multiplied.
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Gottlieb's comments come after the foundation ratcheted up its lobbying efforts.
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Trump has ratcheted up attacks on Mueller as the investigation proceeds.
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In the meantime, the U.S. has ratcheted up sanctions on Iran.
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Trump ratcheted up the pressure on one moderate Republican holdout, Sen.
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The coronavirus outbreak has ratcheted up interest in rapid genomic tests.
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Washington has ratcheted up sanctions and diplomatic pressure on Maduro's government.
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Kevin de Leon ratcheted up the pressure Monday on Democratic Sen.
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As the days passed, the volume around Stranger Things ratcheted up considerably.
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Repression has ratcheted up ahead of an election slated for July 29th.
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From 2012 to 2015, deforestation in Brazil ratcheted up by 75 percent.
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Senators from both parties ratcheted up the pressure to make a deal.
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Amazon just ratcheted up the pressure on Google in a major way.
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The White House statement came as Israel has ratcheted up settlement activity.
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The Security Council has ratcheted up sanctions on North Korea since 2006.
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Meanwhile, Trump has ratcheted up his attacks against Mueller in recent weeks.
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This ratcheted up debt-servicing costs in dollars, which could squeeze profits.
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Israel ratcheted up its response, in a calibrated way, Mr. Thrall said.
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Two days later, Mr. Trump ratcheted up the estimate to eight digits.
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One could have predicted this outcome, as tensions have gradually ratcheted up.
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In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has ratcheted up his attacks on CNN.
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Gerasimov's comments come as U.S.-Russian tensions have ratcheted up in Syria.
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Trump's attempts to discredit Mueller's probe have ratcheted up in recent weeks.
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The move ratcheted up trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.
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Investors have ratcheted up rate-cut bets sharply in the past two weeks.
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It ratcheted up again Thursday when Iran shot down a US military drone.
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The political pressure on Silicon Valley has only ratcheted up in recent weeks.
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It has ratcheted up capital controls to limit investments in financial markets abroad.
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But White House officials have ratcheted up their public defense of Dr. Jackson.
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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has ratcheted up his race-baiting rhetoric in recent weeks.
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Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have ratcheted up in recent weeks.
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However, the U.S. has also ratcheted up its oil production in recent years.
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He also ratcheted up his rhetoric against the U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem.
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The weak 30-year bond auction ratcheted up the bond market sell-off.
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The violence and danger in Syria have ratcheted up another notch this week.
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Trump took exception to her comments and ratcheted up the feud on Wednesday.
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This ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Beijing before trade talks this week.
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The White House has recently ratcheted up its messaging about the Russia investigation.
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Reagan's military buildup ratcheted up the deficit, and these revenue shortfalls concerned Congress.
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In short, Soleimani became more popular as Trump ratcheted up U.S.-Iranian tensions.
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Some said things were ratcheted up about as high as they could go.
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The pressure has ratcheted up to move this sooner rather than later. Why?
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And soon its decibels ratcheted up and the movement of furniture became audible.
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Tensions have ratcheted up between Tehran and Washington since Trump took office last month.
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Tension between Tesla and its biggest partner, Panasonic, has ratcheted up in recent quarters.
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This anxiety really ratcheted up in the months after we got married in 2015.
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Tensions ratcheted up earlier this month with both sides hiking tariffs on their goods.
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He ratcheted up his attacks on FBI leadership, and Republican officials followed his lead.
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Just before the fraudulent election, the Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on the regime.
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At least three brokerages raised their ratings and nine ratcheted up their price targets.
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The U.S. and Britain in recent years have ratcheted up their anti-corruption rules.
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Vice President Pence ratcheted up the attacks on China during a speech last week.
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The president's tweet comes after days of ratcheted up rhetoric between Washington and Pyongyang.
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That same effort needs to be ratcheted up with Congress before the 2018 election.
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Yet since D.C. pressure ratcheted up a year ago, Facebook's stock has performed better.
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It was conducted before Trump on Tuesday ratcheted up the rhetoric on North Korea.
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The United States has ratcheted up the pressure on Pakistan to stop destabilizing Afghanistan.
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Shortly thereafter, U.S. officials ratcheted up threats against companies that do business with Venezuela.
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The difficulties Republicans face in New Jersey are ratcheted up due to incumbent Gov.
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He offered glowing reviews in public and ratcheted up his lobbying effort in private.
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Though the proposal approved in May was nonbinding, shareholder pressure has ratcheted up recently.
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In recent days, health officials have ratcheted up their warnings to the American public.
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Two senators who have ratcheted up their rhetoric against Trump in recent weeks, Sens.
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President Donald Trump and his allies on Monday ratcheted up their campaign against Rep.
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The dramatic comments came as President Donald Trump ratcheted up his criticism of Sessions.
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That unprecedented stall has ratcheted up the partisan acrimony awaiting this first Trump nomination. Sen.
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Clinton's subway ride comes a day after the tone of the Democratic race ratcheted up.
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NerdWallet has ratcheted up millennials' savings targets in light of lower-than-expected investment returns.
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It is reportedly a take on the French croque monsieur but ratcheted up several notches.
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Tanzanian allegations that Acacia has broken environmental regulations have ratcheted up pressure it already faces.
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Trump ratcheted up the pressure on Saturday by saying he would increase sanctions on Iran.
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But as the days passed, and critics piled on, the hunt for scapegoats ratcheted up.
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Washington has ratcheted up sanctions on Iran since then, driving Iranian oil exports sharply lower.
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And not in a "Wow, this dramatic tension is really getting ratcheted up!" kinda way.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Carmakers ratcheted up their Brexit warnings on Tuesday, with France's PSA Group (PEUP.
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Trump may have read it right and ratcheted up his rhetoric at the right time.
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Investors on Friday ratcheted up their expectations for when the ECB will raise interest rates.
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Kasich ratcheted up his criticisms on Tuesday during a joint press conference with Colorado Gov.
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According to BIS, the prevalence of zombie firms has ratcheted up since the late 1980s.
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The strikes on Douma have ratcheted up tensions between the US, its allies and Russia.
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It's not enough to ask if hate is being normalized (or ratcheted up for ratings).
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Perhaps sensing a momentum shift, Huawei has ratcheted up its opposition to the American campaign.
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But as Trump ratcheted up his anti-immigration rhetoric, Espinoza decided to call Mexico home.
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Investors also piled into the cryptocurrency when geopolitical tensions on the Korean Peninsula ratcheted up.
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These tensions ratcheted up over the weekend; it's difficult to see how they ratchet down.
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Mr. Modi ratcheted up the rhetoric against Pakistan and suggested that India would retaliate militarily.
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This week, it ratcheted up its demands that automakers selling vehicles in the country produce electrics.
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The document was posted just as China and the United States ratcheted up their trade war.
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This ratcheted up tensions in the long-running trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.
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Tensions between Boyle and Steve Bannon ratcheted up after Breitbart published articles critical of Reince Priebus.
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Romney recently ratcheted up his attacks on Trump following a series of decisions by the President.
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European stocks traded lower on Thursday, as trade tensions between the U.S. and China ratcheted up.
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And that complexity has only ratcheted up over the years with new characters, features, and modes.
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A headache was building in the back of her neck, ratcheted up by lack of sleep.
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Las Vegas (CNN)Donald Trump on Monday night once again ratcheted up his attacks on Sen.
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Over time, the US government ratcheted up income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, and other types.
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The U.S. ratcheted up funding for Pakistan to combat Islamic militants following the 85033/11 attacks.
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In April, after the F.B.I. searched Michael Cohen's home and office, Giuliani ratcheted up his rhetoric.
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President Donald Trump has ratcheted up US pressure on Iran, raising tensions in the Middle East.
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In recent weeks, they have ratcheted up their bombing of the southern part of the province.
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The Security Council has ratcheted up sanctions on North Korea over its weapons programs since 2006.
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In the days leading up to the election, tensions in North Kivu "ratcheted up," Salama said.
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But even in this context, the recriminations and missile-waving have ratcheted up in recent years.
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But as Tesla's woes mounted and bets against its stock jumped, he ratcheted up the feud.
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Prices were stratospheric, ratcheted up by the resort town location and the rarity of the pieces.
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Trade tensions between the world's two largest economies have ratcheted up significantly in the past weeks.
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More important, rattled investors have ratcheted up pressure on Bayer to put the litigation behind it.
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Some argue lending standards ratcheted up too much in reaction to the freewheeling pre-crisis era.
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The initial shock wasn't the Taser jolt I'd imagined, even when I ratcheted up the voltage.
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Multi-party talks (thanks to a jolt from the US) ratcheted up in the mid-221s.
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On Trump's watch, ICE has ratcheted up deportations, continuing a trend that started under President Barack Obama.
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Buttigieg ratcheted up his hits on Thursday, by calling out Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden by name.
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Reporters at the rally say the taunting of the press increased as he ratcheted up his remarks.
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Like both Bushes, and Reagan before them, Trump has ratcheted up military intervention in the Middle East.
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This has ratcheted up the pressure on other parts of the plan, including contributions from anchor investors.
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The Trump administration has ratcheted up pressure on the Venezuelan government as Nicolás Maduro clings to power.
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Body cameras were in the works before Freddie Gray, but most definitely it ratcheted up the pace.
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The two companies have each ratcheted up their offerings practically in tandem while they race toward IPOs.
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And, with the eyes of the country focused on the results, the pressure is ratcheted up exponentially.
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Trump in recent days has ratcheted up his attacks on the women accusing him of sexual misconduct.
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Terry McAuliffe -- who was governor when Northam was lieutenant governor -- ratcheted up the tension on Friday night.
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The idea was that the loaves would gain tension during this process, but ours ratcheted up instead.
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It was a major provocation, and one that dramatically ratcheted up tensions between the two nuclear powers.
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The protracted trade war has slowed Chinese growth and policymakers have ratcheted up support for the economy.
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China has ratcheted up anti-American propaganda in recent weeks, but its campaign has been comparatively restrained.
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He has ratcheted up American sanctions and lobbied the United Nations to increase punitive measures, as well.
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That's ratcheted up fear in Washington that war between the two countries could be on the horizon.
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Overall, the election exacerbated partisan divisions and ratcheted up polarization to an even greater level than before.
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Trade tensions between China and the U.S. ratcheted up last month, contributing to solid declines in August.
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The buyout group this week ratcheted up its pursuit of the company by launching the buyout offer.
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Under Democratic former president Barack Obama, the department ratcheted up enforcement, bringing in record penalties from companies.
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Though it can be ratcheted up to Sport+, which makes it taut without also being vertebrae-fusing.
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Donald Trump is unhappy that his advisers have ratcheted up the possibility of military conflict with Iran.
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However, tensions have ratcheted up between the United States and China which continue to hurt market sentiment.
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Trump has ratcheted up his attacks on Democrats in the weeks leading up to the November congressional elections.
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It's quietly, without pronouncements or hiring surges, ratcheted up the risk that immigrants will be apprehended and deported.
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Trump has ratcheted up the pressure this week, calling on his party to act as quickly as possible.
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He used it again in this week's speech, with newfound relevance that only ratcheted up the 2020 speculation.
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Critics blasted Trump's decision to order the strike on Soleimani, arguing it ratcheted up tensions in the region.
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Yet the expo is also bound to highlight some of the tensions ratcheted up by the trade war.
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Fight over whistleblower rights Once the deposition began, tensions quickly ratcheted up over the identity of the whistleblower.
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Barely an hour later China ratcheted up tariffs on $60bn-worth of imports from America, including natural gas.
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Boston has ratcheted up security at public events since the deadly 2013 bombing attack on the Boston Marathon.
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The U.S. has ratcheted up sanctions, arguing that Venezuela's economic crisis will never end until Maduro leaves power.
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Beijing has called on Pyongyang to stop the weapons tests which have ratcheted up tensions in East Asia.
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North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol ratcheted up the rhetoric in an interview with the BBC.
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The party ratcheted up the pressure on Thursday by suggesting it might withdraw its support for May's government.
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While the debate over Gorsuch has ratcheted up this week, several Democrats haven't gone public with their positions.
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A dedicated network of activists, journalists, policy makers and others have ratcheted up national attention to the issue.
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While lawmakers have warned that the tariffs ultimately hurt American workers, Trump has only ratcheted up his rhetoric.
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U.S. officials have in recent weeks ratcheted up pressure on Maduro to step aside as president of Venezuela.
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Now imagine how drastically all this mayhem gets ratcheted up if Trump is forced to leave office prematurely.
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His firm ratcheted up its lobbying numbers 2202 percent from 2628 to 28500 when Obama came into office.
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LaMarcus Aldridge ratcheted up the aggression and isn't too far behind Kawhi with 17 points of his own.
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The US has already ratcheted up sanctions against Iran, but now the US is strengthening its military posture.
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In the span of a few hours Tuesday, the threat of a nuclear war ratcheted up several notches.
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Both incidents ratcheted up tensions as anonymous American officials in the press pointed to Iran as the perpetrator.
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If anything, China was keeping the yuan artificially strong until Trump ratcheted up the trade war on Thursday.
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Weeks before the election, the Russians ratcheted up social media activity aimed at dampening support for Mrs. Clinton.
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But the percentage has climbed as China and other buyers of recyclable material have ratcheted up quality standards.
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American intelligence agencies have also ratcheted up efforts to combat Chinese espionage, particularly at universities and research institutions.
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The relationship between Moscow and Washington has been fraught historically, though tensions have ratcheted up in recent months.
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Sanders, who previously shied away from harsh criticism, has ratcheted up his attacks against the front-runner recently.
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Trump has ratcheted up rhetoric toward North Korea in light of the country's recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests.
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Over the course of the year America ratcheted up tariffs, and its bilateral trade deficit with China fell.
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Washington has ratcheted up pressure on Tehran over what it sees as its nefarious role in the region.
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Mr. Trump has ratcheted up the public pressure, and NATO members are now spending more in real terms.
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The government has ratcheted up fiscal stimulus to support growth, including fast-tracking infrastructure projects, cutting taxes for companies.
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The sharp decline has ratcheted up the pressure on the OPEC alliance to orchestrate another round of supply cuts.
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It&aposs either you&aposre going to denuclearize or the sanctions will remain and they&aposll get ratcheted up.
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On Thursday evening, an indignant Cook further ratcheted up the tension in response to an inquiry from BuzzFeed News.
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As I shuffled past tote bags and beanies, the white noise I clocked on entry ratcheted up in pitch.
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Police have accused JMB of several attacks over the past 18 months that have ratcheted up fears about militancy.
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The council has ratcheted up the measures in response to five nuclear tests and two long-range missile launches.
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An agreement with 11 other exporters including Russia ratcheted up the cuts to about 1.8 million barrels a day.
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A U.S. move to block China's Huawei Technologies from buying vital American technology further ratcheted up tensions over trade.
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Other candidates, particularly Cruz, have ratcheted up attacks on Trump's positions on social issues leading up to the primary.
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China's scrap imports have tumbled this year as the country has ratcheted up bans and cracked down on smugglers.
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A punishing 13-minute game saw a succession of stunning baseline exchanges as both players ratcheted up the power.
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And it does so with an energy that's ratcheted up to match the urgency of the task at hand.
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Since his release, in 2008, he has lived under constant police surveillance, which is ratcheted up during "sensitive" periods.
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As the Court deals with issues, the justices are keenly aware that the President has ratcheted up judicial attacks.
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Wang's rhetoric has ratcheted up in recent months, as Disney prepares to unveil its first theme park in China.
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" The president on Thursday morning ratcheted up his attacks on the press, claiming it is driven by "hatred & agenda.
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The data ratcheted up expectations the European Central Bank would deliver more stimulus at its meeting on March 230.
