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					World braces for Trump-Xi meeting; US sends emergency crews to Caribbean
					This is the day we’ve been nervously awaiting. President Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea for their first face-to-face meetup in six years.
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World braces for Trump-Xi meeting; US sends emergency crews to Caribbean
by Cate Martel - 10/29/25 12:54 PM ET
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It’s Wednesday. Well, the kids won. “6-7” has been declared the word of 2025. If you don’t know what this means, neither does anyone who is old enough to vote.
In today’s issue:
World braces for today’s Trump-Xi meeting
Hurricane Melissa batters Cuba
US sends emergency crews to Jamaica
Interest rate cut predicted for today
Vance, Erika Kirk to speak
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World braces for Trump-Xi meeting:
Chinese President Xi Jingping and President Trump (Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press; and AKP via Associated Press)
This is the day we’ve…