Still, both sides have expressed a willingness to talk with each other since Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned visit to China in February after the shootdown of a Chinese spy balloon over the U.S., which marked a low point in recent relations.
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Israeli troops briefly raid northern Gaza to ‘prepare’ for expected full-scale incursion
Gaza has been under a brutal siege – running out of food, water and medicine – since Hamas’ bloody rampage across southern Israel earlier this month ignited the war.
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Maine shooting is the 36th – and deadliest – mass killing in the U.S. this year
So far this year, the nation has witnessed the second-highest number on record of mass killings and deaths to this point in a single year.
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Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says
Analysts and food security professionals point to the dual impact last year of high inflation and the gradual expiration of multiple pandemic-era government assistance measures.
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Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank
Biden said the attacks by settlers amounted to ‘pouring gasoline’ on the already burning fires in the Middle East since the Hamas attack.
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Some companies using lots of water want to be more sustainable. Few are close to their targets
Ceres released an analysis that found most of the assessed companies – including such powerhouses as Coca-Cola, General Mills, and Amazon – have set targets but aren’t close to meeting them.
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Trump is fined $10,000 for comment he made outside civil fraud trial
It’s the 2nd time the New York judge has fined the former president after warning him not to disparage court staffers.
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Carbon removal isn’t just for corporations. Individuals are paying for it, too.
A growing number of individual buyers are popping up. That includes big-name purchasers, such as Bill Gates, who has paid millions for carbon removal services.
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Amazon injuries more widespread than thought, study says
The data suggest ‘injury and pain at Amazon are far more widespread’ than previously known, said Beth Gutelius, research director at the center and a leading expert on logistics and warehouse work.
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Strongest U.S. economic growth since 2021 puts Fed in tough spot
Gross domestic product is projected to have grown at an annual rate of 4.5% last quarter, more than double the pace in the prior period, according to a Bloomberg survey.