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Tensions with Iran have skyrocketed in recent weeks as the Trump administration has ratcheted up sanctions pressure on Tehran.
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North Korea has ratcheted up its missile-testing program this year, firing 23 missiles in 16 tests since February.
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I always want to be truthful with my characters and, in those instances, that's ratcheted up ten thousand times.
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During the drafting process, North Korea further ratcheted up tensions when it tested a ballistic missile on February 7.
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As he has ratcheted up tariffs, Trump has urged American companies with operations in China to leave the country.
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The Philadelphia semiconductor index in October fell 13.7 percent after Mr. Trump ratcheted up his trade fight with Beijing.
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But the president and his legal advisers have in recent weeks ratcheted up their attacks on Mr. Mueller personally.
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Since then, Washington has ratcheted up sanctions on Tehran, saying it wanted to reduce Iranian oil exports to zero.
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This year, their early dominance ratcheted up the pressure on Roberts to at least get them to another one.
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The ultimatum — cut Iranian crude imports to zero or face U.S. sanctions — has ratcheted up tension in recent weeks.
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But the incident between Turkey, a NATO member, and Russia, ratcheted up an already risky situation in northern Syria.
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Trump has steadily ratcheted up his threats against North Korea since August over Pyongyang's developing nuclear and missile programs.
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The rebels also have ratcheted up their attacks on Saudi critical infrastructure by targeting the Abha and Jizan airports.
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Trump ratcheted up sanctions after withdrawing the US from the deal, and Iran is now violating its enrichment limits.
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In the past, Havana has ratcheted up its repressive tactics during moments of heightened tension with the United States.
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Once Pebble received its new investor, First Quantum Minerals, it exponentially ratcheted up its lobbying expenditures from recent years.
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The Obama administration quickly ratcheted up the pressure, and made combating leaks a top priority for federal law enforcement.
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He ratcheted up his criticism on Saturday, saying Republicans "look like fools" if they don't change the legislative process.
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Their implementation heightened partisan tensions on the commission and has ratcheted up tensions between Chairman Tom Wheeler and Congress.
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On Wednesday, in advance of Gannett's earnings report, MNG ratcheted up the pressure even more, launching a website: www.SaveGannett.com.
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The irony is that Mr. Trump himself, having ratcheted up tensions, may merely seek leverage toward a trade deal.
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"Everything related to Yemen is now being ratcheted up," one Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer explained at the time.
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"We have seen tropical storms that have ratcheted up overnight from a tropical storm to a Category 5," she said.
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"When you step back historically and sociologically, it's clear education has really ratcheted up along these cognitive dimensions," Baker said.
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On that note, Tier co-founder and CEO Lawrence Leuschner tells me the startup recently ratcheted up 2 million rides.
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The U.S. has ratcheted up the pressure on Iran by prohibiting any waivers from the sanctions for Iran's oil customers.
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This week, the U.S. government ratcheted up pressure on Europe by threatening tariffs on $4 billion of additional EU goods.
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But in recent weeks the Trump administration has ratcheted up the pressure, excluding U.S. companies from most business with Huawei.
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The U.N. Security Council has ratcheted up sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes since 2006.
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The case had ratcheted up tensions in the Western-allied Gulf Arab state where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based.
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Imagine what happens to China if the tariffs are ratcheted up to 25 percent in the spring of next year.
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As tensions ratcheted up with Pyongyang, Trump appeared to view the situation primarily through the lens of his own ego.
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The Kerch Strait incident is one of several recent developments that have ratcheted up U.S.-Russia tension in recent weeks.
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Climate change has ratcheted up ocean temperatures and El Niño helped kick them into overdrive in parts of the world.
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The US announced new sanctions earlier this month against three Nicaraguan individuals as heated protests and violence have ratcheted up.
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The mailed packages, which are being examined by the FBI, have ratcheted up concerns about potential attacks targeting political figures.
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The president has ratcheted up his immigration-related rhetoric heading into the final weeks of campaigning before the November midterms.
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Tensions between Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have ratcheted up in recent months amid U.S.-imposed sanctions on Iran.
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The US government has ratcheted up the pressure on Iran through a sweeping sanctions regime targeting the country&aposs economy.
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And many nights there were periods of 10 or 15 minutes when the torment ratcheted up from bad to excruciating.
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Slowdowns in the world's largest auto markets - China and the United States - have ratcheted up the pressure to cut costs.
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People debated whether to stock up on canned food for a coming war, but also ratcheted up the black humor.
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In this era of ratcheted up repression, there is now understandable nostalgia in some quarters for the looser mid-1980s.
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North Korea fired another missile this morning, just days after the U.N. Security Council ratcheted up sanctions against the country.
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Mr. Sessions and Mr. Trump have both ratcheted up their hard-line immigration messaging while promising to keep families together.
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Theodore Roosevelt ratcheted up the implementation of Manifest Destiny with his support of the Dawes Act and public lands campaigns.
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She saved three break points as Muguruza ratcheted up the pressure but finally buckled with a pair of unforced errors.
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Tensions ratcheted up this week, following an airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Soleimani in Baghdad on Friday.
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"In response to that, North Korea's rhetoric is just ratcheted up, louder and louder and more threatening," Tillerson told reporters.
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North Korea is threatening nuclear strikes on the U.S. after President Trump on Tuesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against Pyongyang.
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Meanwhile, falling prices and intense competition has ratcheted up the pressure for Swiss Re and its rivals in recent years.
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Trudeau has sternly laid out Canada's priorities, while Trump has ratcheted up the rhetoric of retaliation — particularly tariffs — against Canada.
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Since the beginning of 2016, two nuclear tests and dozens of ballistic missile tests have ratcheted up tensions on the peninsula.
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And so I think in response to that, North Korea's rhetoric has just ratcheted up louder and louder and more threatening.
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The announcement ratcheted up tensions in the region and set off a series of provocative moves by the US and Iran.
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The spate of attacks has ratcheted up tensions with neighboring Afghanistan, which some Pakistani officials accuse of sheltering Pakistani Taliban militants.
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Eric Swalwell, who is also running for president in 2020, ratcheted up the rhetoric on Thursday, saying Congress should impeach Barr.
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On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump and his top trade adviser ratcheted up their criticism of the central bank's monetary tightening.
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But sources say scheduling discussions have not taken place since the Trump administration ratcheted up its scrutiny of Chinese telecom companies.
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The Chinese government had ratcheted up censorship ahead of the 70th anniversary -- for Xi, nothing could be allowed to go wrong.
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The sessions are filmed, for release on DVD and YouTube, which is how the band's audience ratcheted up to global scale.
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The world's two largest economies have ratcheted up tariffs in a battle over what U.S. officials call China's unfair trade practices.
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And in the meantime, he has ratcheted up his attacks on the Clintons, trying to focus on a common GOP enemy.
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This week, the U.S. government also ratcheted up pressure on Europe by threatening tariffs on $4 billion of additional EU goods.
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Semiconductor stocks were coming off a 15.5% plunge in May, however, as trade tensions between China and the U.S. ratcheted up.
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This after two senators, Jeff Flake and Bob Corker, ratcheted up their rhetoric against President Trump triggering an avalanche of coverage.
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Our system of single-member plurality-winner congressional districts has accelerated polarization, made most voters irrelevant, and ratcheted up negative partisanship.
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Newcomers ratcheted up the savagery to intimidate rivals as well as police and public servants who might stand in their way.
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Trump's announcement, made via Twitter, ratcheted up a trade fight that has carried on for more than year and a half.
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The US has ratcheted up the pressure on Huawei in recent months against the backdrop of its trade war with China.
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"Chargers" hid scooters in their garages until their owners ratcheted up the bounties awarded to catch the strays—then cashed in.
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Rhetoric has recently been ratcheted up on both sides, particularly after the collapse of peace talks in Cyprus in July 2017.
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But really I think language, sometimes on both sides, gets things too ratcheted up and that prevents the diplomacy from occurring.
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Impeachment talk has ratcheted up in recent days following a blockbuster filing from prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
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Trump has consistently ratcheted up sanctions against Venezuela since his inauguration, and is reportedly considering directly targeting the country's oil industry.
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Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have ratcheted up in recent weeks amid a flurry of measures from the Trump administration.
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As Mueller's investigation has drawn closer to the White House, Trump has ratcheted up his efforts to interfere in the inquiry.
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The two men are likely to discuss trade as Trump has ratcheted up his rhetoric against the EU in recent weeks.
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Trump, however, ratcheted up political pressure on the investigation after criticizing Mueller over the weekend for hiring investigators with Democratic connections.
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The UN has ratcheted up sanctions on Kim Jong Un's rogue regime in response to its nuclear tests in recent years.
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" He has in recent months ratcheted up his attacks against the press, labeling some outlets and reporters "enemies of the people.
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It was ratcheted up again in 2013 when Mubarak's successor, Mohamed Morsy, was toppled, leaving a security vacuum on the peninsula.
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Trump had mulled recognizing Guaido as president as top officials in the US administration ratcheted up their public statements against Maduro.
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The threat ratcheted up the Democrats' fight with Republicans over documents on the conservative federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump.
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Since then, the United States has ratcheted up sanctions on Iran, saying it wanted to reduce its oil exports to zero.
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But in recent years, at least two have ratcheted up the way they use them to control the flow of information.
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Mr. Scissors said the move also ratcheted up the administration's efforts to link the soundness of the economy with national security.
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George H.W. Bush actually ratcheted up the number of press conferences, but the pattern went into reverse under Bill Clinton's administration.
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This one has been shrouded in mystery, but the recent release of a trailer ratcheted up anticipation to a feverish level.
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The campaign has been ratcheted up as the Communist Party prepares to hold a twice-a-decade leadership meeting on Wednesday.
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The confrontation ratcheted up when Russia demonstratively flew two military planes with roughly 100 military "advisers" into Caracas on March 23.
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The Trump administration has ratcheted up the separation of children from parents as a way to deter migrants from Central America.
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The United Nations and the United States ratcheted up sanctions when North Korea conducted nuclear and ballistic missile tests in 2017.
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The agencies also reported that Russia has ratcheted up activities in cyberspace including meddling, sometimes covertly, in European and U.S. elections.
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The initial GOP plan that had included $300 billion for small businesses is expected to be ratcheted up to $350 billion.
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Forecasts are going to have to be "ratcheted up," Seaburg projected, and the stock will in time surpass the $1,100 mark.
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The Hard Tomorrow's vision of how that dystopia works (our own, ratcheted up a few more levels) sometimes feels politically iffy.
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It has ratcheted up pressure on opponents by disqualifying a prominent leader from running for office and by detaining other critics.
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That speculation has ratcheted up considerably since brokerage giants Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade said last November that they would combine.
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Tensions between the two countries ratcheted up in early January after an American airstrike killed Iranian top military commander, Qasem Soleimani.
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However, China has dialed back its US LNG purchases in recent months as trade tensions have ratcheted up, according to ClipperData.
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Trump has consistently ratcheted up sanctions against Venezuela since his inauguration, and is reportedly considering directly targeting the country's oil industry.
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The attack on Bolsonaro, notorious for making racist, sexist and homophobic remarks, has ratcheted up tensions weeks ahead of the elections.
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Zuckerberg's charm offensive throughout the week comes as the government has ratcheted up its investigations into Facebook's size and market power.
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Aware of these risks, the government has ratcheted up capital controls since last year, making it much harder to move cash abroad.
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Since last year, the US has ratcheted up sanctions on Iran, making it ever more difficult for Tehran to sell its oil.
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So, as the investigations of her private email server have ratcheted up, critics keep saying that the other shoe may finally drop.
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There's also the Robert Mueller Russia Investigation and ongoing battles in Congress that will be ratcheted up thanks to those upcoming midterms.
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Earlier this month, tensions between Washington and Beijing ratcheted up even further when both sides hiked charges on their goods once again.
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Erdogan challenged the Saudis' official account and ratcheted up pressure on the Crown Prince while being careful not to implicate the King.
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Washington has also ratcheted up the pressure on global buyers of Iranian crude by demanding they completely cut-off the Islamic republic.
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Washington has also ratcheted up the pressure on global buyers of Iranian crude by demanding they completely cut-off the Islamic Republic.
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On a conference call to discuss the DoJ's filing—itself a response to Apple's response—Apple's Bruce Sewell ratcheted up the rhetoric.
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Moreover, with sanctions already ratcheted up high, Mr Trump and his successors will have limited diplomatic scope to get Iran to stop.
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The U.S. and China are locked in a protracted trade dispute, and both sides have ratcheted up the aggression in recent weeks.
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However, recently, tensions between the nuclear neighbors have ratcheted up and the treaty's strength has once again been put to the test.
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Monday's shooting down of a Syrian jet by the U.S. Navy, for example, has further ratcheted up tensions between Moscow and Washington.
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Trump then ratcheted up his rhetoric last week, saying his administration would consider an additional $100 billion in penalties on Chinese products.
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While he accused the North of "outlaw" behavior, he did not mention that President Donald Trump has ratcheted up his own rhetoric.
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Markets have ratcheted up the odds of a Canadian interest rate cut by year-end as Alberta's raging wildfires disrupt oil production.
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An exchange of fiery words between Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump also ratcheted up unease on the Korean peninsula.
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But Trump ratcheted up the criticism on Tuesday, appearing to encourage his supporters after they began chanting "lock her up" about Feinstein.
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But both sides have ratcheted up the shutdown rhetoric as they remain deeply divided over funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
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Eggs kejriwal, meanwhile, is simple and totally likable: a sunny-side-up egg on toast ratcheted up by a green-chile chutney.
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But volatility returned to the market as President Donald Trump ratcheted up trade tensions between the U.S. and some its key partners.
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He is best known for co-authoring the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 85033, which ratcheted up reporting requirements for publicly traded companies.
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A massive shortage of food-grade carbon dioxide (CO23) has ratcheted up fears of disruption to Europe's meat and fizzy drink supplies.
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As dollars flooded college sports over the past two decades, and coaches began to earn more and more, expectations were ratcheted up.
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Factory activity declined in August as U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up tariffs on imports from China, and China retaliated in kind.
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"The whole industry is kind of on a moving train, where the quality and expectations are regularly getting ratcheted up," David says.
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This ratcheted up the response from the crowd, and people began throwing things — pocket change clanged off the car and struck officers.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson ratcheted up Britain's attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus on Monday, announcing strict curbs on ordinary life.
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The conflict in Parliament underscores larger tensions that have ratcheted up in the country since Sirisena swapped prime ministers on October 26.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson ratcheted up Britain's attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus on Monday, announcing strict curbs on ordinary life.
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Trump has ratcheted up his midterm campaigning recently, holding seven events in seven states in the last two and a half weeks.
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VLCC freight rates for key crude oil supply routes to Asia have surged since the U.S. ratcheted up sanctions in recent months.
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At the same time, trade frictions with Europe over tariffs, airplane subsidies, digital taxes and the World Trade Organization have ratcheted up.
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In the days since the Soleimani strike, both Iran and the US ratcheted up their actions and rhetoric amid historically high tensions.
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"What's changed is the tariffs that were ratcheted up in May have started to really inflict pain on both sides," said Clifton.
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Trump and North Korea have ratcheted up their rhetoric in recent days as the nation continues to expand its nuclear weapons program.
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Saudi Arabia reportedly ratcheted up crude shipments to global markets by almost 400,000 to 7.6 million barrels per day (bpd) last month.
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The same city council then repealed the tax just weeks later, as Amazon and other big business groups ratcheted up the pressure.
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The party has ratcheted up the requirements to participate in the debates, which mandate that they demonstrate mettle in fundraising and polling.
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While those high-profile incidents ratcheted up the pressure both in Mexico and from the U.S, cartel violence is a daily occurrence.
