Japan and Korea are more than spectators in the Biden-Xi contest of wills

President Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping are playing a dangerous game of chicken over the island province of Taiwan, and one or the other will be able to declare a victory and claim ever greater power and prestige, at least over Asia. That’s the sum total takeaway from more than two hours of palaver over the phone between Biden and Xi, during which neither resolved anything. At stake is the simple fact that Taiwan, 100 miles off China’s east coast

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Manchin will talk to Sinema about supporting climate, tax deal

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) says he will talk to fellow centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) about supporting a broad tax reform and climate bill he’s negotiated with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) that would reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030.   Sinema has kept silent about whether she will support the deal, which needs the votes of all 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus to pass.   The Arizona senator last year expressed opposition to closing the carried interest tax loophole for asset managers, something that Manchin insisted b

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Meijer: ‘Democrats’ fingerprints will be on the weapon’ for supporting election-denying opponent

Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) on Monday took a swipe at Democrats for supporting his election-denying primary opponent, asserting that their “fingerprints will be on the weapon" if his Republican challenger ultimately wins the race. “If successful, Republican voters will be blamed if any of these candidates are ultimately elected, but there is no doubt Democrats’ fingerprints will be on the weapon,” Meijer wrote in a lengthy essay posted online. "W

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How heat waves affect our physical and mental health

Story at a glance Many regions in the U.S. are experiencing heat waves this summer, including the South and Pacific Northwest. Heat stroke and exhaustion from high temperatures are actually pretty rare. Hot days can affect general body functioning, mental health and could lead to kidney stones.

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President Biden’s offshore drilling plan will make or break climate and environmental justice promises

You’ve heard the news and seen the reports: the most catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis are coming unless we transition from fossil fuels to clean energy as soon as possible. But for some of us, the climate crisis is already here and impacting our health, safety and communities. I am a retired Exxon-Mobil employee from Port Arthur, Texas — a city that has become a sacrif

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