President Joe Biden on Wednesday pitched his version of US-China relations to steelworkers in Pennsylvania — that Beijing isn't only failing to catch up, but struggling on its own.As he spoke at the US Steelworkers union headquarters in Pittsburgh, the president's hyperbolic rhetoric sounded almost Trump-esque."They've got a population that is more people in retirement than working," Biden said of China. "They're not importing anything. They're xenophobic. Nobody else coming in. They've got real...
Olivia Munn, 43, remembers the shock she experienced when she saw her body for the first time after a double mastectomy.The "X-Men: Apocalypse" actor — who was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2023 — spoke to People about her medical journey over the past months.Munn said she underwent four surgeries, including a 10-hour double mastectomy, as part of her treatment plan."I really tried to be prepared, but the truth is that nothing could prepare me for what I would feel like, what it would...
How the US handles its shaky relationship with China will affect the future of the world, says JPMorgan chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon."It's the thread from Ukraine, oil and gas, food, migration, all our relationships, the most important one being China," Dimon told Bloomberg's Emily Chang in an interview that aired Wednesday. "That is the most important for the future of the world.""And obviously Ukraine is affecting it. In fact, it's very hard to see really positive outcomes with China until the...
National Aeronautics and Space Administration head Bill Nelson warned on Wednesday that China is passing off military endeavors in space as civilian projects, reiterating that the US is in a "race" with Beijing to reach the moon in the 21st century."China has made extraordinary strides, especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive," Nelson told members of the House Appropriations Committee at a 2024 budget hearing."We believe that a lot of their, so-called civilian space...
Google is laying off more employees and restructuring some teams.Several teams across Google's finance and real estate units have been affected, according to two current employees, who said staff had been informed of the cuts this week. One said that the affected teams in finance include Google's Treasury, Business Services, and Revenue Cash Operations teams.It's unclear if other parts of the company are affected or how many roles have been cut. One current employee said the changes were "pretty...
Ukrainian media reported on Tuesday that Kyiv destroyed a sophisticated Russian radar complex using seven exploding drones, in another apparent sign of how the cheap, unmanned devices are changing the face of modern combat.Citing an unnamed source from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Kyiv Independent and Ukrainska Pravda reported that the Russian system was a Nebo-U radar complex stationed in Bryansk, a Russian region bordering northern Ukraine.It was monitoring Ukrainian airspace as...
Toni Braxton, 56, is speaking up about how her lupus diagnosis has impacted her life and career.On an episode of the "SHE MD" podcast released on Tuesday, Braxton — who brought along her rheumatologist, Dr. Daniel Wallace — spoke to co-hosts Mary Alice Haney and OB-GYN Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi about her medical journey."I was told to hide I had lupus," Braxton said, adding that it was her management's idea. "I worked hard to hide it. For the longest time, I was ashamed, especially being a performer. I...
Donald Trump may have to miss out on his son Barron's high school graduation ceremony next month due to the timing of the former president's first historic criminal trial.Trump's hush-money trial kicked off with jury selection on Monday in a Manhattan courtroom.As the court prepared for the first day of voir dire, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said he received requests from Trump's attorneys for the former president to skip out on the trial on May 17 so that he could attend Barron...
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday was absent from oral arguments and the court didn't offer an explanation as to why he wouldn't be present.After the court sat for arguments in the morning, Chief Justice John Roberts said Thomas would be absent and would take part in cases through transcripts and briefs, according to The Associated Press.Thomas, 75, did not take part in arguments remotely, an option that justices sometimes use when they're sick or are unable to physically...
In another blow to Apple, iPhone shipments fell nearly 10% in the first three months of the year, even as global smartphone shipments increased.South Korea-based Samsung beat its American counterpart by 10 million units in the first quarter, according to a report released on Monday by market researcher International Data Corporation. Samsung regained its top spot as the smartphone maker with the highest shipments, a title it lost in the last three months of 2023.iPhone shipments are a closely...
A former CIA director says Israel could take a covert, rather than an overt, response against the Iranian drone strikes that took place on Saturday."There's a whole menu of actions that they can take, not all of which are necessarily overt. They can pursue covert. They can pursue asymmetric attacks, cyberspace, and so forth," former CIA director and retired general David Petraeus told CNN on Sunday."And keep in mind that, of course, Washington is meeting with the other G7 countries to determine...
Kesha used her 2010 party anthem "TiK ToK" to share her opinion on rapper and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs in a Sunday guest appearance during Reneé Rapp's Coachella set.Both the pop artist and her performance partner, singer and actress Rapp, changed the infamous intro of the song from "Wake up in the morning feeling like P Diddy" to "Wake up in the morning like Fuck P Diddy."Both singers raised their middle fingers as they recited the lyrics.Kesha later posted the changed lyrics on X and...