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2. Xi Is Meeting Blinken With Tough Issues on the Agenda

   The direct meeting with China's leader is a sign of continued effort to ease tensions, but officials expect little progress on core issues like Taiwan, trade and Chinese support of Russia.

   By Ana Swanson and Vivian Wang

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   Mass Whale Stranding in Western Australia

   160 pilot whales were stranded across a wide swath of beach at the Toby Inlet near the town of Dunsborough in Western Australia, wildlife officials said.

   By Reuters, The Associated Press and Parks And Wildlife Service, Western Australia

10. These Issues Are Testing the U.S.-China Thaw

    Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia's war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.

    By Ana Swanson, David Pierson and Olivia Wang