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Dealmaster: The Cyber Monday tech deals worth knowing about - Ars Technica

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Greetings, Arsians! The Dealmaster is back with a jumbo-sized roundup of hand-picked Cyber Monday tech deals. To be candid, many of the discounts we're seeing on Black Friday's sister holiday are similar to what we saw last week. We do have some new offers worth noting, including new Nintendo Switch bundles, a Sonos speaker sale, monitor deals, and more. Still, for online tech deals, Cyber Monday is primarily a good opportunity to capitalize on the discounts you may not have checked out on Black Friday.

Not that this is a bad thing. Even after sorting through all the junk on offer, we've still got a boatload of worthwhile deals that cover just about every type of tech gadget. As we did with our Black Friday deals list, we've highlighted a few deals we particularly like ahead of our full rundown. You can see it all below.

(P.S. Because the Dealmaster is a company guy, he'll note that Ars has its own Cyber Monday sale: New Ars Pro++ subscribers can get discounts on a YubiKey 5c or YubiKey 5 NFC device.)

Note: Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.

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Top 10 deals of Cyber Monday 2019 (for now)

The new 2019, 7th-generation iPad.
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Apple's latest entry-level iPad is $70 off across retailers. We'll note that if you can afford to pay another $200 or so for an iPad Air, you'll get a not-insignificant step up in build quality and long-term processing power. We haven't seen any noteworthy deals on that tablet, however, and the new 10.2-inch model here remains an excellent tablet for casual media consumption and lighter work here and there. This model was briefly down to $230 over the weekend but is still a great value at $250. Note that the 128GB model is $100 off if you need more storage space.

Down to $355 with an on-page coupon, this is one of the first big discounts we've seen on the latest flagship Apple Watch. Apple usually sells the Series 5 for $399, but Amazon has had it for $384 for the past couple of months. You can check our review for full details, but rest assured that this is still very much an Apple Watch, with all the build quality, health tracking, and platform lock-in that implies. It's probably not worth the upgrade if you have a Series 4, but if you have a Series 3 or earlier model, this might be a good chance to make the jump.

If you're still in need of a cheap way to stream 4K video, Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K is down to $25 for Black Friday. That's a $25 discount and matches the streaming dongle's price from Amazon Prime Day. We've gone over the pros and cons of the Fire TV Stick 4K a few times before: in short, it's powerful, it supports nearly all of the major streaming services, it works with a variety of HDR formats, and its voice searching functionality is about as good it gets with these things. Its user interface can be somewhat messy, though, and it tends to push Amazon content first and foremost, which might be annoying if you don't use Prime Video. We still like the overall package a little bit more than the Roku Streaming Stick+, but if you want a more simplistic UI above all else, we'll mention that Roku's alternative is going for $30 for its Black Friday sale.

The Razer Deathadder Elite gaming mouse.
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Deals on the latest model of the Nintendo Switch are hard to come by, and this one from Walmart gives you a good amount for your money. This deal covers the newest Nintendo Switch model, which has significantly improved battery life when compared to the original model. Lots of deals, including many this holiday season, were only for the Switch variant from 2017. You also get a microSD card from SanDisk that we like for expanding the Switch's storage (the device itself only has 32GB of internal storage, so you'll need more if you plan to play mostly digital games). Finally, it also includes an off-brand controller, which we haven't tested but may be more comfortable than using those tiny Joy-Con buttons all the same. If game bundles are more your speed, Best Buy has a bundle available for the newest Nintendo Switch that includes Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Starlink: Battle for Atlas. Either way, if you planned to get a Switch for the holidays anyway, these are nice, if not outstanding, sweeteners.

It wouldn't be a seasonally specific shopping season without an Instant Pot deal, and this $49 price for the Instant Pot Duo 60 is one we can get behind. We usually see it sit in $60-70 range. This 7-in-1 device combines a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté pan, yogurt maker, and warmer into one, with 14 smart cooking modes for completing recipes with simple button presses. It has high and low pressure settings, an important feature that makes it different from the baseline Instant Pot Lux, and it also gives you a bit more control over how your food is cooked when using the pressure cooking setting.

In general, the most popular Instant Pot models range from $69 to $129 when not on sale, but big shopping events like Black Friday here are when it drops the farthest. This deal on the Instant Pot Duo 60 is about as low as we've seen it to date.

