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US--SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-DIDDY

Defense concedes that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had violent outbursts, but says it wasn’t sex trafficking

SUMMARY: A federal prosecutor says the public knew Sean “Diddy” Combs as a larger-than-life cultural icon and business mogul, but that behind the scenes, he was coercing women into drug-fueled sexual encounters and using violence to keep them in line for years. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson made the claim Monday during opening statements in Combs’ sex trafficking trial in Manhattan. One of Combs’ lawyers, though, said the trial is a misguided overreach by prosecutors, who are trying to turn consenting sex between adults into a prostitution and sex trafficking case. Combs pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment that could land him in prison for at least 15 years if he is convicted of all charges.

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US--SPLIT JURIES-LOUISIANA

A split jury and a lie sent him to prison. Now he’s working to change Louisiana’s law

SUMMARY: Bobby Gumpright was in the throws of addiction 25 years ago when he fabricated a story that he had been robbed at gunpoint by a Black man. Jermaine Hudson was arrested and convicted by a nonunanimous jury. The Jim Crow era practice later was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. In 2022, Gumpright recanted his story and Hudson was exonerated. Now they are working together to advocate for a Louisiana bill that would allow hundreds of people who were convicted by split juries the chance to petition for a retrial. The Senate could debate the bill this week.

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US--KAREN READ TRIAL-THINGS TO KNOW

Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend

SUMMARY: Defense attorneys in Karen Read’s second murder trial are shifting focus to the way investigators behaved after her police officer boyfriend’s death. Much of the trial has focused on Read’s broken taillight. Prosecutors have argued it was broken after Read backed into John O’Keefe while dropping him off at a party. On Monday, the defense also began by focusing on Ring surveillance videos that showed Read’s car leaving O’Keefe’s driveway that appeared to touch another parked car around 5 a.m. on Jan. 29, several hours after Read dropped off O’Keefe at the party. The defense also cited text messages that show an investigator claiming he was searching Read’s phone for naked photos.

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US-MED--PREPARED FOOD-LISTERIA OUTBREAK

At least 10 people sickened in US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods

SUMMARY: Federal officials say at least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat food products, and a producer is voluntarily recalling several items. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Saturday that federal, state and local officials are investigating the outbreak linked to foods produced by Fresh & Ready Foods of San Fernando, California. The FDA says the 10 people who fell ill were in California and Nevada. The agency says the recalled products were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington. Fresh & Ready Foods said in a news release that it took immediate corrective actions including removing equipment to address the issue.

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US--IMMIGRATION-MAYOR ARRESTED-WHAT TO KNOW

What to know about the Newark mayor’s arrest at an immigration detention center

SUMMARY: An immigration detention center in New Jersey is at the center of tensions between three congressional Democrats and the Trump administration after the arrest of Newark’s mayor outside the facility. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been charged with trespassing after agents arrested him Friday outside the 1,000-bed facility. The interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey says Baraka ignored warnings to leave an area inside the gate after joining three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation at the site. Democrats have accused federal agents of escalating the situation by arresting the mayor. Baraka says he has a scheduled court appearance Thursday.

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US--TRUMP-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits down the road over what the government will pay. The Republican president’s order Monday calls on the health department to broker new price tags for drugs. If deals are not reached, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be tasked with developing a rule tying the price the U.S. pays for medications to lower prices paid by other countries. The nation’s pharmaceutical lobby calls Trump’s order a “bad deal” for American patients. Drugmakers argue threats to their profits could impact research to develop new drugs.

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US--LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS

Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda. Blanche was recently named the No. 2 Justice Department official after serving as a criminal defense attorney defending Trump against two cases brought by the Justice Department. Blanche is a former federal prosecutor who was a key figure on Trump’s defense team in his New York hush money trial. Trump was ultimately convicted of 34 felony counts.

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US-CONGRESS-TAX CUTS

House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts that Democrats warn will leave millions without care

SUMMARY: House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” The legislation revealed Sunday tallies hundreds of pages and involves at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid, the nation’s health care program for more than 70 million Americans. The savings are needed to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. But it’s setting off the biggest political fight over health care since Republicans tried but failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, during Trump’s first term in 2017. Republicans insist they’re rooting out “waste, fraud and abuse” to generate health care savings. Democrats warn millions of Americans will lose coverage.

