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US and Iran begin critical nuclear talks as Trump threatens war  CNN U.S. and Iran begin indirect nuclear talks in Oman  Axios Iran says it doesn’t expect current round of talks with US to last ‘very long’  The Times of Israel Opinion |

Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy  The New York Times Bessent Has a ‘Grand Encirclement’ Plan for China  Bloomberg.com Bessent moves to center of Trump World  The Hill Bessent doesn’t rule out delisting Chinese stocks  Axios Wall Street’s Best

NPR’s Scott Simon takes a moment to remember Alice Tan Ridley, who busked in the New York City subways and reached the semi-finals of “America’s Got Talent.” (Image credit: Charles Sykes/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

By casting doubt on the world order, Donald Trump risks dragging the globe back into an era where great powers impose their imperial will on the weak, analysts warn. Russia wants Ukraine, China demands Taiwan and now the US president

Iran’s top diplomat arrived in Oman on Saturday and began laying the groundwork for high-stakes nuclear talks with the United States that are unfolding under the threat of military action. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi flew in ahead of the foes’

Painting of iconic Trump raised-fist scene from Butler rally now hangs in Grand Foyer of White House  CNN

‘Completely out of touch’: golf and dinners for ‘king’ Trump as economy melts down  The Guardian

Bill Maher reveals Trump was ‘gracious and measured’ at White House meeting, says he’s not the man seen on TV  Fox News

Does China have some not-so-secret weapons that will help it outlast the U.S. in the trade war? It might seem so. Chinese leaders remind youth that they should learn to endure hardships—“eat bitterness,” as the Chinese say—unlike overweight and lazy

Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity. (Image credit: MyLoupe/Universal Images Group via Getty)