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Rubio and Chinese Diplomat Vie for Influence in Asia Over Trump’s Tariffs

Marco Rubio wants to bolster ties with Asia to counter China’s sway, but President Trump’s tariff threats have nations asking why they should align with Washington.

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Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, at the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

Trump Threatens 35 Percent Tariffs on Canada in the Middle of Trade Talks

The president revived his discredited claims about fentanyl entering the U.S. from Canada to justify his latest proposed rate of 35 percent.

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The border crossing to Canada from Point Roberts, Wash. Tariffs of 35 percent on Canadian goods, if applied widely, could cause serious harm to Canada’s export-dependent economy.

In South Carolina, Newsom Tests the Presidential Waters (Without Saying So)

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California met with Democratic voters in an early primary state that has become pivotal in presidential races.

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In Laurens County, S.C., Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to about 300 people at a church.

In South Carolina, Newsom Tests the Presidential Waters (Without Saying So)

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California met with Democratic voters in an early primary state that has become pivotal in presidential races.

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In Laurens County, S.C., Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke to about 300 people at a church.

The Trump administration expands its crackdown on undocumented immigrants’ access to federal benefits.

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Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program, an early education program for low-income children, in Miami, earlier this year. The Department of Health and Human Services said it would no longer allow unauthorized immigrants to enroll in Head Start.

Trump Nominates Nick Adams, ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer, for Ambassador to Malaysia

Nick Adams rose to prominence with a hypermasculine identity and crass jokes about Hooters. President Trump named him ambassador to a country of 35 million people.

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The incendiary online history of Nick Adams, who has been picked to represent the United States before a majority-Muslim nation, includes Islamophobic comments.

At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post Office Scandal, Report Says

A public inquiry into the wrongful prosecutions of about 1,000 postal workers has uncovered more victims than previously known, according to a report.

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Thousands of postal workers were wrongfully accused of crimes over more than a decade in the British post office scandal, according to a report.

State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the changes would better align the department with core American values and root out pockets of “radical political ideology.”

Justice Dept. Promised to Prosecute Abrego Garcia. Now It’s Not So Clear.

In the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the administration appears primarily concerned with ensuring that a man it has described as a “dangerous illegal alien” never walks free on U.S. soil.

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Supporters of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia rallying outside the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., during a hearing on his case on Thursday.

France-Royaume-Uni : un accord signé pour un échange de migrants

Au troisième jour de sa visite d'État au Royaume-Uni, Emmanuel Macron a rencontré le Premier ministre britannique, Keir Starmer. Ils ont notamment échangé sur l'immigration clandestine. Alors que les traversées ont atteint un niveau record, les dirigeants ont trouvé un accord pour renvoyer en France des migrants arrivés illégalement par la mer.

Four Ex-Jail Officers Are Sentenced in Death of West Virginia Inmate

The former officers, who brutally beat a 37-year-old man, received prison terms ranging from three years to more than two decades.

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The Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, W.Va., where Quantez Burks, 37, died in March 2022 after being brutally beaten by corrections officers.
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