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this week, that's according to Chinese state media.
And Pierce Jennifer Pack reports from Shanghai it comes as both sides try to smooth over trade tensions.
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The Pentagon says it's carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean.
Southern Command says the boat was traveling along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was allegedly engaged in narco-trafficking operations.
Three people were killed in that strike.
A video linked to the post shows a boat moving through the water before exploding in flames.
Hollywood's ticket sales are booming this weekend with Valentine's Day couples leading the way.
NPR's Bob Mondello has the details.
NASA says a new crew of four astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station today, bringing the orbiting lab to full strength with seven residents.
They're replacing the crew that came home early last month because of the health concerns of one of the astronauts.
It's not clear what the medical issue involves.
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During testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee today, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admits he met with Jeffrey Epstein, visiting him on his private island for lunch with his family in 2012 after Epstein's conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child.
It's a reversal of Lutnick's previous claim that he had cut ties with the late financier after 2005.
Lutnick is facing calls to resign.
Top Trump administration immigration officials are testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee.
As NPR's Barbara Sprott reports, the oversight hearing follows intensified public scrutiny over the way immigration enforcement agents are doing their job.