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A tale of two visits: Xi’s contrasting ties with Trump and Putin
Less than a week after Trump’s second visit to Beijing, Putin also made a trip to the Chinese city. Here’s what the trip might say about the ties between Russia and China, and how this differs from Trump’s visit.
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/CHINA-RUSSIA/byprnwgrdpe/
After looking at the menu, I wonder what Mr Big Mac managed to eat at the state dinner....
The boss of Standard Chartered has apologised after describing employees whose jobs are vulnerable to being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) as "lower value human capital".
Discussing how automation was likely to lead to thousands of job cuts at the bank at a recent conference, Bill Winters said it wasn't about cost cutting but "replacing, in some cases, lower value, human capital, with the financial capital and the investment capital that we're putting in".
He later sought to contextualise the remarks via LinkedIn and said he was sorry for his wording, which had "caused upset to some colleagues".
Tulsi Gabbard has said she is resigning from her position as the US director of national intelligence in the Trump administration, citing her husband's recent bone cancer diagnosis.
"His strength and love have sustained me through every challenge," she wrote in her resignation letter obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. "I cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming position."
President Donald Trump said in a social media post that Gabbard "has done an incredible job, and we will miss her".
Her resignation is effective 30 June. Aaron Lukas, the principal deputy director, will step in as acting director, Trump said.
Today is its last day.
Op-ed by William Paley's granddaughter.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/22/cbs-news-radio-end-major-loss
Thanks for posting that. I read the first bit and will definitely come back to finish it when I have more time.
A local (my district) high school teacher creates a class. And a documentary film about it.
All of the Above, follows the transformative journey of high school students from different faith backgrounds who come together for John Camardella’s World Religions class. The film spends significant time in the classroom, capturing the intimate dynamics of these students as they engage in deep, challenging conversations about religion and culture. As a fly on the wall, our small team documented the profound shift that occurred as these young people confronted the preconceived notions of their peers’ faiths.
The students—many of whom come from suburban, homogenous communities—begin by grappling with misunderstanding and apprehension, but over time, they develop a deeper empathy for their peers' beliefs and practices. This process of self-reflection and cross-cultural understanding extends beyond the classroom, as the students navigate their own personal growth and shifting identities. All of the Above is a powerful exploration of how education inspires change, sparks self-discovery, and fosters a more compassionate society.
More about the film:
https://www.wuwm.com/high-school-world-religions-class-milwaukee-film-fest-documentary
If You Use Google Chrome, Your Device May Have Secretly Downloaded a 4GB AI Model
Here's how to check for the hidden file and delete it from your machine.
Taiwan Travelogue, a novel written by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translated by Lin King, has become the first book originally written in Mandarin Chinese to win the International Booker prize.
Yáng and King were announced as the winners of the £50,000 prize – to be split equally between them – during a ceremony at Tate Modern, London, on Tuesday evening.
The novel is presented as a translation of a rediscovered memoir, written from the perspective of a novelist who sails to Japan-occupied Taiwan in 1938 and embarks on a culinary tour in the company of an interpreter, with whom she falls in love. The book features fictional footnotes and afterwords by the book’s characters as well as “real” ones by King, which “wrap an intriguing metafictional layer around its core love story”, said judging chair and novelist Natasha Brown.
It’s the second year in a row that the Sheffield-based independent press And Other Stories has taken home the prize, following Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, last year.
I wondered earlier if Comey, Powell, or Kelly might apply. Don’t know about them, but Michael Cohen says he will.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-cohen-anti-weaponization-fund-claim-trump-lawyer/
