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Trump says he repositioned nuclear subs after Russian official’s threats. In an escalation of tensions with Russia, President Trump said on social media yesterday that he had “ordered two nuclear submarines” to be moved into “appropriate regions.” The post came in response to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev saying online this week that the US making demands to force a ceasefire with Ukraine was a “step towards war.” Trump’s post stated: “Words are very important, and can often lead to unintended consequences. I hope this will not be one of those instances.” Medvedev’s comments came after Trump recently gave Russia a tight deadline to end its invasion of Ukraine or have the US put “secondary tariffs” on its trading partners.
Jury finds Tesla should pay $243m over fatal Autopilot crash. A Florida jury decided yesterday that Tesla’s self-driving software was partially to blame for a fatal 2019 crash, and that the EV-maker should pay the victim’s family and an injured survivor $243 million in damages. The decision represents the first major court loss for Tesla over its self-driving tech. The lead attorney for the plaintiffs said it “represents justice” and holds Elon Musk and Tesla “accountable for propping up the company’s trillion-dollar valuation with self-driving hype at the expense of human lives.” Tesla said it plans to appeal, “given the substantial errors of law and irregularities at trial.”
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down due to federal funding cuts. The nonprofit that helps fund more than 1,500 local NPR and PBS stations said it will wind down its operations, with most staff being let go by the end of next month. The demise of the CPB, which Congress had funded for almost 60 years, comes after Republicans in Congress passed spending cuts requested by President Trump that included clawing back $1.1 billion that had been budgeted for the group. Trump had prioritized defunding public media, saying it was biased in an April executive order.—AR
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