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President Trump said Friday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping made some «fantastic trade deals» and shared a desire to end the U.S.-Iran conflict during this week’s summit in Beijing, as both countries look to claim the visit as a win — and aim to keep their relationship on a stable footing after last year’s trade war.The leaders of the two superpowers are holding a bilateral meeting and lunch at China’s seat of power — the Zhongnanhai Garden compound — late Friday morning local time, before Mr. Trump leaves China and heads back to Washington. They met for tea…

LOS ANGELES — Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt isn’t a superhero.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.But a slew of recent viral AI-generated videos portray him as Los Angeles’ lone savior — helping thrust his mayoral campaign against Mayor Karen Bass and City Council member Nithya Raman into the spotlight in recent weeks.Many of the videos, created by filmmaker Charlie Curran, cast Pratt in cinematic, hero-style scenarios: battling Bass in a lightsaber duel while California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris scheme behind the scenes or appearing as…

The long awaited ThunderCats movie is still very much alive, and new insight into the project is giving fans a clearer idea of what to expect. Director Adam Wingard has remained attached to the film since its announcement, and he has been vocal about his passion for bringing the iconic animated series to the big screen the right way. A Passion Project Years in the Making Wingard has made it clear this is not just another studio assignment for him. He grew up with ThunderCats and understands how important the tone and style are to fans. In past interviews, he…

The Chicago Cubs have started the 2026 season as one of the hottest teams in baseball, despite dealing with countless injuries to their pitching staff. 10 pitchers have made trips to the IL this year, yet the Cubs still managed to lead a tightly contested NL Central with a 27-16 record.Coming out of the gate, Edward Cabrera looked like he might be a steal for the Cubs. He only gave up 3 runs in his first three starts, but has cooled off with a less consistent May. Fortunately for Cabrera, his best ability has been availability.Matthew Boyd, Justin Steele, Cade…

Two people aboard a small plane are dead after the aircraft crashed into a house in Ohio, causing a fire, authorities said.The crash occurred Thursday afternoon in Akron, resulting in a fire and heavy smoke, according to authorities.The aircraft — a 1963 Piper Cherokee single‑engine — had departed from Akron Fulton Airport when it crashed around 3:45 p.m., according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.Two people aboard a small plane are dead after the aircraft crashed into a house in Akron, Ohio, causing a fire, authorities said. Jacob YoungThe two occupants of the aircraft died, according to the state highway…

While El Niño forms across the tropical Pacific, forecasters look at one region in particular called the Niño3.4, monitoring a three-monthly average of the sea surface temperature compared to the long-term average.A strong or ‘super El Nińo’ is when that goes above 1.5C.Forecasts from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), NOAA and BoM are all pretty much aligned in their outcomes.In the latest prediction from the ECMWF, more than half of their forecast models suggest a temperature increase of over 2.5C by the autumn.Anything over this would be a «historically strong event,» said Johnson.BoM forecasts are also…

For a year, White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka promoted the national strategy he was drafting, saying he was pouring his “life’s work” into a “massive” blueprint that would overhaul the U.S. approach to combating terrorist threats. The finished product, released May 6 after months of delays, is a 16-page, typo-sprinkled document that ranks threats based on politics rather than intelligence assessments, according to several current and former counterterrorism officials and threat analysts. Islamist militant groups, the perennial top concern, now come second to Latin American drug cartels. The violent far right, which the FBI has repeatedly called the leading…

WASHINGTON — He is the biggest draw in American politics, a sitting president who created a movement that has been steadfastly loyal to him for more than a decade.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.He may also be the most polarizing figure in American politics, now presiding over rising inflation and a Middle East war with no clear end in sight.Donald Trump’s capacity to both attract and repel American voters creates a dilemma that Republicans are grappling with ahead of the midterm elections in November: Should he campaign aggressively to hold the…

Yves here. Recycling and waste processing are or should be important practices that get far too little attention. A lot of consumer schemes, like separating garbage, are so inconsistently applied as to be of no use (do not get me started on what I have seen all over the world) when business and industrial programs would seem to have more potential (as in re-use more material and also be easier to implement and manage due to the scale of operations). I assume those are in place in forward-thinking countries, but the US fixates on household-level feel-goodery.1Also in a bit of…