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Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25. The document, titled "Magnifica Humanitas," focuses on human dignity in the AI era. The Vatican announced this Monday. The presence of Olah suggests the pope's stance on AI could become a contentious issue with the Trump administration. Earlier this year, the administration ordered U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI technology. Anthropic is suing, claiming illegal retaliation. The new encyclical is expected to address AI within the church’s social teachings, similar to past discussions on labor and justice.
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The White House says China has agreed to increase its imports of U.S. agricultural products like beef and poultry, after President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing last week. It says China will buy at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 and 2028, on top of previous commitments to buy U.S. soybeans. China sharply curtailed its imports last year after Trump launched a trade war against the country, and U.S. farmers felt the brunt of the impact. The agreement includes restoring market access for U.S. beef and resuming poultry imports from certain states. There was no immediate confirmation of the terms from Beijing, but China on Saturday had signaled an agreement to reduce some trade barriers.
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Officials in Austin, Texas, say three young people are in custody in at least 10 random shootings that left four people hurt in the city over the weekend. Authorities ordered residents of a large part of southern Austin to shelter in place on Sunday while the investigation continued. They lifted the order Sunday afternoon. Police Chief Lisa Davis says the shootings occurred Saturday and Sunday morning, including two outside fire stations. Davis says the suspects apparently were stealing vehicles. Two were described as boys ages 15 and 17. Police say the third was a juvenile, but did not provide an age or any other details.
A fire at a single-family home in the Westview neighborhood of Pacifica displaced three people Saturday, the North County Fire Authority said.
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Congo's health minister has announced the opening of three treatment centers for Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri region. It comes as Congo grapples with an outbreak of a rare Ebola variant that has no approved therapeutics or vaccines. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday. More than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths have been reported in Congo and two in Uganda. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare variant of Ebola. Health officials are in panic mode due to a lack of medicines and vaccines.
