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China Courts Lula and Latin America After Trump’s Tariff Shock

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is visiting Beijing this week, and China’s Xi Jinping will also meet top officials from other Latin American and Caribbean nations to emphasize their ties.

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Global Stocks Jump After U.S. and China Cut Tariffs

A temporary reduction in punishing tariffs, agreed after weekend talks between American and Chinese officials, signaled a de-escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

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U.S. and China Agree to Temporarily Slash Tariffs in Bid to Defuse Trade War

The 145 percent U.S. tariff on Chinese goods will come down to 30 percent under the deal. The U.S. Treasury secretary said “neither side wanted a decoupling.”

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25 Organizers And Storage Items From Target To Help Corral The Mass Of Stuff You Seem To Own

These storage products look cute and will help you straighten up the messiest areas of your home.

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How to turn on iPhones anti-motion sickness feature

Looking at your phone while in a moving vehicle is often a recipe for nausea. Yet as unpleasant as motion sickness is, passenger princesses the world over remain determined to test the limits of their upchuck reflexes daily. Fortunately, Apple's iPhone has a feature to help combat motion sickness and save car interiors: Vehicle Motion Cues. Here's how to activate it.

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27 Little Upgrades From Wayfair For Your Backyard If You Plan On Spending Every Day Outside

Backyard glow-ups so good they'll make your neighbors reaaalllll nosy.

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Jamal Collier

Up 3-1 on Cavs, Pacers 'haven't done anything yet'

Despite a dominant Game 4 victory Sunday night that gave the Pacers a 3-1 lead over the Cavaliers in their Eastern Conference semifinal series, Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said his team is "going to keep approaching this like we have everything to prove."

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How to unblock Pornhub for free in Kansas

TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from Kansas with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN.

More than a third of U.S. states still have restrictions in place for online adult content, meaning millions of potential users are locked out of their favorite sites. That's frustrating, but there is a simple workaround for this problem.

If you want to unblock porn sites like Pornhub for free from Kansas, we have all the information you need.

How to unblock Pornhub for free in Kansas

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Hurdle hints and answers for May 12, 2025

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer...

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Upgrade your PCs operating system to Windows 11 Pro for $15

TL;DR: Upgrade your PC with Windows 11 Pro for only $14.97 (reg. $199) before codes sell out.

If you haven't heard already, Microsoft has officially announced the countdown clock on Windows 10. Are you still running your PC on this dated operating system? Now might be the perfect time to finally upgrade your device's performance, because the latest operating system, Windows 11 Pro, is now less than $15 until the end of today. However, codes are limited.

With these Windows 11 Pro keys, you...

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Quick, help us name this litter of puppies!

My vote is for "Pitt, Bear, and Studio" (like the shows, get it?).

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33 Comfy Spring Shoes To Have At The Ready For Your Next Trip

Only the cutest, comfiest shoes are acceptable — especially if that group trip is *finally* happening.

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36 Products For Those Kinda Embarrassing (Yet Totally Normal) Body Problems You Didn't Know Had Legit Solutions

These will help tackle ingrown hairs, earwax, tonsil stones, and other things you just don't want to ask a sales associate about.

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The Last of Us Season 2, episode 5 drops a big hint about a terrifying Infected enemy

The Last of Us Season 2 dropped a major bombshell in its fifth episode. The Cordyceps fungus is no longer just transmitted through bites. You can also become infected through airborne spores.

This revelation won't come as news to The Last of Us game fans, as spores have been a mechanic since the very first game. However, the scene that introduces spores to the show also hints at a major Infected enemy from The Last of Us Part II: the Rat King.

What is the Rat King in The Last of Us Part II?

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The Last of Us Season 2, episode 5: The Joel flashback at the end, explained

We're still a long way from being over what happened to Joel (Pedro Pascal) back in The Last of Us Season 2, episode 2, so suddenly seeing him again at the end of episode 5 is a bittersweet surprise.

But it's also a slightly confusing one, given how brief the moment is and what's come before it. So what exactly is the deal with the episode's ending, and what might it mean for what's to come next? Let's break it down.

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for May 12, 2025

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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NYT Strands hints, answers for May 12

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special,...

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for May 12, 2025

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve...

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