Tuesday November 19th, 2024 7:44AM

The Associated Press

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The Associated Press
China and the US will plan a Biden-Xi call in the coming weeks, the White House says
The White House says Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden
9:48AM ( 2 months ago )
Chinese leader Xi meets with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan in a bid to improve ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan
9:48AM ( 2 months ago )
Swiss court convicts 2 top PetroSaudi executives in fallout from 1MDB Malaysian fund scandal
A Swiss criminal court has convicted two top managers of a Saudi oil company facing charges including fraud and money laundering in a scam that swiped at least $1.8 billion from a Malaysian state-owned investment fund
9:45AM ( 2 months ago )
Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened
Voters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park
9:45AM ( 2 months ago )
How climate change could be making Midwest summer's 'corn sweat' stickier
Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer
9:43AM ( 2 months ago )
Sweaty corn is making it even more humid
Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer
9:43AM ( 2 months ago )
Poland's government plans record defense spending in its 2025 budget
Poland’s budget proposal for 2025 includes record defense spending of 187 billion zlotys or $48.7 billion
9:15AM ( 2 months ago )
Percival Everett, Louise Erdrich and Jason Reynolds among finalists for $50,000 Kirkus Prizes
Percival Everett’s “James,” a reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the enslaved Jim’s perspective, is among the fiction finalists for the 11th annual Kirkus Prize
8:59AM ( 2 months ago )
The Latest: FBI says gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw ‘target of opportunity’
A senior FBI official says the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity.”
8:36AM ( 2 months ago )