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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping began a two-day summit with a welcome ceremony at Beijing's Great Hall of the People that featured an extraordinary display of power. LA Times
The MV Hondius was the epicenter of the first-ever deadly outbreak of hantavirus aboard a modern cruise ship. Was this a freak occurrence, or a sign of things to come? LA Times
The ongoing divide comes down to what pay bump workers should receive over the next several years, with union leaders claiming they need higher salaries to keep up with inflation. New York Post
Dana Williamson, a former political strategist for Xavier Becerra and a former aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom, appeared in federal court on Thursday. New York Times
Grocery stores can use shoppers’ personal data to charge different customers different prices, a practice known as surveillance pricing. Lawmakers in New York are considering a ban. New York Times
Secretary of State Marco Rubio questioned the point of the United States remaining in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during an interview on Air Force One, citing denied basing rights. OANN
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The White House announced that President Donald Trump “had a good meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their high-profile summit in Beijing, China, and reached common ground on several issues, including economic cooperation, drug trafficking and conflict in the Middle East. OANN
President Donald Trump continued his trip to Beijing, attending a state banquet where he and President Xi delivered remarks on the shared history and interests of the United States and China. OANN
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned President Donald Trump that the United States and China could face “clashes and even conflicts” over Taiwan if the island is not “handled properly.” OANN
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The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a man to sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash, a decision that could have ripple effects across the trucking industry. Washington Times
With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a lead ball at a velocity of around 1,000 feet (305 meters) per second. Washington Times
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Miami residents sued President Trump, Miami Dade College and Florida state officials on Wednesday, alleging that the decision to donate an iconic stretch of downtown Miami property for Trump's future presidential library - which might also house a hotel - is unconstitutional. Washington Times
Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike. Washington Times
Seven in 10 U.S. adults responding to a recent Gallup poll said they do not want an AI data center built near them, including 48% who "strongly oppose" it. Washington Times
The delegation of business leaders underscores the deep ties many major U.S. companies maintain with China despite years of trade tensions. CBS
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Wholesale prices in the U.S. jumped 6% last month compared to a year ago, the highest annual increase in more than three years. Gas prices are driving the increase, and Americans are feeling the impact. CBS
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet face-to-face for the first time on this trip at an elaborate welcome ceremony. The two-day visit is meant to signal stability to the world, showing that the competition between the U.S. and China is not escalating into confrontation. Weijia Jiang has more from Beijing. CBS
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he was unaware for years that Jeffrey Epstein was a registered sex offender, according to a transcript of testimony released Wednesday. CBS
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin told CBS News that ICE arrests at the FIFA World Cup are not off the table, but the agency will not be at the global sporting event for the purpose of immigration arrests. CBS
U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday morning for the start of a high-stakes summit that runs through Friday. CNBC
A former FBI agent urges President Trump to send Iran a stark warning over potential sleeper cell threats ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in June. FOX News
Federal prosecutors accuse a Missouri man of posting bomb-making videos allegedly used by the ISIS-inspired terrorist in the Bourbon Street massacre. FOX News
An alleged sextortion plot targeting Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Wes Edens involved demands of up to $1 billion and fabricated images, prosecutors say. FOX News
From a California mayor to Congress to campuses, a growing list of China-linked cases raises alarms about foreign influence across U.S. institutions. FOX News
Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, said Wednesday that he was canceling a special legislative session to redraw Mississippi's supreme court districts. UPI
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the transfer of interceptor missiles deployed in S. Korea to Middle East had been planned in advance. UPI
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For the last three decades, internet giants have been able to avoid legal exposure for content on their platforms, thanks to a law that differentiates the companies from online publishers. But those safeguards appear to be weakening. Change has long been needed.
Meta and Google, which dominate the U.S. digital ad market, find themselves as defendants in a host of lawsuits that collectively serve to undermine the long-held notion that they have legal protection for what surfaces on their sites, apps and services. Companies like TikTok and Snap are in the same predicament.
The unifying aspect of the recent cases is that they’re crafted to circumventSection 230of the Communications Decency Act, which Congress passed in 1996 and President Bill Clinton signed into law. Established in the early days of the internet, the law protects websites from being sued over content posted by their users, and allows them to act as moderators without being held liable for what stays up.
Last week, a jury in New Mexicofound Meta liable in a case involving child safety, while jurors in Los Angeles held the Facebook parent and Google’s YouTubenegligentin a personal injury trial. Days after those verdicts were revealed, victims of the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed aclass action lawsuitagainst Google and the Trump administration over allegations related to the wrongful disclosure of personal information.
In that complaint, the plaintiffs argue that Google’s AI Mode, which serves up AI-powered summaries and links, is “not a neutral search index,” a clear effort to make the case that Google isn’t just a platform sitting between users and the information they seek. “The plaintiffs’ bar is winning the war against section 230 through systematic, relentless litigation that is causing there to be divots and chinks in its protection,” said Eric Goldman, a law professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, in an interview.
The stakes are massive as the technology sector exits the era of traditional online search and social networking and enters a world defined by artificial intelligence, where models designed by the owners of the largest platforms are serving up conversational chats, pictures and videos that can range from controversial to potentially illegal. The financial penalties to date have been minimal — less than $400 million in damages between the two verdicts last week — but the cases establish a troubling precedent for tech giants that are betting their future on AI.
“For so long, tech companies have used Section 230 as an excuse to avoid taking meaningful action to protect users, but especially kids from egregious harms, harassment and abuse, frauds and scams,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said in March during a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing tied to the 30th anniversary of Section 230. “It’s not that they don’t know what’s happening or even why it’s happening. It’s that to do something about it would be to hurt their bottom line. And so long as federal law provides a shield, why even bother?” Meta declined to comment for this story. Google didn’t respond to a request for comment. Both companies said they plan to appeal last week’s verdicts.
