美国总统特朗普在欢迎宴会上，邀请中国国家主席习近平9月24日访美。图为两人在宴会上握手互动。 （路透社）

正在访华的美国总统特朗普（5月14日）在欢迎宴会上，邀请中国国家主席习近平及夫人彭丽媛在今年9月24日访问美国。

习近平当天在人民大会堂金色大厅为特朗普举行欢迎宴会。特朗普在致辞时，回顾了从美国建国初期至今的中美关系历史，并称两国人民长期以来彼此尊重、相互欣赏。

特朗普说，美中两国人民有许多共同点，包括重视勤奋、勇气与成就，热爱家庭和国家。“我们有机会以这些共同价值观为基础，为我们的子孙创造一个更加繁荣、合作、幸福与和平的未来。”

他还说，中美两国团结合作，将使整个地区乃至世界变得更好。

特朗普最后表示：“再次感谢习近平主席给予我们如此美好的欢迎。今晚，我也非常荣幸地邀请你和彭女士，在今年9月24日访问白宫。”

澳大利亚首个特朗普品牌酒店告吹 合作双方各持理由

2026年5月14日 17:10 / 联合早报

特朗普集团放弃了在澳大利亚黄金海岸一座摩天大楼项目中使用“特朗普”品牌的计划。约三个月前，集团宣布达成协议，拟将旗下酒店品牌引入澳大利亚。

特朗普集团发布声明称，这座位于冲浪者天堂（Surfers Paradise）的91层酒店及公寓项目将不再使用特朗普品牌，因为澳大利亚合作方Altus Property Group未能履行协议义务。

彭博社引述声明称：“在数月谈判以及一次又一次空头承诺之后，对于这个15亿澳元（约13亿8100万新元）的项目，Altus Property Group未能履行最基本的财务义务。我们期待探索其他潜在项目，并尽快将特朗普物业带到澳大利亚。”

Altus Property首席执行官大卫·杨（David Young）则说，特朗普品牌在澳大利亚越来越不受欢迎。他在声明中称：“一段时间前，我们认识到双方应该分道扬镳了。这与未履行义务无关。我们正在与全球顶级品牌洽谈，特朗普集团只是其中之一。该项目仍将继续推进。”

Altus此前说，这座摩天大楼预计将成为澳大利亚最高建筑，造价略低于15亿澳元。

澳大利亚首个特朗普品牌酒店告吹 合作双方各持理由

2026年5月14日 17:10 / 联合早报

特朗普集团放弃了在澳大利亚黄金海岸一座摩天大楼项目中使用“特朗普”品牌的计划。约三个月前，集团宣布达成协议，拟将旗下酒店品牌引入澳大利亚。

特朗普集团发布声明称，这座位于冲浪者天堂（Surfers Paradise）的91层酒店及公寓项目将不再使用特朗普品牌，因为澳大利亚合作方Altus Property Group未能履行协议义务。

彭博社引述声明称：“在数月谈判以及一次又一次空头承诺之后，对于这个15亿澳元（约13亿8100万新元）的项目，Altus Property Group未能履行最基本的财务义务。我们期待探索其他潜在项目，并尽快将特朗普物业带到澳大利亚。”

Altus Property首席执行官大卫·杨（David Young）则说，特朗普品牌在澳大利亚越来越不受欢迎。他在声明中称：“一段时间前，我们认识到双方应该分道扬镳了。这与未履行义务无关。我们正在与全球顶级品牌洽谈，特朗普集团只是其中之一。该项目仍将继续推进。”

Altus此前说，这座摩天大楼预计将成为澳大利亚最高建筑，造价略低于15亿澳元。

Jury awards $49.5 million to Boeing 737 MAX crash victim’s family

May 14, 2026 / 7:58 AM EDT / CBS/AFP

A jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million in damages Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash.

The suit was brought by relatives of Samya Stumo, who died in the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash that claimed 157 lives.

The jury deliberated approximately two hours, then found that “the total amount of damages suffered by Plaintiff is $49.5 million,” according to court documents.

Nearly all of the civil lawsuits around the crash have been settled out of court. In Stumo’s case, however, her family had been unable to reach an agreement with Boeing ahead of the trial, which began on Monday.

“We are deeply sorry to all who lost loved ones on Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302,” Boeing said in a statement.

“While we have resolved nearly all of these claims through settlements, families are entitled to pursue their claims through the court process, and we respect their right to do so.”

