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CNN
2 hours ago
- Climate
- CNN
Backpedaling on pollution, meteor showers, world's first passenger jet: Catch up on the day's stories
👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Sky-gazers will get a good chance to see fireballs streaking across the night sky this week. Two meteor showers will reach their peak, and another is ramping up. Check out these tips on how to watch. Here's what else you might have missed during your busy day. In a significant policy reversal, the Trump administration wants to repeal a 2009 scientific finding that human-caused climate change endangers human health and safety. Speaking on a conservative podcast, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin referred to climate change as dogma rather than science. In Alaska's North Slope region — the northernmost county in the US — one small radio station keeps eight villages connected and serves about 10,000 people. KBRW relies on federal funding to stay afloat, but it may not survive because of President Donald Trump's public media cuts. Ukrainian swimmer Vladyslav Bukhov fled his hometown as a child in 2014, when Russia first invaded his country. Then came the 2022 attack. Forced to train in a war zone, Bukhov never thought he would become a world champion. Now he's trying to do it again. The world's first passenger jet — a luxurious British model that took off in 1952 — vanished from the skies after several deadly crashes. Aviation enthusiasts brought one back to life. People are waking up to a fresh fashion trend. Nightgowns — the sleepwear once strictly relegated to bedrooms and boudoirs — have become the summer dress of the year. get '5 things' in your inbox If your day doesn't start until you're up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to your new favorite morning fix. Sign up here for the '5 Things' newsletter. 🌈 Something for everyone: Northampton, Massachusetts, has always been a haven for the LGBTQ community. CNN anchor Victor Blackwell discovered a welcoming vibe for visitors as he rode the region's bike trails, explored Smith College and kicked back at a coffee shop. NYPD sending teams to Las Vegas to search for motive in office tower shooting Ghislaine Maxwell offers to testify before Congress but with major conditions, including immunity China-US trade talks conclude without deal to prevent tariffs from surging again 📸 Pretty in pink: This stunning picture of a flock of roseate spoonbills soaring over a shark took the top prize in the 2025 Mangrove Photography Awards — but the serene image tells a bigger story. Discover why this moment was so rare, plus take a look at some of the other contenders. 📱Which country just overtook China as the biggest smartphone exporter to the US?A. JapanB. IndiaC. MexicoD. Brazil⬇️ Scroll down for the answer. 👋 We'll see you tomorrow.🧠 Quiz answer: B. India has overtaken China as the No. 1 exporter of smartphones to the US, following Apple's tariff-driven pivot to New Delhi.📧 Check out all of CNN's newsletters. Today's edition of 5 Things PM was edited and produced by CNN's Kimberly Richardson and Emily Scolnick.
BBC News
3 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
US and China end 'constructive' trade talks without breakthrough
The US and China have wrapped up another round of trade talks without any major breakthroughs, despite discussions that both sides described as "constructive".The negotiations, held in Stockholm, Sweden came as a truce established in May is set to expire next month, threatening to revive the turmoil that hit in April when the two countries exchanged escalating tit-for-tat tariffs. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said any extension of that truce, in which both sides agreed to drop some measures, would be up to President Donald trade negotiator Li Chenggang said that both sides would push to preserve that agreement. Beijing and Washington have been at loggerheads on a range of issues as well as tariffs, including US demands that China's ByteDance sell TikTok and that China speed up its export of critical minerals. Trump started hiking tariffs on Chinese goods shortly after his return to the White House. China ultimately responded with tariffs of its own. Tensions escalated, with tariff rates hitting the triple digits, before a trade truce in left Chinese goods facing an additional 30% tariff compared with the start of the year, with US goods facing a new 10% tariff in China. Without the truce being extended by the 12 August deadline, tariffs could "boomerang" back up, US officials said."Nothing is agreed until we speak with President Trump," Bessent said, while downplaying the risks of escalation."Just to tamp down that rhetoric, the meetings were very constructive. We just haven't given the sign off," he said. This was the the third meeting between the US and China since for the two sides said they discussed each others' economies, implementation of terms previously agreed by Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping and rare earths, a key sticking point because of their importance in new technology including electric vehicles. The US also pressed China on its dealings with Russia and Chenggang said both sides were "fully aware of the importance of safeguarding a stable and sound China-US trade and economic relationship". Bessent said he felt the the US had momentum, after recent agreements that Trump has secured with Japan and the European Union. "I believe they were in more of a mood for wide-ranging discussion," he Trump has long complained about the trade deficit with China, which last year saw the US buy $295bn more goods from China than the other way Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the US was already on track to reduce that gap by $50bn this Bessent said the US was not looking to completely "de-couple"."We just need to de-risk with certain strategic industries, whether it's the rare earths, semiconductors, medicines," he said at a briefing for reporters after the conclusion of the talks.
