Reuters World News: Kimmel Pulled, Trump's UK Visit, Fed Rate Cut, Meta Smart Glasses

Jimmy Kimmel Show Pulled Off Air

• 📺 Jimmy Kimmel Live was indefinitely pulled by ABC following controversial remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
• 🗣️ The decision came after pressure from President Trump and FCC chair Brendan Carr, raising concerns about satire, censorship, and political influence.
• ⚖️ Kimmel's comments compared President Trump's mourning of Kirk to a child mourning a goldfish, offending Kirk's supporters.

Trump's State Visit to the UK

• 👑 U.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute to King Charles during his historic second state visit to the UK, marked by pomp and pageantry.
• 🤝 The visit aimed to strengthen U.S.-UK ties, with Prime Minister Kemi hoping for increased investment.
• protestors gathered, and questions about Trump's past ties to Jeffrey Epstein resurfaced.

Federal Reserve Rate Cut and Dissent

• 📉 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a quarter-percentage-point rate cut, with most governors agreeing.
• 🗣️ President Trump's appointee, Steven Myron, was the sole dissenter, advocating for a steeper rate cut.
• 🏦 Powell emphasized the Fed's commitment to independence and its focus on the labor market to prevent unemployment erosion.

Meta's AI-Powered Smart Glasses

• 👓 Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, launched its latest AI-powered smart glasses, building on previous Ray-Ban models.
• 💡 These new glasses integrate AI capabilities and feature a display in one lens, aiming to make AI more useful in everyday life.
• 🚀 This launch is Meta's latest effort to catch up in the AI race.

Other News Briefs

• 🔬 Former CDC director Susan Manarez testified she was fired for sticking to the science, expressing concerns about upcoming changes to childhood vaccination schedules.
• ☠️ Julia Nalli, wife of the late Alexi Nalli, claims lab results indicate her husband was poisoned.
• 🚗 A Reuters report highlights how China's auto sector has become a victim of its own success with too many cars and not enough profit.