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The criticism ratcheted up over the weekend after ABC reporter Brian Ross botched a report on former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) ratcheted up her trust-busting message today in calling for the breakup of Amazon, Google and Facebook.
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Ahead of the midterm elections, Trump has ratcheted up both his rhetoric and policy proposals on immigration issues, zeroing in on the caravans.
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People were there to see the show and it was before the rhetoric that we've come to know today had really ratcheted up.
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The tension between this domestic production surge and the strength of import demand was ratcheted up over the first part of this year.
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Thursday's meeting comes as the Trump administration makes a number of maneuverings in the Middle East that have ratcheted up tensions with Iran.
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Leaders argued that the more time is needed for committee investigations to continue, but they also ratcheted up their attacks on the president.
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When I first saw the piece last fall, in a tiny studio apartment in Bed Stuy, the intensity was ratcheted up to eleven.
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But, a rapid decline in sentiment and weak demand from abroad has ratcheted up the pressure for policymakers to unveil even more stimulus.
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There are times when the plot strains credulity, but that's easy enough to overlook when the suspense has been ratcheted up this high.
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The big picture: Since withdrawing from the nuclear deal last May, the U.S. has steadily ratcheted up economic and political pressure on Iran.
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Tensions ratcheted up after the election results were in, as the leading contender was detained and the government cut access to social media.
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The United States has already ratcheted up the pressure on Turkey by halting delivery of equipment related to the F-35 stealth fighter.
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But the cave system is already partially flooded, and heavy rainstorms are approaching, which has ratcheted up the pressure to perform a rescue.
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Go deeper: Read about how drama over the Russia probe is just one place where tech is facing ratcheted up pressure in Washington.
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Abe, whose country was a big importer of Iranian oil until Trump ratcheted up sanctions, urged all sides not to let tensions increase.
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The United States has ratcheted up sanctions against Iran this month, revoking waivers that had permitted some countries to continue buying Iranian oil.
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Intensity ratcheted up this week with NBC News' exclusive report that the FBI was scrutinizing Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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It's hard to imagine officer safety increasing simply because the punishments for harming officers get ratcheted up; particularly when they are already severe.
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Overall, investors have been pulling billions out of European stocks and shifting into U.S. stocks in recent weeks as trade tensions ratcheted up.
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Instead, Trump has ratcheted up his attacks on the media and took aim on Twitter at some Democrats targeted by the package bombs.
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Bell also held out on 2017 training camp for similar reasons, but this year ratcheted up his ante by sitting out of games.
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Tensions have ratcheted up as China has reclaimed land in massive dredging operations, turning sandbars into islands equipped with airfields, ports and lighthouses.
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Uber and Didi ratcheted up competition starting last year, spending increasing amounts of money to subsidize drivers and expand into more Chinese cities.
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In 2900, when President Obama ratcheted up U.S. sanctions against Iran, oil exports dropped by 220006 percent, and GDP fell by 2202 percent.
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Krebs insisted Tuesday that the department has "really ratcheted up the resources" to conduct the rigorous assessments before the general elections in November.
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Talk of a Winfrey campaign ratcheted up Sunday night after she delivered an emotional speech at the Golden Globes about sexual harassment victims.
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Sanders then ratcheted up the rhetoric by declaring that Clinton is unqualified to be president due to her acceptance of special interest money.
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Their employees and customers have ratcheted up the pressure to take a stand against the new president—and it seems to be working.
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HOUSE GOP ORDERS SUBPOENAS FOR DEM AGS: House Republicans significantly ratcheted up their fight with Democratic attorneys general Wednesday over Exxon Mobil Corp.
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His recollection of Ms. Wilson's appearance at the dedication of the F.B.I. building was highly inaccurate, and only ratcheted up the political tensions.
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The egg industry has ratcheted up prices in response to short supplies and heavy demand from panic-buying consumers during the coronavirus outbreak.
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It was the Obama administration that first accused Russia of violating the treaty in 2014 as the crisis in Ukraine ratcheted up tensions.
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Doing so would have significantly ratcheted up tension between the United States and China; however, its status remained unchanged largely for technical reasons.
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Tensions with Russia have recently ratcheted up, especially after Russian ships opened fire on and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels late last month.
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The veiled threat, broadcast over state-run news media this week as President Trump ratcheted up his trade war against Beijing, was clear.
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But the fact is, with each and every round of this conflict, the stakes have been ratcheted up and the positions have hardened.
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Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, acknowledged that even ratcheted-up measures were unlikely to change Mr. Kim's behavior.
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It has ratcheted up already-high tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with market participants increasingly concerned about the prospect of retaliatory action.
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In the days since the Soleimani strike, both Iran and the US have ratcheted up their actions and rhetoric amid historically high tensions.
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However, the rhetoric has been ratcheted up well beyond normal levels, raising fears that a miscalculation by either side could have massive repercussions.
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There comes a click, in romantic movies, when the link between the central couple is ratcheted up from the fortuitous to the intimate.
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The calls to mergers and acquisitions bankers have ratcheted up this summer, according to more than five advisers who were contacted by clients.
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As Iraq's leader, he has been caught between Iran, its neighbor, and the United States as the two have ratcheted up their confrontations.
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The administration has in recent months ratcheted up its efforts to curb the number of legal and illegal immigrants coming into the country.
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He again denied that Iran was involved in weekend attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, which dramatically ratcheted up tensions in the region.
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The two episodes have ratcheted up tensions between India and Pakistan, breaking down diplomatic relations and sparking a wave of jingoism across India.
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This guessing game was ratcheted up considerably after the sale of Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" for $450.3 million at Christie's last month.
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As attendance and international attention have waned in recent weeks, Hamas has ratcheted up its activities, creating special units to expand the protests.
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"Instead, the result will likely be more of what we've experienced over the past few decades as regulations have ratcheted up," he said.
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It ratcheted up the suspense of the nascent Democratic contest; it underscored the difficulty of figuring out the toughest adversary for Donald Trump.
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The Art of Self-Defense is a fascinating work that feels at times like live theater, with dramatic tension ratcheted up to 11.
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There was an 'authoritarian streak' in both Blair and Brown, who 'ratcheted up coercion' because of 'their failure to make real economic improvements'.
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The center identified 34 anti-Muslim groups, whose anger ratcheted up late in 8743 after the terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif.
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Trump ratcheted up tensions with China on Thursday, telling reporters that tariffs on Chinese goods could be raised by another $300 billion if necessary.
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Many of China's lenders have launched wealth management subsidiaries as Beijing ratcheted up its tightening of the way funds from WMPs could be invested.
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But the problem we have now is that this has been ratcheted up to a point where we&aposre talking about thousands of kids.
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The case against Huawei has ratcheted up tensions between Beijing and Washington as the world's two economic powers try to close a trade deal.
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On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump and his top trade adviser ratcheted up their criticism of the central bank's monetary tightening, raising investor anxiety.
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And for airports around the world, it ratcheted up tension at a time when they were already under intense criticism about their security practices.
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Tensions between the United States and North Korea have ratcheted up after the sixth and most powerful nuclear test conducted by Pyongyang on Sept.
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By the end of the tune, the band had ratcheted up to a heroic exertion, prompting a full-throated cheer from the capacity crowd.
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Tensions ratcheted up again in Nicaragua last week after a U.S. citizen who was arrested last year was killed in a shooting in prison.
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Reports that the United States is considering pulling out of its trade deal with South Korea has also ratcheted up tensions with the country.
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Tensions ratcheted up in recent weeks, following attacks on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz that the U.S. alleges were executed by Iran.
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In order to show the the brutal realities of this new prison landscape, Orange Is the New Black ratcheted up violence against its inmates.
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That political tension ratcheted up following recent reports about the cramped and derelict conditions for children and adult migrants being held in U.S. facilities.
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Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN)Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have once again ratcheted up as South Korea responds to its northern neighbor's latest antagonism.
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Trump and his top advisers have ratcheted up their pronouncements on the issue, warning that the window to stop North Korea is quickly vanishing.
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It ratcheted up claims that Trump has made for weeks and has intensified in recent days that the election is being rigged against him.
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Asian currencies have been hard hit the past two weeks as the Trump administration has ratcheted up its call for more tariffs against China.
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Many of China's lenders have launched wealth management subsidiaries as Beijing ratcheted up its tightening of the way funds from WMPs could be invested.
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Trump ratcheted up his warnings to North Korea on Saturday, suggesting that it "won't be around much longer" if it continues its provocative rhetoric.
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Every muscle in my body was flexed and hard against him, against my bonds, the pressure ratcheted up tight and hot in my midsection.
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Regional tensions, already high following the diplomatic dispute, ratcheted up further after militants attacked targets in Tehran on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people.
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Fasten your seatbelts, South Asia: The baseline of what counts as a strike, as well as the counterstrike to expect, has been ratcheted up.
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In response, some Jews have ratcheted up their observance of tznius as a way to draw a brighter line and to spread their beliefs.
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Accu-Swiss doesn't use imported steel, but the tariffs have ratcheted up the demand for domestic steel, making it harder to find and afford.
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If there was no catastrophe in the first year, the possibility of one in the second was ratcheted up, from North Korea to Iran.
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Over the past eight years, Obama's EPA has slowly ratcheted up environmental restrictions on air and water pollution from coal plants and mining activities.
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Pilots at American Airlines, which began asking for simulators when they started flying the planes, ratcheted up their requests after the Lion Air crash.
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The administration's efforts to block China's technology industry from the U.S. ratcheted up when it limited Huawei's ability to buy products from American suppliers.
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Trump has ratcheted up tariffs on China to force the world's second-largest economy to cut a better trade deal with the United States.
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Tensions between Iran and the United States have ratcheted up since 2018, most recently over an U.S. attack that killed a top Iranian general.
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Qasem Soleimani, significantly ratcheted up tensions between Iran and the US, though the prospect of further military confrontation appears to have abated for now.
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Karen Schenone, U.S. iShares investment strategist, has seen investors move into safer investments as talk of nuclear war with North Korea has ratcheted up.
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While Trump initially suggested he'd remain "neutral" in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he ratcheted up his commitment to Israel later on in the campaign.
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U.S.-Iran tensions have ratcheted up in recent days, following a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad's International Airport that killed Iran's leading general, Qasem Soleimani.
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As Wall Street trading operations have grown increasingly electronic and automated, banks have ratcheted up the competition for top quantitative and data-science talent.
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He again denied that Iran was involved in attacks this month on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, which dramatically ratcheted up tensions in the region.
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The BIS paper found that the presence of zombie firms has "ratcheted up" since the late 25s -- a period of stubbornly low interest rates.
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The incident ratcheted up an already risky situation: Syrian rebels fighting alongside Turkish troops clashed with pro-government forces working with Russian air cover.
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Since Kim Jong Un stepped up weapons tests in 2017, the United Nations has ratcheted up sanctions and China has been enforcing them vigilantly.
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By slapping new tariffs on Chinese goods Monday, President Donald Trump ratcheted up a policy that has so far failed to resonate with voters.
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Tensions have ratcheted up as North Korea has conducted two new tests since the month began, declaring they were crucial for its nuclear program.
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The United Nations and the United States ratcheted up sanctions on North Korea when it conducted repeated nuclear and ballistic missile tests in 2017.
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After the yuan's stumble, the U.S. Treasury Department ratcheted up tensions by determining for the first time since 1994 that China was manipulating its currency.
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European stocks traded lower Friday as trade fears ratcheted up, while Brexit talks between the U.K. Conservative government and main opposition Labour Party broke down.
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This is my first time making the flight out to Spain with my MWC-tested colleagues, so my excitement is already ratcheted up to 11.
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In response, the Republican nominee has ratcheted up his rhetoric that the media, and even fellow Republicans, are working against him in a coordinated conspiracy.
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And then all that weight will cause the bridge to sink a little, so it'll need to be ratcheted up a bit by the cables.
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The sharp fall in products inventories comes even as refineries ratcheted up activity in what is typically the season when refiners start to do maintenance.
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Washington (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden ratcheted up US rhetoric on Moscow Wednesday night, for the first time calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a 'dictator.
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Christopher Hooton, The Independent: Almost certainly in response to the bullish new real world president, President Underwood's ruthless and disruptive nature has been ratcheted up.
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The company is also revealing plans to expand to another 150 cities and towns, having ratcheted up 2 million rides in eight months since launching.
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Washington ratcheted up pressure for trade concessions from Beijing this week by proposing a higher 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
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Five days later, Pyongyang again ratcheted up tensions by testing a rocket engine, one which showed "meaningful" signs of progress, according to South Korean officials.
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The news ratcheted up tensions in the volatile region, already home to messy territorial disputes, with a senior Japanese cabinet member labeling China's actions unacceptable.
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The news ratcheted up tensions in the volatile region, already home to messy territorial disputes, with a senior Japanese Cabinet member labeling China's actions unacceptable.
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A carbon tax that can be steadily ratcheted up over time is analogous to giving Congress a card to an ATM machine with no limits.
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So far, Trump has avoided matching the harsher language, as he did for most of last year as tensions ratcheted up between himself and Kim.
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The vote is non-binding and May has made no pledge to resign over it, but the pressure will be ratcheted up should she lose.
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But the evidence from other industries in which intellectual property protections have been ratcheted up in the name of innovation offers a decidedly mixed picture.
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This year, he ratcheted up his opposition, writing "Conscience of a Conservative," a book that excoriated Mr Trump and his effect on the Republican Party.
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In 2012, police once again ratcheted up their patrols in the area, culminating in six separate court cases against a total of 25 marijuana sellers.
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Biden has ratcheted up his criticism of Trump in recent days, accusing the president of "fanning the flames" of white supremacy and lacking moral leadership.
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"As we expected, Israel has ratcheted up airstrikes against Iranian targets, seeking to thwart the establishment of Revolutionary Guard bases throughout Syria," its analysts said.
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Tensions ratcheted up a notch several weeks ago when Saudi Arabia accused Iran of being behind a ballistic missile attack carried out by Houthi militias.
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This came at an important time for Trump, given attacks on his authenticity as a conservative have been ratcheted up by Ted Cruz and others.
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Trump's recent decision not to exempt allies Canada, Mexico, and the European Union from those metals tariffs ratcheted up global trade tensions and sparked retaliation.
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The leadership can still divert criticism by blaming the U.S., though so far, it has not ratcheted up anti-American propaganda beyond the usual volume.
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But later that day, Chief Scott ratcheted up the investigation, describing Mr. Carmody as a "co-conspirator" in the purported "theft" of the police report.
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As cases ratcheted up in the city and I girded against potential coronavirus infection, I decided to grab a cheap flight back sooner than planned.
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Pressure on the family was ratcheted up considerably in January, when Mr. Schmidt began an attention-grabbing media and online campaign demanding the painting's return.
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President Donald Trump has ratcheted up the pressure on his own attorney general in recent days, publicly criticizing Sessions in multiple interviews, messages and forums.
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Sellers have to work increasingly quickly to put merchandise up for sale, as news cycles have grown shorter and competition between merchants has ratcheted up.
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Tomorrow in The Hill: Between the executive order and the spending plan, the White House has ratcheted up its assault on the EPA this week.
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Tensions with Iran were ratcheted up considerably in recent weeks after Trump authorized an airstrike in Iraq that killed Iran's top military commander Qassem Soleimani.
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Tensions have ratcheted up as North Korea has conducted two new engine tests since the month began, declaring they were crucial for its nuclear program.
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Social media companies have been struggling with how to police speech on their platforms for years, but the pressure has ratcheted up in recent months.
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MbZ has long espoused a hard line against Qatar and Iran, which seems to be rubbing off on MbS, who has ratcheted up the rhetoric.