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US--DEMOCRACY-YOUTH ENGAGEMENT

In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

SUMMARY: Young people have consistently turned out to vote at lower rates than older Americans. It’s a trend several civic organizations are hoping to reverse by getting teenagers engaged in public debate before they’re even eligible to vote, seeing it as foundational to the future of U.S. democracy. One group involved in the effort is the Los Angeles-based Civics Center, which works with high schoolers to run voter registration drives and hold forums geared toward raising their participation in elections. Others, such as The Gem Project Inc., in Newark, New Jersey, have pushed for students to be able to register and cast ballots in local elections before they turn 18.

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US--TRUMP-QATAR-PLANE

Trump defends the prospect of Qatar gifting him a plane to use as Air Force One

SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and U.S. officials say it could be converted into a potential presidential aircraft. The Qatari government denied that a final decision had been made. Still, Trump defended the idea as a fiscally smart move for the country, while Democrats and others said it raised serious ethics concerns. ABC News reported that Trump will use the aircraft as his presidential plane until shortly before he leaves office in January 2029, when ownership will be transferred to the foundation overseeing his presidential library.

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US--CONGRESS-PUBLIC LANDS

A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight

SUMMARY: Congressional Republicans say their plan to sell or transfer 460,000 acres of public land will generate revenue and offer space to build houses in Western cities. Without clear details on how it will work, skeptics worry it could be a giveaway for developers and mining companies. For some rapidly growing western cities, owning the adjacent federal land would be a boon. Conservationists, on the other hand, fear the loss of public lands and environmental destruction. And while housing advocates are hopeful at the opportunity, they remain wary that enough affordable housing will be built. The legislation passed by the House Natural Resources Committee last week, part of the Republicans’ sweeping tax cut package.

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INTERNATIONAL

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AS--INDIA-PAKISTAN

Modi says India has only paused military action after it and Pakistan stop firing at each other

SUMMARY: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India has only “paused its military action” and will “retaliate on its own terms” if there is any future terror attack on the country. They were his first public comments since Saturday’s understanding between India and Pakistan to stop all military actions in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Indian and Pakistani authorities said there was no firing reported overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries. It was the first time in recent days they were not shooting at each other. The hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals after a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir had threatened regional peace.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS

Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration

SUMMARY: An Israeli-American soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip has been released by Hamas in a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration. The deal could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. The Israeli military confirmed that 21-year-old Edan Alexander was turned over to the Red Cross and then to Israeli forces. Alexander’s extended family gathered in Tel Aviv to watch the release. They cheered and chanted his name when the military said he was free. His release was the first since Israel shattered an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas in March, unleashing fierce strikes on Gaza that have killed hundreds.

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ML--MIDEAST-WARS-THE-LATEST

Middle East latest: Israeli military says hostage released in Gaza is back with its forces

SUMMARY: Hamas says it has released an American-Israeli hostage held in Gaza. The Palestinian militant group said Edan Alexander was freed on Monday as a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration to try to revive talks on ending the war. The Israeli military said Alexander is back with Israeli forces. Meanwhile, local health officials in Gaza say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip killed at least 16 people, mostly women and children. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. The release and the attack came as U.S. President Donald Trump heads to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this week.

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EU-REL--VATICAN-POPE-CONSERVATIVES

Conservatives are cautiously hopeful that Pope Leo XIV will restore rigor to the papacy

SUMMARY: Some conservatives and traditionalist Catholics are cautiously optimistic over the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, hopeful he will return doctrinal rigor to the papacy, even as progressives sense he will continue Pope Francis’ reformist agenda. Conservative Cardinal Gerhard Mueller told The Associated Press he was very pleased with the election and expected that Leo would heal the divisions that escalated during Francis’ pontificate. Mueller, who was fired by Francis as the Vatican’s doctrinal chief, suggested as a first step that Leo would restore access to the old Latin Mass that his predecessor had greatly restricted. His sense of hope is significant, given that conservative cardinals entered the conclave at a numerical disadvantage.

