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Antony Blinken will also visit Beijing on his trip. Pool photo by Mark Schiefelbein

Diplomacy: Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, arrived in Shanghai on the first leg of a three-day trip to China as tensions threaten to derail U.S.-China relations.
U.S.: House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the National Guard should be called to college campuses to quell pro-Palestinian protests.
Britain: Loose army horses galloped through London, injuring pedestrians before they were eventually recovered.
India: An Australian journalist said she had been denied a visa renewal for weeks because of her reporting on Sikh separatists. Indian officials disputed her account.
Australia: A court extended an injunction ordering the social media platform X to remove violent videos, setting up a clash with Elon Musk, the company’s owner.
Supreme Court: The justices seemed sharply divided on an Idaho case about emergency abortion access.

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Trade: Seven top U.S. solar manufacturers filed trade complaints, requesting that the Biden administration impose tariffs on solar products from Southeast Asia.
Boeing: The company reported a $355 million loss for the first three months of the year, as it deals with a quality crisis.
Automobile: China’s glut of unused car factories is prompting manufacturers to cut prices to move their electric cars. For gas vehicles, the surplus is even worse.