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U.S.-China trade frictions impact soybean producers: Iowa official

AsthesecondlargestsoybeanproducerintheUnitedStatesintermsofstate,IowafarmerswhoneedmarketsfortheirproductsareimpactedbyU.S.-Chinatradefrictions,anIowaofficialto

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Apple’s Iowa data center could make Siri better in the US

ApplehasbeenbuildingdatacenterspoweredbyrenewableenergyacrosstheUSforsometime,now,withfacilitiesinNorthCarolina,ArizonaandReno.Thetechcompanyplanstobuildit'slat

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Senate confirms Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as US Ambassador to China

TheUSSenateonMondayapprovedIowaGovernorTerryBranstadasthenewUSAmbassadortoChina.Followingthe82-13vote,the70-year-oldpoliticianreleasedastatementonthewebsiteofIo

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Trump said to pick Iowa governor Terry Branstad as China ambassador

President-elect Donald Trump offered the post of US ambassador to China to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, a long-time friend of Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to three people close to the matter.

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After Iowa caucuses, Republican Party now running three-man race

The U.S. Republican Party (GOP) is now running a three-man race for the nomination to run for president in 2016, as Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio emerged as the top three in Iowa caucuses Monday. But who will clinch final victory is still anybody's game.

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Uncertainty of presidential election unfolds as Cruz beats Trump in Iowa caucus

Uncertainty in the 2016 U.S. presidential election began to unfold in an early stage as Texas Senator Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican caucus with a comfortable lead over billionaire developer Donald Trump, while Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were deadlocked in a tight Democratic race.

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U.S. starts first-in-nation caucuses to choose presidential candidate

The 2016 U.S. presidential race formally began Monday in the mid-western state of Iowa, as Iowans were gathering in some 1,681 precincts to make their choices among the candidates in the state's caucuses.

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For Iowans, old friend Xi's visit heralds stronger U.S. -China ties

​The 4,000-acre family farm in central Iowa where 64-year-old Rick Kimberley and his son grow soybeans and corn is thousands of miles away from China.

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U.S. governor expects more trade with China from Xi's upcoming visit

​A U.S. governor has said that he hopes Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States will bring his state more trade opportunities with China, especially in agriculture and renewable energy.