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US and China to roll back tariffs in a major breakthrough

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (R) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a news conference in Geneva on May 12, 2025, to give details of "substantial progress" following a two-day closed-door meeting between US and China top officials aimed at ending a devastating tariff war. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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The world’s two largest economies agree to lower tariffs for a 90-day period, buoying global markets
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speak to the media after talks between seniors US and Chinese officials on tariffs at the residence of the permanent Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on May 11, 2025.
Stock futures rise after ‘substantial progress’ is made in US-China trade negotiations
A person holds the pictures of the hostages, on the day Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who was kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, is expected to be released from captivity by Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
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India and Pakistan delivered and suffered heavy blows during their recent conflict<strong> </strong>
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Supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party display flags with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan during a rally to celebrate Nowruz in Istanbul in March 2024.
Kurdish PKK militants announce decision to dissolve after decades of conflict with Turkey
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Ukranian President Voloydmyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in the grounds of the Mariynsky Palace in Kyiv on May 10, 2025, following a meeting of European leaders in the Ukranian capital. The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland agreed on May 10, 2025 to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting May 12, Kyiv said.
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Pope Leo XIV leads a Regina Caeli prayer from the central balcony (Loggia delle Benedizioni) of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 11, 2025.
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NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ - MAY 24: A 96 percent illuminated waning gibbous Flower Moon rises behind the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on May 24, 2024, as seen from North Arlington, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
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In this government handout photo a soldier checks the vitals of one of five shipwrecked fishermen, who were rescued after being adrift for more than 50 days, at the San Cristobal Naval Base, Galapagos Islands, on May 10.
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Junior Alvarado rode Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3.
Kentucky Derby-winning jockey fined $62,000 and suspended for overuse of whip
Danielle Collins upset Iga Świątek at the Italian Open.
American Danielle Collins stuns world No. 2, ending her reign at Italian Open
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Megan Thee Stallion attends the arrivals of the 2025 Gold Gala at The Music Center in Los Angeles, CA on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Corine Solberg/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
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Anti-tank mines found by a consolidated squad of the Explosives Service of Ukraine are stacked on the ground during demining works in Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.
Russia’s European neighbors are lifting bans on landmines. Campaigners are horrified
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Mile-wide underwater volcano ready to erupt off the West Coast
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Title and author of burned, still-rolled scroll decoded after nearly 2,000 years

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Oldest toy store in Los Angeles fights to survive in face of tariffs
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FedEx board member David Steiner to be next US postmaster general
Founder of crypto lender Celsius sentenced to 12 years in prison

Style

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Pitcher Scott Alexander of the Colorado Rockies throws against the San Diego Padres in the sixth inning.
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US Politics

Members of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment place flags at the headstones of US military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day, on May 23, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.
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health and wellness

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Tech

A customer tries his Vision Pro at the launch of the Apple Vision Pro at Apple The Grove in Los Angeles, California, on February 2, 2024.
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