| Soundtrack to 8,000 Job Cuts: A Meta Worker’s Layoff-Themed A.I. Songs
- On a dark day of layoffs at Meta, one employee responded by creating an internal radio station that plays songs about job cuts — generated by artificial intelligence, of course.
Wed, 20 May 2026 22:24:57 +0000
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| Nvidia’s Profit Hits $58.3 Billion as A.I. Boom Gathers More Steam
- The chip maker said its profit in its most recent quarter jumped 211 percent from a year ago thanks to extreme demand from other big technology companies.
Wed, 20 May 2026 22:17:19 +0000
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| Thomas Massie, a Trump Critic, Causes Latest Midterm Fight Over Israel
- In primary races across the country, debates over Israel are taking center stage, dividing Democrats and Republicans alike.
Wed, 20 May 2026 22:13:59 +0000
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| Trump Gets His Payback in Primary Elections, but It Comes at a Cost in Congress
- Republican senators are angry the president is working to unseat their colleagues. But he is also creating more free agents in his own party in Congress willing to defy him.
Wed, 20 May 2026 22:12:36 +0000
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| Musk’s SpaceX Reveals Its Finances for the First Time as It Readies for IPO
- Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date.
Wed, 20 May 2026 22:02:26 +0000
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| The U.S. Charges Raúl Castro, Increasing the Pressure on Cuba
- Also, Jan. 6 police officers sue to block Trump’s new fund. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:58:48 +0000
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| Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees, as A.I. Casualties Mount
- Employees have signed petitions against being tracked by A.I. and were trying to figure out who had been let go on Wednesday, as the Silicon Valley giant tries to transform into an A.I.-first company.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:56:06 +0000
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| Thailand Tightens Visa Rules for Tourists From Dozens of Nations, Including U.S.
- The country had loosened entry requirements after the pandemic to attract visitors, but will now limit many travelers to 30 days without a visa.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:52:50 +0000
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| Soccer Game Between North and South Korean Teams Draws Strong Emotion On and Off the Pitch
- While diplomatic relations between the two Koreas are near a historic low, a rare trip by athletes from the North triggered intense emotions in some older South Koreans.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:38:02 +0000
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| Mother Who Drowned 3 Children at Coney Island Is Sentenced to 20 Years
- Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 killings of her children, ages 7, 4 and 3 months.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:24:43 +0000
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| Prosecutor Is Charged With Stealing Sealed Report on Trump Documents Case
- Prosecutors accused Carmen Lineberger of emailing records related to Jack Smith’s investigation to a personal account, charging her with a felony punishable with 20 years in prison.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:19:59 +0000
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| Ebola Crisis Sparks Debate Over Global Health Double Standards
- To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:14:28 +0000
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| TSA Pushes to Expand Private Security at Airport Checkpoints
- Driven in part by the chaos of the last shutdown, the government is expanding efforts to use private security staff instead of federal employees at more airports.
Wed, 20 May 2026 21:00:32 +0000
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| RFK Jr. Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force
- The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year.
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:46:09 +0000
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| Ebola Containment Efforts May Have Been Hindered by USAID Shutdown and CDC Cuts
- Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:43:46 +0000
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| Rubio, in Video, Urges Cubans to Align With Trump Administration
- In a rare direct address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the former leader Raúl Castro for the country’s longstanding electricity and resource shortages.
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:02:21 +0000
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| Cuba Says the Trump Administration Is Not Negotiating in Good Faith
- Cuba’s ambassador to the United Nations said in an interview that Havana wanted to talk but the Trump administration was creating pretexts for military action.
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:00:12 +0000
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| Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits
- The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:57:13 +0000
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| Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund
- The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:46:25 +0000
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| House Passes Housing Bill, Uniting on a Measure to Bring Down Costs
- The legislation, which had been stalled amid Republican divisions, passed overwhelmingly, signaling an eagerness in both parties to address affordability in an election year.
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:38:37 +0000
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