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Latest AI Brief — May 15, 2026
US-China Relations & Trade > Despite a high-profile summit, concrete trade breakthroughs between the US and China remain elusive, though a new dialogue on AI safety offers a glimmer of cooperation. Developing: President Trump and President Xi Jinping concluded their Beijing summit with few sweeping trade breakthroughs, though both leaders signaled a move towards a business-first relationship, with...
Read the full briefThe Supreme Court kept access to the abortion pill mifepristone available via telehealth. And, Trump says he made multiple trade deals during his state visit to China.
Record heat in North and Central America coincides with egg-sized hailstones in eastern China Extreme weather across several parts of the world this week has brought record-breaking temperatures to Honduras, North America and Indonesia. Honduras smashed its all-time May maximum temperature record earlier this month – only for it to be broken again on 13 May in Choluteca, known as the furnace of Central America. Temperatures climbed to 42.2C (107.9F), surpassing the previous record of 42.1C. With
Trump returns to U.S. after trip to China, Supreme Court decides to maintain abortion pill access, U.K. prime minister faces challenges from his own party.
Supreme court allows abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be available by mail The Guardian Supreme Court allows telehealth and mail access to mifepristone for now CNN Justices Allow Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue The New York Times Supreme Court keeps mifepristone abortion pills available nationwide for now MS NOW Supreme Court preserves access to mail distribution of widely used abortion pill The Washington Post
Secretary of state says US made clear America’s position on Taiwan, as Trump-Xi talks continue for second day Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over Taiwan Analysis: For anxious Taiwan, Trump’s silence after Xi talks is best possible outcome Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are set to meet on Friday to wrap up a high-stakes two-day state visit that has featured pomp and business deals but also a stark warning from Xi that mishandling the Taiwan issue could push US-China relat
The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth NPR Justices Allow Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue The New York Times Supreme Court allows ban on getting an abortion pill by mail to take effect The 19th News Supreme Court keeps freeze on abortion pill restrictions Axios Supreme Court preserves access to mail distribution of widely used abortion pill The Washington Post
Supreme Court keeps freeze on abortion pill restrictions Axios Supreme Court Allows Abortion Pill Access by Mail to Continue The New York Times Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out KATU Supreme Court allows telehealth and mail access to mifepristone for now CNN Supreme Court allows ban on getting an abortion pill by mail to take effect The 19th News
Louisiana had sued the FDA in a bid to curtail the regulatory agency’s rules on prescribing mifepristone remotely Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US supreme court upheld nationwide access to mail-order mifepristone, an abortion medication, in a shadow-docket decision on Thursday. Louisiana sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October in a bid to curtail the regulatory agency’s rules on prescribing mifepristone remotely, arguing that it interfered with the sta
‘Backward’ photo panned for display of patriarchy, signaling that ‘women’s voices don’t matter in shaping global order’ By the time Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday, the bilateral had featured all the expected pomp and pageantry: a meticulously choreographed display of Chinese soldiers, children waving American and Chinese flags, and rows of senior officials and the US’s top business executives. Conspicuously absent at the table, however, were wom
Supreme Court allows ban on getting an abortion pill by mail to take effect The 19th News Supreme Court allows abortion pill to remain available by mail nationwide NBC News Supreme Court keeps abortion pill widely available as challenge continues USA Today Abortion Providers Are Racing to Stay Ahead of the Courts Mother Jones Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out AP News
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent through the mail.
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Supreme Court rules trucking broker can be held responsible for using dangerous haulers CBS News The Supreme Court just told every freight broker that they can be sued FreightWaves SCOTUS shocker: High court says brokers are accountable for hiring unsafe carriers Commercial Carrier Journal Supreme Court Declines to Protect Shipping Industry NFIB US supreme court says man who lost leg can sue logistics firm over truck crash The Guardian
The £20,000 award for writers aged 39 or under goes to Joy Is My Middle Name, a collection about navigating race, addiction and womanhood A debut poetry collection with themes including race, addiction and womanhood has won this year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize. American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney took home the £20,000 prize – awarded to writers aged 39 or under in honour of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, who died at that age – for her debut collection Joy Is My Middle Name. She was a
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Shawn Montgomery, whose parked vehicle was hit by a speeding driver, says top US freight broker should be liable 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. The US’s highest court ruled unanimously in favor of Shawn Montgomery, whose parked vehicle was hit by a speeding truck driver on an Illinois highway in 2017. Continue readin
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The world’s reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID AP News Hantavirus outbreak exposes America’s post-COVID PTSD The Hill Hantavirus outbreak isn't another Covid pandemic – but experts say it's testing U.S. readiness CNBC Iowa health experts explain how hantavirus spreads and why risk is low KCCI Should You Worry About Hantavirus? The New York Times
South Carolina’s state senate majority leader offered a nuanced case for rejecting Trump’s redistricting demands How does a Republican leader say no to Donald Trump? How do they criticize the US president’s policies without facing a social media riot, or losing their career? As the party scrambles to redraw key congressional districts after the supreme court effectively gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act that prevented racial discrimination, all eyes turned this week to South Carol
Xi Jinping tells Nvidia, Tesla and Apple CEOs that China will ‘open wider’ Financial Times Xi Issues Warning to Trump Over Taiwan During China Visit: Live Updates The New York Times In pictures: Trump hosted by Xi Jinping in high-stakes China summit BBC America’s angry voters are the X factor in Trump’s high-stakes meeting with Xi CNN Five takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing so far CNBC
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