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ML--TRUMP-MIDEAST

Trump visiting Gulf Arab states while crises flare in Gaza and Iran

SUMMARY: U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East this week as scheduled won’t include a trip to Israel to discuss the war in Gaza or talks with Iran about its nuclear program. Instead, Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, three energy-rich monarchies home to existing or planned Trump-branded real estate projects. These are places where he aims to leverage American economic interests to do what he personally revels in: making business deals. But Trump won’t be able to avoid altogether diplomacy on Gaza or Iran. The Gulf countries hosting him are also interested in easing the regional tensions.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-GAZA HOSTAGE

Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?

SUMMARY: Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the American-Israeli from New Jersey was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. Hamas released him on Monday. Alexander had been the last living American hostage in Gaza. His release came ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the region this week. The militant group called it a goodwill gesture aimed at reviving mediated efforts to end the 19-month war. Alexander was among 251 people taken hostage in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war. Fifty-eight remain in Gaza. Around a third are believed to be alive.

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EU--RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR

Russian drones attack Ukraine after the Kremlin turns down a ceasefire proposal but promises talks

SUMMARY: Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks. The Kremlin has effectively rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than three-year war. But Moscow reiterated that it would take part in possible peace talks later this week without preconditions. There was no direct response from the Kremlin on Monday to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s challenge for Russian leader Vladimir Putin to meet him for face-to-face peace talks in Turkey on Thursday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday refused to say who might travel to Istanbul from the Russian side. The United States and European governments are making a concerted push to stop the fighting.

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SWITZERLAND-US-CHINA-TARIFFS

US and China reach a deal to slash sky-high tariffs for now, with a 90-day pause

SUMMARY: U.S. and Chinese officials say they have called a 90-day truce in their trade war, rolling back most of their recent tariff hikes. The two countries said Monday that they plan more talks on resolving trade disputes. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says that the U.S. has agreed to drop its 145% tariff rate on Chinese goods to 30%. And China has agreed to lower its 125% rate on U.S. goods to 10%. Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the reductions at a news conference in Geneva. The deal creates time to reach a more substantive agreement. But tariffs are still higher than before Trump started ramping them up last month. And businesses and investors are uncertain about whether the truce will last.

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AS--MYANMAR-CONFLICT

An airstrike in central Myanmar kills up to 22 people at a bombed school, reports say

SUMMARY: Witnesses and independent media reports say that an airstrike by Myanmar’s military on a village in the country’s central Sagaing region has hit a school. Up to 20 students and two teachers have been killed. The reports said that the Monday morning attack on Ohe Htein Twin village also wounded dozens of students. State-run MRTV television denied the reports of the airstrike. The military has increasingly used airstrikes to counter a widespread armed struggle against its rule. The military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.

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EU--TURKEY-KURDS

The PKK Kurdish militant group will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey

SUMMARY: The PKK Kurdish militant group has announced that it will disband and end its armed struggle as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of armed conflict. Monday’s decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party promises to put an end to one of the longest insurgencies in the Middle East and could have significant impact in Turkey, Syria and Iraq. It comes days after the PKK convened a party congress in northern Iraq. In February, PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been imprisoned since 1999, urged his group to convene a congress and formally decide to disband, marking a pivotal step toward ending the decadeslong conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

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EU-REL--VATICAN-POPE

Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press

SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press.” He spoke in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the first American pontiff. Leo received a standing ovation as he entered the Vatican auditorium for his first meeting with representatives of the general public. The 69-year-old Augustinian missionary, elected in a 24-hour conclave last week, called for journalists to use words for peace, to reject war and to give voice to the voiceless.

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ML--MIDEAST WARS-GAZA FAMINE

Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t end its blockade

SUMMARY: Food security experts say the Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign. Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a leading international authority on the severity of hunger crises says outright famine is the mostly likely scenario unless conditions change. It says nearly a half million Palestinians are in “catastrophic” levels of hunger, meaning they face possible starvation, the report said, while another million are at “emergency” levels of hunger. Israel has banned any food, shelter, medicine or other goods from entering the Palestinian territory for the past 10 weeks, even as it carries out waves of airstrikes and ground operations.

