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How a U.S. Tax Loophole Supercharged China’s Exports

When Congress raised the threshold for imported goods to enter the United States tax-free to $800 from $200 nearly a…

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China Is Considering Trade Talks With U.S., but It Has Conditions

In a potential softening of the bruising trade war between China and the United States, Beijing said on Friday that…

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Pakistan’s Leaders May Talk Tough, but War With India Is the Last Thing Pakistanis Want

Armed convoys are rumbling toward Pakistan’s border with India. Fighter jets are slicing across the sky. Television screens are filled…

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Why Donald Trump Looms Over Australia’s Election

A superpower loomed large as Australians headed to the polls. It wielded trade barriers as a means of political coercion,…

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U.S. Payoff for Ukraine Minerals Deal Faces Many Hurdles

Now that the United States has secured a deal to share the rights to Ukraine’s mineral reserves — including elements…

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Russell Brand to Appear in Court on Rape and Sexual Assault Charges

The comedian and actor Russell Brand was scheduled on Friday to appear before a London court on multiple charges of…

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Marco Rubio, Secretary of Everything

Secretary of state. Acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Acting archivist for the National Archives and Records…

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Friday Briefing: A White House Shake-Up

Trump removed his national security adviser President Trump announced yesterday that he was removing his national security adviser, Michael Waltz,…

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Death Toll Rises Sharply in a Wave of Sectarian Violence in Syria

The death toll from this week’s outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria has surpassed 100, a war monitoring group said…

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U.K. Records Its Hottest May 1 Ever, Despite a Toilet Getting in the Way

Britain bathed in an abundance of sunshine and above-average temperatures this week, leading to a record-breaking May 1 high on…

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