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Motorola Razr Fold review: Fits neatly in your pocket but not your budget

Motorola was early to foldable phones, announcing its first Razr-branded foldable in 2019. Since then, the company has churned out a series of foldable flip phones, but the new Razr Fold is its first attempt at a tablet-style foldable. Samsung, Google, and others have been making devices like this for a while, so we know the formula, and the Razr Fold doesn’t change the game. Like the competition, the Razr Fold has flagship specs and a giant foldable display that fits in your pocket. It also comes with a hefty $1,900 price tag. While Motorola has made progress overcoming some…

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China will work behind the scenes to reopen Strait of Hormuz, Bessent says

China will use its influence in Iran to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC in an interview on Thursday. “It’s very much in their interest to get the strait reopened,” Bessent told CNBC’s Joe Kernen. “I think they will be working behind the scenes to the extent anyone has any say over the Iranian leadership.”China is the largest crude oil importer in the world. About 10% of its imports came from Iran and more than half came from the the Middle East in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Nearly all…

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Xi says China will ‘open wider’ to U.S. businesses

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a state banquet for US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14, 2026.Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesChinese President Xi Jinping told American CEOs travelling with President Donald Trump that the door to business in China will “open wider.” “Xi said that U.S. companies are deeply involved in China’s reform and opening up, and both sides have benefited from this,” according to a report from state-backed newspaper Xinhua.”Noting that China’s door will only open wider, Xi said China welcomes…

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Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak: Where is it, what to know

A cruise ship outbreak of hantavirus has rattled the public and reignited fears of another global health scare as passengers disperse across multiple countries, including the U.S. The World Health Organization reported 11 cases linked to the outbreak as of Tuesday, nine of which it confirmed, including three deaths. No Americans have tested positive as of Wednesday.Other passengers are being monitored in specialized medical units, including 18 in the U.S. across Nebraska and Atlanta. A handful of people not connected to the cruise are also being evaluated for possible exposure across several states. Treatments specifically for hantavirus are still years away: Shares…

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Forecasters predict wildfires, floods, severe heatwaves from incoming El Niño

This year, Keeping said, wildfires on several continents have already scorched an Alaska-sized area of land—more than half a million square miles—50 percent more than average over the past 25 years. Almost all countries in West Africa and the Sahel region of North-Central Africa experienced record-breaking wildfires, he added. But wildfire season is only beginning in many parts of the world, so with “this rapid start, in combination with the forecast El Niño … we’re looking at a particularly severe year materializing,” he said. Big fires that burned in “normally lusher regions” of East Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand and Laos,…

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