Here's a good opportunity to add a bunch of microSD storage space to your smartphone, Switch, GoPro, or whatever other device for not much money. The EVO Select isn't as fast as something like the also-discounted SanDisk Extreme Plus—particularly if you wanted to, say, run a Raspberry Pi's OS off of it—but it's not dramatically far off for storing and recording video. It becomes a much better value when you can get 256GB for $28, which is the lowest price we've seen on this variant to date.

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Down to the lowest price we've seen, this is a tremendous deal on our favorite budget gaming monitor. The ViewSonic XG2402 has a 1080p TN panel that looks relatively washed out for everyday tasks but is extremely smooth and responsive when it comes to handling motion in fast-paced games. It has a 144Hz refresh rate and supports AMD FreeSync but can also work with PCs running Nvidia GPUs. It normally retails between $215-230. Just make sure you're buying it with extensive gaming in mind.

Our current favorite wired gaming mouse, the Razer Deathadder Elite, is a steal this Cyber Monday at $24.99. We like this mouse for its relatively unassuming design (compared to other gaming peripherals) and its fast and accurate performance. It has a 16,000 DPI optical sensor that presents few tracking issues and seven programmable buttons. It's a well-made piece of hardware that isn't as garish as other gaming mice can be and could easily work as an all-purpose mouse if needed. We recommend it even when it's at its regular price of $44.99, so now's a good time to grab it at roughly 45% off.

If you're willing to pay for a premium pair of noise-cancelling headphones, this $70 discount on Sony's WH-1000XM3 should lighten the load on your wallet. As we noted in our recent travel tech gift guide, these are a superb blend of comfort, fun (and customizable) sound quality and the strongest active noise-cancellation we've tested on a pair of headphones so far. They'll get you more than 20 hours of battery life, too. We'll note that Bose's QuietComfort 35 II is going for the same price for Black Friday—that pair has physical buttons and a slightly lighter design, so if you can't stand touch controls, you'll still be getting a good pair. But we think the XM3s are still the more complete product.

  • Sonos One (2nd gen) smart speaker for $149 at Sonos and Amazon (normally $199).

The Sonos One remains ideal for anyone who wants a home speaker with (most of) the smarts of a Google Home or Amazon Echo without settling for mediocre sound quality. The second-gen model here is $50 off its usual going rate for Cyber Monday. If you don't want the "smart" portion of the speaker, the Sonos One SL is also $50 off at $129—this has the same quality audio performance, just without any always-on microphones or voice assistants built in.

Amazon device deals

Apple device deals

Gaming deals

Video game deals

TV and home entertainment deals

Laptop and desktop PC deals

  • HP Envy x360 15t laptop - Core i7-10510U, 15.6-inch 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD + 16GB Optane memory for $629.99 at HP (normally $1,049.99).
  • HP Spectre x360 13t laptop - Core i5-8265U, 13.3-inch 1080p touch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $749.99 at HP (normally $1,149.99).
  • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (7th gen) laptop - Intel Core i5-8265U, 14-inch 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $999 at Lenovo (use code: THINKBF1 - normally $1,399).
  • Lenovo ThinkPad T490 laptop - Intel Core i5-8265U, 14-inch 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $749 at Lenovo (use code: THINKBF7 - normally $1,022.95).
  • Lenovo ThinkPad E490s laptop - Intel Core i5-8265U, 14-inch 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $649 at Lenovo (use code: THINKGIVE8 - normally $849.99).
  • Asus Chromebook Flip C434 laptop - Intel Core m3-8100Y, 14-inch 1080p touch, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC for $469 at Amazon (normally $569.99).
  • Dell XPS 13 laptop (old model) - Intel Core i5-8265U, 13.3-inch 1080p, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD for $999.99 at Dell (normally $1,199.99).
  • Dell Alienware m15 gaming laptop - Intel Core i7-9750H, 15.6-inch 1080p 144Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce GTX 1660Ti for $1,299.99 at Dell (normally $1,749.99).
  • Dell Inspiron 17 3000 laptop - Intel AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, 17.3-inch 900p, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD for $429.99 at Dell (normally $609.99).
  • MSI GL65 9SC-002 gaming laptop - Intel Core i5-9300H, 15.6-inch 1080p, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce GTX 1650 for $699 at Walmart (normally $899.99).
  • Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop - Intel Core i7-9750H, 15.6-inch 1080p 144Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce RTX 2060 for $1,799.99 at Amazon (normally $1,999.99).
  • Asus Chromebook Flip C434 2-in-1 laptop - Intel Core m3-8100Y, 14-inch 1080p, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC for $469 at Amazon (normally $549.99).
  • AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-core/12-thread desktop processor for $199.99 at Walmart (normally $234.99).
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core/16-thread desktop processor for $299.99 at Walmart (normally $329.99).
  • AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-core/16-thread desktop processor for $329.99 at Amazon and Walmart (normally $369.99).
  • 27-inch Samsung CHG70 gaming monitor - 1440p, VA, 144Hz, FreeSync for $399.99 at Amazon (normally $439.99).
  • 32-inch Samsung CHG70 gaming monitor - 1440p, VA, 144Hz, FreeSync for $449.99 at Amazon (normally $499.99).
  • 24-inch ViewSonic XG2402 gaming monitor - 1080p, TN, 144Hz, FreeSync for $155.99 at Amazon (normally $239.99).
  • 27-inch Dell UltraSharp U2717D monitor - 1440p, IPS, 60Hz for $269.99 at Dell (normally $299.99).

