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Videos: Flamingos Make Vortexes With Their Beaks to Suck Up Prey
Three cooperative birds and a model bird head helped scientists figure out what flamingos are actually doing when they stick their heads upside down underwater.
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Jerome Powell, a Potential Winner from the Trade Reprieve
The markets have come around to the Federal Reserve chairman’s cautious approach to lowering interest rates. President Trump could be a tougher convert.
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Trump says he might join Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey.
President Trump said he may add a stop in Istanbul to his tour of the Gulf.
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman Among Business Leaders at Trump-Saudi Lunch
Many of the executives — including representatives of four of the 10 biggest U.S. companies by market value — are seeking business from Saudi investors and a chance to lobby top Trump officials.
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4 Memorable Moments From Presidential Visits With Saudi Leaders
From F.D.R. to Trump, presidents have traveled to see Saudi Arabia and its royal family on a variety of diplomatic missions, some more inscrutable than others.
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Schumer to Slow Trump Justice Dept. Nominees Over Qatari Jet
The Senate Democratic leader plans to demand answers on Qatari influence in the United States and call for testimony from the attorney general.
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U.S. Could Lose $12.5 Billion In International Travel Spending This Year, Tourism Council Says
Border detentions and confusion over visas are deterring international visitors, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, and the price tag for their hesitancy could be steep.
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CPPA Issues Revised Draft CCPA Regulations; Votes to Initiate Public Comment Period
On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board convened to discuss revisions to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) draft regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automatic decisionmaking technology (“ADMT”), insurance, and updates to the existing CCPA regulations….By: Alston & Bird
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(A)Identify Yourself: State Bills Would Require Notification When Interacting with AI
As the communication capabilities of artificial intelligence (“AI”)-powered chatbots and automated voice assistants (“callbots”) improve, it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell human from machine. At the same time, businesses are rapidly adopting chatbots and callbots for consumer communications. Consumers, therefore, are more likely than ever to find themselves chatting with bots, sometimes unknowingly….By: Mayer…
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SEC Commissioner Peirce remarks on the Regulation of Tokenized Securities
On May 8, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) held the 31st International Institute for Securities Market Growth and Development. Commissioner Peirce used this opportunity to discuss an approach to regulating the tokenization of traditional securities—in other words, issuing traditional securities through a blockchain or distributed ledger….By: Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives
