Trump ponders bombing Iran again: report

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By Robert MacMillan, Reuters.com Weekend Editor

Welcome to the Weekend Briefing. Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped up their summit in Washington with tea and no major policy breakthroughs, though a US envoy said China agreed not to support Iran in its war with the United States. Here are six takeaways from the United Nations General Assembly.. And hackers said they stole the psychiatric data and medical records of FBI employees.

Iran awaits next US move

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Report: The Journal said Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end their fighting within seven days. Trump has told his staff he sees a renewed bombing campaign as likely after the midterm elections, the Journal reported.
No budging: Iran will show no flexibility over its nuclear program even if the US accepts the Hormuz proposal, which includes lifting a US naval blockade on Iran’s ports, an Iranian official said.

Supreme Court revives Trump’s voter-verification system

Just checking: The ruling by the court’s 6-3 conservative majority allows the administration to use an immigration database to prevent voting by non-citizens. The justices rejected for the third time Missouri’s Republican-drawn map of congressional districts.
Can’t afford Trump: Senate Republicans are trying to improve their election prospects before November by voting on legislation to protect consumers from high electricity bills caused by data centers. Republicans are finding ways to break with Trump and address voter frustrations, including the high cost of gas and diesel, that have raised Democrats’ hopes before the midterms. And Republican attempts to portray Democrats as rabid leftist extremists are getting a mixed response from voters.

Hurricane Polo regains strength

Heavy weather: Forecasters were tracking a second disturbance that could form another tropical cyclone in the Pacific. A strong nor'easter is expected to bring flooding, powerful wind gusts, heavy rain and rip currents to areas from Washington, DC up to Maine. Learn more about the “Super El Niño” that is shaping weather around the world.
Heat and destruction: Rising seas are damaging beachfront property in Southern California. Europe’s intensifying marine heatwaves are threatening its fisheries as transformed ecosystems threaten catastrophic consequences.

Fresh fighting breaks out in Ethiopia

Renewed conflict: The military said it inflicted major losses on forces in the Tigray region in the most serious escalation of violence since a war that lasted from 2020 to 2022.
Sudan: The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces intensified deadly drone attacks on government-held towns in North Kordofan. A collapse in the value of the Sudanese pound is piling misery on already shattered civilians.

Use it or lose it

Ukraine: The Trump administration made binding commitments to spend almost all the $400 million that Congress approved for military aid to Kyiv, ensuring that the money won’t vanish at the end of this month, sources say.
‘Everything inside me just breaks’: Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian families are separated by war, adding to the stress of survival on the front lines. I recommend this story about a soldier at war and his wife and child hundreds of miles away who await his permanent return.

Training lawyers to act like humans

Don’t be the bot: As artificial-intelligence tools become more sophisticated and more companies decide to do their legal work themselves, law firms need to offer something more. That, writes columnist Sara Randazzo, is human relationships.
‘Cognitive surrender’: Law schools across the US are figuring out how they should incorporate or resist artificial intelligence among their students as educators at large fret over the possibility that AI is harming students’ learning capabilities.

Chips on chips

Snackbot: Americans are increasingly asking AI bots what to snack on, a Conagra executive said. Thanks to Bob Nolan, you too now can use food-industry insider lingo, including “nutrient-dense snacks” and “snacking for purpose.”
Coffee and fries: If you read the Reuters Daily Briefing, you’ll recall the story about the man who is trying to visit every Starbucks location. The company is cutting 250 shops in North America, which could make his mission easier. McDonald’s is creating a tiered loyalty program to lure repeat visitors as it tries to reignite growth.

Before I forget…

Northern Ireland will allow what was once the most contentious Protestant parade of the annual marching season to pass through a Catholic area for the first time since banning the route in 1998.
Hundreds of students protested in Delhi to demand more safety for women after a teenager said three men posing as police officers raped her.
Spreading violence has displaced nearly 1.5 million people in Haiti, a migration organization said.
“This is as remote, as cold, and as extreme as you can find in the world.” This welcoming Arctic paradise soon could be home for a US military base on Greenland.
Scientists mapped gene activity in the prefrontal cortex of the human brain, gaining insight into disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia.

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