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AS--PHILIPPINES-ELECTION

Voting ends in Philippines midterm elections, with detained ex-President Duterte among candidates

SUMMARY: Even though he is detained in The Hague, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was among candidates who vied for some 18,000 national and local seats in Monday’s midterm elections. Analysts say the polls will decide if he and his family continue to hold political power in the Philippines. Duterte is widely expected to win as Davao mayor, a position he held for over two decades before becoming president in 2016. Duterte has been in custody of the International Criminal Court since March, awaiting trial for crimes against humanity over his war on illegal drugs that left thousands of suspects dead. Criminal suspects are not banned from seeking office in the Philippines until their convictions are final.

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AS--INDIA-PAKISTAN-ANALYSIS

Trump’s mediation offer renews focus on Kashmir after India-Pakistan clash risked broader war

SUMMARY: A series of military strikes last week by India and Pakistan brought the nuclear-armed rivals closer to a broader war. The possibility of a nuclear conflagration seemed real and the fighting only stopped when global powers intervened. Experts say the crisis deepened the neighbors’ rivalry as both crossed a threshold with each striking the other with high-speed missiles and drones. The tit-for-tat strikes also brought Kashmir again into global focus, as the U.S. President Donald Trump offered mediation over the simmering dispute that has long been described as the regional nuclear flashpoint.

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AS--INDIA-PAKISTAN-CONFLICT-TIMELINE

India and Pakistan faced a new crisis. Here’s a look at their history of armed conflict

SUMMARY: After days of intense firefights, Indian and Pakistani authorities say there were no reported incidents of firing overnight along the heavily militarized region between their countries. India and Pakistan on Saturday reached an understanding to stop all military actions on land, in the air and at the sea, in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The militaries of the two countries have been engaged in one of their most serious confrontations in decades since last Wednesday, when India struck targets inside Pakistan it said were affiliated with militants responsible for the massacre of 26 tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month. As the two countries show intent to de-escalate, here’s a look at multiple conflicts since their bloody partition in 1947.

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AF--BURKINA FASO-ATTACK

Burkina Faso forces killed at least 100 civilians in a March attack, Human Rights Watch says

SUMMARY: Human Rights Watch says at least 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed by government forces near the town of Solenzo in the western Boucle du Mouhoun region in an attack in March. According to victim testimony and videos shared on social media, the attackers were Burkina Faso special forces and members of a militia called the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland. The victims were all ethnic Fulani, a pastoralist community that is widespread across the region. The Burkina Faso government has long accused the Fulani of supporting Muslim militants. The government denied its involvement when the allegations first surfaced. Authorities did not immediately comment on the latest report Monday.

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US--USAID-THREE GENERATIONS-ABRIDGED

USAID is all but gone. For one family, 3 generations of service were defined by it

SUMMARY: In a way, the requiem of a now dismantled agency that promoted U.S. security through development and humanitarian work abroad can be told through its people. That includes a family shattered and reshaped over three generations of service to the U.S. Agency for International Development. There was the grandfather, killed on the job in a bombing attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut in 1983. There was his daughter, who dedicated much of her adult life to fighting for better treatment for Americans killed by extremists. And finally his granddaughter, who followed her grandfather into work for USAID, accepting dangerous assignments in the conviction that the worst had already happened to her family.

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US--USAID-THREE GENERATIONS

USAID is all but gone. For one family, 3 generations of service were defined by it

SUMMARY: In a way, the requiem of a now dismantled agency that promoted U.S. security through development and humanitarian work abroad can be told through its people. That includes a family shattered and reshaped over three generations of service to the U.S. Agency for International Development. There was the grandfather, killed on the job in a bombing attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut in 1983. There was his daughter, who dedicated much of her adult life to fighting for better treatment for Americans killed by extremists. And finally his granddaughter, who followed her grandfather into work for USAID, accepting dangerous assignments in the conviction that the worst had already happened to her family.

