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When Starbucks opened its first store in Beijing in 1999, it wasn’t just selling coffee; it was selling Western aspirations to China's rising middle class. The Seattle-based giant expanded rapidly to dominate China’s premium coffee scene. That early-mover advantage has, however, since eroded. Chinese competitors like Luckin Coffee and Manner have overtaken Starbucks in store count and captured market share, thanks to aggressive

Pakistan approved a sweeping constitutional amendment on Wednesday, expanding the powers of the army chief while restricting those of the Supreme Court.    The measure, passed by a two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament, alters the institutional balance of power and further entrenches the military's supremacy in a country that has been directly ruled by

After an earthquake struck Bangkok, these migrant workers from Myanmar shared a kind smile amid the shock and disbelief. Andre Malerba/The Everyday Projects hide caption toggle caption Andre Malerba/The Everyday Projects Editor's Note: Hey readers, we think you're great! We wanted to share that kind thought with you because today, November 13, is "World Kindness

Epstein Documents Dump, Government Reopens, Affordable Care Act Limbo Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories The House Oversight Committee yesterday released over 20,000 documents

A woman poses for a portrait outside her home, Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Tampa. Her family are discussing emergency plans if she or her husband were to be detained, and are looking to move to another state where the police presence is less felt. (Lexi Parra for NPR) Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption

A hailstorm damaged virtually every building in the small town of Cozad, Neb. in June 2024. More than a year later, Baltazar Avalos is still working to fix damage to his home. Rebecca Hersher/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Hersher/NPR The storm blew into Cozad, Neb., in the wee hours of Saturday, June 29, 2024.

A person shops for produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store Monday in Baltimore. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Scarbrough/AP The end of the nation's longest government shutdown means food assistance for 42 million Americans should soon be restored after a nearly two week

Palestinian prisoners deported outside the Palestinian Territories wave after being released from Israeli prison, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, as they arrive at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Feb. 27. Mohammed Arafat/AP hide caption toggle caption Mohammed Arafat/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — In

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks next to Vice President JD Vance outside the White House in Washington, Oct. 30, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be

President Donald Trump shows the signed bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP hide caption toggle caption BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP President Trump has signed a bill to fund the government, bringing a close to the longest government shutdown in