Stumo was killed while en route to Kenya for her first assignment with ThinkWell, a public health non-governmental organization that aimed to increase access to health care in Africa and Asia.

But the plane went down shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa, killing everyone aboard.

Rescuers work at the wreckage of an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft east of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 10, 2019. Getty Images

That crash followed a Lion Air crash about four and a half months earlier in Indonesia that killed 189 people.

The same Boeing model was involved in both — the 737 Max 8.

After those incidents, Boeing was forced to ground all of its 737 Max planes for nearly two years to install required system upgrades.

The company had faced a criminal fraud charge connected to the crashes, but federal prosecutors agreed to drop the case after Boeing agreed to pay more than $1.1 billion in fines, and an additional $445 million in compensation for the crash victims’ families. The deal also required Boeing to strengthen internal safety and quality measures.

The deal allowed Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before the two crashes.

阿富汗粮食危机：联合国称本可多救助百万儿童

2026年5月14日 17:25 / 联合早报

阿富汗去年发生致命地震、气候灾害，以及数百万被伊朗和巴基斯坦驱逐的阿富汗人回国后，阿富汗的营养不良病例写下历史新高。图为2021年，一名妈妈带着1岁大营养不良的婴儿，在阿富汗一所医院接受治疗。 （路透社）

一名联合国官员称，如果不是阿富汗与巴基斯坦的冲突以及伊朗战争推高了物价和运输成本，联合国本可以在阿富汗多喂养100万名面临营养不良风险的儿童。

法新社报道，2025年，阿富汗发生致命地震、气候灾害，以及数百万被伊朗和巴基斯坦驱逐的阿富汗人回国后，阿富汗的营养不良病例写下历史新高。

联合国世界粮食计划署副执行主任斯考说：“阿富汗正面临一场营养危机。去年（营养不良病例）激增是我们有史以来见过最严重的情况。今年更糟。”

世界粮食计划署今年1月估计，在阿富汗超过4000万人口中，今年将有500万名妇女和儿童面临危及生命的营养不良。

阿富汗与邻国巴基斯坦持续的冲突，导致边境近八个月来几乎完全关闭；加上伊朗战争引发的全球经济影响，推高了食品和燃料价格，扰乱运输所需的供应链。

斯考说：“如果我们没有在供应链方面面临困难，包括延误和成本，我们本来可以在阿富汗多喂养100万名儿童。”

此外，筹款工作困难重重，世界粮食计划署今年为阿富汗设定的目标金额只筹集到8%。

阿富汗粮食危机：联合国称本可多救助百万儿童

2026年5月14日 17:25 / 联合早报

阿富汗去年发生致命地震、气候灾害，以及数百万被伊朗和巴基斯坦驱逐的阿富汗人回国后，阿富汗的营养不良病例写下历史新高。图为2021年，一名妈妈带着1岁大营养不良的婴儿，在阿富汗一所医院接受治疗。 （路透社）

一名联合国官员称，如果不是阿富汗与巴基斯坦的冲突以及伊朗战争推高了物价和运输成本，联合国本可以在阿富汗多喂养100万名面临营养不良风险的儿童。

法新社报道，2025年，阿富汗发生致命地震、气候灾害，以及数百万被伊朗和巴基斯坦驱逐的阿富汗人回国后，阿富汗的营养不良病例写下历史新高。

联合国世界粮食计划署副执行主任斯考说：“阿富汗正面临一场营养危机。去年（营养不良病例）激增是我们有史以来见过最严重的情况。今年更糟。”

世界粮食计划署今年1月估计，在阿富汗超过4000万人口中，今年将有500万名妇女和儿童面临危及生命的营养不良。

阿富汗与邻国巴基斯坦持续的冲突，导致边境近八个月来几乎完全关闭；加上伊朗战争引发的全球经济影响，推高了食品和燃料价格，扰乱运输所需的供应链。

斯考说：“如果我们没有在供应链方面面临困难，包括延误和成本，我们本来可以在阿富汗多喂养100万名儿童。”

此外，筹款工作困难重重，世界粮食计划署今年为阿富汗设定的目标金额只筹集到8%。

Massie’s ex-girlfriend alleges he arranged her Capitol Hill job, then offered $5,000 to drop termination suit

2026-05-14 07:00 EDT / Fox News

Allegations surface as Massie faces a bruising Kentucky primary challenge from Trump-backed Ed Gallrein

By Adam Pack Fox News

Published May 14, 2026 7:00am EDT | Updated May 14, 2026 7:05am EDT

While speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump called Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a “moron.”

