Confident in China’s power, Xi is ready to host an unpredictable Trump  The Washington Post What Middle Powers Fear About the Trump-Xi Summit  The New York Times… [more]

Suspect in Durham restaurant shooting scheduled to appear in court, victim in serious condition  WRAL Employee charged after fight leads to shooting on Mother’s Day in… [more]

6 bodies found in Union Pacific boxcar in Laredo, Texas, near Mexico, police say  CBS News 6 Bodies Found in a Boxcar in Texas, Officials Say  The… [more]

Two more cruise ship passengers test positive for hantavirus  Al Jazeera American Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Land in U.S.  The New York Times Hantavirus response stokes questions… [more]

Iran calls proposal to US ‘reasonable and generous’ | Iran International  ایران اینترنشنال Live updates: Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘massive life support’ after he… [more]

Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom  AP News White House ballroom funds hang over GOP push to fund ICE… [more]

As Trump Heads to Beijing, China Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ for a Fight  The New York Times China Tests a Rare Tool in Its Sanctions Arsenal  Foreign… [more]

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Oil prices jump after Trump dismisses Iran proposal to end war  BBC Iran says it will ‘never bow’ as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, prolonging Middle East… [more]

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says  NPR ‘Blindfolded, I sat down slowly. Then the interrogation began’: Iranian Nobel laureate Narges… [more]