US-China Trade Framework, Hurricane Melissa, Louvre Heist, and NYC Mayoral Race

US-China Trade Relations

• 🇺🇸 President Trump began his Asia trip with a focus on trade tensions, aiming for a comprehensive deal with China's President Xi Jinping.
• 🤝 A framework for a trade deal was discussed, covering issues like soybean purchases, TikTok, rare earth exports, and China's push for the U.S. to change its policy on Taiwan's independence.
• 🇨🇦 In a separate trade dispute, President Trump announced a 10% increase in U.S. tariffs on Canada in response to an anti-tariff advertisement by Ontario.

Hurricane Melissa and International Incidents

• 🌀 Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category four, pummeling the Caribbean and causing at least four deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
• 🇫🇷 In Paris, two arrests were made following a heist at the Louvre Museum, with authorities still searching for other suspects and securing remaining jewels at the Bank of France.

US Domestic News

• 🗳️ New Yorkers participated in early voting for the city's mayoral race, with nearly 80,000 people checking in on the first day, five times more than four years ago.
• 📺 Disney warned that programming on ESPN and ABC could be removed from YouTube TV if a deal regarding programming rates is not reached before their current agreement expires.