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AS--PAKISTAN-INDIA

India claims its strikes inside Pakistan territory last week killed over 100 militants

SUMMARY: India says its strikes into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan on Wednesday killed more than 100 militants. Residents and officials in the disputed Kashmir region say there was overnight fighting between Pakistani and Indian troops, despite a ceasefire, but the clashes subsided by Sunday morning. As part of the ceasefire announced a day earlier, the nuclear-armed neighbors agreed to immediately stop all military action on land, in the air and at sea. They accused each other of repeatedly violating the deal hours later. The recent escalation in violence followed a gun massacre of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir and is the most serious military confrontation between them in decades.

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AF--SOUTH AFRICA-US-REFUGEES

First group of 49 white South Africans leaves for the US after Trump offered them refugee status

SUMMARY: A group of 49 white South Africans has departed their homeland for the United States on a private charter plane having been offered refugee status by the Trump administration. The group, which included families and small children, left Johannesburg on Sunday and was due to arrive at Dulles International Airport outside Washington on Monday morning local time. That’s according to Collen Mbisi, a spokesperson for South Africa’s transport ministry. They are the first Afrikaners — a white minority group in South Africa — to be relocated after the Trump administration accused South Africa’s Black-led government of racial persecution against them. South Africa said those claims are “completely false.”

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EU--ALBANIA-ELECTION

Albanians vote in election after a campaign dominated by uphill efforts to join the EU

SUMMARY: Voting has ended in Albania’s parliamentary election after a boisterous campaign dominated by the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term. Vote counting is expected to conclude within 48 hours. Turnout was just above 41%. Voters abroad are participating in Sunday’s election for the first time. Corruption remains a key issue with candidates from both major parties facing allegations. More than 2,000 candidates from 11 political groups are vying for 140 parliamentary seats. More than 570 international observers aim to ensure a fair and transparent election process.

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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Dow jumps 995 and S&P 500 climbs 2.9% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war

SUMMARY: U.S. stocks are leaping after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. The S&P 500 jumped 2.9% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 995 points, and the Nasdaq composite gained 3.9%. Hopes for an economy less encumbered by tariffs also sent crude oil prices higher. The U.S. dollar strengthened against other currencies, and Treasury yields jumped on expectations the Federal Reserve won’t have to cut interest rates so deeply this year in order to protect the economy. Analysts warned conditions could still quickly change, as has so often happened in President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

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US--TRUMP-TARIFFS TIMELINE

Trump’s tariffs have launched global trade wars. Here’s a timeline of how we got here

SUMMARY: Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty. Trump is no stranger to tariffs. He also launched a trade war during his first term in office, but has more sweeping plans now. Economists stress there could greater consequences this time — and that higher prices will likely lead consumers to foot the bill. There’s also been a sense of whiplash from Trump’s back-and-forth tariff threats and responding retaliation, including some recently-postponed levies. Still, Trump has announced sweeping trade actions — most recently with his launch of “reciprocal” tariffs.

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US--NEWARK-AIRPORT

Another Newark airport disruption as Trump’s transportation secretary talks of reducing flights

SUMMARY: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to reduce the number of flights in and out of the Newark Liberty International Airport for the “next several weeks.” New Jersey’s largest airport has struggled with radar outages and numerous flight delays and cancellations due to a shortage of air traffic controllers. The latest problem was Sunday when a telecommunications issue briefly slowed traffic. Duffy said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he will convene a meeting with airlines flying out of Newark to determine the reduction in traffic. He said there will be a larger reduction in the afternoons when international arrivals make the airport busier.

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EU--SWITZERLAND-US-CHINA-TARIFFS

US touts ‘substantial progress’ in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce

SUMMARY: The lead U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China cheered “a great deal of productivity” in resolving differences between the world’s two leading economic powers, after officials wrapped two days of bargaining in Switzerland following President Donald Trump imposing steep tariffs and Beijing retaliating. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there was “substantial progress” in the weekend sessions, but offered scant information. He said more details would come at a briefing Monday. The Chinese delegation held a subsequent news conference where it described what occurred as “candid, in-depth and constructive dialogue.” Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said both sides had agreed to “establishing a consultation mechanism” for further discussions on trade and economic issues.

