Participants in the excursion were reportedly briefed on the significance of the battleship as a final resting place for hundreds of service members
Trump’s China visit branded a ‘s—show’ as US aide trampled
A White House aide was trampled by Chinese reporters during the first day of President Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Trump delivers speech at state banquet in China
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts state banquet at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for US President Donald Trump.
Musk v. Altman: in closing arguments, Musk’s attorney doubled down on claims of Altman’s untrustworthiness, while OpenAI’s lawyer said Musk has no evidence (Associated Press)
Associated Press:
Musk v. Altman: in closing arguments, Musk’s attorney doubled down on claims of Altman’s untrustworthiness, while OpenAI’s lawyer said Musk has no evidence — Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their final argume…
Parts of California are seeing an ‘unprecedented’ rise in mushroom poisonings. Experts think they know why
Since November there have been 47 cases of severe poisonings and four deaths reported statewide, according to the Napa County Public Health Officer
A look at destruction in Ukraine as Russia launches 2 days of intense attacks
Russia launched two straight days of intense attacks in Ukraine. Thursday’s assault on Kyiv involved a heavy barrage of missiles and drones that killed and wounded several people, according to Ukrainian officials. Aidan Stretch reports.
How Taiwan is working to deter a potential Chinese invasion
Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested that the U.S. and China must reject the notion that a rising power is destined to fight an established one. But China sees Taiwan as part of its destiny and is willing to take it over by force if necessary. This i…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisis
The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes a new 7.25% tax on web-based software sales, targeting $1.1B in state and local tax revenue in the upcoming budget year (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes a new 7.25% tax on web-based software sales, targeting $1.1B in state and local tax revenue in the upcoming budget year — California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a new tax on cl…
Trump and Xi show public, extravagant diplomacy, but what happened behind closed doors?
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping continue to show public displays of diplomacy. But in private, Xi warned Trump that mismanagement on Taiwan could have consequences. Weijia Jiang reports ahead of the summit’s second day.