WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Trade Representative Jamison Greer said on Sunday that the U.S. reached out to China for a phone call following an announcement that it was expanding its rare earths export controls but Beijing deferred, while China accused the U.S. of what it called “double standards.” “I can tell you that we were not notified, and quickly, as soon as …
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Alexa PhilippouOct 10, 2025, 10:30 PM ET Close Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer PHOENIX — THE MORNING after A’ja Wilson hit the game-winning shot in Game 3 of …
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It took 14-and-a-half years of walking but finally someone has made it to the edge of the world. Of Minecraft. That person is Kurt J. Mac, and he began his adventure on 28th March 2011 with one goal in mind: reach the rumoured Far Lands – the theoretical hard edge of a Minecraft world – and on Sunday, 4th October, …
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Fake gold bars piled up in Clermont-Ferrand France on March 25 2025. Romain Costaseca | Afp | Getty Images Gold prices hit $4,000 for the first time Tuesday as investors seek a safe haven from global volatility. Gold futures were last trading at $4,005.80 per ounce. Prices have gained more than 50% this year as President Donald Trump upends …
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A man completes an absurd but humanity-affirming journey in Minecraft. Control finally gets Hideo Kojima’s voiceover on console. And the first indicator of Ghost of Yotei sales is a potentially impressive one. Welcome to the latest Morning Checkpoint, Kotaku‘s daily roundup of gaming news and culture. My co-author, Zack Zwiezen, is out on vacation to parts unknown for a while …
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America’s terrible year of measles is far from over. Several states have reported more cases of the vaccine-preventable viral disease as of late, while the country as a whole has hit a new record high. Health officials in Michigan, California, and Illinois confirmed new cases of measles this week. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2025 has …
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INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark said Thursday that WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert hasn’t reached out to her in the aftermath of Napheesa Collier’s statement about an alleged private conversation in which the league’s leader made comments about Clark. The Indiana Fever guard spoke publicly for the first time since the league’s All-Star Game in July. Clark said Minnesota Lynx star Collier …
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ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart knows Sam Pittman well, as the latter was Smart’s first offensive line coach at Georgia. Pittman is currently out of a job as he was fired on Sunday by Arkansas after serving as the program’s head coach for the previous six seasons. Smart has not spoken to Pittman but the two have traded texts …
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Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration had reached a deal with Harvard and that the school would pay $500m to settle the dispute between the federal government and the university. “Linda is finishing up the final details,” Trump told reporters at an event in the Oval Office, referring to Linda McMahon, the education secretary. “And they’ll be paying …
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