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Russell Hedrick prepares a DJI drone to put crop cover on his farm, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Hickory, N.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce)

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Many Americans have come to rely on Chinese-made drones. Now lawmakers want to ban them
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Sun,12/22/24-11:11PM , 189 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost him to use a conventional ground spreader.
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China's President Xi Jinping gathers for the world leaders' group photo at the G20 Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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China's Xi is likely to decline Trump's inauguration invitation, seeing it as too risky to attend
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Thu,12/12/24-3:26PM , 88 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties bet
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The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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US bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
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Wed,10/02/24-1:31PM , 126 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a Chinese maker of artificial sweetener, accusing both of being involved in the use of forced labor from China's far-west region of Xinjiang.
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From left, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, attend a session of the NATO summit with Indo-Pacific Partners, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Faced with threats from Russia and its Asian supporters, NATO and Indo-Pacific partners get closer
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Thu,07/11/24-4:58PM , 66 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Indo-Pacific countries attending the NATO summit issued a joint statement Thursday to “strongly condemn the illicit military cooperation" between Russia and North Korea, showing how the military alliance and i
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