How U.S., China came together on climate
Left: Downtown Los Angeles, seen through smog. (Reuters) Right: A coal power plant in Shanxi province, China. (Getty)
To find common ground on a divisive issue, diplomats highlighted U.S. gains against pollution as an example of what China could achieve.
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Government retracts comment on national security letters
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