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David Pierson and Berry Wang

When Will China’s Leader Talk to Trump?

Xi Jinping seems to be in no rush to engage with President Trump, who has sent mixed signals about when a call might happen (or whether it already has).

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Alex Travelli

What Modi and India Can Offer Trump on Trade

As two-way trade expands, India’s surplus is growing. President Trump is expected to press Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lower tariffs.

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Mujib Mashal

Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Cross Hairs

India is acutely aware that trade and immigration issues are a potential double whammy. But it believes it can preserve growing ties.

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Anton Troianovski

Kremlin Says U.S. Will Release a Russian in American Custody

Moscow said a Russian imprisoned in the U.S. would be freed “in the coming days” after the release of an American schoolteacher.

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Constant Méheut

How Ukraine Pitched Trump on a Deal for Critical Minerals

President Trump says he wants to make a deal for minerals from Ukraine in exchange for aid. That followed a long effort by Ukrainian officials to appeal to Mr. Trump’s transactional nature.

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Nanna Heitmann, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Ekaterina Bodyagina

The Fiercest Fighting of the Ukraine War May Be in Russia

The Times interviewed Russian soldiers who said they face a brutal fight to dislodge determined Ukrainian forces from a sliver of Russian land. Trapped civilians fear catastrophe.

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Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Ian Stewart, Jessica Metzger and Anton Troianovski

More Power for Elon Musk, and the Risk of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Plus, who isn’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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Astead W. Herndon, James Surdam, Katia Vannoy, Rebecca Suner and Gabriel Blanco

Trump’s Plan to Remake the Federal Work Force

One of President Trump’s first executive orders claims the power to fire, and hire, tens of thousands of career civil servants across the government. Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” explains the order, which has drawn lawsuits from federal unions.

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Alan Rappeport and Colby Smith

Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices

President Trump pledged to lower costs on “Day 1” as a candidate. His administration now acknowledges it will take more time.

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Jack Milko

Genesis Invitational odds, staff picks: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy arrive as favorites

Scottie Scheffler during the final round of the 2025 WM Phoenix Open. | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images

The third Signature Event of the season is here as Torrey Pines will host. Here are the latest odds and our staff picks.

LA JOLLA, Calif. — This year’s Genesis Invitational will look much different than years past as the South Course at Torrey Pines will host a Signature Event for the first time. The PGA Tour had no choice but to relocate this week’s event from...

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Amanda Chatel

Crave Vesper Mini Review: The Discreet Vibrator

The iconic jewelry vibrator is back, smaller than ever.

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Joel Khalili

Binance Moved Fast, Broke Things—and Paid the Price. Richard Teng Is Cleaning Up

After former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao went to prison, Richard Teng set out to show that the crypto exchange is now on its best behavior.

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Emily Mullin

Your Love Life on Ozempic

Beyond treating diabetes and helping people lose weight, GLP-1s may also improve libido. But the reasons are as complex as desire itself.

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Andrew Couts

The Heart Emoji Is Meaningless

Once reserved for romantic partners and other loved ones, the heart emoji can now mean anything—which means it has no meaning at all.

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This stand turns your phone into a mini boombox

TL;DR: Get the Pocket Popper phone kickstand and mini speaker for $21.99 while supplies last (reg. $24.99). 

Balancing your phone against a pop can to watch YouTube while you’re eating at the table? Blasting music from those built-in speakers that make your favorite musician sound like they’re stuck in a tin can? You might need this phone stand and speaker combo.

You’ve heard of the PopSocket, but meet its biggest competitor: Pocket Popper. Featured at this year’s Consumer Electronics...

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I tried the sleep earbuds featured at CES

TL;DR: Save 25% on the SleepEEZ noise-blocking sleep earbuds that were featured at this year’s CES.

My search for the perfect sleep solution has been long and frustrating. I’m a light sleeper, so something that blocks out my partner’s snoring is essential. But I also need some entertainment to fall asleep. While earplugs work for the snoring, I can’t hear the TV. So, I tried AirPods but woke up with sore ears.

I was so excited to see earbuds designed for sleeping announced at this...

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Stop wishing you knew how to edit videos and start creating for just $20

TL;DR: Corel VideoStudio Pro X9 makes turning your videos and photos into amazing content easy and fun — and it's just $19.99 (reg. $39.99) for life.

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Get a magnetic car phone mount with Qi2 charging for just $36

TL;DR: The MagLock Qi2 Magnetic Charging Car Vent Mount delivers 15W fast wireless charging, strong MagSafe-compatible magnetic alignment, and a secure vent mount for just $35.99 (reg. $49.99).

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Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid

The most powerful space telescope ever built is peering into some of the deepest realms of the universe.

It will also now peer at a big asteroid that has low but still concerning odds — around 2 percent as of Feb. 11 — of hitting Earth in 2032. "?Currently, no other known large asteroids have an impact probability above 1 percent," NASA explained.

The director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, which runs the James Webb Space Telescope, has afforded planetary defense scientists a...

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How to watch the Oscar-nominated animated film Flow at home

The best ways to watch 'Flow' at a glance: BEST NON-STREAMING OPTION Rent 'Flow' on Prime Video $5.99 ...

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