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McDonough's comments come as President Trump has ratcheted up the rhetoric surrounding the federal probe into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
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Tension in Iran's relations with the United States and other Mideast powers has increased since Trump left the Iran deal and ratcheted up the sanctions.
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Tensions have escalated between the United States and Venezuela as Washington has ratcheted up pressure against the government of Maduro, which it says is illegitimate.
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In the last 48 hours, he's ratcheted up his rhetoric against Robert Mueller's team of investigators, calling them thugs and comparing their actions to McCarthyism.
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The pair and their surrogates have ratcheted up those arguments in recent days as polls show Trump poised to deliver a potentially knockout win in Indiana.
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Mistry ratcheted up his battle versus the $100 billion salt-to-software conglomerate by filing a petition with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday.
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In the latest poll, 64 percent of investors said they would move to underweight on the sector if anti-trust, tax and privacy regulations ratcheted up.
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HARDLINERS The Trump administration has ratcheted up sanctions this month, effectively ordering all countries to halt all purchases of Iranian oil or face their own sanctions.
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It came as President Donald Trump ratcheted up a drawn-out trade dispute between the world's two-largest economies by threatening further tariffs on Chinese goods.
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China has ratcheted up its threats against the U.S. in state media and is preparing to hike tariffs on $60 billion in U.S. goods on Saturday.
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Huawei releasing a consumer speaker would have only ratcheted up those concerns and amplified the possibility of the Chinese government using Huawei's devices for surveillance purposes.
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Tensions have ratcheted up in the region as China has reclaimed land in massive dredging operations, turning sandbars into islands equipped with airfields, ports and lighthouses.
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Trump has steadily ratcheted up his criticism of the Fed and Powell, who was handpicked by the president in late 2017 to head the central bank.
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CEOs became less optimistic about the U.S. economy as the Trump administration ratcheted up trade tensions with key partners, according to the latest Business Roundtable survey.
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Trump has ratcheted up his criticism of China's massive trade surplus with the United States - $34.6 billion in September - calling it "embarrassing" and "horrible" last week.
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Abe, whose country was a big importer of Iranian oil until Washington ratcheted up sanctions, urged all sides not to let tensions in the area escalate.
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Over the past few years China has also ratcheted up its environmental standards, pressuring factory owners to invest in more modern facilities or shut up shop.
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Khouri initially wanted Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand as the leadsAfter Ridley Scott got involved, the names considered for the starring roles ratcheted up a bit.
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But after Ryan announced on Monday that he won't campaign for Trump in the final month of the election, Trump's criticism of Ryan has ratcheted up.
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The IFT has ratcheted up antitrust scrutiny against America Movil, ordering the firm to separate part of its network infrastructure into a new entity in March.
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But national security experts have cautioned that Trump's belligerent language about the situation has ratcheted up tensions to unprecedented levels, rendering a DMZ visit overly provocative.
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As Democratic interest in the whistleblower has waned, the Republican push to unmask the person has ratcheted up, raising questions about what Republicans hope to gain.
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When you take a series of steps that ratchet up tensions, you shouldn't be surprised when the intelligence tells you 'hey, tensions have been ratcheted up'.
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The debate surrounding admitting refugees into the U.S. has ratcheted up as the Trump administration cracks down on who it says are allowed into the country.
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With media coverage dominated by the recent surge in right-wing violence and the expectations of a Democratic "blue wave," he has ratcheted up his rhetoric.
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The White House and Senate Democrats have ratcheted up the pressure on Grassley in recent days in hopes that he might be shamed into holding hearings.
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The Chinese currency has been in a downward spiral in recent weeks as the dispute over trade and Chinese investment into U.S. companies has ratcheted up.
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The deal, which was announced in October, comes at a time when speedy approvals of generics by U.S. regulators have ratcheted up competition in the sector.
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Tensions over Huawei ratcheted up late last year when the company's chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada, at the request of U.S. officials.
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But in recent months, Beijing has ratcheted up its already strict internet controls, and such an approach to managing the web takes its toll on companies.
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Increasingly tight control of the news media, ratcheted up after each such tragedy, has done little to dissipate this distrust and may even have aggravated it.
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The United Nations and the United States ratcheted up sanctions on North Korea when it undertook a series of nuclear and ballistic missile tests in 2017.
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Hicks: He had taken the measure of mainstream culture and found it both hypersexual and antiseptic, so he ratcheted up the bluntness, the strangeness, the ambiguity.
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The Fed, though, has signaled that it's closely watching the trade dynamics and ratcheted up tensions could be enough of a catalyst for another rate cut.
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The United States and its allies have ratcheted up sanctions against North Korea in a bid to pressure the country to give up its nuclear ambitions.
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Soleimani's killing, at an airport in Baghdad, has ratcheted up tensions in the region, stoking fears of a military clash between the United States and Iran.
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But as the weeks passed and the anti-gene-editing rhetoric ratcheted up on social media, she despaired that public sentiment was turning against the cows.
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That ratcheted up the pressure to buy life insurance, since I wanted to know they could spend time together if I died, without worrying about finances.
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After I spoke to Khan, hostilities between India and Pakistan ratcheted up further; on Thursday, fighting across the border in Kashmir left three Pakistani soldiers dead.
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"I was just, like, all over Edinburgh being swung over here, ratcheted up over there, or thrown into a mattress in a different part," she laughed.
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The Palestinian leadership has ratcheted up its criticism of Israel and the US since President Donald Trump's controversial announcement that Washington recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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Trump has also ratcheted up tensions by tying the suspension of new U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs for Canada and Mexico to a successful NAFTA renegotiation.
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Maduro remains deadlocked in a political standoff with opposition leader Juan Guaidó and his backers in Washington, who have ratcheted up pressure to force his ouster.
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However, probability has risen in recent days that a total of four hikes could be approved this year, and multiple economists have ratcheted up their forecasts.
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" In fact, on Saturday at a rally in Nevada, Trump ratcheted up the scare tactics by hysterically declaring that Democrats are an "angry, ruthless, unhinged mob.
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President Trump has recently ratcheted up his rhetoric toward news outlets, often invoking the term "fake news" and launching attacks on Twitter and at public appearances.
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After I spoke to Khan, hostilities between India and Pakistan ratcheted up further; on Thursday, fighting across the border in Kashmir left three Pakistani soldiers dead.
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It had been a febrile, tense encounter — Colombia equalized in the dying seconds of normal time — and the penalty shootout only ratcheted up the stress levels.
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South Korea's announcement on Thursday that it would abandon the accord drew a swift protest from Tokyo and ratcheted up the neighbors' feud over history and trade.
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The company's comments came one day after Coach said it has ratcheted up promotions at outlets, and as both brands are working to wean shoppers off discounts.
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The move ratcheted up antitrust measures against America Movil, which has long been dominant in Mexico and is Latin America's largest telecommunications company by number of subscribers.
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Tensions between Japan and China have ratcheted up over the past year as China challenges Japanese control of the Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyus.
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The numbers ratcheted up in recent days after the Trump administration took steps to silence arms of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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At the time of its announcement, these companies were raking in cash from rising prices as the post-2008 recession spending boom ratcheted up, particularly in China.
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The increasingly gloomy outlook comes after the United States ratcheted up the trade war with China and sparred with other major trading partners, including Mexico and India.
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CAVUTO: What do you make -- I think it was ratcheted up a little bit today to go after in this case the Chinese for investing in technology.
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Under CEO Masahiro Okafuji, widely seen as a strong and charismatic leader, Itochu has diversified aggressively into non-resource related businesses and ratcheted up robust profit growth.
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U.S. sanctions have slashed exports from Venezuela and Iran, Libya's production is threatened by renewed fighting, and tensions between Iran and the United States have ratcheted up.
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The move comes as activists have ratcheted up pressure on WWF to deliver a "far stronger" response to the "extremely serious allegations" than it has so far.
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RATE CUT BETS GROW As trade tensions re-emerged, weak U.S. data ratcheted up market expectations of the Federal Reserve would cut U.S. interest rates this year.
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Sterling rose sharply with interior minister, Theresa May, set to become Britain's prime minister on Wednesday, easing political tensions that had ratcheted up after the Brexit vote.
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Global equities slumped to a more than five-week low after U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up trade tensions with China ahead of a high-stakes negotiation.
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This year, This Is Us looks ahead to its make-or-break sophomore season, and even as the expectations have ratcheted up, the cast continues to deliver.
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Total and other European energy giants began pulling out of Iran in 2008 as the international community ratcheted up sanctions on the country over its nuclear program.
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The House Financial Services and Intelligence Committees ratcheted up their investigation into the President's finances, delivering subpoenas on Monday to Deutsche Bank and several other major banks.
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After the alcohol settled in, and the tension and expectations had been ratcheted up to Super Bowl-like levels, Frank led Ernest out into the dining room.
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Trump has recently ratcheted up his complaints that the election is "rigged" against him amid poll numbers suggesting he is likely to lose the election in November.
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The accusations have ratcheted up tensions in a country whose six decades of independence have been marked by long periods of military rule, coups and secessionist wars.
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After the Orlando, Florida, shooting that killed 49 people and wounded 53 more at a gay nightclub [nL1N19L1WH], gun-control proponents ratcheted up pressure for meaningful legislation.
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His comments came after increased international scrutiny against Chinese telecommunications giant Technologies Co Ltd , who has been caught in the cross-fire as trade tensions ratcheted up.
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The Trump Administration last week froze all Venezuelan government assets in the United States and U.S. officials ratcheted up threats against companies that do business with Venezuela.
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The Trump administration last week froze all Venezuelan government assets in the United States and U.S. officials ratcheted up threats against companies that do business with Venezuela.
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Since taking office, Trump has ratcheted up his criticism of European defense spending, insisting the U.S. shoulders too much of the financial burden for keeping Europe safe.
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By raising the prospect of potholes going unfixed and construction workers being laid off, Mr. Christie ratcheted up the pressure on state lawmakers to reach an agreement.
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The book's tension is ratcheted up by a timebomb B-plot starring a bunch of enterprising raptors that manage to stowaway on a ship to the mainland.
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The Security Council first imposed sanctions on Pyongyang in 2006 and ratcheted up the measures in response to five nuclear tests and two long-range missile launches.
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And in authoritarian societies, repression will have to be ratcheted up to heights we have not been recently used to see, to keep a clamp on protest.
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Warren has ratcheted up her criticisms of Sanders, taking an eyebrow-raising swipe at her fellow progressive on Saturday night, after the South Carolina results came in.
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And as the market has slid lately, he has ratcheted up his criticism of the Federal Reserve's plan to raise interest rates as economic growth remains strong.
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But she clearly ratcheted up her passion and rhetoric over it when faced with the Sanders insurgency, according to Dave Hopkins, a political scientist at Boston College.
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While Trump's move on Tuesday ratcheted up regional tensions and widened a rift with U.S. allies in Europe, no one is predicting an American invasion of Iran.
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Abbas ratcheted up his criticism of the U.S. and Israel after Trump's decision to upend decades of foreign policy precedent by officially recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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Britain's draft deal to leave the European Union ratcheted up tensions yesterday: Several cabinet officials resigned, and a serious threat to Prime Minister Theresa May's leadership emerged.
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But in recent months, the North has ratcheted up its bellicose rhetoric, effectively undermining much of the good will it has built up through such cultural exchanges.
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Tensions between China and the U.S. ratcheted up several notches over the weekend as Washington sent a warship into the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
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When the US military withdrew in 2011, the Shia-led government of former prime minister Nuri al-Maliki ratcheted up a vicious campaign targeting the Sunni population.
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The Trump administration ratcheted up pressure for trade concessions from Beijing this week by proposing a higher 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.
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E-Trade for its part is upping efforts across several business lines, including getting "more aggressive" in marketing and sales as competition has ratcheted up, Pizzi said.
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Tensions surrounding North Korea's missile tests have ratcheted up throughout the summer as Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in a war of words.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Merkel said that the EU had to secure an ambitious trade deal with the U.S., but expectations should not be ratcheted up too high.
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The Trump administration has steadily ratcheted up economic pressure on Iran since leaving the 2015 international pact that constrained its nuclear program in exchange for economic relief.
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Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have ratcheted up over the past year amid advances in the isolated Asian country's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
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Gabriel ratcheted up tensions with Beijing ahead of the trip with 60 business executives by putting the brakes on the latest Chinese takeovers of German technology companies.
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Both sides have ratcheted up tariffs on one another, though tensions seem to have eased in recent weeks ahead of the next round of negotiations in October.
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The delays caused by all the legal wrangling have ratcheted up tensions in a country still recovering from decades of civil war that killed tens of thousands.
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There's also a third reason: Ever since 280, Sweden has levied a tax on nuclear power that recently got ratcheted up to nearly 22050 cent per kWh.
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After withdrawing the US in 2018 from an international agreement that exchanged an easing of sanctions for curbs on Iran&aposs nuclear program, Trump ratcheted up sanctions.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — China has ratcheted up the pressure on Taiwan, an island democracy that it views as a breakaway province, by deploying a new tool: civilian airliners.
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The 2016 elections ratcheted up the number of complaints by all parties, yet there is heated disagreement about the nature of the problem — let alone potential solutions.
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On Wednesday, the Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on Maduro to step down by recognizing Guaido, head of the opposition-controlled National Assembly congress, as interim president.
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McCain further ratcheted up pressure on McConnell Sunday, sending a letter to the majority leader asking him to allow for a Senate select committee to probe Russian hacking.
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But Trump's sudden threat has ratcheted up tensions again, and investors are worrying about what an all-out trade war would mean for businesses and the global economy.
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This collapse has ratcheted up the pressure on OPEC and its allied partners to orchestrate another round of production cuts at its final meeting of the calendar year.
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The initial consultations on Capitol Hill came as progressive, pro-choice activists ratcheted up their rhetoric, saving the conservative justice&aposs appointment could directly cause women to die.
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In recent days, the government has issued two new travel alerts for citizens heading to the US, while state media has ratcheted up its fiery anti-American rhetoric.
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Trump's fellow Republicans in Congress this week ratcheted up efforts to fight the investigation after Trump on Monday urged them to get tougher on the Democrats leading it.
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Trump ratcheted up tensions on Friday with a series of tweets that said he was ordering U.S. companies to look at ways to close their operations in China.
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The Trump administration in early August froze all Venezuelan government assets in the United States and U.S. officials ratcheted up threats against companies that do business with Venezuela.
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Strong data out of the United States soothed some fears of an economic slowdown that ratcheted up market expectations of an interest rate cut in the coming months.
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The chants continued as fans made their way into the arena, and the cheers ratcheted up significantly when the first two teams made their way to the stage.
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However, the White House has ratcheted up pressure on Europe recently, threatening tariffs on $4 billion of additional EU goods amid a long-running dispute over aircraft subsidies.
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Like Ms Le Pen and Mr Hofer, they have adopted techniques from their counterparts in other countries, and ratcheted up pressure on mainstream parties to back their positions.
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Tension ratcheted up earlier this month, when Gianaris was nominated to a state panel set to vote in 2020 on whether to approve the financial terms for Amazon.
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Pompeo on Thursday ratcheted up Washington's rhetoric, telling Fox Business Network that European allies that use Huawei for critical infrastructure might find themselves excluded from U.S. intelligence sharing.
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His comments came after increased international scrutiny of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, which has been caught in the cross-fire as trade tensions ratcheted up.
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His comments came after increased international scrutiny of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd , which has been caught in the cross-fire as trade tensions ratcheted up.
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In the emerging war of pets versus home robots, things have now ratcheted up from furry-faced consternation over mechanical invaders to fighting back using paw and snout.
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They were confronted by shouting counterprotesters as tensions ratcheted up and a large group of law enforcement officers, including members of the state police, set up police lines.
