The Hennepin County Attorney's Office, the prosecutorial office handling the case, determined after an investigation by the Minneapolis Police Department's sex crimes unit and a review by four senior sexual assault prosecutors that evidentiary problems would have made it highly unlikely that criminal charges against Liu could be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Hainan Free Trade Port has four distinctive features.
The IMF chief warned that current trade disputes could "deliver a shock to a broader range of emerging and developing economies" if they were to escalate further
The HKMA bought HK.5 billion (.2 billion) overnight on Thursday, marking the third-biggest intervention since the defense began in April, given the lower interest rate compared with the US dollar. It has spent a total of .95 billion to maintain a stable currency that has resulted in liquidity tightening.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is vulnerable, as the escalating protests this year have shown.
The Hong Kong government condemned the violence and vandalism of the masked rioters who plunged the city into its 18th straight week of chaos.
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The General Office of the State Council will take charge of the task, according to the decree signed by Premier Li Keqiang.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and associated tunnels cross the Lingdingyang waterway. [Photo/Xinhua]
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said the economy grew at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter after growing at a 3.1 percent annual rate in the first quarter.
The House of Representatives passed its own version of tax reform legislation last month, containing significant differences from the Senate version. Congressional Republicans are now working on an agreement on the final tax legislation before Christmas.