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The Dodgers have a close connection with so many different communities across the city. Just as Dodger great Fernando Valenzuela ignited fan support in the Latino community in the 1980s, Shohei Ohtani ...

Conservationists warn actions and ambitions of two super powers could lead to overexploitation of vital food source for whales, penguins and seals
China and Russia are working together to block new Antarctic marine parks and loosen krill fishing restrictions, undermining a major international convention designed to protect the region from overexploitation, according to analysts and conservationists.
With the support of Russia, China reportedly used its veto rights at a meeting of the 26-nation Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in Tasmania to prevent the renewal of an agreement restricting krill fishing.

Sumati Thomas, 42, has always leaned left, but struggling with fertility and requiring emergency reproductive care sealed the deal for her. The Mississippi resident and mother, who is Black and Indian ...

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing group of eligible voters, now making up 6% of the electorate. Yet, 37% remain unaffiliated with any party, giving them potential influence in swing states ...

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing group of eligible voters, now making up 6% of the electorate. Yet, 37% remain unaffiliated with any party, giving them potential influence in swing states ...

We traveled to Wuhan, China, recently to drive some of the latest and greatest Chinese EVs and see if American skepticism—or outright fear—of Chinese cars was justified. While there we also made a ...

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru – rejected earlier this week as China’s official Oscars contender – recounts a terrible and forgotten tragedy. Director Fang Li explains why, 80 years on, the story still arouses fierce passions
A little-known tragedy from the second world war is the subject of a documentary that has been a surprise hit in China and is the country’s pick for two Academy Awards – although it has already been disqualified from one of the categories.
On Monday, that The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru, which had been selected by China as its entry for the best international feature prize at the Oscars, had been deemed ineligible. The competition’s rules state that a film in that category must have “a predominantly (more than 50%) non-English dialogue track”.

American agencies have assessed that China dislikes the growing partnership between Russia and North Korea. The State Department has raised the troop issue with Chinese diplomats.

Brothers-in-law face off in a presidential battle over the economy, cost of living and relations with global powers
Flanked by a turquoise lagoon, a newly rebuilt US military runway slices through forest in southern Palau. Completed just months ago, the airfield is the latest example of a push by the United States to build its presence in the Pacific as concerns around China’s reach in the region grow.
The small Pacific country is one of 12 in the world that has and will head to the polls on 5 November, the same day as the US.

A second Donald J. Trump presidency would almost certainly mark a return to an era of foreign policy decrees, untethered to any policy process, at a moment of maximum international peril.

Company reports $94.9bn in revenue, slightly beating Wall Street projections in first look at demand for its new phone
Apple reported strong demand for the iPhone 16 in its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, though overall sales in China slightly decreased year-over-year. The company reported $94.9bn in revenue, up 6% year-over-year, and $1.64 in earnings per share (EPS). The company’s earnings slightly beat Wall Street projections of $94.4bn in sales and an EPS of $1.60.
The company saw $46.2bn in revenue from iPhone sales, up from $43.8bn year-over-year. Fourth-quarter revenue from its services division, which include subscriptions, increased from $22.31bn to $24.97bn year-over-year.

The Biden administration brokered the release last month of David Lin, a U.S. citizen jailed in China for 16 years, by trading him for an unidentified Chinese citizen in U.S. custody, according to ...