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HEALTH/SCIENCE

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US-MED--LISTERIA-EXPLAINER

What to know about food poisoning illnesses caused by listeria

SUMMARY: U.S. health officials say a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks has sickened at least 10 people. A producer has voluntarily recalled several products sold to retail stores, hospitals, hotels, airports and airlines, The products were made by Fresh & Ready Foods and were sold in Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington. The outbreak has been simmering for some time with cases dating back to late 2023. Listeria poisoning is caused by a particularly resilient type of bacteria that can survive and grow even during refrigeration. About 1,600 people are infected with listeria — and 260 die — each year.

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US-MED--OBESITY DRUGS

Zepbound beats Wegovy for weight loss in first head-to-head trial of blockbuster drugs

SUMMARY: A new study shows that people Zepbound lost about 50% more weight than those using Wegovy. It was the first head-to-head trial of the blockbuster weight-loss medications. Participants who took tirzepatide — which is sold as Zepbound by Eli Lilly — lost an average of 50 pounds over 72 weeks. Those who took semaglutide — known as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, lost about 33 pounds. The study was published Sunday and presented at an obesity conference in Spain. Zepbound targets two hormones that regulate appetite and feelings of fullness. Wegovy targets one of those hormones.

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EDUCATION

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US--EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL ENROLLMENT

Trump’s reshaping of higher education tests America’s appeal for international students

SUMMARY: The durability of the America’s appeal for international students is facing a test under the Trump administration, which has ramped up scrutiny of student visas and moved to deport foreign students for involvement in pro-Palestinian activism. Around 1.1 million international students were in the United States last year. A large decline in their ranks could cripple school budgets that rely on tuition from foreign students, who are ineligible for federal student aid and often pay full price to attend. It’s too early to quantify any impact from the administration’s crackdown, but many colleges fear the worst.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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ENT--CANNES-PREVIEW

Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon

SUMMARY: Perhaps as much as ever, all eyes in the movie world will be on the 78th Cannes Film Festival when it gets underway Tuesday in the South of France. That’s not just because of the long list of anticipated films set to premiere at the Cote d’Azur festival and the extensive coterie of stars set to walk the fabled red carpet. As the movies and the Oscar race have grown more international, the global launchpad of Cannes has only become more central to the larger film ecosystem. Recent editions of Cannes have produced a string of Academy Awards contenders, including this year’s best-picture winner, “Anora.”

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EU--FRANCE-KARDASHIAN-TRIAL

The Paris robbery of Kim Kardashian changed how celebrities think about exposure

SUMMARY: Sharing online was second nature for Kim Kardashian, an extension of her fame. But in October 2016, that openness was turned against her. Five masked men stormed the Paris residence where she was staying. They bound her with duct tape and plastic cable ties, locked her in the bathroom and fled with an estimated $6 million in stolen jewelry. Celebrity exposure — fueled by social media updates and glamour on display — had collided with real-world risk. It changed the way Kardashian and others promoted themselves. Kardashian on Tuesday takes the stand in the trial that began last month.

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US--SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-DIDDY-TIMELINE

A timeline of the rise and fall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

SUMMARY: For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most opportunistic entrepreneurs. He spun his hitmaking talents into a broad business empire that included a record label, a fashion brand, a media company, deals with liquor companies and a key role in a reality TV show. But U.S. prosecutors say that behind the scenes, Combs was coercing and abusing women for years with assistance from a network of associates who helped silence victims through blackmail and violence. Combs has pleaded not guilty and denied the allegations. Opening statements in his trial are expected Monday.

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SPORTS

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BKN--DRAFT LOTTERY

The NBA draft lottery: 14 ping-pong balls, and the right to pick No. 1 overall on the line

SUMMARY: Sometime around 6 p.m. EDT Monday, locked inside a secure room with no way of communicating with the outside world, team executives and others will watch 14 ping-pong balls start to bounce inside a machine. The balls will be numbered, 1 through 14. One will be drawn, then a second, then a third, then a fourth. And with that, the people inside that room will find out, an hour or so before the rest of the world, which team won the No. 1 pick in next month’s NBA draft. The NBA draft lottery is Monday night in Chicago, with the winner getting the chance to pick No. 1 overall.

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