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In the news today: Trump tells Japan's new PM that the U.S. is an "ally at the strongest level"; a look at the Trump-driven redistricting and gerrymandering among state legislatures; and Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as its strongest storm in recorded history. Also, Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as it ramps up spending on AI. |
President Donald Trump, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaks to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Trump praises Japan's new prime minister, saying US is an 'ally at the strongest level'
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President Donald Trump began one of his busiest days of his Asia trip on Tuesday by warmly greeting Sanae Takaichi, and taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier. Read more. |
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- Although Trump is visiting one of America's most steadfast allies in Asia, there's no shortage of uncertainty while he's there. Takaichi, who became the country's first female prime minister only days ago, must solidify her relationship with Trump while defending her country's economic interests. Trump is trying to nail down $550 billion in Japanese investment as part of a trade agreement.
Takaichi is primed for a charm offensive, including a potential purchase of Ford F-150 trucks. Reporters arriving for the event were hustled past a gold-hued Ford F-150 as well as what appeared to be white American-made Toyota vehicles parked outside the Akasaka Palace, which is Tokyo's guest house for visiting foreign leaders. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also told reporters that Takaichi would be nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw US House districts. Now other states also are gerrymandering
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President Donald Trump's call for Republicans to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of next year's election has triggered an unusual outbreak of mid-decade gerrymandering among both Republican- and Democratic-led state legislatures. Read more. |
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Democrats need to gain just three seats to wrest control of the House away from Republicans. And Trump hopes redistricting can help stave off historical trends, in which the president's party typically loses seats in midterm elections.
Texas was the first state to take up congressional redistricting at Trump's prodding. Its new U.S. House map faces a legal challenge. California was the first Democratic-led state to counter Trump's redistricting push, passing a new map that needs voter approval in a Nov. 4 election. Other states approving new House districts include Missouri and North Carolina.
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Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as its strongest storm in recorded history
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Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago. Read more. |
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Hours before the storm, the government said it had done all it could to prepare as it warned of catastrophic damage. "There is no infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5," Prime Minister Andrew Holness said. "The question now is the speed of recovery. That's the challenge."
Melissa also was expected to make landfall in eastern Cuba late Tuesday as a powerful hurricane. It was forecast to strike the southeast Bahamas by Wednesday evening.
- The storm already was blamed for seven deaths in the Caribbean, including three in Jamaica, three in Haiti and one in the Dominican Republic.
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A meatball sub topped with mozzarella cheese is displayed in New York, 2019. (Cheyenne M. Cohen via AP)
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A cheese lover's cheat sheet to picking the right mozzarella for every dish
If you've ever wandered into the cheese section with the intent of "just picking up some mozzarella," you know it's not that simple. Fresh, low-moisture, smoked, buffalo, burrata — mozzarella takes many forms, and picking the right one for your meal needs a little demystification. |
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