Today’s Both Sides

Both Sides: Should Trump have paused the Graham Act Russia sanctions?

President Trump on Friday waived most new Russia sanctions and tariffs under a law he signed last month, citing the national interest. Critics in both parties say it eases pressure on Moscow; the White House and some…

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Quick hits

• Technology FTC sends OpenAI and Anthropic civil demands over AI safety incidents — The Federal Trade Commission has sent civil investigative demands to OpenAI and Anthropic seeking documents on safety incidents, safeguards, marketing and privacy, CBS News confirmed, weeks after the agency said it…
• Entertainment You Can See Everything on pace for about $12 million, Deadline says — A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything is tracking toward about a $12 million U.S. opening after about $5.3 million Friday including previews, Deadline reported. That would rank among the strongest…
• Finance Brent crude settles near $110 as Middle East and Russia supply fears rise — Brent crude settled at $109.86 a barrel Friday, up 3.7%, after touching $110 for the first time since May, Reuters reported. WTI closed at $101.41. Traders cited Hormuz disruptions, a Saudi intercept near Yanbu, and…
• US News Bend school shooting: driver, dad and teacher tried to stop the gunman — Police say a pickup driver first confronted the 16-year-old who attacked Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon; father Kaylub Giamanco followed him inside and shot him; and a teacher threw her phone, tackled him and…
• World Pope Leo XIV to leave Gemelli Hospital Saturday after lung cancer surgery — Doctors cleared Pope Leo XIV to be discharged Saturday from Rome's Gemelli Hospital after blood tests and a chest X-ray, the Vatican said. He will return to the Vatican in the afternoon and lead the Angelus on Sunday…

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