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Trump has taken a hardline stance against North Korea since he took office in January, but the rogue regime has ratcheted up, not calmed down, its missile tests.
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Cruz and Marco Rubio have ratcheted up their attacks on the Republican frontrunner in recent weeks, as the prospect of Trump winning the nomination grows ever more likely.
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A series of weapons tests by North Korea and a string of increasingly bellicose exchanges between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have ratcheted up tensions.
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Following the announcement that Miranda will depart his role as Alexander Hamilton in July, ticket prices on third-party sites have ratcheted up to a $1,500 starting point.
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In the last year, ICE has ratcheted up its detentions of immigrants who have lived in the United States for years, even if they have no criminal record.
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Republican nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up rhetoric on the issue as he called Obama and Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton the "co-founders" of Islamic State.
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North Korea ratcheted up tensions in the region last week with the launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific.
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US-Iranian tensions have ratcheted up in recent weeks, with the U.S. deploying a carrier strike group to the Persian Gulf in response to unspecified threats from Iran.
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross, foreground, is in Beijing for trade talks after Washington ratcheted up tensions with a new threat of tariff hikes on Chinese high-tech exports.
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Case in point is when the price of a used textbook was accidentally ratcheted up to $23-million when two pricing algorithms were left to their own devices.
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Turkey's already sliding currency has lost more than 40% of its value against the dollar this year, and 22% as tensions have ratcheted up over the past week.
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The arrival in May in New Hampshire of carfentanil — the elephant tranquilizer that is 10,000 times as potent as morphine — has also ratcheted up pressure on his office.
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" His remarks capped a week in which he ratcheted up complaints about Attorney General Jeff Sessions, casting some federal law enforcement officers as a "cancer on the country.
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So far, it has not ratcheted up anti-American propaganda beyond the usual volume nor encouraged protests or boycotts of the sort directed at Japan in the past.
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England's not known for having the world's best food, but when you're on the Queen Elizabeth taking a culinary tour of the British Isles, things get ratcheted up.
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The comments have drastically ratcheted up tensions ahead of an expected military response by the U.S. and European allies to Syria's alleged use of a banned chemical agent.
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WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr ratcheted up his criticisms of the special counsel's office and defended President Trump's actions in a wide-ranging interview broadcast on Friday.
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The actions ratcheted up the showdown between the executive and legislative branches, as Mr. Trump and his administration continued to resist the Democrats' oversight efforts on multiple fronts.
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Health officials have steadily ratcheted up their warnings to the public, even as some in the Trump administration attempt to downplay the severity and impact of the virus.
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Mr. Trump's pointed remarks in urging China, Russia and other countries to help rein in the North came after his top aides had similarly ratcheted up their language.
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But tensions were ratcheted up when he refused to concede defeat, saying that the electoral commission had not properly addressed the opposition's grievances before officially announcing the winner.
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But the implications of that shift have profound implications in terms of the legality of an American action that has dramatically ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East.
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Even when casualties have ratcheted up to thousands over time, they have almost never been taken at the rate of more than a handful in a single day.
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It gave up some of those gains after disappointing earnings from automakers, but then it took a bigger wallop after Trump ratcheted up the tensions earlier this week.
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But most say the biggest risk to that is the U.S.-China trade war, which could be ratcheted up at any second by a tweet from President Trump.
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Washington has ratcheted up economic sanctions against Mr. Maduro's government, but it seems to have little appetite for a military intervention (or even for protecting Venezuelans seeking asylum).
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" At Tuesday's White House briefing, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders ratcheted up the confrontation further, accusing Corker of having "rolled out the red carpet for the Iran deal.
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North Korea's coal-intensive industries and manufacturing sectors have suffered as the UN Security Council ratcheted up the sanctions in response to years of nuclear tests by Pyongyang.
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Trade tensions between the world's two largest economies have ratcheted up significantly in the past weeks, putting pressure on both the U.S. and China to end the standoff.
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WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday ratcheted up its pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by targeting his son, also named Nicolas Maduro, with sanctions.
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Coming just over three years after another deadly burst at a Vale-linked dam in the same state, prosecutors and other authorities have ratcheted up pressure on the firm.
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Then there is the dispute in the South China Sea, particularly Beijing's continued building of man-made islands that has ratcheted up tensions with US allies in the region.
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In May Mr Trump ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese goods, and he has threatened to hit China with yet more duties if trade negotiators fail to resolve an impasse.
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E24 is just one week of the year, one that companies like Nintendo have placed less importance on, but Microsoft has ratcheted up what E23 means to the company.
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In response to his position, Delaney has ratcheted up the attacks on fellow candidates -- namely, Sanders, the Vermont liberal whose political views are significantly further left of Delaney's positions.
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The President ratcheted up his law and order rhetoric by parading victims of immigration crimes in the gallery, in a shameless act of exploitation designed to further mass incarceration.
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Investment also stumbled unexpectedly, suggesting China's economy is still struggling for better footing even as a sharp hike in U.S. tariffs on Friday ratcheted up pressure on its exporters.
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"Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States," President Donald Trump blasted on Twitter when the sanctions were further ratcheted up in August.
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But in the political space, especially in the age of social media, we're all engaged in constant grandstanding and the nastiness and division is ratcheted up all the time.
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The GOP front-runner has ratcheted up his rhetoric against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in recent weeks, calling her a "crooked" politician who is unqualified to be president.
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The Season 8 kickoff ratcheted up that dynamic in thrilling fashion, as forces marshal for the anticipated battle between the living and the undead legions of the Night King.
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Cernovich was invited by the Columbia University College Republicans to speak Monday night, however, protesters in the hall succeeded in multiple interruptions before demonstrators outside ratcheted up the tension.
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer also ratcheted up pressure for a bilateral trade pact with Tokyo, which has been in sporadic talks with Washington on cutting Japan's trade surplus.
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And then Amazon ratcheted up the stakes by rolling out a new service called Amazon Mom that offered huge discounts and free shipping on diapers and other baby supplies.
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Venezuela has ratcheted up its debt over the past few years, even as the country has been officially cut off from international credit markets and is facing U.S. sanctions.
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Background: China ratcheted up stimulus in 2018, including tax and fee cuts amounting to nearly $300 billion, and 5 separate cuts to banks' reserve requirement ratios to spur lending.
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She has since rebounded in popularity ratings by taking a tough stance against China, which has ratcheted up pressure on the self-governing island to reunite with the mainland.
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Despite some strong earnings reports, the midcap index found itself in the red as concerns over Brexit ratcheted up again, with consumer stocks and industrials leading the way lower.
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"The global community has expressed its view that North Korea really needs to stand down this program... In response to that, North Korea's rhetoric has ratcheted up," Tillerson said.
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The Republican presidential nominee called the international trade body a "disaster" and ratcheted up his anti-trade criticism in calling for the punishment of U.S. firms that move overseas.
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He has recently ratcheted up tension with China, courting controversy over weapon sales to Taiwan and testing waters around disputed islands -- not to mention his tough talk on trade.
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Last week's report on U.S. crude stockpiles showed a 1 million barrel decline, but refineries ratcheted up activity, again raising the specter of higher gasoline inventories, according to Kilduff.
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The pressure on her Iowa operation was ratcheted up even more on Tuesday when a CNN/WMUR New Hampshire poll found Clinton down by 27 points to Vermont Sen.
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The Pentagon last week ratcheted up rhetoric about China's militarization of islands in the South China Sea, even as the Trump administration presses China for cooperation on North Korea.
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Fearing national security implications, some members of Congress have ratcheted up efforts this year to cut off certain Chinese technology companies' access to the U.S. — namely Huawei and ZTE.
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The U.S. and China have already slapped tens of billions of dollars worth of tariffs on the other nation's products, and have since ratcheted up threats of further tariffs.
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Trump, responding aboard Air Force One, lashed out at Trudeau on Twitter, and the following morning his advisers Larry Kudlow and Peter Navarro ratcheted up the anti-Trudeau talk.
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In recent months Chen has ratcheted up security measures and sent phalanxes of armed paramilitary police and armored tanks rumbling through Hotan's streets in large-scale displays of force.
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Trade tensions between the U.S. and other countries have ratcheted up in recent weeks amid the tariffs from Trump, which have come over the objections of multiple Republican lawmakers.
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"The Sanders campaign can't throw the kind of statements out there, and your statements have gotten more ratcheted up as the secretary gets more and more delegates," Quinn said.
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The Trump administration ratcheted up its criticism of China in a report released by the White House on Tuesday detailing its claims of "economic aggression" by the Asian giant.
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Soon, the scientists had ratcheted up the length of the perfusions, from one hour to two or three, and Sestan found himself staring down a fresh and unusual dilemma.
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In a contrast from their performance last spring, small-cap stocks have dropped largely in line with their large-cap counterparts as U.S.-China trade tensions have ratcheted up.
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Washington ditched a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and five other countries, and has ratcheted up sanctions on Tehran, including imposing penalties on Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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North Korea ratcheted up its missile testing last year, and in September it carried out its most powerful of its six nuclear tests, prompting fresh sanctions on the country.
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The censorship system traces back to limits imposed on a handful of C.I.A. officials in the 1950s and has since ratcheted up to cover many more people and agencies.
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More recently, in 2014, Turkey suddenly ratcheted up a key central bank rate to 10 percent from 4.5 percent in order to stop a sell-off in the lira.
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President Trump ratcheted up his pressure on lawmakers to pass a healthcare plan Saturday with a threat to end key ObamaCare payments and cancel some of lawmakers' healthcare benefits.
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ICE, which was formed under the presidency of George W. Bush in 2003, has stirred protests as it ratcheted up deportation and family separation policies under President Donald Trump.
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The 2016 French champion and reigning Wimbledon champion ratcheted up the intensity in the second set and broke in the third game when a powerful return forced an error.
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Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric on the matter this week, saying that he had instructed the U.S. Trade Representative to consider additional tariffs on $100 billion in Chinese products.
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For instance, as tensions ratcheted up following North Korea's third nuclear test in 2013, two B-85033 bombers flying from the United States conducted mock bombing runs over Korea.
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Centrists mobilized quickly against the repeal-and-delay plan on Tuesday morning, even as President Trump and some of his conservative allies ratcheted up the pressure to pass it.
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President Trump on Tuesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against the government in North Korea, warning it will face "fire, fury and, frankly, power" if it threatens the United States.
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Drudge Report editor Matt Drudge on Wednesday ratcheted up his criticism of Stephen Bannon, calling him "schizophrenic" after explosive new comments from the the former White House chief strategist.
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President Trump on Friday ratcheted up sanctions with a new round against Iran's national bank while his advisers review a list of military targets for a potential retaliatory strike.
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Days after reaching a truce in the U.S.-China trade war, the U.S. government on Monday ratcheted up pressure on Europe in a long-running dispute over aircraft subsidies.
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President Donald Trump ratcheted up the economic pressure on the European Union over the weekend, threatening to turn allies into enemies at home and abroad with his trade pronouncements.
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Financial regulators have ratcheted up measures to curb house prices and tighten lending conditions for property investors, while the country's biggest banks have even raised mortgage rates for ordinary homebuyers.
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The tension ratcheted up further on Tuesday, when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled a planned meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to make a four-hour visit to Baghdad.
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Rick Scott has scheduled a business-recruitment trip to California next week and he's ratcheted up the effort by taking out radio ads blasting the Golden State's $0003 minimum wage.
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NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Trade tension between the United States and China ratcheted up again on Friday, pushing Treasury yields lower as traders sought safety in high-quality assets.
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Investors pivoted toward safer assets like government debt Friday after President Donald Trump moved to block Huawei from buying American technology, ratcheted up tensions between the globe's two largest economies.
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Meanwhile, the debate over whether college athletes should be able to profit from sponsorships and other money-making opportunities ratcheted up when California approved a law to allow the practice.
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Many retail investors have ended up on regional spot exchanges as commodity trading firms ratcheted up their sales pitch, with cold calls from sales representatives promising double-digit monthly returns.
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Despite the change of mood on Wednesday, investors have overall been pulling billions out of European stocks and shifting into U.S. stocks in recent weeks as trade tensions ratcheted up.
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The XLK technology ETF plummeted more than 4% last week, its worst of the year, after President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions with China through a threat of new tariffs.
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For example, if you aim to work to age 69 and withdraw 4 percent annually, the amount of money you are saving now should be ratcheted up by 80 percent.
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Trump has ratcheted up the rhetoric against the world's second largest economy in the last few week and has appointed China hawks into his administration, raising questions about his intents.
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The demonstrators set a series of bonfires in the streets, looted shops, and stacked up blocks of pavement to use as projectiles as tension between demonstrators and police ratcheted up.
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In the space of a fortnight, markets have ratcheted up their expectations for a rate hike in the euro area following comments from the ECB and other major central banks.
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Trump has ratcheted up his criticism of China's massive trade surplus with the United States - calling it "embarrassing" and "horrible" last week - and has accused Beijing of unfair trade practices.
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The announcement marked a remarkable turnaround in tensions after geopolitical uncertainty had been ratcheted up to unprecedented levels when the North carried out its largest-ever nuclear test last year.
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Republicans have launched probes into the allegations, demanding documents from the Justice Department in a feud that has ratcheted up tensions between the GOP and top federal law enforcement officials.
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Over the course of the last 18 months, he has often ratcheted up political and economic pressure before accepting a symbolic resolution, such as in his dealings with North Korea.
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Whether it's fears of a trade war with China, a confrontation with North Korea or what feels like chaos in his administration, Trump has ratcheted up fear in the markets.
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The war for young adviser talent has ratcheted up in a tight US labor market — and around a third of advisers industry-wide are seen retiring in the next decade.
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Trump has ratcheted up his rhetoric against Iran over its military activities and uranium enrichment, slapping sanctions on its government in the hopes of pressuring it to the negotiating table.
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But the outlook changed drastically on Thursday as Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric and suggested again that he is not willing to accept anything less than his $5 billion demand.
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ConocoPhillips last month ratcheted up its collection efforts by moving to depose officials from Citgo Petroleum, PDVSA's U.S. refining arm, arguing it had improperly claimed ownership of some PDVSA cargoes.
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross, second from left, is in Beijing for trade talks after Washington ratcheted up tensions with a new threat of tariff hikes on Chinese high-tech exports.
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Trump ratcheted up the tension during a news conference in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday night, warning Ryan he would pay "a big price" if he stood in Trump's way.
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But Mr. McCain softened his support for an immigration overhaul in the 2008 presidential primary and then ratcheted up his rhetoric on border security to survive a 2010 Senate primary.
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Even before Mr. Trump ratcheted up border enforcement, economic growth in Mexico and the aging of the country's population were reducing the flow of Mexican workers into the United States.
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"It ratcheted up the certainty of this being the issue, and we saw it as a real risk for our business," said Kevin Rabinovitch, global sustainability director for Mars Inc.
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The administration has consistently ratcheted up sanctions on Maduro while recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country's legitimate president, but Maduro has so far refused to budge from power.ADVERTISEMENTgoogletag.cmd.
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Trump's administration has ratcheted up economic pressure on Iran this year with sanctions to try to force it to renegotiate a 2015 pact with world powers limiting its nuclear program.
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Trump's administration has ratcheted up economic pressure on Iran this year with sanctions to try to force it to renegotiate a 2015 pact with world powers limiting its nuclear programme.
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Beijing (CNN)The US-China trade war ratcheted up yet again on Friday, with Beijing unveiling a new round of retaliatory tariffs on about $210 billion worth of US goods.
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Washington on Friday ratcheted up pressure on Iran, putting sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entities days after the White House put Tehran "on notice" over a ballistic missile test.
