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Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said the central bank will 'likely' need to raise interest rates again to bring down persistent inflation, after the FOMC hiked rates last week for the first time in over three years. Barr called the quarter-point increase 'right' given inflation above the Fed's 2 percent target, while President Trump continued to call for rate cuts.
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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington, D.C., amid tensions over Iran, energy supply, trade, Taiwan and artificial intelligence. Analysts say the summit is not expected to produce a binding, comprehensive AI agreement.
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Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews with a red carpet and a military flyover by two B-1 bombers to begin a three-day US visit. BBC correspondent Bernd Debusmann described the ceremonial welcome, noting the bombers' loud roar.
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The FBI is investigating a criminal hacking group's claim that it stole sensitive personnel data from the bureau's jobs website, while Hurricane Polo strengthens off Mexico and a federal court temporarily blocks the deportation of a Venezuelan driver shot by an ICE agent. The news wrap also covers a Supreme Court dispute over Missouri's congressional map, Harvey Weinstein's 15-year sentence, and a stock market decline on inflation worries.
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Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand that eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during an extended Middle East deployment that included operations against Iran. Cao's letter also addressed living conditions, food supply and mental health resources aboard the carrier amid congressional scrutiny.
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The heads of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face urged the UN to adopt international AI safety and risk-evaluation standards, arguing that managing AI risks exceeds any single company's ability. A key tech advisor to President Trump rejected those calls, saying the US's competitive advantage means it should not constrain AI development with global governance structures.
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A CBS Evening News broadcast page listing headlines including extreme weather on both coasts and a Trump meeting with China's Xi Jinping amid a media boycott. The content is navigational and headline-only with no political argument or moral valence.
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A new Marist poll shows Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton trailing Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico by six points, with political strategists providing analysis. The brief segment also references Democratic strength in Texas Senate and governor's races.
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President Trump personally greeted Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews ahead of Xi's state visit to Washington, an unusual airport welcome for a foreign leader. The article places the gesture in historical context and cites a White House spokesperson framing it as reciprocating hospitality and advancing U.S. interests.
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Former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg could gain more than £30 million from his stake in Nscale, a UK AI data-centre startup that has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Clegg joined Nscale's board in March after leaving Meta, and the company says it remains committed to its UK base despite the US listing.
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The family of a British couple detained in Iran say regular contact has not been restored despite assurances after the couple ended hunger strikes. They are calling for an urgent meeting with the foreign secretary and more consular action to secure their release. The Foreign Office says the couple's welfare is its top priority and cites visits and facilitated calls.
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The article reports that the U.S. and China are considering an emergency AI hotline, modeled on the Cold War nuclear hotline, as a possible outcome of the Trump-Xi summit. It outlines Trump's anti-regulation stance, China's competing fears about falling behind and losing control, and the difficulty of defining when such a channel would be used.