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U.S. trade negotiators are heading to Shanghai for talks with their Chinese counterparts this week, but there appears to be little pressure for a settlement in the year-old conflict.

The amount of meth seized in the U.S. more than doubled from 2017 to 2018. That translates to lots more meth, along with cocaine and other stimulants, on the streets — and likely more deaths.

The song’s now-unparalleled success is, more than anything else, a pure expression of how the Internet is now everything. Welcome to the future, y’all.

Japanese steakhouses often serve a creamy orange-pink sauce alongside a steaming meal. Online, fans obsess over hacking the recipe for this “Japanese classic,” but its roots are firmly American.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is a former member of Congress and remained popular on Capitol Hill. John Ratcliffe, the president’s new pick, is a comparative newcomer.

The plan clears up confusion over Harris’ position, allowing private Medicare plans that follow certain standards. New taxes would be added on stock trades and households earning over $100,000.

After multiple frustrations, U.S. strategists are asking if the North Korean leader is capable of making the nuclear deal the Trump administration wants.

Massive blooms of blue-green algae are choking Florida’s waterways. On Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime.

Victoria Gray, 34, of Forest, Miss., hopes the gene-editing technique CRISPR will relieve her lifelong suffering caused by the genetic blood disorder that affects millions of people around the world.

The former vice president is expected to be tested again on race, as he spars with Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, the two leading African American candidates, over policing and health care.

As of now, just seven candidates meet the requirements to make the debate stage in September: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker.

“He was joyful, always wanted to play, always positive,” Alberto Romero said of his son, Stephen. Police say the gunman got a rifle onto the park grounds by cutting through a fence.

The departure of the director of national intelligence means that almost every senior member of President Trump’s original national security team is gone from his or her job.

Taylor also played Martin Prince on The Simpsons and a number of other iconic animated characters. Her husband, Wayne Allwine famously portrayed Mickey Mouse and died in 2009.

Unaccompanied minors cross the border without family or support. “Any kid that’s in my house is, at least while they’re here, safe,” says one foster mother, Christi.

Navalny, a longtime critic of President Vladimir Putin, was recently arrested after calling for a mass protest in Moscow.

Tweets characterizing the Maryland congressman’s district as “rodent infested” sparked outrage among Baltimore residents and lawmakers, who accused the president of racism.

German women have achieved top political positions, but in the business world, progress has lagged. Until 1977, married women had to receive their husbands’ permission to work outside the home.

Regulators missed a chance to find out if deceptive practices at Facebook came from the top when they decided to enter into a settlement with Zuckerberg instead of questioning him, an FTC member says.

On festivals that range from Day of the Dead to Easter, Mexicans hide their true identity behind fantastic masks that conjure up both indigenous — and European — traditions.

“I do think that I was born under a very bright star,” Ginsburg said recounting her career and legacy as a woman who beat the professional odds.

Demonstrators are demanding fair elections for the City Duma and for opposition candidates to be allowed on the ballot.

“I miss him every morning,” the Supreme Court justice said of her late husband and booster, Marty, in an interview with NPR’s Nina Totenberg.

They work with patients to decide when genetic testing is appropriate, interpret test results and counsel families on the ways hereditary diseases might impact them. A trusting relationship is key.

100 years ago this week, some of the bloodiest race riots this country has ever experienced erupted in more than two dozen cities, including Chicago. It was known as the Red Summer.

A lower court had initially frozen the $2.5 billion in defense funds Trump had sought to use amid his emergency declaration earlier this year. Now liberal groups are seeking an expedited hearing.

The Justice Department’s announcement that the federal government will resume its use of capital punishment has raised questions about the drugs it plans to use.

The agreement comes after Trump threatened to take “very severe” action against Guatemala, possibly including tariffs and a travel ban.

Demonstrators flooded the arrivals terminal, taking their demands for protection of Hong Kong’s freedoms to an international audience.