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"Alert levels for terror acts must be ratcheted up because of the momentum that's usually associated with the Christmas and New Year period for radical groups to act," he said.
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"In the intervening months the Iraqi government has done next to nothing to protect our facilities," and the militias have ratcheted up the scale and accuracy of the rocket attacks.
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Iran was just the latest example of a pattern of behavior in which the Trump administration acted boldly, ratcheted up a situation and then sought credit for extinguishing the crisis.
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Sterling rose sharply as Britain's interior minister, Theresa May, who is set to become Britain's prime minister on Wednesday, eased political tensions that had ratcheted up after the Brexit vote.
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There is a growing chorus insisting that Washington's policy against Iran has ratcheted up geopolitical tensions and could knock out up to 2 million barrels a day of Iran's exports.
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The U.S.-Iranian confrontation has ratcheted up since last year, when Trump withdrew from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers and reimposed sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy.
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The former South Carolina governor, who is Trump's voice at the U.N., has ratcheted up her rhetoric against North Korea in recent weeks amid continued missile tests from the country.
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The Bank of England (BOE) cut interest rates to 0.1% and ratcheted up its bond-buying program Thursday, in an effort to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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District attorneys in all five boroughs of New York City and in other counties, in coordination with state agencies, have ratcheted up efforts against wage theft in the construction industry.
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The dropped over 6.5 percent in May as President Trump ratcheted up trade war threats, the worst month for the stock market since December when the index dropped over 9 percent.
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The Warriors ratcheted up their defense on the final possession as Raptors' guard Kyle Lowry misfired on a corner three pointer at the buzzer that was well contested by Draymond Green.
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The vote was a rare legislative victory for U.S. abortion-rights advocates at a time when foes have ratcheted up the heat with the election of Trump and a conservative Congress.
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This collapse in prices has ratcheted up the pressure on OPEC and its allied partners to orchestrate a fresh round of production cuts at its final meeting of the calendar year.
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India has ratcheted up rhetoric against Pakistan, alarmed at an escalation of violence in the disputed region of Kashmir, including an attack on an army base there that killed 18 soldiers.
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Tata Sons' ousted chairman Cyrus Mistry ratcheted up his battle against the $100 billion software-to-salt conglomerate by launching legal proceedings on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter said.
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The case against Huawei, the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker, has ratcheted up tensions between Beijing and Washington as the world's top two economic powers try to negotiate a trade deal.
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The administration last month announced a long dormant section of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act would take effect on May 2 as it ratcheted up the pressure on Venezuela and Cuba .
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Thursday's attacks came as Shinzo Abe - prime minister of U.S. ally Japan, a big importer of Iranian oil until Washington ratcheted up sanctions - was visiting Tehran with a message from Trump.
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This one is a Southeastern Conference Western Division rivalry game that has only ratcheted up in intensity since former Tigers coach Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa and rebuilt a national power.
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Each nation has set its own emissions reduction goals, and each is developing its own policies for achieving them, with the idea that ambitions will be ratcheted up every few years.
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Jim Pratte has an MBA in finance and retired after a career selling computer hardware, but even the mention of Williams flushed his face red and ratcheted up his Texas twang.
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RELATIVELY PAINLESS EXIT Tension ratcheted up earlier this month, when Gianaris was nominated to a state panel set to vote in 2020 on whether to approve the financial terms for Amazon.
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Schwarzenegger, who's from the alternate universe where celebrity politicians are just a quirky novelty, ratcheted up the suspense during his opening address to the new contestants: I am the new boss.
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But the gauge was set for its worst weekly performance since late December 20.3, with a loss of 0.13% as tensions on trade ratcheted up again between the U.S. and China.
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Tensions with North Korea had ratcheted up over that nation's rocket tests; the U.S. said it would dispatch an aircraft carrier, and North Korea said it could sink such a ship.
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He ratcheted up pressure on the GOP Senate leader in an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network on Wednesday, saying it would be "very bad" if McConnell failed to wrangle the votes.
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But that experience is ratcheted up to an entirely new level when you turn the Subpac M2's feedback knob to its highest levels (not recommended for those with slight frames).
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Yet, as Trump's trade rhetoric and his imposition of tariffs on trading partners ratcheted up this year, particularly since May, investors have acted as if a breaking point had been reached.
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Union leadership for the pilots "categorically" denies encouraging the pilots to call in sick, saying that increased pressures at Atlas instead destroyed the pilots' health and ratcheted up their stress levels.
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Businesses have ratcheted up the growth in their investment outlays since early last year, but the pace of advance has only inched somewhat higher in the first half of 2900 vs.
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Washington (CNN)The Pentagon on Thursday ratcheted up rhetoric about China's militarization of islands in the South China Sea, even as the Trump administration presses China for cooperation on North Korea.
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CNN reported, citing a source who speaks with the president often, that he has ratcheted up his attacks on Mueller in recent weeks over concerns the investigation may reach his family.
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US flexes muscle in the South China Sea The United States has steadily ratcheted up its military presence this year in the South China Sea, leading to heightened tensions with Beijing.
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Washington (CNN)A Democratic lawmaker on Thursday ratcheted up warnings to the Trump administration amid a growing standoff over subpoenas and oversight requests the White House says it will resist. Rep.
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They haven't, for example, massively ratcheted up retaliation by reverting to the use of regional proxies, like Hezbollah in Lebanon and Shia militias in Syria, to attack US allies and interests.
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The Metro's general manager, Paul J. Wiedefeld, only ratcheted up those warnings last week when he unveiled a budget proposal that would raise fares but reduce service and cut 1,3003 jobs.
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" Trump dramatically ratcheted up tensions with Venezuela when he said Friday that he had not ruled out military action to resolve the crisis, saying it was something Washington "certainly could pursue.
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A larger four-bedroom home near the beach listed for $1,400 a month last May but ratcheted up to $13,000 by the time it was back on the market in February.
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The administration last month announced a long dormant section of the 1996 Helms-Burton Act would take effect on May 2 as it ratcheted up the pressure on Venezuela and Cuba.
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on Russia on Tuesday, unveiling sanctions on more than three dozen additional individuals and organizations that have participated in the country's incursion in Ukraine.
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Tozzi was the kind of person who, in second grade, went to the mat with her mother over the right to wear clogs — these sites ratcheted up their levels of anxiety.
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J.P. Morgan ratcheted up the competition in 2016 with its Sapphire Reserve card, which came with lavish perks including a 100,000-point signing bonus and triple rewards for travel and dining.
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On Saturday, he similarly ratcheted up his pressure on lawmakers to pass a healthcare plan with a threat to end ObamaCare's subsidy payments to insurers and cancel some lawmakers' healthcare benefits.
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In the run-up to a general election due by May 2019, the BJP and other Hindu groups have ratcheted up their demand for a new temple at the disputed site.
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Trump last week ratcheted up attacks targeting House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for exaggerating a partial transcript of the July 25 call between the president and Ukraine's leader.
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The confrontation between Tehran and Washington has ratcheted up since last year, when Trump withdrew from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers and reimposed sanctions that have crippled its economy.
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As some Trump allies have ratcheted up criticism of the special counsel, Gowdy has voiced his support for Mueller, saying last fall that he did not think Mueller should step down.
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The dispute which has festered for decades was ratcheted up when the United States imposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties averaging 20 percent on Canadian softwood lumber exports in June.
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Following the deadly attacks in Paris and Brussels, focus on sharing information has ratcheted up considerably to ensure that intelligence and law enforcement agencies across Europe are on the same page.
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The US has ratcheted up pressure on Iran after withdrawing last year from a multi-nation nuclear deal that constrained Iran's nuclear activity in return for an easing of economic sanctions.
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Then the rhetoric was ratcheted up even further when House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi demanded in an official press release that all "Confederate statues" be removed from the U.S. Capitol building.
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China has ratcheted up pressure against Taiwan since President Tsai took office last year, insisting that she accept that Taiwan is part of "one China," which she has refused to do.
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on North Korea, imposing new sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies that it says have been helping the country evade international sanctions.
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The trade war between the two nations has ratcheted up in recent weeks after the Trump administration raised taxes on Chinese imports and China responded with additional tariffs of its own.
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Just as trade tensions with China seemed to be easing, the U.S. government ratcheted up pressure on Europe by threatening to slap tariffs amid a long-running dispute over aircraft subsidies.
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The bottom line: Corporations have ratcheted up their debt load to the tune of $9 trillion since the financial crisis, thanks to easy money and a long period of low interest rates.
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And yet, quixotically, here we are with this: Through the summer and fall, Trump has steadily ratcheted up the debate about whether U.S. tech firms are intentionally and illegitimately suppressing conservative viewpoints.
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In May Mr Trump ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese goods, and he has threatened to hit it with yet more duties if trade negotiators fail to resolve an impasse in the talks.
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Tensions have ratcheted up since 2014 as China has turned sandbars into islands, equipping them with airfields, ports and weapons systems and warned US warships and aircraft to stay away from them.
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Metals slid along with other financial markets after the trade war between the world's top two economies ratcheted up a gear and China vowed on Monday never to surrender to external pressure.
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Bennett, the RAND scholar, says a combination of ratcheted-up sanctions and a sense that Trump might actually be crazy enough to start a war might be scaring them into genuine negotiations.
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His return before Congress comes amid a broader Washington backlash as lawmakers and 2020 Democrats have ratcheted up scrutiny of Big Tech over issues including user privacy, market dominance and election interference.
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U.S. stocks opened lower as China's threat to impose tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods ratcheted up trade tensions ahead of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's outspoken economy minister, Sigmar Gabriel, heads to China next week having ratcheted up tensions with Beijing by putting the brakes on the latest Chinese takeovers of German technology companies.
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President Donald Trump abruptly ratcheted up the trade war with China on Thursday, announcing the U.S. is putting 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese goods, effective Sept. 1.
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The US has ratcheted up the pressure on Huawei in recent months, requesting the extradition of CFO Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Canada, and charging the firm with stealing trade secrets.
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In September, when the case of alleged blasphemy first surfaced, FPI leaders ratcheted up their rhetoric against the governor, calling for his arrest and preaching in mosques that "blasphemy is non-negotiable".
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Tensions on the peninsula have ratcheted up in recent weeks amid saber-rattling from the US and North Korea and analysts' warnings that North Korea is preparing for a sixth nuclear test.
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North Korea has dramatically ratcheted up its ballistic missiles testing in recent months, and last week it tested its longest-range missile yet -- one that experts say could reach the US mainland.
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President Trump ratcheted up his attacks on his predecessor Saturday, with his allegation that former President Obama ordered surveillance of the real estate mogul before the November election sparking confusion and backlash.
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It said Russia was "very concerned" about Trump's recent suggestion that if necessary America would act alone to contain North Korea, which has ratcheted up both its bellicose rhetoric and weapons testing.
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"Concerns related to supply risks have ratcheted up a little bit more and that is giving a lift to (palladium) prices," said Cameron Alexander, an analyst with Refinitiv-owned metals consultancy GFMS.
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The call comes one month after activist investor Jana Partners disclosed a nearly 9 percent stake in the Austin, Texas-based chain and ratcheted up pressure on management to deliver better results.
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Sentiment towards the pound has taken a beating as some investors have ratcheted up their expectations about a no-deal Brexit while others are expecting increased political uncertainty in the coming months.
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State legislators passed all three measures last year in response to the election of President Donald Trump, who has called for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and ratcheted up arrests and removals.
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The president has ratcheted up tensions with North Korean Kim Jong Un, while attempting to achieve his first legislative victory through rallying Senate Republicans to pass an ObamaCare repeal and replace bill.
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Trump has ratcheted up his rhetoric in the weeks leading up to Tuesday's midterms, seizing on a caravan of Central American migrants that is hundreds of miles away from the U.S. border.
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"When you look at classification, which I used to do at the Justice Department, that "C" — confidential — is put next to everything and that can be ratcheted up into classified," he continued.
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The world's second-largest economy has ratcheted up maritime patrols around the Indian Ocean, which is home to seaborne routes crucial to global trade as well as a major U.S. military base.
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The interview was notably tense all the way through, but everything ratcheted up when Gross attempted to ask O'Reilly about a negative review that People magazine wrote about one of his books.
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China has ratcheted up controls on money leaving the mainland since last year in an effort to bolster a weakening yuan and prevent capital flight as the pace of economic growth slows.
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The comments by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ratcheted up the rhetoric in the increasingly volatile rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which has fueled sectarianism and war across the Middle East.
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As Mr. Trump has ratcheted up his combative trade strategy, there are few signs that the outcomes critics warned of — a stock market slump and an economic crunch – are about to occur.
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But all its plans took another hit last week, when Trump suddenly ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese-made goods, including bike helmets and locks, that are set to take effect starting Sunday.
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Their success in the midterm elections ratcheted up a simmering debate within the party over the path forward, with Democratic lawmakers from both chambers churning out piles of often-overlapping new plans.
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Jon Snow, a reporter from the UK's Channel 4, asked Trump, generally, if he thought there was a way to bring down the political temperature that ratcheted up ahead of the midterms.
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The new Parnas documents ratcheted up the push from Democrats for the Senate to allow documents to be obtained during the trial that the Trump administration blocked in the House impeachment inquiry.
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But on Friday, President Trump ratcheted up the pressure by threatening to levy tariffs on an additional $100 billion in imports, provoking China to respond that it would strike back yet again.
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He recently ratcheted up the pressure — in an unusual move — by releasing a video calling on New York City residents to contact Mr. de Blasio and urge him to support the proposal.
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Once the Islamic State was largely demolished, however, the Iran-backed Iraqi militias turned their attention to constraining United States activities in Iraq, especially after America ratcheted up its sanctions against Iran.
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The death of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani has ratcheted up already-high tensions between Washington and Tehran, with many investors increasingly anxious that a widening conflict could disrupt global oil supplies.
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In the weeks since Trump tweeted about Schiff paraphrasing the call, Trump and House Republicans have ratcheted up support for Schiff to be censured for reading the dramatized version of the call.
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Trump also ratcheted up economic barbs with French President Emmanuel Macron for comments he made disparaging NATO and the European country's new digital-services tax, which was signed into law in July.
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In previous cases when Trump's criticisms of Sessions have ratcheted up, Grassley has said the committee's calendar was packed when he was asked about the prospect of confirming a new attorney general.
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Zuckerberg's charm offensive in Washington, which has been described by some as a listening tour, comes as several government bodies have ratcheted up their investigations into Facebook over antitrust and privacy issues.
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In the meantime, he has ratcheted up tariffs, imposing 25 percent import taxes on $250 billion of Chinese goods and a 15 percent tariff on an additional $112 billion earlier this month.
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The Bank of England announced another surprise interest rate cut on Thursday afternoon and ratcheted up its bond-buying program, in an effort to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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The mechanism was disbanded in November following a Russian veto at the U.N. Security Council, a move which ratcheted up tension between Moscow and Western powers over chemical weapons use in Syria.
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The remarks came as U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions with China, saying the Asian giant had to be taken on even if it caused short-term harm to his country's economy.
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Martinique pulled one back when Jordy Delem headed home in the 84th minute, a goal that ratcheted up the tension and ultimately saw a frustrated Mexico coach Gerardo Martino issued a yellow card.
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China's stock market has been suffering losses amid escalating trade friction with the United States, which ratcheted up in recent days after talks between the world's two largest economies failed to resolve differences.
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The latest information from Istanbul ratcheted up an international saga that has put added strain on U.S.-Saudi relations, and placed the president's business interests with the Gulf nation under an intense spotlight.
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The Trump administration has ratcheted up tensions around the world by imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and withdrawing from arms-control agreements -- to name just a few.
