America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled

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Americans produce 40 million tons of plastic waste each year. And it has to go somewhere.

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Biden is fighting Trump's tough tactics by calling for tripled tariffs on Chinese steel imports

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left) and President Joe Biden (right).
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left) and President Joe Biden (right).

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The Pentagon is 'not really' worried about China's new H-20 stealth bomber, defense official says

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A pilot in a J-10 fighter jet of the Bayi Aerobatics Team of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) salutes during the 2022 Changchun Air Show at Changchun Dafangshen Airport on August 29, 2022 in Changchun, Jilin Province of China.

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Global military spending saw its steepest spike in more than a decade, with the US vastly outspending everyone else

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Gunners from Ukraine's 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade and 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22
Ukrainian forces firing at a Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 21, 2024.

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The US is weighing using the power of the dollar to stop Chinese banks aiding Russia — but its plan could backfire

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A Chinese flag flies near buildings in the central business district on a polluted day in Beijing on February 27, 2018.

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Apple sinks to 3rd place in China as iPhone sales slide

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Apple iPhone sales are under pressure in China.

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Young Chinese are trading Shanghai for small cities. Brands like KFC are following them with thousands of stores.

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Dominos Pizza in China

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Saudi Arabia's oil giant boss speaks up for China, saying its massive production of solar panels and EVs helps affordability

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Saudi Aramco President and Chief Executive Amin H. Nasser.

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China is getting a head start on the flying car industry: report

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Car company GAC displays its Gove eVTOL flying car in Guangzhou, China, on April 12, 2024.

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Russia and China's 'unfriendly' space behavior is 'concerning' and could threaten US satellites, defense analysts say

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Satellite over the Earth's surface.
A satellite over the Earth's surface.

Michael Dunning

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