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An ex-girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., alleges he extended a $5,000 offer to drop a wrongful termination lawsuit against one of his top congressional allies.

Cynthia West, a social worker and school board candidate in Okaloosa County, Fla., said she began dating Massie several months after his first wife of 30 years died in 2024. She alleged that Massie then got her a job in the office of his close ally, Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind.

West said she never applied for the role and was terminated shortly after she broke off her relationship with the congressman.

West first made the allegations on Tuesday in a video interview with Marcus Carey, a Kentucky attorney who challenged Massie during the congressman’s first run for Congress in 2012. Massie has represented the deep red seat since winning the election that year.

Cynthia West, a former girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie and Florida school board candidate, alleges he offered her $5,000 to drop a wrongful termination lawsuit against Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind.(Cynthia West Campaign)

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The allegations come as early voting in Kentucky is underway for the state’s May 19 primary election. Massie, a leading Trump foe, is seeking to fend off a well-funded re-election challenge from Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL supported by President Donald Trump. The intraparty clash has become one of the most closely watched House races this year.

West has said she has not been in contact with Gallrein’s campaign or Trump’s political operation and that no one is paying her to make the allegations.

In the interview, West said Massie first contacted her over social media in August 2024. Their relationship, according to West, became “very intense, very romantic” over the following months, including travel to Savannah, Ga., and South Africa.

“He wanted me to go wherever he was,” West said in the interview when asked by Carey why she moved to Washington, D.C., to take a job in the Spartz office — a position that Massie arranged.

West said she broke off her relationship with Massie after he asked her to “engage in behavior” that she was not comfortable with and alleged emotional abuse. The Spartz office subsequently fired her after just “six weeks” on the job, West alleged.

She then filed a wrongful termination complaint against Spartz and named Massie as a witness, prompting him to offer her $5,000 to drop the pending lawsuit.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has denied the allegations and said he has consulted legal counsel to review all options.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

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“I called him up to let him know, and he was very angry,” West told Carey in the sit-down interview. “He said you’re just one person, that you can’t make a difference, that you need to just walk away.”

“He had $5,000 he said that he would give me if I could just walk away,” she went on. “I didn’t take it, though.”

The Office of Congressional Ethics offered West $60,000 to settle her wrongful termination complaint earlier this year, according to a copy of the proposed agreement first reviewed by Axios and obtained by Fox News Digital. West declined the settlement because it included a non-disclosure agreement that would bar her from publicly discussing the allegations.

“I’ve spent so much time fighting for transparency and justice, accountability, that if I did this, then I would call into question my own integrity,” West told Carey. “I wouldn’t be able to sit with that, so I can’t do it.”

Massie has denied any wrongdoing and has argued that West’s allegations are politically motivated.

“It’s sad that a week before this election people are making false and unsubstantiated allegations about me in an obvious attempt to influence the outcome of this election,” Massie said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. “All of the claims of inappropriate conduct are false.”

“I’ve never offered anyone money in exchange for their silence,” Massie continued. “I have consulted legal counsel, and we are considering all options.”

When reached by phone, West declined to comment on the allegations and referred Fox News Digital to her spokesman, Rob Wilbur.

“Thomas Massie spent months screaming about ‘transparency’ and ‘accountability’ over the Epstein files, but the second allegation hit close to home. Suddenly we’re all just supposed to shut up,” Wilbur said in a statement. “That’s not principle. That’s hypocrisy.”

“Cynthia has been a warrior for transparency and accountability, and her integrity should be respected, not met with political threats, bullying, and the toxic politics Thomas Massie represents,” Wilbur continued.

A Spartz spokesperson said the office could not comment on the specifics of West’s allegations.

Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., returns for a closed-door deposition with Hunter Biden in the O’Neill House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2024.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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“We can confirm that Ms. West held a temporary 90-day probationary position with our office, and her employment was not extended beyond that period due to unsatisfactory job performance,” the spokesperson said.

Spartz has been labeled as one of the “worst bosses” on Capitol Hill when accounting for staff turnover, by the nonpartisan website Legistorm.

The Indiana lawmaker has developed close ties with Massie. Spartz was the lone Republican to back him for House speaker in 2023,and she attended his wedding ceremony with Carolyn Grace Moffa in November 2025.

