Friday, August 15, 2025

Trump-Putin ‘Chess Game’, Flight Attendant Strike & Robot Olympics

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Trump-Putin Meeting Today: NY Times, WaPo, WSJ, CNN, Bloomberg

Texas Dems Ending Walkout: Texas Tribune, AP, ABC News, The Hill

California Moving Forward with Redistricting: NBC News, Fox News, Politico, WSJ

Florida Opening ‘Deportation Depot’: ABC News, AP, WSJ, CBS News

Trump Admin Expands DC Takeover: WaPo, AP, Fox News, NY Times

Tropical Storm Erin Strengthening: NHC, TWC, USA Today, WaPo, NY Times

Nike Founder’s $2B Donation: CNBC, AP, WSJ, NY Times

HHS Reinstates Childhood Vaccine Panel: Axios, WaPo, Reuters, USA Today

Air Canada Strike Expected: NY Times, CNN, BBC, Reuters

Meta’s Controversial AI Chatbot Guidelines: Reuters, The Verge, TechCrunch, The Hill

World Humanoid Robot Games: AP, Interesting Engineering, Reuters, NY Post

Feel Good Friday: Terrible Portraits Go Viral: Instagram, WaPo, CBC, WMAQ