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The diet in the study ratcheted up the level of omega-6s but did not increase the level of omega-3s, found primarily in fatty fish but also avocados, nuts and their oils.
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Trump ratcheted up tensions with North Korea to get Kim to the Singapore summit, and is following the same script with Iran: scuttling the nuclear deal, increasing economic pressure but then proposing talks.
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The new details came as White House officials on Wednesday ratcheted up their public defense of Dr. Jackson, calling the charges of workplace misconduct "outrageous," even as new episodes of questionable conduct surfaced.
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RATE CUT BETS GROW As trade tensions have made a reappearance on investors' radars, weak U.S. data has also ratcheted up market expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut in the coming months.
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Its tariffs are just starting to bite: the biggest round so far, covering $6.53bn-worth of Chinese imports, came into effect in September and will be ratcheted up at the start of 2019.
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Turkey ratcheted up the situation further on Wednesday, when a group of pro-government Turkish lawyers filed charges against US military officers, whose arrest they are seeking in connection with alleged terrorist ties.
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Trump also ratcheted up the rhetoric on China, ordering U.S. companies to look at ways to close operations in the country, which sent equities tumbling and drove further inflows into safe-haven gold.
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Tensions between the United States and Iran have ratcheted up further in recent days, with Washington accusing Tehran of carrying out Thursdays attacks on two oil tankers in a vital oil shipping route.
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Tensions between Pakistan and India over Kashmir, one of the world's longest running conflicts, ratcheted up last month after 19 Indian soldiers were killed in an attack an army base on September 18.
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That said, while the Obama administration has ratcheted up regulations and limited drilling on federal land, it also presided over a 75 percent increase in U.S. oil output in its first seven years.
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This year, Colbert ratcheted up his fearless takedown of conspiracy theorist radio host Alex Jones with a new character named Tuck Buckford — a red-faced macho man with a show called Brain Fight.
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That said, while the Obama administration has ratcheted up regulations and limited drilling on federal land, it also presided over a 75 percent increase in U.S. crude output in its first seven years.
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The U.S. has ratcheted up tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, and is currently weighing adding tariffs to the remaining sum of imports — worth about $325 billion.
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"A lot of the strength in gold is related to the trade war tensions, which have been ratcheted up after Trump's tariff threats on Mexico," said Philip Newman, a director at Metals Focus.
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The number of people affected has since ratcheted up to 87 million users—the "maximum amount of people" that Facebook was able to calculate, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on a press call today.
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Missteps in communication last week, when Sharp's board met and announced a decision to sell a two-thirds stake to the Taiwanese group, ratcheted up tensions, upsetting Gou and causing embarrassment at Sharp.
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As airlines have ratcheted up baggage fees—and arguably done only a middling job at keeping track of checked-in luggage—finding a high-performance carry-on has become essential for frequent flyers.
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Media attention on jail deaths ratcheted up last year after a black woman named Sandra Bland was jailed in Texas following a traffic stop, and found dead in her cell three days later.
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Trump has also ratcheted up sanctions on Iran in recent weeks, eliminating waivers on the country's oil sales and imposing fresh penalties on its metals sector in an effort to cripple Tehran's economy.
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The number of major overseas asset purchases by mainland companies plunged by 80 per cent in the first quarter, as Beijing tightened controls on capital outflows and ratcheted up scrutiny into deal funding.
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He has ratcheted up his rhetoric in recent days, keen to help his party win back voters who defected in large numbers to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Sept.
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Last year, the Palestinian Authority's president, Mahmoud Abbas, ratcheted up the pressure on Hamas, stopping its payments for fuel for Gaza's power station and to Israel for electrical transmission into the Gaza Strip.
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But they ratcheted up their precautions as the days went on, finally advising people who had been near the victims to wash or wipe everything they were wearing or carrying at the time.
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This "stocktaking" process, whereby goals can be ratcheted up, was a primary sticking point in Paris, and at China's insistence countries are urged, but not required, to adjust their targets based on reevaluations.
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Offering little respite, the U.S. government on Monday ratcheted up pressure on Europe by releasing a list of additional products - including olives, Italian cheese and Scotch whiskey - that could be hit with tariffs.
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The Chinese state media has ratcheted up nationalistic rhetoric in the past few days, comparing the trade war to the Korean War, during which Chinese troops were in direct combat with American forces.
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Tensions between the United States and Iran have ratcheted up further in recent days, with Washington accusing Tehran of carrying out Thursday's attacks on two oil tankers in a vital oil shipping route.
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A Senate vote to reinstate tough penalties on ZTE, a Chinese telecommunications company accused of violating American sanctions, has ratcheted up the likelihood of a showdown between the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers.
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The last unemployment claims report already saw claims increase by about a third to 281,000, but steps to combat the coronavirus epidemic have ratcheted up dramatically since the period covered by that report.
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Jerry Dias, president of the Canadian labor union Unifor, said Tuesday that there was "no question" that President Trump's election to office had ratcheted up trade tensions between the United States and Canada.
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Mindful of the possibility of Ms. Le Pen's victory, cultural figures have ratcheted up their pro-Macron activities in recent days while organizations that normally don't take sides in elections are weighing in.
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This was before Columbine, which happened during my senior year of high school, and before the election of former president Barack Obama, which ratcheted up the fear that gun rights would be eroded.
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The attack, which left eight people dead, has ratcheted up calls to implement new safety measures that can thwart attacks on so-called soft targets, where there is often little or no security.
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He has ratcheted up those threats on the heels of a humiliating loss in the Senate by Republican leaders to pass a bill that would repeal and replace major parts of the program.
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Johnson's decision shocked Americans, ratcheted up political division within the Democratic Party and across partisan lines, and fundamentally altered America's political landscapes in ways the nation could have scarcely imagined that Sunday evening.
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International rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have ratcheted up pressure on the Pinera administration for its handling of the crisis, citing abuses by police ranging from rape to torture.
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In response, the U.S. Treasury Department has steadily ratcheted up sanctions on the regime's corrupt elite, an effort that culminated with the sanctioning of Maduro himself after the Constituent Assembly elections took place.
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WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, who has played down talk of impeachment for months, ratcheted up her objections to trying to remove President Trump from office in an interview published on Monday.
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Apple has ratcheted up its rhetoric in its ongoing battle with the FBI over the fate of an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the terrorists involved in the San Bernardino mass shooting.
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President Trump ratcheted up his criticism of the European Union the day before he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland, calling the political and economic union "a foe" of the United States.
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Respondents ratcheted up their outlook for the Fed Funds rate in each of the next three years, with rates seen hitting 1.26 percent next year, 2.1 percent in 2018 and 2.7 percent in 2019.
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Respondents ratcheted up their outlook for the Fed Funds rate in each of the next three years, with rates seen hitting 1.26 percent next year, 2.1 percent in 2018 and 153 percent in 2019.
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Washington's move to put Huawei, the world's No.2 maker of smartphones, on an export blacklist that bars U.S. companies from doing business with the Chinese firm without special approval further ratcheted up tensions.
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Some commentators said Erdogan had ratcheted up his rhetoric after a televised debate on Sunday between Imamoglu and the AKP's mayoral candidate, Binali Yildirim, a former prime minister and close ally of the president.
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The violence and refugee exodus have ratcheted up tensions between the two neighbors, and Bangladeshi officials said fighter jets were scrambled last week in response to several Myanmar defense helicopters violating its air space.
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NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Benchmark government bond yields eased lower as the market sought safety in Treasuries on Thursday morning after trade tensions between the United States and China ratcheted up once more.
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Thousands of demonstrators from Germany's Turkish community turned out in Cologne last Sunday to show their support for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at a rally that ratcheted up diplomatic tensions between Ankara and Berlin.
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The dispute has hit travel and food imports and ratcheted up tensions in a wealthy region which plays a leading role in global energy markets as well as events across the wider Middle East.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday, signaling potential new sanctions against the country's vital oil sector as it recognized Venezuela's opposition leader as interim president.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Hindu activists affiliated with it have ratcheted up demands for a temple at the site ahead of a general election due by May next year.
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The Basslet claims to get around 10–12 hours of battery life on a charge, although that number goes down to around 6–7 hours depending on how high the vibrations are ratcheted up.
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And, prodded by the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Weld ratcheted up his rhetoric against the President, calling for his resignation.
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The Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday, announcing U.S. recognition of the country's opposition leader as interim president and signaling potential new sanctions against its vital oil sector.
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President Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against North Korea, pointing to the strength of the U.S. nuclear arsenal one day after warning Pyongyang of "fire and fury" if it continued its threats.
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So Mr. Trump has ratcheted up his critique of what he calls a "rigged" nominating process, complaining that he can win millions more votes than Mr. Cruz but still potentially be denied the nomination.
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Trump ratcheted up demands in letters sent to NATO member countries last week, asking that they increase their defense spending and threatening to shift the US military presence in Europe if they do not.
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The criticisms of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into President Donald Trump and Russia that have ratcheted up in recent months hearken back to the investigation that roiled Congress during the last administration: Benghazi.
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" The Trump administration has repeatedly ratcheted up pressure on Iranian leadership, implementing sanctions that had been lifted as part of the Obama-era nuclear deal and declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard a "foreign terrorist organization.
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As the U.S. ratcheted up its space race with the Soviet Union, NASA established the Marshall Space Flight Center next door, developing the giant Saturn V rockets that would make Apollo moon missions possible.
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The Trump administration has ratcheted up its bombing campaign in Afghanistan in an effort to pressure the Taliban to engage in peace talks, but a deal to end the 17-year war remains elusive.
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That, to me, ratcheted up an awareness of the seriousness of trivial data being used for serious consequences in most ... Yeah, that's a really good way to put it: It's trivial but it isn't.
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"The odds of a really destructive trade war actually happening have ratcheted up quite a bit in the last few days," said David A. Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff in Toronto.
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This all flows through a virtueless circle in which C.E.O. pay gets ratcheted up by boards of directors stocked with other C.E.O.s who can leverage the same reasoning to justify their own ballooning salaries.
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The Trump administration has ratcheted up economic pressure on Iran this year with economic sanctions to try to force it to renegotiate a pact reached with world powers in 2015 limiting its nuclear programme.
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President Donald Trump preached calm on Saturday after the first U.S. death from coronavirus was confirmed in Washington state and the government ratcheted up travel warnings for several countries where the virus is spreading.
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The argument comes as regulators and policymakers have significantly ratcheted up their investigations into the top tech companies, probing whether they use their dominant market positions to quash competitors and take advantage of consumers.
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative also ratcheted up trade tensions with Europe on Monday after threatening fresh tariffs in response to France's move to tax U.S. digital giants like Google and Facebook.
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He has recently ratcheted up those threats on the heels of a humiliating loss in the Senate by Republican leaders to pass a bill that would repeal and replace major parts of the program.
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But his unexpected death has ratcheted up tensions between the United States and Iran, stoking fears about a military confrontation and making any step away from the nuclear deal now that much more fraught.
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The order comes as Mr. Duterte has ratcheted up his threats against the United States, the Philippines' longtime military ally, including with warnings of reduced cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries.
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The data comes as President Trump has ratcheted up a trade war with China and other close American trade partners, including Canada, Mexico and the EU. The Hill's Niv Elis breaks it down here.
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The violent clashes in Charlottesville, in which one woman was killed in the car rampage, ratcheted up racial tensions already inflamed by white supremacist groups marching more openly in rallies across the United States.
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President Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric after North Korea carried out ballistic missile tests, warning the country that it would face "fire and fury" if it continued to threaten the U.S. and its allies.
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The United States has ratcheted up the rhetoric in the past year, calling on allies to bar the firm from next-generation 5G mobile networks while locking horns with China in a trade war.
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Washington has ratcheted up pressure on Iran, saying it wants to prevent Tehran developing a nuclear bomb, rein in its ballistic missile program and end what the it calls Iranian meddling in the Middle East.
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North Korean defector: Kim will lose power within three years Tensions have ratcheted up on the divided Korean Peninsula this year as Pyongyang has made a series of assertions about developments in its military capability.
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Trump also said this week that the U.S. was "not ready" to make a trade deal with China, just weeks after the two countries ratcheted up tariffs on billions of dollars worth of their goods.
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Wednesday ratcheted up his fight with Occidental Petroleum over its pending purchase of rival Anadarko Petroleum by calling for a special shareholder meeting where he hopes to win board seats.
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The banks withstood the financial crisis, and found ways to increase revenues and profits even during times when regulations were ratcheted up, such as a 2012-13 crackdown on investment and insurance product-selling practices.
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While the British currency had steadied above $1.28 levels since last week as markets ratcheted up expectations that Britain would not leave the European Union without a deal, market watchers warned of more volatility ahead.
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TWO-WAY STREET The crisis has hit travel, food imports to Qatar, ratcheted up tensions in the Gulf and sown confusion among businesses, while pushing Qatar closer to Iran and Turkey which have offered support.
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Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump ratcheted up his criticism of Canada on Thursday, slamming the country for protectionist measures it has taken with its dairy industry that Trump says have negatively affected US dairy farmers.
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In April, Trump ratcheted up pressure on Iran, removing oil export exemptions that acted as a lifeline for sanctions-ridden Tehran, and announcing that he intended to deploy the USS Abraham Lincoln to the region.
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Investors will be looking for signs on how far U.S. policymakers will cut rates in July, particularly after Trump on Monday ratcheted up his criticism of the central bank, saying it "blew it" in June.
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The Security Council first imposed sanctions on Pyongyang in 2006 over its ballistic missile and nuclear programs and has ratcheted up the measures in response to five nuclear tests and two long-range missile launches.
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Euro zone money markets continue to price in a roughly 70 percent chance of 10 basis point rate rise from the ECB by year-end, having ratcheted up rate-hike bets in the past week.
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When asked about the ratcheted-up rhetoric in recent weeks between the US and North Korea, Trump said there are good options on the table for dealing with the tensions, but also some bad ones.
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Warren has ratcheted up her pressure on the billionaire class recently, saying that her tax proposal could be doubled to 6% on fortunes over $1 billion to help pay for a "Medicare for All" plan.
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Tensions ratcheted up between the U.S. and Turkey earlier this year after Ankara launched a military incursion in Northern Syria to edge out U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, threatening a confrontation between American and Turkish forces.
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After the action packed first period, both teams ratcheted up their defense in the scoreless second and third periods before Gunnarsson's overtime goal gave the Blues the franchise's first Stanley Cup Finals victory (1-13).
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In recent days, the president has ratcheted up his rhetoric on immigration, blaming Democrats for the lack of a bipartisan policy deal and calling on Mexico to take more steps to stop illegal border crossings.
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In 2017, Trump's first year in office, undocumented immigration fell sharply, resulting in only 58,031 federal immigration arrests, but arrests ballooned in 2018 to 108,667 as his administration ratcheted up plans to tackle illegal migration.
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Since then, Trump had mulled recognizing Guaido -- the president of the National Assembly -- as the country's legitimate president, and top Trump administration officials gradually ratcheted up their public statements, laying the groundwork for this step.
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The National Hurricane Center has ratcheted up the odds on a tropical storm developing later this week from the messy weather migrating across Florida's panhandle and this could cause flooding in the Gulf Coast region.
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The United States has recently also ratcheted up tensions with China on the tech front by effectively banning U.S. firms from doing business with Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's largest telecom network gear maker.
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Trump has long been critical of what he views as the U.S. taking on a disproportionate burden in funding NATO, but he has ratcheted up those complaints in the days leading up to the summit.
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US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer earlier this month ratcheted up tensions when he released a list of thousands of additional Chinese exports worth $200 billion that could face 10% tariffs after a public comment period.
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BECKY QUICK: You know, Bobby, what has been your experience as expectations for CEOs and for leadership, I think, have -- they have really ratcheted up, I think in part because politicians aren't doing as much.
