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September 7, 2025
Trump quietly preparing to travel next month to South Korea, where he could sit down with China's leader
PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2025, 6:40 PM ET President Donald Trump and his top advisers are quietly preparing to travel to South Korea in October for the gathering of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers, three Trump administration officials told CNN. The summit, set to be held in the city of Gyeongju between late October and early November, is viewed as a key opportunity for Trump to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The officials said there have been serious discussions about a bilate ...
Go to discussionSouth Korea says it has reached a deal with the US for the release of workers in a Georgia plant
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Updated 7:02 AM CDT, September 7, 2025 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced Sunday. Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff for President Lee Jae Myung, said that South Korea and the U.S. had finalized negotiations on the workers’ release. He said South Korea plans to send a charter plane to bring the workers home as ...
Go to discussion'Bizarre': Model drops bombshell claim about Epstein making her dress as a nurse for Trump
September 6, 2025 9:15PM ET New allegations came out on Saturday about Donald Trump and his connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Model Cleo Glyde spoke to The Daily Beast about Epstein, who was reportedly her friend in the 1990s, and Trump. This would make Glyde one of several women who have made allegations related to Trump and Epstein, and Trump himself has been found liable for sex abuse in the past. "A one-time friend of Jeffrey Epstein has laid bare the extraordinary way he tried to impr ...
Go to discussionPowerball lottery players in Missouri and Texas to split estimated $1.8 billion jackpot
Updated 11:47 PM CDT, September 6, 2025 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball players in Missouri and Texas won the estimated $1.8 billion jackpot on Saturday, overcoming astronomical odds to end the lottery game’s three-month drought without a big winner. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61, and 62, with the Powerball number being 17. The prize, which was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history, followed 41 consecutive drawings in which no one matched all six numbers. The last dra ...
Go to discussionBroadcasters Ordered To Censor Crowd 'Reactions' When Trump Attends The US Open Men's Final
Sep 6th, 2025, 7:20 pm Broadcasters covering the U.S. Open men’s tennis final on Sunday have been “asked” to censor any audience reaction to President Donald Trump, who plans to attend as the guest of tournament sponsor Rolex. Tennis reporter Ben Rothenberg wrote Saturday for his publication Bounces, “An internal email sent by the U.S. Tennis Association leadership to U.S. Open broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, requested that broadcasters censor any possible protests or other reactions to P ...
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