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Trump and Xi plan to meet after “very productive” phone call. Following months of US-China sparring over trade and technology, President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping spoke on the phone yesterday for the second time since Trump’s current term began. Trump said that they made progress on “trade, fentanyl, the need to bring the war between Russia and Ukraine to an end, and the approval of the TikTok deal.” But it appeared the US and China are still hashing out the details of a framework agreement reached earlier this week for American investors to control TikTok in the US. Meanwhile, the Chinese government said that Xi asked Trump to refrain from imposing trade restrictions. With trade negotiations expected to continue, the leaders now plan to talk face-to-face at a regional summit in South Korea next month, and Trump said that he will go to China early next year.
Senate fails to pass government shutdown-averting bill. Majority-holding House Republicans passed a bill yesterday to fund the government through much of November, but it failed to clear the Senate, where it needed 60 votes. The government’s chances of keeping the lights on are now slim, since Congress is in recess until after Oct. 1, when its current funding runs out. Democrats refused to support the GOP plan to keep federal funding at roughly the same level with an emergency $88 million to bolster security for government officials in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination. The party put forward its own bill—which also failed—to fund the government until Oct. 31, but with $326 million in security funds, an extension of Obamacare subsidies scheduled to expire at the end of the year, and a rollback of Medicaid cuts enacted by the recent Republican-backed budget.
CDC panel votes to end universal Covid vaccine recommendation. A panel of health advisors picked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted yesterday to drop the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance that everyone older than 6 months get a Covid shot. If the CDC approves the new guidance, Americans will be advised to consult with a doctor before vaccination. But many health experts worry that ending the blanket recommendations could make it more difficult to access Covid vaccines for those who want them. The panel also voted to stop recommending a combined measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine for young children in favor of administering the varicella (or chickenpox) vaccine separately, and it put off a decision on whether to delay the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns.—SK
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> American track star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone wins 400-meter title at World Track and Field Championships, with fastest time in 40 years (More) | Team USA leads medal count; see complete results (More)
> Police search home of singer D4vd after decomposed remains of missing 15-year-old girl found inside his vehicle last week (More)
> WNBA playoffs round one wraps tonight; see updated bracket and schedule (More) | 14 former NC State athletes file lawsuit accusing the university's former director of sports medicine of sexual abuse (More)
Science & Technology
> China's DeepSeek AI publishes peer-reviewed study finding its AI model R1 did not rely on rival models like ChatGPT for training, cost $294K to create—tens of millions less than rivals' estimated cost (More) | Large language models 101 (1440 Topics)
> Paleoentomologists unearth prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a window into the ancient Amazon rainforest (More)
> Some dogs—dubbed "gifted word learners"—can extend word meanings to new objects based on function, not just appearance; the skill is considered a cornerstone of early language development in toddlers (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.0%); all three indexes notch record highs (More)
> Intel shares close up over 22%, posting best day in 38 years, after Nvidia announces $5B investment; comes after the US government agreed to buy a nearly 10% stake in Intel last month (More)
> American Express raises Platinum Card annual fee to $895 from $695, with over $3,500 in annual benefits; move follows JPMorgan and Citigroup, which revamped cards for affluent customers this year (More) | How credit cards work (1440 Topics)
Politics & World Affairs
> Turning Point USA names Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as the youth organization's new CEO (More)
> President Donald Trump suggests the US is working to reestablish a presence at Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base due to the base's proximity to rival China (More)
> United Nations cites progress toward three-month ceasefire proposal for the civil war in Sudan, backed by the US and Saudi Arabia (More)
> Police search home of singer D4vd after decomposed remains of missing 15-year-old girl found inside his vehicle last week (More)
> WNBA playoffs round one wraps tonight; see updated bracket and schedule (More) | 14 former NC State athletes file lawsuit accusing the university's former director of sports medicine of sexual abuse (More)
Science & Technology
> China's DeepSeek AI publishes peer-reviewed study finding its AI model R1 did not rely on rival models like ChatGPT for training, cost $294K to create—tens of millions less than rivals' estimated cost (More) | Large language models 101 (1440 Topics)
> Paleoentomologists unearth prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a window into the ancient Amazon rainforest (More)
> Some dogs—dubbed "gifted word learners"—can extend word meanings to new objects based on function, not just appearance; the skill is considered a cornerstone of early language development in toddlers (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.0%); all three indexes notch record highs (More)
> Intel shares close up over 22%, posting best day in 38 years, after Nvidia announces $5B investment; comes after the US government agreed to buy a nearly 10% stake in Intel last month (More)
> American Express raises Platinum Card annual fee to $895 from $695, with over $3,500 in annual benefits; move follows JPMorgan and Citigroup, which revamped cards for affluent customers this year (More) | How credit cards work (1440 Topics)
Politics & World Affairs
> Turning Point USA names Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as the youth organization's new CEO (More)
> President Donald Trump suggests the US is working to reestablish a presence at Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base due to the base's proximity to rival China (More)
> United Nations cites progress toward three-month ceasefire proposal for the civil war in Sudan, backed by the US and Saudi Arabia (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Changing Democrats
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It would appear that not only have the Democrats moved from being moderate to liberal to radical to socialistic and have no problem stating that the people they dislike or do not agree with should be assassinated... while at the same time, vehemently state that President Trump is destroying Democracy.
I was a Kennedy DEMOCRAT back in the 1960s and while in 1981, after receiving my MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, I realized that my mentality and beliefs shifted from being liberal to being conservative.
My conservative beliefs revolved around:
- Low Taxes
- Small Federal Government
- Greater States Rights
- Strong Military
- Balanced Budget
- Low to No National Debt
I understand, to some degree, why the Democrats believe what they do, but I don't think their beliefs are viable.
But, what really bothers me about the Democrats is the fact they want to DESTROY CONSERVATIVES, to the point that the Democrats will never lose control to them in any elections where the Democrats lose their majority control.
We need BALANCED POLITICAL PARTIES and let the people decide who they want to govern them. We don't need a system where the people can only elect one party to govern them.
However, while I am against SOCIALISM, I am also against:
- The Second Amendment
- Tax Shelters for the Wealthy
- Large Non-profits not paying taxes
- Biased Media
- Biased Colleges and Universities
My concern is also undermined by the direction our country and the world is taking with AI and humanoid robots. Because we are moving in this direction, it is obvious that robots will replace a substantial number of jobs, that will force the government to offer a guaranteed annual income.
That income guarantee will move us closer into the realm of socialism but not because of the Democrats but because of technology.
Livermore Approves Billion-Dollar Nuclear Fusion Research Facility Proposal
The facility would be located on 14 acres along West Jack London Boulevard. (City of Livermore)
LIVERMORE, CA — The Livermore City Council voted unanimously and enthusiastically to support a proposal for Pacific Fusion to build a billion-dollar fusion energy research facility on West Jack London Boulevard that is estimated to bring 250 high-paying jobs to the city.
Pacific Fusion, a new company devoted to helping achieve fusion energy, will now choose whether to build a facility in Livermore or competing cities like Alameda or Albuquerque.
“Could you think of a better city? Our city seal has the atom on it,” said Vice Mayor Evan Branning as he gestured toward the seal on the dais. “We aren't just looking to build you a box to put your technology in. Livermore is the city, the only city, that is going to support you not just through building this building, but for as long as you are here to make sure that this is the location to expand this technology.”
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