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U.S. and China Reach ‘Framework’ for a TikTok Sale

Top economic officials met in Madrid for a second day, with deadlines looming on tariffs and a ban on TikTok in the United States if it is not sold by its Chinese owner, ByteDance.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, center, and Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, far right, following trade talks with Chinese officials on Monday.
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Inside a ‘Hell on Earth’ in Oklahoma

The Greer Center was supposed to be a refuge for people with developmental disabilities. But accounts from inside the secretive facility paint a starkly different picture, depicting a place where helpless patients faced beatings, waterboarding and constant fear.

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The Robert M. Greer Center in Enid, Okla., previously managed by Liberty Healthcare, faced scrutiny for failing to protect its patients.
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