Electronics deals

Smartphone deals

  • Google Pixel 3a (64GB) unlocked smartphone for $299.99 at Best Buy (normally $399.99).
  • Google Pixel 3a XL (64GB) unlocked smartphone for $379.99 at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy (normally $479.99).
  • OnePlus 7 Pro (256GB) unlocked smartphone for $549 at OnePlus (normally $699).
  • Samsung Galaxy S10e (128GB) unlocked smartphone for $549 at Amazon (normally $749.99).
  • Samsung Galaxy S10 (128GB) unlocked smartphone + Samsung Galaxy Buds Bluetooth true wireless earphones for $799.99 at Amazon (normally $927.99).
  • Razer Phone 2 (64GB) unlocked smartphone for $299.99 at Best Buy and Razer (normally $399.99).

Smart home deals

Audio deals

Storage deals

Networking deals

  • Eero Pro mesh Wi-Fi system - 1x router + 1x beacon for $209 at Amazon (normally $299).
  • Eero Pro mesh Wi-Fi system - 1x router + 2x beacons for $279 at Amazon (normally $399).
  • Linksys Velop (2-pack) tri-band mesh Wi-Fi system for $199.99 at Amazon and Best Buy (normally $299.99).
  • Google Nest Wi-Fi (3-pack) mesh Wi-Fi router system for $289 at Best Buy (normally $349).
  • TP-Link Archer A9 AC1900 Wi-Fi router for $67.99 at Amazon (normally $89.99).
  • Netgear CM700 cable modem - DOCSIS 3.0 for $84.99 at Amazon (normally $99.99).
  • Netgear GS305E 5-port Gigabit Ethernet managed switch for $24.99 at Amazon (normally $32.99).
  • Netgear GS110MX 10-port Gigabit/10G Ethernet unmanaged switch for $168.05 at Amazon (clip $1.94 coupon - normally $199.99).
  • TP-Link TL-SG1024S 24-port Gigabit Ethernet unmanaged switch for $59.99 at Amazon (normally $79.99).
  • TP-Link TL-WPA4220 Powerline Wi-Fi extender for $29.99 at Amazon (normally $39.99).
  • TP-Link TL-WPA7510 Powerline Wi-Fi extender for $67.99 at Amazon (normally $79.99).

Accessories and miscellaneous deals

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Best Cyber Monday deals: Fitbit Versa 2, Sonos One, Nintendo Switch, and more - The Verge

Cyber Monday is Black Friday’s encore set, back with even more deals. Some are new, others are crowd favorites from a few days ago, all of them are worth checking out because they’ll soon be gone. And once they are, you’ll probably have to wait a while for prices to get this low again.

Below, you’ll find all of the best Cyber Monday deals on a range of products, including laptops, headphones, gaming tech, PC components, phones, smart speakers, and more. We’ll be keeping this list up-to-date, organized by category, and within each category, the newest deals that we find will be listed first.

Thanks for reading, and good luck on getting that deal.

