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President Donald Trump says he decided to lower tariffs on imports from China from 57% to 47%.

Trump called his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea successful.

He said Xi promised to curb shipments of fentanyl ingredients to the U.S.

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President Trump wrote on social media that the Pentagon will start testing nuclear weapons immediately.

He said it's necessary because other nations are testing their weapons.

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Food aid for more than 40 million Americans could expire at the end of the week, due to the government shutdown.

Democrats in Congress pushed for a temporary fix to the food aid issue, but Republicans said no.

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Hurricane Melissa is forecast to bring flooding and a storm surge to the Bahamas on Thursday.

Dozens of deaths and widespread destruction are reported after the storm tore through Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica.