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Cover Story
Dominican Republic Engulfed by
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Special Report
Palestinian Cause Falls Victim to
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Scary Reality
Post-Brexit Britain Is Unlikely to
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China Celebrates
Under Fire by West, China Touts
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USMCA Haggle
Trump Works With Democrats to Try
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Global Vantage Point
Op-ed: Will Tillerson Go Down as
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Medical
Cases of Vaping-Linked Lung Illness
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Shared enmity of Iran has created an unlikely coalition between Israel and the Gulf monarchies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, but this proxy war has come at the expense of the Palestinians, whose cause is no longer seen as a priority among many Arab governments. 
Seventy years ago, on Oct. 1, 1949, communist revolutionary Mao Zedong declared the birth of what would become the world’s most populous communist nation and its longest-lasting. But much has changed in China over those seven decades of dramatic transformation. 
The Trump administration has given in to House Democrats’ demands — some of them at least — in the hope of making the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, palatable to them. Whether the changes the administration proposed will be enough to satisfy Democrats remains to be seen. 
When future historians consider the Trump era, there is one debate they are sure to have. The argument will be whether Rex Tillerson was just among the worst secretaries of state or wins the gold medal for ineptitude. 
The number of confirmed or suspected severe lung illnesses linked to vaping has leapt to 530 cases across 38 states and the Virgin Islands, U.S. health officials reported on Sept. 19. There have also been seven confirmed deaths in six states. 