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Megabill Advances in Senate |
Senate Republicans voted 51-49 to open debate on President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill late Saturday night. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called for the 940-page bill to be read aloud in its entirety—a process that took roughly 16 hours before debate could begin. A vote on the bill is expected as early as today following a vote-a-rama with potentially dozens of amendments up for consideration. Trump hopes to sign the bill by July 4.
Two Republicans—Sens. Rand Paul (KY) and Thom Tillis (NC)—defected in the procedural vote Saturday, Paul over concerns about the bill's impact on the country's debt limit and Tillis over changes to Medicaid placing more of the cost burden on states. Other changes to Medicaid include a new work requirement. Tillis announced yesterday after the procedural vote he will not seek reelection.
A nonpartisan analysis estimates the Senate bill will cut more than $1T from federal spending on Medicaid over 10 years, with 11.8 million fewer Americans projected to have health insurance. Overall, the bill is estimated to add $3.3T to the federal budget deficit over 10 years. Explore the US' $1.4T deficit here. |
China hosted a world-first soccer match between teams of fully autonomous humanoid robots Saturday. The child-sized robots were powered by artificial intelligence and equipped with visual sensors.
The robots were supplied by Booster Robotics, a company founded in June 2023. The teams, composed of three players each, were distributed to four universities, each of which developed and installed its own algorithms for player formations and passing strategies, among other variables. Tsinghua University’s THU Robotics ultimately won the championship title, defeating China Agricultural University’s Mountain Sea team 5-3. See footage—including several robots taken off the field in a stretcher—here.
The match was a preview of Beijing’s upcoming World Humanoid Robot Games in mid-August, featuring over 10 competitions, including gymnastics and track. China’s robotics market is projected to reach $108B by 2028. By 2050, it is expected to have 302.3 million humanoid robots in use, outpacing the US’ projected 77.7 million. |
World's First 'Climate Visas' |
More than one-third of residents on the island nation of Tuvalu have applied for Australian “climate visas,” according to reports Friday. The first-of-its-kind program has been framed as an effort to assist populations most at risk from rising sea levels.
The initial program is limited in scope, with only 280 spots awarded per year.
Consisting of nine small islands in the Polynesian South Pacific with around 10,000 people (see profile), no point on Tuvalu is higher than 16 feet above sea level. A recent NASA assessment found waters had risen half a foot over more than three decades, with most critical infrastructure projected to be below the average high tide by 2050. Visualize the effect of rising sea levels on coastal areas here.
Observers said Tuvalu—which makes almost 10% of government revenue from licensing its “.tv” internet domain—could significantly benefit from the visas, with workers in Australia sending money to remaining family members (known as remittances). |
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture |
> Dave Parker, baseball Hall of Famer, former NL MVP, and seven-time MLB All-Star, dies at age 74 (More) | D. Wayne Lukas, horse trainer who won 15 Triple Crown races, dies at age 89 (More) |
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> Tesla provides first demonstration of a fully self-driving car leaving the factory and driving to the new owner's home without human assistance; Tesla Model Y traveled 30 miles in Austin (More, w/video) | Tesla explained (1440 Topics) |
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> US stock markets close higher Friday (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +1.0%, Nasdaq +0.5%), with S&P 500, Nasdaq closing at record highs (More) |
> US-Canada trade talks resume after Canada rescinds digital services tax the day before first payment was due; tax was set to impact high-earning tech companies including Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon (More) |
> President Donald Trump says a group of wealthy buyers is prepared to purchase TikTok's US operations from parent company ByteDance, will unveil buyers in two weeks (More) |
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> Former President Joe Biden, former VP Kamala Harris attend funeral for Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, killed weeks ago (More) | See previous write-up (More) |
> Serbian police clash with protesters calling for early elections and end to 12-year rule of President Aleksandar Vucic (More) | Thailand protesters call for end of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's rule over border dispute with Cambodia (More) |
> Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles in largest aerial attack since start of its three-year war with Ukraine, downing F-16 (More) |
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