Iraqi News
9 hours ago
- Business
- Iraqi News
Chinese, US officials meet for 2nd day of trade talks in Stockholm
Stockholm – Chinese and US delegations met for their second day of trade negotiations in Stockholm, with both sides said to be aiming to extend a truce due to end in two weeks' time. AFP journalists saw officials from both sides, led respectively by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, enter the Swedish government building serving as the talks venue. Neither side has so far made public any information about what has gone on in the talks, which started on Monday. The negotiations are happening in the wake of a US-EU trade deal struck over the weekend that set US tariffs on most EU imports at 15 percent, but none on US goods going to the EU. The truce between China and the United States, the countries with the worlds two top economies, has temporarily set US duties on Chinese goods at 30 percent, and Chinese levies on US ones at 10 percent. That accord, reached in Geneva in May, brought down triple-digit tariffs each side had levelled at the other after a trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump spiralled into a tit-for-tat bilateral escalation. The 90-day truce is meant to end on August 12. But there are indications both delegations want to use the Stockholm talks to push the date back further. The South China Morning Post, citing sources on both sides, reported on Sunday that Washington and Beijing are expected to extend their tariff pause by a further 90 days. – Trump's threats – Trump has threatened to hit dozens of other countries with stiffer tariffs from Friday this week unless they agree to trade deals with Washington. Among them are Brazil and India, which he has warned could be targeted for 50-percent tariffs. The US leader has already announced deal outlines with five countries — Britain, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines — as well as the one with the 27-nation EU. Beijing says it wants to see 'reciprocity' in its trade with the United States. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said dialogue was need 'to reduce misunderstandings'. The previous round of of China-US talks was held in London. Analysts said many of the trade deals Trump has been publicising were leaning more on optics than on details. Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, a firm that advises on currency exchange and commodities, said an extension of the 90-day truce between China and the United States could reinforce that view. 'That truce could set the stage for a Trump – (President) Xi (Jinping) handshake later this year — another risk-on carrot for markets to chew,' he said.
Int'l Business Times
13 hours ago
- Business
- Int'l Business Times
Chinese, US Officials Meet For 2nd Day Of Trade Talks In Stockholm
Chinese and US delegations met for their second day of trade negotiations in Stockholm, with both sides said to be aiming to extend a truce due to end in two weeks' time. AFP journalists saw officials from both sides, led respectively by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, enter the Swedish government building serving as the talks venue. Neither side has so far made public any information about what has gone on in the talks, which started on Monday. The negotiations are happening in the wake of a US-EU trade deal struck over the weekend that set US tariffs on most EU imports at 15 percent, but none on US goods going to the EU. The truce between China and the United States, the countries with the worlds two top economies, has temporarily set US duties on Chinese goods at 30 percent, and Chinese levies on US ones at 10 percent. That accord, reached in Geneva in May, brought down triple-digit tariffs each side had levelled at the other after a trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump spiralled into a tit-for-tat bilateral escalation. The 90-day truce is meant to end on August 12. But there are indications both delegations want to use the Stockholm talks to push the date back further. The South China Morning Post, citing sources on both sides, reported on Sunday that Washington and Beijing are expected to extend their tariff pause by a further 90 days. Trump has threatened to hit dozens of other countries with stiffer tariffs from Friday this week unless they agree to trade deals with Washington. Among them are Brazil and India, which he has warned could be targeted for 50-percent tariffs. The US leader has already announced deal outlines with five countries -- Britain, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines -- as well as the one with the 27-nation EU. Beijing says it wants to see "reciprocity" in its trade with the United States. Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said dialogue was need "to reduce misunderstandings". The previous round of of China-US talks was held in London. Analysts said many of the trade deals Trump has been publicising were leaning more on optics than on details. Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, a firm that advises on currency exchange and commodities, said an extension of the 90-day truce between China and the United States could reinforce that view. "That truce could set the stage for a Trump - (President) Xi (Jinping) handshake later this year -- another risk-on carrot for markets to chew," he said.
South China Morning Post
13 hours ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Proposed US stopover by Taiwanese leader William Lai reportedly blocked by Washington
Read more about this: Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has no immediate plans for overseas travel, his office said on July 28, 2025. The announcement followed reports that his proposed stopover to the United States was declined by the White House. The Financial Times reported that Washington blocked Lai's New York stopover en route to South America, where he reportedly planned to visit Paraguay, Guatemala and Belize. The decision is expected to remove major obstacles for a leaders' meeting later in the year, and as a third round of China-US trade negotiations is under way in Stockholm.
