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Speaker 1 (00:01):
News when you wanted with Bloomberg News Now, I'm Doug Chrisner.
European leaders are hoping to speak with Donald Trump before
his planned meeting this week with Russian leader Vladimir Putin,
and at the same time, EU foreign ministers are set
to convene an emergency meeting on Monday. Here is US
Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whittaker, speaking to CNN's State of
the Union.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
Well, obviously the decision is going to be made by
President Trump. You know, he agreed to meet with President
Putin in Alaska on Friday, and if he thinks that
that is the best scenario to invite Zelenski, then he'll
do that. And again we have you know, today's Sunday.
The meeting is happening on Friday. There's time to make

(00:43):
that decision. No decision has been made to this point.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
That is US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whittaker, speaking earlier
to CNN's State of the Union. Meantime, Bloomberg has learned
Russian President Putin is demanding that Ukraine seed its entire
eastern Dnbos area to Russia, as well as crime as
conditions to unlocking a ceasefire and entering negotiations over a
lasting settlement. The Governor of Illinois, JB. Pritzker, is slamming

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both President Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Now. Last week,
Pritzker appeared alongside some Texas Democratic legislators who fled their
state in protest of the proposed new congressional maps. By leaving,
these lawmakers essentially halted the special legislative session called by
Abbot to handle the redistricting process. Here is Pritzker speaking

(01:31):
to NBC's Meet the Press.

Speaker 3 (01:33):
Well, Governor Abbott is the joke. He's the one who
is attempting mid to this decade. Here at a time
when frankly, all of us are concerned about the future
of democracy, he's literally helping whittle it away and licking
the boots of his leader, Donald Trump.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
Illinois Governor JB. Pritzker there speaking to NBC's Meet the Press. Earlier,
speaking to Fox News, Texas Governor Abba but said the
fight over Texas's congressional map could literally last years. Abbott
also warn Democrats that they would be arrested if they
came back to Texas, and Nvidia and Advanced micro Devices

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have reportedly agreed to pay fifteen percent of their revenues
from chip sales in China to the US government. The
Financial Times is reporting this is part of a deal
with the Trump administration to secure export licenses. Earlier, The
FT reported the Commerce Department started issuing licenses for in
Nvidia's H twenty chips on Friday. That was two days

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after Nvidia CEO Jensen h Wang met with President Trump. Meantime,
Intel CEO Liputan is reportedly set to visit the White
House on Monday. Last week, President Trump called for Ton's
removal over ties to Chinese businesses. The Wall Street Journal
is reporting Ton is expected to have a wide ranging
conversation with Trump with the intent of explaining his personal

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and professional background. Ton could also pose ways that the
US government and Intel could work together. Princeton University is
expanding its financial aid program. More from Bloomberg's Karen.

Speaker 4 (03:09):
Moscow, Princeton says that most students from households making as
much as two hundred fifty thousand dollars a year will
not pay tuition beginning this fall. It also said families
making one hundred fifty thousand dollars or less will have
tuition and expenses covered. It's part of the school's plan
to boost its overall financial aids spending for undergraduate students
by about sixteen percent for the twenty twenty five twenty

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six academic year. Around fourteen percent of the incoming classes international,
a cohort that has been threatened by visa delays in
recent months. Karen Moscow Bloomberg Radio.

Speaker 1 (03:40):
Baseball umpire Jen Powell made history this weekend, becoming the
first woman to work a regular season MLB game after
starting her pro career in the minor leagues back in
twenty sixteen. Powell debuted Saturday at first base for the
Braves Marlins game.

Speaker 3 (03:57):
Wow.

Speaker 5 (03:57):
Just incredible, Like dream came true. The dream actually came
true today and I'm still living in it. And I'm
just so grateful to my family, to Major League Baseball
for just creating such an amazing work environment.

Speaker 1 (04:13):
The forty eight year old Powell also served as home
Plate Empire on Sunday. She was a three time All
Conference Softball selection pick at Hofstra University and worked as
an NCAA Softball Empire from twenty ten to twenty sixteen.
And that is news when you want it with Bloomberg
News now I'm Doug Prisner, and this is Bloomberg.