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As U.S. President Donald Trump has ratcheted up the pressure on China with threats of new tariffs and investment restrictions, China's stock markets and currency suffered one of their worst months in years in June.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Factory activity in China is expected to have contracted for the fourth straight month in August, a Reuters poll showed, as the United States ratcheted up trade pressure and domestic demand remained sluggish.
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The move ratcheted up trade tensions between the world's two largest economies and has raised the specter of billions of dollars of lost sales for chipmakers, software companies and others in Huawei's U.S. supply chain.
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Tension between the United States and North Korea, which has run hot for months, ratcheted up even further over the last few days as President Trump and Pyongyang engage in a new round of epithets.
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"If the tariffs stay the way they are – and who knows if anything more gets ratcheted up in China – it's about a $60 million a year hit," said Walker, who spoke to Cramer on Thursday.
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"If the tariffs stay the way they are – and who knows if anything more gets ratcheted up in China – it's about a $60 million a year hit," said Walker, who spoke to CNBC's on Thursday.
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Background reading: Mr. Sanders was briefed on potential interference, and when details of the attempts emerged, he ratcheted up his attacks on Russia, warning President Vladimir V. Putin to stay out of the presidential election.
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WASHINGTON — The White House ratcheted up its war of words against Huawei on Tuesday, as a senior administration official denounced the Chinese telecom as "the Mafia" and suggested it could spy on the British Parliament.
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Administration officials have since defended the move — which has ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Tehran — saying intelligence suggested that Soleimani was plotting a "large-scale" attack that threatened U.S. Embassies, among other American facilities.
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The declaration comes as tension between Russia and the United States has ratcheted up in recent weeks and as Trump met with the Baltic leaders who have grown deeply skeptical of Putin in recent years.
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Since they became nuclear powers, every time India and Pakistan have gotten to the point of toe-touching, eye-staring aggression the international pressure on them to step back from the brink has ratcheted up.
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The confrontation between Tehran and Washington has ratcheted up since last year, when U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers and reimposed sanctions that have crippled that country's economy.
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Emotions were already running high on an electric night at Flushing Meadows but were then ratcheted up a notch by organizers as a montage of Nadal's illustrious career was shown ahead of the trophy presentation.
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But the allegation alone ratcheted up fears of a direct military confrontation between Iran and the US, and quickly squashed any hopes of a possible detente in the United States's maximum pressure campaign against Iran.
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The threat of disruption to the nation's air-travel system had ratcheted up the pressure on political leaders, who feared a chaotic situation that would anger many more people than the 800,000 unpaid government workers.
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That question, which Mr. Alam addresses creatively in works in this show, ratcheted up to a frightening level last year, when he was arrested and jailed after criticizing the government's violent response to student demonstrations.
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Again and again, The Americans has ratcheted up the tension, unspooling the plot so that you dread what you're sure will happen next — and then instead of the big dramatic break, something quieter happens instead.
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In the wake of the attack, the NBA and law enforcement has ratcheted up security for the NBA Playoffs ... and that's sure to make some fans wonder if the risk is worth leaving the house.
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The release of the video comes at a time when police-transparency advocates have ratcheted up criticism of the state's recently passed law, which effectively limits the public's right to view police body-camera footage.
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Tensions in the disputed waters have ratcheted up since 2014 as China has turned sandbars into islands, equipping them with airfields, ports and weapons systems and warned US warships and aircraft to stay away from them.
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Read: Laura Ingraham returned from vacation to another advertiser dumping her show Alder joins a right-wing smear campaign against Hogg that's ratcheted up as he becomes an increasingly prominent voice in the gun control debate.
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Tensions in the contest waters have ratcheted up since 2014 as China has turned sandbars into islands, equipping them with airfields, ports and weapons systems and warned US warships and aircraft to stay away from them.
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Metals slid along with other financial markets after the trade war between the world's top two economies ratcheted up a gear and China said it planned to set import tariffs against $60 billion worth of U.S.goods.
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Iran stopped complying in May with some commitments in the 2015 nuclear deal that was agreed with global powers, after the United States unilaterally withdrew from the accord in 2018 and ratcheted up sanctions on Tehran.
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Saudi Arabia said earlier that two of its oil tankers were among those attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, incidents which ratcheted up tensions in the world's top oil exporting region.
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But it's ratcheted up tonight as Sanders faces a possible loss in New York that's partly driven by the fact that the Empire State, like many others, doesn't allow independents to vote in the Democratic primary.
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The deal comes at a time when speedy aprovals of generic drugs by U.S. regulators has ratcheted up competition in the sector, mounting pressure on smaller generic drug makers such as Impax that lack bargaining power.
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After running the algorithm on some standard condensed matter problems, Melko ratcheted up the complexity of what was being fed to the machine learning algorithm to see how far he could push it before it broke.
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Regional trade tensions ratcheted up a notch this week when the Trump administration on Monday announced a 20 percent duty on Canadian softwood lumber in retaliation for what it sees as unfair restrictions on dairy exports.
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SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has ratcheted up international tension and fear with its sixth and largest nuclear test on Sunday, but South Koreans feel increasingly doubtful it would start a war, a poll showed on Friday.
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Mistry ratcheted up his battle against the $100 billion software-to-salt conglomerate by launching legal proceedings on Tuesday and filing a petition under the Companies Act of 2013 at the National Companies Law Tribunal (NCLT).
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Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move the US embassy to the city in December has ratcheted up tensions in the region, where Israelis and Palestinians have competing claims to the holy city.
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Tensions have ratcheted up between the two nations as North Korea continues to develop and threaten the use of its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, and Trump has threatened to "totally destroy" the isolated nation.
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But even as Trump cozied up to Xi and pressed China for help with derailing North Korea's nuclear ambitions, he has ratcheted up the economic pressure and threatened tariffs, a move opposed by many fellow Republicans.
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The yuan has fallen nearly 6 percent so far this year against the dollar and the government has ratcheted up efforts to stop capital outflows and snuff out expectations that the yuan would continue to drop.
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"They're buying beans in Canada, in Brazil, mostly Brazil, but very deliberately not buying anything from the U.S." Schroder's comments come as trade tensions between the U.S. and China have ratcheted up over the past month.
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"They're buying beans in Canada, in Brazil, mostly Brazil, but very deliberately not buying anything from the U.S." Schroder's comments come as trade tensions between the U.S. and China have ratcheted up over the past month.
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Day ratcheted up the rumors about a possible switch when he announced this week that he would be signing a new contract with TaylorMade for clubs but did not disclose which logos he would be wearing.
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Tensions in the contested waters have ratcheted up since 2014 as China has turned sandbars into islands, equipping them with airfields, ports and weapons systems and warned US warships and aircraft to stay away from them.
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"We are coming in hot going into the biggest earnings week of the year, and the stakes have been ratcheted up so dramatically that we better get some darned good numbers from these companies," Cramer said.
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But Kilauea&aposs activity ratcheted up considerably on May 3 after an earthquake rattled the region ; lava began spilling from newly created fissures and spreading through neighborhoods, turning parts of the Big Island into disaster zones.
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What to watch: If the meeting happens, sanctions enforcement — which the Trump administration has effectively ratcheted up — would likely be reined in, as both Beijing and Seoul are anxious to restore economic relations with North Korea.
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Trump, who has long feuded with the media over coverage that he deems unfair, has ratcheted up his attacks in recent months, repeatedly using the "enemy of the people" label when going after the news media.
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And they bore the brunt of Russian propaganda starting in 2015 as the Russians ratcheted up their efforts inside Syria to protect and advance the interests of the Syrian regime by air and on the ground.
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Stock markets and commodities gained after a turbulent session on Wednesday when the United States ratcheted up trade war threats on China, while the greenback held at lofty levels but was little changed on the day.
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China's banks extended 21.55 trillion yuan ($13 billion) in new yuan loans in August as policymakers ratcheted up support for the slowing economy, and further policy easing is expected in coming weeks as the Sino-U.
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Investors will be looking for signs on how much U.S. policymakers will cut rates by in July, particularly after Trump on Monday ratcheted up his criticism of the central bank, saying it "blew it" in June.
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UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council on Monday ratcheted up sanctions yet again against North Korea, but they fell significantly short of the far-reaching penalties that the Trump administration had demanded just days ago.
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And although most people aren't typically aware of the connection between food and climate change, Ms. Simon said, understanding has ratcheted up in recent years — especially among younger consumers, making meatless food that much more appealing.
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While tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have ratcheted up over the past year, the Pentagon has warned that the planning sessions do not mean that a decision to go to war has been made.
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In a clear sign of a tightening race, Hunter has ratcheted up his attacks on Campa-Najjar's Palestinian heritage in recent weeks -- namely by running an ad charging that Campa-Najjar was trying to "infiltrate" Congress.
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If the level of panic and alarm from Democrats in the public and voters [is] being ratcheted up to a new level, what is the corresponding change congressional Democrats should in turn amplify [in] their actions?
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Tensions ratcheted up Sunday when Michael Howard, a former leader of the ruling Conservative party, cited the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina in describing the lengths he believed the government would go to defend Gibraltar's sovereignty.
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Tensions in the area have ratcheted up in the past two years as China has reclaimed land in massive dredging operations in the Spratly Islands, turning sandbars into islands equipped with airfields, weapons systems, ports and lighthouses.
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North Korea has been under U.N. sanctions since 2006 over its ballistic missile and nuclear programs and the Security Council has ratcheted up the measures in response to five nuclear tests and two long-range missile launches.
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Asian currencies such as the Korean Won and Chinese Yuan, which hit a new 2-1/2 year high, were also big winners overnight as both had been expected to fare badly if trade tensions ratcheted up.
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North Korea has been under U.N. sanctions since 2006 over its ballistic missile and nuclear programmes and the Security Council has ratcheted up measures in response to five nuclear weapons tests and two long-range missile launches.
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The Extinction Rebellion group has ratcheted up its protests in recent weeks, blocking Marble Arch, Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge, smashing a door at the Shell building and shocking lawmakers with a semi-nude protest in parliament.
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With U.S. and Chinese officials back at the negotiating table on Friday, investors have quietly ratcheted up bets of a U.S. interest rate cut, with markets now roughly expecting one rate hike by the end of 2019.
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In the playoffs, they have ratcheted up his usage even more, calling on him for three two-inning stints in games they won by a single run, and two more appearances in games they claimed by two.
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Both the candidates in that ballot, incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, also ratcheted up the temperature in public speeches on Monday and the opposition said it would boycott the opening of parliament.
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What happened: Estimations of how much and how long companies would benefit from tax reform were way too high, judging by the ratcheted up expectations after passage of the tax bill, which have since been revised down.
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Tensions have been ratcheted up in the Black Sea recently as Russia began five days of military exercises Monday involving 12,500 personnel and its Black Sea fleet based in Crimea, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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Three OPEC members expected to be exempt from a deal to limit production and Iraq ratcheted up output by a total of roughly 300,000 barrels a day in September, according to the cartel's monthly oil market report.
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The bank has long puzzled markets with a complex system of setting policy through multiple interest rates but it ratcheted up the difficulty last month by introducing new liquidity measures to shore up the sagging lira currency.
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Washington and Pyongyang have ratcheted up the rhetoric, with the latter's state media warning Thursday that the United States and South Korea could be "completely destroyed in an instant" if North Korea launched a pre-emptive strike.
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The U.N. Security Council first imposed sanctions on North Korea in 2006 over its ballistic missile and nuclear programs and has ratcheted up the measures in response to five nuclear tests and two long-range missile launches.
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The sudden deterioration in trade talks between the United States and China last month has ratcheted up concerns among U.S. firms that the dispute could go beyond tariffs and affect business in the long-term.
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SPICER: So one of the big issues with Obamacare was in order to fix a problem that faced 15 to 173 million people, is that the entire system got shattered, and prices on everybody got ratcheted up.
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The negative consequences of ratcheted up sanctions could cost the US economy billions more by causing a hike in global oil prices, higher prices at the gas pump and a possible reduction in domestic tourism and travel.
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The request for testimony from Mulvaney, a former Republican House member who is now the president's top aide, ratcheted up the escalating conflict between the Democratic-controlled House investigation and the Republican White House over the probe.
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Batlle's resignation comes days after three members of Catalonia's regional government also stepped down, ahead of the plebiscite which has ratcheted up a stand-off between Madrid and Barcelona and caused divisions even in the separatist camp.
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Just as political instability ratcheted up in the U.S., across the proverbial pond a perceived dissipation of political and economic concerns helped Europe to pick up the mantel and deliver a bumper first half for the region.
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In both the exit debate and the mayoral race, it is the side that is thought to be losing that has ratcheted up the rhetoric, at times verging on racism and Islamophobia, that has upset many Britons.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up the pressure against a California law aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants by giving a shoutout to the state's third-most populous county after it pushed back on the controversial policies.
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The dispute over the loan had ratcheted up tensions between Puerto Rico and Washington, as the island battles the aftermath of its biggest natural disaster in 90 years, while navigating the largest government bankruptcy in U.S. history.
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At the same time, our increasing reliance on our mobile phones, which are now used for everything from controlling smarthomes to checking our bank accounts, have ratcheted up the stakes of an attack on the SS27 network.
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Investors have also ratcheted up the pressure on governments with those managing over $34 trillion in assets, nearly half the world's invested capital, demanding urgent action when leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies met last month.
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BRUSSELS — The European Union's impatience with the populist government of Italy and its free-spending ways ratcheted up a notch on Wednesday, with Brussels warning that it would take legal action unless Italy reduces its budget deficits.
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Sarah Lisovich, a 23-year-old marketer in Chicago, finally agreed to take an antidepressant last year after the mild depression she'd always felt ratcheted up when she graduated from college and started her first real job.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against China over the coronavirus, saying Beijing should have acted faster to warn the world and dismissing criticism that his labelling it the "Chinese virus" was racist.
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Then there is climate change, which has ratcheted up the opportunity cost of every conflict; anytime we are fighting each other, we are absconding in the larger and more important fight for the habitability of the planet.
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The Trump administration's concerns with Iran have come as the United Nations Security Council, prodded by the United States, has ratcheted up pressure on North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile testing and resume disarmament talks.
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It has ratcheted up its polling and fund-raising standards for the six debates this year, beginning with a low threshold that resulted in 20 candidates qualifying for the first two debates and gradually raising the bar.
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The Extinction Rebellion group has ratcheted up its protests in recent weeks, blocking Marble Arch, Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge, smashing a door at the Shell building and shocking lawmakers with a semi-nude protest in parliament.
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Recently, the global threat level of nuclear warfare has ratcheted up dramatically: North Korea has hinted it could resume nuclear and missile testing if Trump does not lift sanctions, in the wake of Trump's failed Hanoi summit.
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"The events in Saudi Arabia have ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East to a new level raising concerns about supply security," Chris Midgley, global head of analytics at S&P Global Platts said in a statement.
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Trade tensions had also ratcheted up after the European commissioner in charge of trade on Thursday said the European Union's detente on tariffs with the United States had not put to rest "profound disagreements" on trade policy.
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Rising tensions in the Middle East, which have supported oil prices, ratcheted up another notch on the weekend as Trump issued new threats, tweeting that a conflict with Iran would be the "official end" of that country.
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The stand-off on a plateau next to the mountainous Indian state of Sikkim, which borders China, has ratcheted up tension between the neighbors, who share a 3,500-km (2,175-mile) frontier, large parts of which are disputed.
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And in recent weeks, the White House has ratcheted up its "maximum pressure" campaign, cutting off all Iranian oil exports by ending sanctions waivers for five of Iran's remaining oil customers: China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey.
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