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Trump advisers say 50-plus countries have reached out for tariff talks with White House

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Top administration officials said Sunday that more than 50 countries targeted by President Donald Trump’s new tariffs have reached out to begin negotiations over the sweeping import taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system. The higher rates are set to be collected beginning Wednesday, ushering in a new era of economic uncertainty with no clear end in sight. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said unfair trade practices are not “the kind of thing you can negotiate away in days or ...

Forecast of a week of rain adds to woes faced by victims of Myanmar quake, as death toll tops 3,500

BANGKOK (AP) — People in Myanmar’s earthquake-stricken areas braced for thunderstorms late Sunday, after heavy rains and winds the previous night disrupted rescue and relief operations and added to the misery of the many who lost their homes in the disaster and were forced to sleep in the open. Myanmar’s state-run MRTV reported Sunday evening scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible across the country for a week. “The public is advised to be aware of the possibility of untimely rain accompanied by strong winds, lightning, hail, and landslides,” MRTV said. Daytime ...

(AP) — A second school-age child who was hospitalized with measles is the third measles-related death in the U.S. since the virus started ripping through West Texas in late January. The child, a patient at UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, was unvaccinated and being treated for measles ...

Houthis say U.S. strikes kill 4, video suggests higher toll

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least four people Sunday in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa, the Houthi-run health ministry said, while a bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge. The strikes in Sanaa hit a home and injured 16 other people, the ministry said. Earlier on Sunday, the Iranian-backed Houthis said suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least two people overnight in a rebel stronghold Saada and wounded nine others. Footage aired by the ...