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Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says | Trump administration

Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says | Trump administration

Donald Trump has “manufactured a crisis” to justify the notion of sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago next, over the heads of local leaders, a leading Democrat said on Sunday, as the White House advanced plans to militarize more US cities. Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and a New York Democratic congressman, accused the US president of “playing …

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Trump-Putin talks produced enough movement to justify Ukraine meeting, Rubio says – Reuters

Trump-Putin talks produced enough movement to justify Ukraine meeting, Rubio says  Reuters US, Russia Agreed on Ukraine Security Guarantees, Witkoff Says  Bloomberg.com Rubio says “both sides are going to have to make concessions” to end war in Ukraine  CBS News Rubio says Russia and Ukraine must make concessions for a peace deal  ABC News US may not be able to create scenario to end …

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China tells Alibaba, ByteDance to justify purchases of Nvidia AI chips

China tells Alibaba, ByteDance to justify purchases of Nvidia AI chips

Beijing is demanding tech companies including Alibaba and ByteDance justify their orders of Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chips, complicating the US chipmaker’s business in China after striking an export arrangement with the Trump administration. The tech companies have been asked by regulators such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to explain why they need to order Nvidia’s …

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Amazon’s rocky Alexa+ launch might justify Apple’s slow pace with next-gen Siri

Amazon’s rocky Alexa+ launch might justify Apple’s slow pace with next-gen Siri

Amazon has finally started rolling out Alexa+, its oft-delayed overhaul of the Alexa voice assistant built on large language model technology. However, Alexa+ shows how difficult it is to replace a mature voice assistant with generative AI, especially when users expect instant, consistent results for simple tasks. It’s a real reality check on the notion that Amazon has managed to …

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Trump signs order to justify 50% tariffs on Brazil

Trump signs order to justify 50% tariffs on Brazil

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to impose his threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil, setting a legal rationale that Brazil’s policies and criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro constitute an economic emergency under a 1977 law. Trump had threatened the tariffs July 9 in a letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. But …

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Texas Used DOJ’s Concerns to Justify Redistricting. Now It Says They’re Off Base. – Democracy Docket

Texas Used DOJ’s Concerns to Justify Redistricting. Now It Says They’re Off Base.  Democracy Docket Trump’s risky redistricting push in Texas could backfire in a big way  MSNBC News Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.  The Texas Tribune Republicans run a risky strategy for holding the House that rests on redrawn maps  Politico …

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