Updated at 7:53AM ET, December 2nd: Added an Amazon link for the Fitbit Versa 2, which dropped to $129. The Google Nest Wifi two-pack also dropped in price at Amazon, down to $259 from $299.

Gaming

TVs / Home entertainment

Headphones

Smart home

Tablets

  • The latest iPad (Wi-Fi, 32GB) is the cheapest right now at Target and Amazon (space grey and gold), where it’s just $229.99 ($100 off). Walmart has gold and space grey available for $249 at Walmart. Every color is available at $249 if you want to shop at Best Buy.
  • The latest iPad (Wi-Fi 128GB) is $329.99 ($100 off) at Amazon, Best Buy and Target
  • The Pixel Slate Chrome OS tablet with an 8th Gen Intel Core m3 CPU starts at $449 ($350 off) and includes a Pixel Slate Keyboard and Pixelbook Pen stylus for free with purchase at the Google Store and B&H Photo.
  • The next step up in price and power for the Pixel Slate is the $649 version with an 8th Gen Intel Core i5 processor, and is available with the same bundled items at the Google Store, Best Buy, Amazon, and B&H Photo.
  • Fire HD 8 is $49.99 (usually $79.99)
  • Fire HD 10 Tablet is $99.99 (usually $149.99)
  • Kindle Paperwhite is $84.99 (usually $129.99)

PCs, components and laptops

Phones, smartwatches and accessories

Miscellaneous

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Trump Says U.S. Will Reinstate Metal Tariffs on Brazil and Argentina - The New York Times

President Trump said on Monday that he would reinstate tariffs on steel and aluminum from Brazil and Argentina, accusing the two countries of artificially weakening their currencies and hurting American farmers.

Mr. Trump, in a message on Twitter, said the currency manipulation by Brazil and Argentina was hurting American farmers. “There, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped into the U.S. from those countries.”

The Trump administration initially exempted Brazil and Argentina from the president’s sweeping metal tariffs in 2018, after the United States said it had reached trade deals with those countries.

It is unclear exactly what prompted Mr. Trump’s message. But last week the Brazilian currency, the real, fell to a record low against the dollar after the country’s economic minister signaled that he was not concerned about exchange-rate fluctuations.

Argentina’s peso has weakened as the country has been in the midst of an economic crisis.

But both Argentina and Brazil have benefited from the president’s trade war with China, which has hurt American exports of soybeans and other products.

Brazil and Argentina have picked up much of that business, replacing the United States as a large purveyor of farm goods to China.

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Trump to restore tariffs on steel, aluminum from Brazil, Argentina - Fox Business

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President Trump said Monday he would restore tariffs on all steel and aluminum shipped to the U.S. from Brazil and Argentina.

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"Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers," Trump wrote on Twitter. "Therefore, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped into the U.S. from those countries."

Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and 10 percent levies on aluminum imports in March 2018, citing national security concerns, though Brazil and Argentina were granted exemptions.

The president also called for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates to weaken the U.S. dollar, hoping to limit other countries from taking advantage of a lower greenback.

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"The Federal Reserve should likewise act so that countries, of which there are many, no longer take advantage of our strong dollar by further devaluing their currencies," he tweeted. "This makes it very hard for our manufactures & farmers to fairly export their goods. Lower Rates & Loosen - Fed!"

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Exclusive: U.S. digs deeper into Deutsche role in Danske money laundering scandal - sources - Reuters

FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has in recent weeks stepped up its investigation into Deutsche Bank’s role in the 200 billion euro ($220 billion) Danske Bank money laundering scandal, four people familiar with the inquiry told Reuters.

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One source said the DoJ’s new line of inquiry is whether Deutsche (DBKGn.DE) helped move tainted money from Danske(DANSKE.CO), Denmark’s largest lender, into the United States. If proven, that could lead to steep financial penalties.

Officials from the DoJ, who have been working closely with Estonian prosecutors for around a year, have also begun cooperating with Frankfurt state prosecutors, the sources said.

The Frankfurt prosecutors have been exploring Deutsche’s role in processing payments for the Danish bank.

The DoJ’s focus on Germany’s largest bank and its work with Frankfurt prosecutors have not previously been reported.

A Danske spokesman said it continued to cooperate with the authorities in Estonia, Denmark, France and the United States.

