PoliticsCNN chief data analyst Harry Enten reviews the week’s numbers, including a series of new lows in Donald Trump’s polling, public views of his corruption efforts and government spending, anger over renovations in Washington, the broader reach of democratic socialism, and the Florida Senate race.
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OtherAlexis Christoforous joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss stories that may have escaped attention this week, including LinkedIn becoming a dating site, ghost jobs, at-home fun and farmers rejecting data centers.
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HealthThe Democratic Republic of Congo has received more than 16,000 Ebola vaccine doses as authorities intensify their response to the ongoing outbreak. More than 2,500 people have died, and WHO health officials warn the epidemic could surpass the deadliest recorded outbreak, which killed over 11,000 people in West Africa between 2014 and 2016.
CulturePriyanka Chopra Jonas attended the New York premiere of “The Cycle of Love.” The documentary’s executive producer discussed bringing audiences the remarkable true story of P.K. Mahanandia and Lotta von Schedvin’s decades-long love.
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HealthThe Democratic Republic of Congo is rolling out Ebola vaccinations in two phases as it confronts its largest outbreak, with the World Health Organization allocating 70,000 doses.
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WorldMore than 100 former British and French diplomats have written to the French president and British prime minister, urging bans on trade and arms sales to pressure Israel to accept a Palestinian state. They describe Israel’s actions as the “erasure” of Palestine.
PoliticsThe “Fox & Friends” panel discusses California Gov. Gavin Newsom praising the Trump administration’s child savings accounts initiative as registrations surpass seven million.
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WorldMore than 100 former British and French diplomats have written to the French president and British prime minister urging action against Israel. They accuse Israel of the “erasure” of Palestine, call for bans on trade and arms sales to pressure it to accept a Palestinian state, and warn that it is no longer seen globally as a genuine democracy.
WorldDevastating wildfires across Europe are exposing a deadly threat from bombs buried since the First and Second World Wars. Drought has also revealed wartime military equipment as rivers shrink, including German warships, a Wehrmacht motorbike and a bomb.
TechChinese AI models are rapidly closing the performance gap with US rivals and attracting users through lower prices and open-weight technology, which allows companies to deploy them locally. Bloomberg tech reporter Luz Ding says their capabilities are approaching those of leading US models at a lower cost.
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PoliticsCanadian senior political correspondent Maria Cheng explains that Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats to annex Canada have pushed support for an independent Quebec to its lowest level in decades.
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PoliticsHecklers interrupted President Trump while he was campaigning in South Carolina for political newcomer Darline Graham in the race for her late brother’s Senate seat.
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PoliticsChief Justice John Roberts temporarily allowed construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to proceed while the Supreme Court considers whether to issue a longer stay. Lower courts had ruled that the project required congressional authorization.
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WorldJared Kushner’s luxury resort plans have become a symbol of a broader fight over nature, tourism and Albania’s future. The report explores the country’s tourism boom, shrinking habitat around flamingos and an airport, protests over the plans, and threats to the Vjosa-Narta ecosystem.
TechSam Palmisano says the AI boom rests on long-term investments in data centers, chips and energy, while AI software is evolving extremely quickly. If adoption slows or cheaper Chinese open-source models gain ground, Big Tech may need to rethink the spending plans driving today’s AI race.
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PoliticsThe United States is preparing to remove Syria from its state sponsors of terrorism list after nearly 50 years. The step follows Washington’s decision last month and the completion of a congressional review period, Al Jazeera reports.
EconomyUS-Canada trade talks collapsed late Friday, prompting 50% US tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged dollar-for-dollar retaliation. Bloomberg contributors discuss how the dispute could deepen a lasting rupture between the allies while fueling tariff-driven inflation, higher Treasury yields and pressure from the US debt load of $40 trillion.
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WorldIran has permitted some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz while tensions remain high. Iraq is facing major economic losses as oil exports decline, as Tehran pursues diplomacy while preparing for further confrontation.
PoliticsFox News contributor Marc Thiessen warned that Trump had needed to stop Iran. Discussing recent campaign appearances by Trump and Vice President Vance, he said voters’ choices in the midterms will hinge chiefly on inflation and the economy.
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PoliticsPresident Donald Trump has remodeled the White House Rose Garden by installing statues of America’s founders. The change is part of his broader effort to leave a lasting imprint on Washington, D.C.
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CultureDuring Antwerp’s 1894 World's Fair, more than 100 Congolese people were forcibly brought to the city and displayed in the Congo Pavilion. Seven Congolese men died from disease. The episode remains one of Belgium’s darkest colonial chapters, and a monument to the victims was unveiled this year.
WorldNearly three decades after rap superstar Tupac Shakur was killed in Nevada, a Las Vegas trial is seeking to determine who was responsible. Duane Davis, 63, is accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting. University of Salford law lecturer Kim Langtree examines the case’s latest developments.
WorldImages of thousands of people storming the border of Spain’s exclave of Ceuta have highlighted a tension felt across Spain and Europe: the need for migrant workers alongside growing anti-immigration sentiment promoted by radical right parties. The contradiction is especially visible in Almería, Spain’s “vegetable garden” and an agricultural region fueled by grueling labor.
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WorldTurkey and Israel exchanged insults after Ankara said it was seeking an international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Turkey accused him of “genocide” over the interception of an aid flotilla heading to Gaza, while Netanyahu’s office accused Turkey of hypocrisy.