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Supreme Court rejects Virginia map, ballroom bill and Tesla robotaxis

The Supreme Court rejects Virginia Democrats' effort to revive a midterm voting map. Democrats seize on Trump's push for a White House ballroom as political fodder. Cubans react to US plans to indict Raul Castro. Plus, Reuters tests Tesla's robotaxi service in Texas. Listen to th ...  Show more

Trump leaves China, big tech deflects, Adani and Starmer

U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with little to show for it. Meta and Google recruit Sesame Street, Girl Scouts and Highlights magazine to teach children healthy tech habits, even as their apps are engineered to keep those ...  Show more

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