The DoJ and Frankfurt state prosecutors declined to comment on the U.S. investigation, which two sources told Reuters is due to be completed next year.

Deutsche Bank’s spokesman said it had significantly improved controls in recent years.

“We have repeatedly stressed that we are in a good and constructive exchange with the authorities,” he added.

Danske’s admission last year that suspicious payments totaling 200 billion euros from Russia and elsewhere flowed through its branch in Estonia has triggered worldwide probes.

The bulk of these payments were processed by Deutsche, sources have previously told Reuters.

Although the Justice Department requested information from Deutsche last year relating to Danske transactions, at the time its executives believed that the investigation was focused onDanske and that the German bank itself was not a target.

However, Deutsche officials were made aware in recent months that the scope of the DoJ probe had broadened to the bank’s role in facilitating the Danske trades and its possible failure to report suspicious transactions quickly enough, one of the people said.

Deutsche has already paid nearly $700 million in fines by New York and British regulators in a separate money laundering case involving $10 billion in so-called mirror trades from Russia, which the DoJ is still investigating.

FOLLOWING THE MONEY

U.S. investigators have spoken to current and former Deutsche compliance staff in the U.S. who raised concerns over possible suspect transactions with supervisors but were ignored, two people said, adding that some involved Danske.

Estonian prosecutors are sharing their findings on Danske, hoping they will share in the proceeds in the event of U.S. fines, four people said.

One source said Estonian prosecutors are examining more than ten transactions involving up to $2 billion of suspect criminal funds in total. Reuters could not ascertain the details of those deals.

Deutsche alerted Germany’s money laundering data authority and state prosecutors in February to more than one million suspect money transfers, two people said, five years after a whistleblower raised the alarm at Danske.

Washington and Frankfurt are now asking what led to the delay and whether there were lapses as some of the contested money transfers, which were earlier singled out by compliance staff, are among those Deutsche later flagged, two people said.

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Frankfurt prosecutors have also questioned Sylvie Matherat, Deutsche’s former top official in charge of anti-moneylaundering and the highest ranking of ten Deutsche bankers and executives they have interviewed.

Matherat, who left Deutsche this year, and the others were interviewed as witnesses whose first-hand knowledge is being drawn on to form an overall picture, the person said.

Matherat declined to comment. A Deutsche spokesman confirmed she had been interviewed as a witness.

Editing by Alexander Smith

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China's factory activity expands at quickest pace in almost three years - Fox Business

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China's factory activity unexpectedly expanded at the quickest pace in almost three years in November, with solid increases in output and new orders, a private business survey showed on Monday.

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But business confidence slipped and companies were reluctant to replenish their inventories, worried about the uncertain outlook for demand and the prolonged China-U.S. trade war.

The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) index rose to 51.8 in November from 51.7 in the previous month. That marked the fastest expansion since December 2016, when it was 51.9.

The 50-mark separates expansion from contraction on a monthly basis. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a dip to 51.4.

Zhengsheng Zhong, director of macroeconomic analysis at CEBM Group, noted both domestic and overseas demand rose in November.

"Manufacturing investment may be lingering near a recent bottom," Zhang wrote in a release accompanying the data.

"If trade negotiations between China and the U.S. can progress in the next phase and business confidence can be repaired effectively, manufacturing production and investment is likely to see a solid improvement," he said.

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China's official factory activity gauge on Saturday also surprised, returning to growth for the first time in seven months as domestic demand picked up in response to stimulus measures. But gains were slight and export orders sluggish.

The official survey focuses more on heavy industry than Caixin's, which is believed to include firms that are more export oriented. The two surveys also cover different geographical areas.

The Caixin survey showed total new orders and factory production remained at buoyant levels in November, although they both eased slightly from record highs in the previous month, when they grew the fastest in over six years and nearly three years, respectively.

The sub-index for new export orders came in at 51, marginally below that in October, when it was the highest since February 2018.

Resilience in the sector led to a notable recovery in the labor market in the month, with companies adding workers

for the first time in eight months.

However, profit margins remained under pressure, with input costs continuing to rise while output charges fell, suggesting some firms are still cutting their prices due to fierce competition for sales.

MORE STIMULUS NEEDED?

