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Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill

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Katie Rogers and Erica L. Green
The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.

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President Trump said after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, that he and Xi Jinping of China had agreed to an economic truce, walking back some of the tariffs and retaliatory measures that had roiled the world economy.

Where Mamdani Found the Blueprints to Run for Mayor

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Mihir Zaveri
Before Zohran Mamdani became a state legislator, he helped South Asian New Yorkers who were in danger of losing their homes because of tax liens and job losses.

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Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s appeals to renters during his mayoral campaign are well-known, but he also spent time working for a nonprofit that helps homeowners.

How Xi Walked Away From Trump Trade Talks Looking Stronger

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Lily Kuo and David Pierson
By withholding soybean purchases and rare-earth exports, China extracted relief from U.S. tariffs and delayed export controls, without conceding much in return.

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President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, after talks on Thursday ended. Mr. Xi said to Mr. Trump that both sides should avoid falling into a “vicious cycle of mutual retaliation.”

U.S. Beef and Thousand Island Dressing: Trump’s Food Tour of Asia

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John Yoon
The menus on the president’s tour of three countries in Asia reflected the culinary acrobatics the host nations performed to accommodate his palate and foreign policy goals.

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President Donald Trump raised a glass at a dinner hosted by President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea, which was attended by leaders from eight countries.

Andrew Cuomo, Scraping and Scrambling, Is Still Running as Andrew Cuomo

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Matt Flegenheimer
The former governor, a distant second in most polls of the New York City mayor’s race, is working harder to attract voters and remind them who he is.

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Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, with his predecessor David Paterson at a recent event, has taken his mayoral campaign to some unusual places, including to the podcast of the influencer Logan Paul.

Trump’s Search for Eternity: Heaven? Maybe Not, He Says. Monuments? Absolutely.

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Peter Baker
After a lifetime of scandal, the president expresses doubt that he will be admitted to paradise. But he appears increasingly intent on finding other paths to eternity.

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President Trump has demolished the East Wing of the White House to make way for a vast ballroom, and he wants to erect an arch at the entrance to Washington that resembles the Arc de Triomphe.
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