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Tue, May 12 at 01:46 PM Eastern
Associated Press
Dayanne Sousa, Bloomberg
Brazil is absent from a list of countries authorized to supply animal products to the European Union, presenting a trade risk to the world’s largest beef exporter.
David Voreacos, Bloomberg
The federal government agreed to review the environmental impact of a proposed immigrant detention facility in New Jersey and temporarily pause a lawsuit seeking to block the conversion of an industrial warehouse.
Kate Knibbs, Wired
Truth Predict was supposed to be the Trump family’s biggest leap yet into prediction markets. Now it’s looking more like a tiptoe.
Alex Nguyen, Mother Jones
A new CNN poll on Tuesday found that 70 percent of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the economy. Notably, Trump never reached a 50 percent disapproval rate over the economy during the entire duration of his first term, according to CNN. The Tuesday poll found that 77 percent of respondents—including a […]
Al Jazeera
Determined to break the siege on Gaza, two filmmakers share firsthand accounts on board the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Associated Press
Julian Lee, Bloomberg
Only one Russian crude cargo was loaded at Novorossiysk on the Black Sea last week
Eamon Farhat, Bloomberg
The UK approved more early construction funding for power-grid projects, as part of efforts to boost renewables generation and secure equipment amid supply-chain snarls and competition from other nations.
Katie Drummond, Wired
Ahead of the hit show’s finale, cocreators Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello talk about media consolidation, the perils of censorship, and why they find AI “deeply disturbing.”
Carla Samon Ros, Zijia Song, Bloomberg
Peru’s chaotic presidential election is taking a toll on business sentiment as a radical candidate edges closer to a runoff following a prolonged vote count.
Edgar Sandoval, New York Times
After the state ordered the removal of rainbow crosswalks, San Antonio used colorful sidewalks to keep public pride symbols alive in the city.
Yuki Noguchi, NPR News
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal. But new treatments mean that may be changing, and people with the disease now have more reason to hope than ever before.
Eru Ishikawa, Yui Hasebe, Bloomberg
Shiseido Co. is looking to potentially swap out oil-based inputs for plant-derived materials as the Middle East conflict upends the global skincare and cosmetics supply chain.
Paul-Alain Hunt, Katharine Gemmell, Bloomberg
Fortescue Ltd., one of the world’s biggest iron ore miners, has been ordered to pay A$150 million ($108 million) in damages to an Aboriginal group after being found to have operated the Solomon Hub project on their land without consent.
Al Jazeera
Five countries are boycotting the 70th edition of Eurovision on May 16 in protest over Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
Bloomberg
A top South Korean policymaker said the nation should pay citizens a “dividend” using taxes on AI profits, underscoring growing pressure to redistribute gains from a boom that’s enriched chipmakers like Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. Bloomberg's Sangmi Cha breaks down what we know. (Source: Bloomberg)
Financial Times
‘Tariff man’ wants to recover from a wounding Supreme Court ruling. But Congress is restive and voters are unhappy
Nick Robins-Early, The Guardian
The trial has exposed even more details about OpenAI’s fractious corporate past than previously documented
- New York Times: Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against OpenAI Test a New Strategy
- Wall Street Journal: Sam Altman’s Business Dealings Under GOP Scrutiny Ahead of OpenAI’s IPO
- Wall Street Journal: Sam Altman’s Business Dealings Under GOP Scrutiny Ahead of OpenAI’s IPO
- Los Angeles Times: Oversight chair seeks information from OpenAI's Sam Altman about potential financial conflicts
Swati Pandey, Bloomberg
Australia’s center-left government is expected to crack down on tax concession for property investors as part of efforts to ease generational inequality and help rein in a budget deficit.
Al Jazeera
Tens of thousands of Barcelona fans pack streets of Spanish city during open-top bus parade after league victory.
Associated Press
Associated Press
BBC
The number of Labour MPs calling for the prime minister to go increases.
BBC
Experts say the “modest reduction” is “not cause for complacency”, with calls to redouble efforts to slash deaths further.