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Xi Jinping to Address U.S. Business Leaders Amid Rising Skepticism of China Ties

Corporate executives will pay $2,000 a head to dine with China’s leader in San Francisco next week, in one of a series of engagements aimed at stabilizing the U.S.-China relationship.

By Ana Swanson

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Blackbird, From the Founder of Resy, Expands Loyalty Program for Restaurants

Ben Leventhal says Blackbird will give many independent restaurants the means to identify and reward regulars for the first time.

By Julia Moskin

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Terence Blanchard, Pushing Jazz Forward From a New Perch

The trumpeter and composer follows the premiere of two Met operas with an appointment as executive artistic director of SFJazz in San Francisco and a Jazz Masters honor.

By Giovanni Russonello

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The Ground-Floor Window Into What’s Ailing Downtowns

City centers may have to be reimagined to solve the problem of vacant storefronts.

By Emily Badger