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In this image taken and made available by the Taiwan Presidential Office on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen shakes hands with crew members aboard a Taiwan Navy ship before it sets out to patrol in the South China Sea from the naval base in the southern port city of Khaohsiung, Taiwan. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday it will continue to send planes and ships to the South China Sea to carry out patrol missions and defend Taiwan's territory and sovereignty despite the Permanent Court of Arbitration's ruling in The Hague, said the Central News Agency. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Taiwan resists Hague-based tribunal’s South China Sea ruling

China wasn't the only loser in this week's decision by an international tribunal over who controls the South China Sea. The Hague-based panel also unexpectedly rejected Taiwan's claim to a key outpost in the Spratly Islands, and new President Tsai Ing-wen has been much more forceful than Beijing in expressing her displeasure.

July 14, 2016
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., is seen during a congressional panel at the 2016 Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Mackinac Island, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **

Hill critics pushing to block Boeing Iran deal

U.S. lawmakers expressed mounting concern Thursday over the proposed $17 billion-plus deal by Boeing to sell commercial jets to Iran -- by far the largest deal inked by an American company since the signing of the landmark deal to curb Iran's nuclear programs in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions a year ago. The House voted late Thursday to effectively scuttle the deal.

July 7, 2016
** FILE ** This Jan. 10, 2012, file photo shows Hostess Twinkies in New York. Twinkies first came onto the scene in 1930 and contained real fruit until rationing during World War II led to the vanilla cream Twinkie. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

Back from the dead, Twinkie-maker Hostess plans public stock sale

Buyers can soon strike gold on the stock market with the makers of Twinkies planning to go public. Nearly four years after filing for bankruptcy protection and prompting fear that its snack line of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Sno Balls would become extinct, Hostess Brands LLC, the producer of the indestructible snack, is preparing to debut on the Nasdaq market in the third quarter of 2016.

July 5, 2016
The kitchen at Ben's Chili Bowl churns out its take on the iconic capital food known as a half-smoke, often smothered in chili. (The Washington Times)

Half-smokes inspire wholehearted love in D.C.

It's not just a local culinary mainstay in a transient, cosmopolitan town, not just a humble, versatile delicacy whose appeal -- served plain or smothered in chili -- embraces all classes, races and political persuasions, not just the undisputed signature dish of Washington, D.C.

July 3, 2016
An Afghan policeman watches over Kabul. (Associated Press/File)

U.S. plans big investment in Afghanistan: Envoy

The Obama administration is pledging $1 billion per year to support the Afghan National Security Forces from 2018 to 2020, the administration's point man for the region said Tuesday, despite a mixed record for U.S. and other Western aid in recent years.

June 21, 2016