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SALT LAKE CITY (Sputnik) - Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told reporters that state of Utah Governor Gary Herbert supports the concept of establishing a high-level regional business commission between the two countries.

WASHINGTON(Sputnik) - Saudi Arabia has poured more than $24 million through to influence US policy and public opinion during the US 2018 midterm congressional elections, the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) said in a new analysis.

With the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots now at a combined total of over $2 billion, ticket sales are becoming a national routine for many. However, while countless Americans are hoping to cash in, others are attempting to use the buzz as a way to encourage voting.

As the jackpot for Tuesday night’s multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing stands at more than $1.6 billion - the highest ever in US lottery history - Americans have caught lottery fever.

A woman dining at a Virginia restaurant with family visiting from Guatemala saw her meal ruined last week when a rattled customer launched a verbal assault on the family after they began speaking Spanish to one another.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray discussed Mexico’s efforts to address a caravan of Central American migrants that is headed toward the United States, the State Department said in a readout of a phone call between the two top diplomats on Tuesday.

A plane crashed and erupted in fire on a busy California highway - the 101 Freeway - on Tuesday, bringing traffic to a halt.

NBC host Megyn Kelly was forced to unring a few bells Tuesday after she adamantly defended the right of white Halloween revelers to wear blackface costumes. Following a reaming out by social media, she apologized hours later, sort of.

As with everything involving spies, the methods are both surprisingly simple and incredibly sophisticated.

SALT LAKE CITY (Sputnik) - The US policy of imposing economic pressure on Russia will not bring positive outcomes because Moscow has found ways to adapt to the restrictive measures and compensate for any losses, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said at a meeting with the business community of the US state of Utah on Tuesday.

Work has apparently begun on several multibillion-dollar information technology projects outsourced over the past year by the US National Security Agency (NSA), though details on what that work is exactly are sparse.

With the US midterm elections just a short two weeks away, Americans are gearing up vote on what could turn out to be a historical referendum on Republican policies.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday that the State Department "will continue to seek all relevant facts, consult with Congress and work with other nations, and work to hold accountable those responsible for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi."

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Saudi Arabia's handling of the death of Saudi journalist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi is one of the worst cover-ups in history, President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday.

An “operational emergency” was registered at the US’ major nuclear weapons assembly site on Tuesday.

“Don’t bite me. Don’t bite me!”

A passenger accused of groping a woman on Southwest Airlines flight 5421 reportedly tried to justify his actions to New Mexico authorities on Sunday by stating that US President Donald Trump has said grabbing women is no big deal.

Fox News apologized Tuesday morning after it used a photograph of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) during a segment about a registered sex offender suspected of shooting dead a University of Utah student.

The US Senate has ceded its constitutionally ascribed responsibilities allowing President Trump to withdraw from treaties at his discretion, founder of "Show Up! America" Jan R. Weinberg told Sputnik, commenting on the US president's intention to quit the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US proposed withdrawal from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, signed in 1987 with the Soviet union, threatens to unleash a new arms race globally and take the world away from disarmament goals by weakening other arms control regimes, experts told Sputnik.