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Markets Rise on Hints of Easing Trade Tensions
Markets rose on Friday, setting the stage for their fourth straight positive day, as investors continued to look for signs of easing trade…
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Videos reveal at least 200 Houthis killed in U.S. airstrikes
At least 82 Houthi officers in addition to over 120 fighters have been killed in U.S. airstrikes since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered…
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Trump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging
Every Monday, Maurine Gentis, a retired teacher, waits for a delivery from Meals on Wheels South Texas. “The meals help stretch my…
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Stocks Stall as China Calls Reports of U.S. Tariff Talks ‘Baseless’
Stock markets stalled on Thursday, after officials in China said they were not holding talks with the United States about easing trade…
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Indo-Pacific map shows where US bombers operate outside of America
The United States has been rotating its bomber fleet, including those that are equipped for nuclear armament, in the Indo-Pacific region…
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The biggest casualty of a China trade war: America's place in the world, experts fear
The Trump administration’s tariff war with China is most often seen through the lens of the economy. But to many economists, the bigger…
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U.S. escalates airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis
U.S. forces struck a major Houthi-controlled port on Yemen's Red Sea coast and Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had been destroyed. More…
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Contributor: Easy entry into the U.S. from foreign shores? Don't count on it now
For some, it’s as routine as paying at the checkout counter. For others, it’s as nerve-racking as a root canal. Which experience you have…
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Stocks Tumble in Asia as Tech Investors Pull Back
Share prices of big technology companies declined in Asia on Wednesday, dragging broader markets lower, after Nvidia, the American chip…
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Both Admired and Resented by Trump, Japan Scrambles to Stay Close
This month in the White House’s Rose Garden, as he held up a placard showing the global wave of tariffs he wanted to impose, President…
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Taiwan’s Chip Companies Are Caught in the U.S.-China Tariff War
Even as the United States and China push their economies further apart with escalating tariffs, they share an inescapable challenge. Both…
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Hong Kong Suspends Packages to the U.S., Wading Into the Trump Trade War
Wading into the trade war, Hong Kong said on Wednesday that its postal service will no longer send packages to the United States. It is…
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American Airlines Will Offer Free Wi-Fi on Most Flights Next Year
Beginning next year, if you catch an American Airlines flight, you won’t have to pay to watch shows or movies, keep up with the latest…
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New satellite photos show U.S. carrier deployed for Middle East attacks
New satellite imagery shows the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea as the U.S. military increases its presence in the…
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A Scientist Is Paid to Study Maple Syrup. He’s Also Paid to Promote It.
For more than a decade, Navindra Seeram, a biomedical researcher, has praised maple syrup, calling it a “hero ingredient” and “champion…
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Japan rules out big Trump concessions, must understand "emotional" views
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and…
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One month of US airstrikes fail to stop Houthis
One month into a sustained U.S. air campaign ordered by President Donald Trump, the Iran-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen is defying…
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Map shows how Trump, Putin and Xi could carve up the globe
U.S. President Donald Trump's outreach to Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to end the war with Ukraine comes amid jockeying among…
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Trump Adds Tariff Exemptions for Smartphones, Computers and Other Electronics
After more than a week of ratcheting up tariffs on products imported from China, the Trump administration issued a rule late Friday that…
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Tesla U.S. Sales Plunge as G.M. and Others Make Gains
Tesla’s sales in the United States fell almost 9 percent in the first three months of the year even as the overall market for electric…
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China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%
China responded to President Trump’s tariffs on Friday, raising its own tariffs on American goods to 125 percent, from 84 percent. The…
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How TikTok’s Parent, ByteDance, Became an A.I. Powerhouse
The Chinese internet giant ByteDance has made some of the world’s most popular apps: TikTok and, in China, Douyin and Toutiao. In the…
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U.S. and China Headed for ‘Monumental’ Split, Putting World Economy on Edge
A dizzying escalation of tariffs has unraveled a trade relationship between the United States and China forged over decades, jeopardizing…
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Canada Will Use Its Retaliatory Tariff Earnings to Aid Workers and Businesses
The 25 percent tariff Canada began collecting on cars and trucks imported from the United States early Wednesday is notjust the country’s…