Marines Deployed To LA, US-China Talks Continue, Apple’s Big Revamp

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On today's podcast:

(1) The Trump administration escalated its response to anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles with the mobilization of 700 Marines, deploying active-duty military on the ground and deepening tensions with California officials.

(2) Trade talks between the US and China will continue into a second day, according to a US official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements.

(3) As fewer large companies opt to go public in Europe, the region’s stock exchanges are fighting harder to win the biggest listings.

(4) Keir Starmer’s government said more than three-quarters of pensioners in England and Wales will receive cold weather fuel payments this winter, reversing the bulk of a cut to the benefit that many of his lawmakers blamed for the ruling Labour Party’s waning popularity.

(5) Apple introduced a number of AI-powered features during the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, even as long-awaited enhancements to its Siri voice assistant remain far off.

(6) Barclays is preparing to cut more than 200 jobs in its investment bank in the coming days as part of Chief Executive Officer C.S. Venkatakrishnan’s plan to boost the profitability of the division.

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