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And as NPR's John Ruich reports, the cuts come at a time when the firm is trying to center its focus on artificial intelligence.

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Meadow was hit by that jury verdict in a case out of New Mexico, a separate jury, this one in Los Angeles.

found Meta and YouTube liable on Wednesday in a social media addiction trial and awarded a 20-year-old woman $6 million.

President Trump now scheduled to travel to China in May.

He had been scheduled to make the trip this month, but rescheduled, with Trump saying he needed to be in Washington because of the Iran war.

The White House says Trump is planning to host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a White House visit later this year.

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Amid uncertainty about talks between the U.S.

and Iran, the Trump administration is moving more troops to the Middle East.

A contingent of Marines on the way to the region and paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are preparing for deployment, as NPR's Tom Bowman reports.

President Trump repeated Wednesday that Iran is interested in cutting a deal, but Iran has dismissed a ceasefire plan.

And Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arrakshi said on state television that Iran has no intention of negotiating for now.

To Capitol Hill, Senate Democrats have blocked a Republican effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security that included more money for ICE enforcement.

NPR's Sam Greenglass reports that negotiations to end the 40-day-long shutdown have stalled.

The Justice Department is settling lawsuits that allege the Biden administration pressured social media companies to suppress speech.

NPR's Kerry Johnson reports that the cases had once reached the U.S.

Supreme Court.