LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick is speaking with Henrietta Levin, a senior fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, as Taiwan becomes a focal point between U.S. and Chinese relations. A readout from the bilateral between the two nations reportedly read that “clashes and even conflicts, putting the entire relationship in great jeopardy,” in regard to how Taiwan is handled. YouTube Tips ⓘ
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US business leaders meet with Trump, Xi Jinping
Premiere business leaders initially accompany Donald Trump on Air Force One …
Technology & Semiconductors: Elon Musk – CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Tim Cook – CEO of Apple, Jensen Huang – CEO of Nvidia (A surprise, last-minute addition to the flight), Cristiano Amon – CEO of Qualcomm, Sanjay Mehrotra – CEO of Micron Technology, Jim Anderson – CEO of Coherent, Dina Powell McCormick – President and Vice Chair of Meta;
Banking & Finance: Larry Fink – CEO of BlackRock, Stephen Schwarzman – CEO of Blackstone, Jane Fraser – CEO of Citigroup, David Solomon – CEO of Goldman Sachs, Ryan McInerney – CEO of Visa, Michael Miebach – CEO of Mastercard, Lynn Martin – President of the New York Stock Exchange (Spotted at events but not included in the core list);
Aerospace, Manufacturing & Agriculture: Kelly Ortberg – CEO of Boeing, H. Lawrence Culp Jr. – CEO of GE Aerospace, Brian Sikes – CEO of Cargill, Jacob Thaysen – CEO of Illumina.
(Note: Chuck Robbins, Cisco CEO, was originally invited, but could not attend due to the company’s earnings schedule).
Amazon search for Nest Cameras
Amazon Fresh Search for Broccoli
Boeing gets 200 jet orders from China
China not talking about Strait of Hormuz, and US not talking about Taiwan?
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How Russia’s Drones Are Exposing NATO’s Weak Spots (New York Post/YouTube) … 
At least two people were killed when a small plane crashed into a house in Akron, Ohio. Authorities say no injuries were reported from on the ground at the crash site (NBC News/YouTube). YouTube Tips ⓘ
Cuba runs out of fuel; protests in Havana
VP Vance addresses fraud crackdown in Maine
Cheryl Minter, mom of murder victim Stephanie Minty, interviewed March 10, 2026. Stephanie Minter was stabbed and killed in Fairfax County. Her accused killer, Abdul Jalloh, is in the country illegally, and he has a lengthy criminal history; however, he was repeatedly let free after Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s office dropped several serious charges against Jalloh before her death (ABC 7 News WJLA affiliate Washington DC area/YouTube) …
Pentagon halts plans to deploy 4000 troops to Poland
Warsaw registers first same-sex marriage
Anthropic’s Mythos raises national security concerns with its ability to identify and create exploits for “zero-day” vulnerabilities (previously unknown flaws) in major operating systems, web browsers, and critical infrastructure, such as power grids and medical systems.
Spirit employees file class, action suit
Soybeans dropped highest amount in two months as US China talks disappoint
Jaguar Land Rover profit wiped out by cyber attack and US Terrace last year demand slump in China
Czech Republic CSG NV arms builder CEO Michal Strnad defends drop in value
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Cerebras, biggest IPO of year so far, opens at $350 after IPO of $185 American AI company builds computer systems for complex AI deep learning applications, and is known for developing wafer-scale AI chips that use an entire silicon wafer as a supersized processor (connects all circuits on a single wafer) that reduces power consumption.
Premium outdoor brand that designs, markets, and distributes durable products, including high-end coolers, drinkware tumblers and bottles, bags, backpacks, outdoor chairs, and blankets YETI Holdings jumps after earnings report and positive outlook
European natural gas prices rise with ongoing US Iran negotiation
Apple-open AI partnership unravels with possible legal fight looming; Apple has concerns about OpenAI leadership, privacy, and OpenAI pillaging of Apple’s AI experts
Mortgage rates steady despite inflation
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on upcoming mid-term elections that Democrats will win back the House majority and combat Republican-led redistricting efforts: “We’re going to crush their souls”
What are hyperscalers?
Hyperscalers are massive cloud service providers that offer highly scalable, on-demand computing infrastructure and storage, that operate enormous, global data centers with millions of connected servers, enabling businesses to dynamically grow or shrink their IT resources based on demand without building their own hardware and necessary buildings. Major hyperscalers include Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Facebook (Meta), and Apple.
US Weather
Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center
College Park MD
242 PM EDT Thu May 14 2026
Valid 00Z Fri May 15 2026 – 00Z Sun May 17 2026
…Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Central Plains on Thursday…
…Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Central Plains/Middle Mississippi Valley on Friday…
…Mixed precipitation for the Pacific Northwest and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday…
Across central U.S. a frontal boundary stretching from northern Plains/Upper Midwest into southern Plains will be the focus for scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight into Friday. With sufficient instability, chances for severe thunder storms will be likely. Therefore, Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms across parts of the central Plains and Southern High Plains. Additional hazards associated with the storm will be hail and severe wind gusts. The front will become semi-stationary across the Plains/Mississippi Valley from Friday into Saturday, continuing chances for showers and thunderstorms through the weekend. In addition, SPC has issued a Slight Risk (level 2/5) for severe thunderstorms across portions of the lower Missouri River Valley for Friday into Saturday. The severe thunderstorm threat will expand Saturday into Sunday across parts of the central Plains into lower to mid Missouri Valley as the stationary frontal system that stretches across the Great Basin into mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, and Great Lakes brings additional showers and thunderstorms along the boundary.
The surface low over Northeast will continue to move offshore, but a shortwave trough will bring some scattered showers with a chance for some isolated thunderstorms through early Friday morning. The lingering front and shortwave energy near Florida will produce some occasional showers and thunderstorms into Sunday. Over into the west, a weak cold front will move into the Pacific Northwest and a shortwave trough will bring some occasional low elevation rain, and high elevation snow/mixed precipitation through Sunday.
Temperatures continue to trend above normal across much of central U.S., into the weekend. As the upper-level ridge slowly moves eastward, moderate temperatures over eastern U.S. will trend above average into Sunday. Across the west, below normal temperature return as the shortwave trough moves into the area.
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