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Pope Leo says his first Mass in the Sistine chapel and meets with Cardinals. Family and friends in Illinois react to the first American Pope. Air traffic control upgrade. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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From the BBC World Service: Yesterday, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled an agreement that will reduce import taxes on some British cars and metals and open up the British market to some U.S. beef. Plus, China says its exports to the States fell by 21% in April compared to the previous year. And, the owner of Zara wants the EU to close a tax loophole that favors exporters of cheap goods into Europe.
The choice of Robert Prevost reflects a desire for unity and compromise. But insofar as Pope Leo XIV represents a middle path, how will he lead on the church’s trickiest questions? The Trump administration has axed Biden-era export controls on AI chips. Good. Now they must enact simpler, more-effective ones (11:29). And remembering Martin Graham, founder of the Longborough Festival Opera (19:34).
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Plus: Tech leaders tell lawmakers that the U.S. risks falling behind China if Washington does not streamline AI policy. And President Trump considers bringing the so-called “millionaire tax” back to life. Kate Bullivant hosts.
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President Trump nominates Dr. Casey Means, a holistic health influencer, to be the next U.S. surgeon general. LA’s Olympic Coliseum is set to make history again in 2028 as it co-hosts the opening and closing ceremonies. In Vernon, snack company Archer is taking over the old Farmer John plant to expand meat stick production and create hundreds of jobs. And in global news, Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are moving toward a new trade deal that would lower tariffs on cars and steel in exchange for more U.S. exports.
On this week’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review,” OpenAI retreats from its pivot to profit after its plan to restructure the business hit some snags. Plus, we say goodbye to the old-school internet phone call platform - Skype. But first, the Department of Justice pushed for breaking up part of Google's advertising business by selling off two of its ad tech products, which Google says would be nearly impossible. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Joanna Stern, senior personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal, to discuss all these topics and more.
We tend to think of tragedies as a single terrible moment, rather than the result of multiple bad decisions. Can this pattern be reversed? We try — with stories about wildfires, school shootings, and love. (Part one of a four-part series.)
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array(3) { [0]=> string(0) "" [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> int(0) }A.M. Edition for May 9. Chinese exports to the U.S. plunged in April as the Trump administration’s tariff assault forced the world’s second-largest economy to redirect more of its goods to other markets. Plus, President Trump resurrects a proposed ‘millionaire tax’ despite opposition from congressional Republicans. And correspondent Sune Rasmussen explains how European authorities are struggling to respond to a new generation of young extremists being radicalized online. Luke Varg as hosts.
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