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China’s exports exceeded imports by $1 trillion in the first 10 months of this year, reaching that milestone one month earlier than last year.Wind turbines being loaded at a port in Lianyungang, China, last week were set for export to Oman.

The outcome could hinder the wealth tax movement in California and across the country in future years.Under the tax measure, Proposition 40, California would have imposed a one-time, 5 percent tax on the personal assets of billionaires and devoted most of the revenue to health care.

A champion of slow, methodical editing and long working relationships with writers, he was regarded as one of the best of his generation. He was 72.

It’s the first drop in planet-warming pollution since the pandemic in 2020. But researchers cautioned that the decline could be short-lived.Researchers believe the dip may be only temporary — if the war with Iran ends and the Strait of Hormuz reopens, oil and gas demand could easily bounce back.

President Trump told reporters Monday that he believed Jensen Huang’s account and said he did not recall receiving a briefing warning him about Mr. Huang’s liaison.Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, seen earlier this year. His relationship with a suspected spy for Beijing has rattled his company, the powerhouse chipmaker that is driving the data center boom powering th...