The Chinese government has been trying to spur domestic demand for well over a year, largely through higher infrastructure spending and tax cuts, but the measures have been slow to gain traction.

Economic growth cooled to a near 30-year low of 6.0 percent in the third quarter and some analysts warn it could fall into the high 5 percent range in the current quarter.

To help avert a sharper slowdown, China has brought forward 1 trillion yuan ($142.07 billion) of the 2020 local government special bond quota to this year. The bonds are used largely to fund public works.

While China has cut some of its key lending rates in the last few months to reduce corporate financing costs, the reductions have been quite modest. Analysts believe policymakers are reluctant to unleash more aggressive stimulus out of concern it could heighten financial risks and add to a mountain of debt.

A central bank official said on Friday China has room to ease monetary policy further, but authorities should not be careless in how they use such stimulus options, reinforcing its cautious stance.

TRADE UNCERTAINTIES

Washington and Beijing said in October they were working on a "phase one" trade agreement, but initial market hopes for a quick deal are fading after weeks of conflicting headlines.

A deal could slide into next year as Beijing presses for more extensive tariff rollbacks, and the Trump administration counters with heightened demands of its own.

U.S. President Donald Trump said last week the United States and China were close to an agreement. Additional U.S. duties on Chinese exports are set to kick in on Dec. 15.

But months of protests in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong have also exacerbated tensions.

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A trade deal has now stalled after the U.S. passed legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong, news website Axios reported on Sunday, citing a source close to Trump's negotiating team.

(Reporting by Yawen Chen and Kevin Yao; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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Two storms leave 50 million under winter alert as travelers return from Thanksgiving - CNN

Airlines have delayed flights across the country on what is expected to be the busiest travel day in the US. American, Delta and other airlines issued travel waivers for those who want to cancel or change their plans.
A winter storm that has pounded the Upper Midwest with heavy snow is shifting over to the Northeast, where it will dump more snow mixed with freezing rain, the National Weather Service said.
Blizzard-like conditions will finish off the holiday weekend in the Great Lakes region, the weather service said, while up to 12 inches of snow may cover parts of the Dakotas to Michigan, it said.
By Tuesday, parts of the Northeast will see up to a foot of snow, the service said. New York will see up to 2 inches of snowfall each hour on Sunday and Monday, it said, making for dangerous roads as the snow piles on. Downed trees and power lines are also possible.
Meanwhile, rain will stretch from coastal areas in the Northeast to farther south where it will be accompanied by thunderstorms and strong wind gusts, the weather service said.
"A cold front will be positioned from central Ohio, arcing eastward near the Appalachians, then south-southwestward into the Florida Panhandle," it said. Thunderstorms are possible along that front, it said.

Rain and wind in California

Across the country, a storm in the West Coast will continue to drench California through Monday, while parts of the state in higher elevations will see snow.
"Some flooding is possible in parts of Northern California, especially for areas with burn scars," the weather service said. "Meanwhile, the Sierra Nevada could see snow measured in feet."
In parts of Southern California, about 10,000 customers were in the dark, Southern California Edison said. The utility said the outage was storm-related, after winds and snow topped trees downed wires.
"No Wi-Fi, no electricity, so it's like we're back in the 1800s," Fabrice Vignati who was in Crestline --- a little more than 70 miles east of Los Angeles -- told CNN affiliate KTLA.
The company said it would be passing out firewood to affected residents with the help of authorities.
The storm will linger over the state through Tuesday, the weather service said.
Sunday, expected to be a historically busy day for US airlines, will see an anticipated 3.1 million passengers, according to Airlines for America, an airline trade organization. A record 31.6 million passengers were forecast to travel on US airlines during the Thanksgiving holiday period, up 3.7% from last year.
But by early Sunday morning, more than 150 flights had been delayed, according to FlightAware.com. Travel impacts are expected to last through Monday, the weather service said.
Delta Airlines announced weather waivers for 16 cities in the Upper Midwest on Saturday, and 22 cities in the Northeast for Sunday and Monday, including airports in Boston and the New York area.
American Airlines issued waivers for passengers traveling Sunday and Monday on flights to and from New York's John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports as well as Newark and the airline's hub in Philadelphia. Other cities in the American Airlines announcement include Boston, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Toronto, Canada.

CNN's Faith Karimi and Dakin Andone contributed to this report.

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