Trump heads to Beijing for high-stakes Xi talks as Taiwan tensions, trade disputes test US strength

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing Wednesday for high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the world’s two largest powers prepare to negotiate about Taiwan, trade and a fragile U.S.-China relationship increasingly shaped by military tension and economic rivalry. The meeting comes at … Read more

US grocery prices rose in April, but gas spikes weren’t the only reason

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Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why. Prices for food eaten at home rose 2.9% in April compared to the same month a year earlier, according to government figures released Tuesday. That was the highest year-over-year inflation rate … Read more

Is primary season too late to redraw the maps? Not when Congress is up for grabs.

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In the run-up to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, many political strategists on both sides of the aisle had predicted significant impacts on Black representation, as well as on the partisan balance in the U.S. House of Representatives. But with this year’s election season in full swing by the time the … Read more

Asian shares trade mixed as AI excitement fades and war worries continue

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TOKYO — Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday, as fading enthusiasm over AI and other technology stocks gradually put the brakes on Wall Street’s record-setting run. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.8% in afternoon trading to 63,244.43. South Korea’s Kospi index surged 2.7% to 7,849.21, recouping recent losses. The Kospi sank 2.3% earlier in the … Read more

Cruise ship passenger making best of quarantine in US after hantavirus outbreak

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When Jake Rosmarin boarded the MV Hondius, he gleefully posted on social media that the ship would be his home for 35 days as he traveled across the South Atlantic. Now, he is one of 18 Americans under observation at specialized healthcare facilities designed to treat people with dangerous infectious diseases after three people died … Read more

Federal judge rules ICE in Colorado violated order limiting warrantless arrests

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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that immigration officers in Colorado have violated his order limiting when they can arrest people without a warrant. U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have violated his November order that barred them from arresting anyone without a warrant unless they had probable cause … Read more

The war is on hold, but Iran’s internal crackdown is only deepening

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Mohammad Amin Biglari disappeared as anti-government protests rocked Iran in early January. His father desperately searched morgues in Tehran, the Iranian capital, for a month, fearing his son was among the thousands killed in the crackdown by authorities. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Instead, a … Read more

Inside the ‘digital lockdown’ for US officials as Trump arrives in China

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As President Donald Trump and hundreds of aides, security personnel and officials prepare to travel to China, many will leave behind one of the most basic tools of modern government: their everyday cellphones. Instead, officials entering China often travel with stripped-down “clean” devices, temporary laptops and tightly … Read more