US Senate committee to weigh crypto bill in milestone for digital assets

2026-05-14 10:06:53 UTC / Reuters

By Hannah Lang

May 14, 2026 10:06 AM UTC Updated 43 mins ago

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dash plunge into water in this illustration taken, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights

• Summary

• Crypto industry and banks clash over stablecoin provisions and regulatory clarity
• Bill’s fate hinges on bipartisan support; White House and Trump back passage
• Industry spent over $119 million supporting pro-crypto candidates in 2024
• American Bankers Association urges tighter stablecoin rules, lobbying committee Republicans

May 14 (Reuters) – The Republican-led Senate Banking Committee on Thursday is set to consider long-awaited legislation that would create regulations for ‌cryptocurrencies – a landmark step for the bill which has been bogged down by a dispute between crypto companies and banks.

The Clarity Act would clarify regulators’ jurisdiction over the sector. Thursday’s “mark-up,” when senators debate, amend and vote on whether to advance the bill, will indicate if it can win the at least ​seven Democratic votes needed to pass the full Senate.

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Many Democrats are against the bill, arguing its anti-money laundering provisions ​are too weak and that it should bar political officials from profiting from crypto ventures. The Committee’s ⁠top Democrat Elizabeth Warren has said it will put national security and the entire financial system at risk.

“If the bill passes ​the committee on a party-line vote, then the bill’s prospects will be weak. If one or two Democrats cross the aisle … then ​it would have a fighting chance of passing this year,” Brian Gardner, chief Washington policy strategist at Stifel, wrote in a note.

‘IT’S TAKEN YEARS’

The crypto industry has pushed aggressively for the legislation, saying it is critical for the future of U.S. digital assets and necessary to fix core problems ​for crypto companies. Among other things, the bill would define when crypto tokens are securities, commodities or otherwise, giving the industry what it ​says is much-needed legal clarity that should help boost digital asset adoption.

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The industry spent more than $119 million backing pro-crypto candidates in 2024 hoping to advance ‌the ⁠Clarity Act and a separate bill paving the way for wider adoption of dollar-backed tokens known as stablecoins, which became law last year.

“It’s taken years of work to get to this point,” said Miller Whitehouse-Levine, CEO of the Solana Policy Institute, which advocates for policies to advance digital asset technology.

Banks are fighting a key provision in the bill, arguing that it will create competition for deposits by ​giving crypto companies too much leeway ​to offer rewards on ⁠stablecoins. Bank trade groups launched a last-ditch effort to peel off committee Republicans, with the American Bankers Association on Sunday publicly calling for its member CEOs to push committee senators to tighten the stablecoin ​language.

It is unclear if they will succeed. A senior White House official, who asked not ​to be named discussing ⁠private deliberations, said they expect all of the committee’s Republicans to vote in favor of advancing the bill.

Trump, who courted crypto cash on the campaign trail and whose family has profited from its own token, has prioritized crypto reform during his second administration and the White ⁠House has ​been pushing hard for the bill, Reuters reported.

The House passed its version of the ​Clarity Act last year. If the Senate fails to pass the bill this year, when November midterm elections could see Democrats take the House, it is unlikely ​to become law in the foreseeable future, say analysts.

Reporting by Hannah Lang in New York; editing by Michelle Price and Nick Zieminski

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Workers are getting paid to teach AI how to do their jobs

May 14, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / CBS News

By Megan Cerullo

Artificial intelligence developers want to know what you know.

Leading makers of generative AI tools are hiring people with a wide range of skills and expertise, from Hollywood screenwriters to hiking enthusiasts, to train their bots to be smarter, according to job postings.

“They are some of the fastest-growing jobs out there,” said Christine Cruzvergara, vice president of higher education and student success at Handshake, a hiring platform that connects people with different backgrounds and skills to leading AI labs.

“As large language models have consumed much of the available data out there, we are now at a stage where they need more fine-tuning and reinforcement,” she added.

Brendan Foody, CEO of Mercor, which helps AI companies recruit people to help train their apps, told CBS News that “training agents is going to become the largest job category in the world.”

The write stuff

Hollywood screenwriter and author Robin Palmer is among those lending her skills to training AI. She spends 30 hours per week teaching chatbots how to produce compelling creative writing.

Palmer compared the current ability of large language models, or LLMs, to write creatively to that of fledgling writers.

“They’re turning in work and you’re looking at, ‘Does this work structurally, how is the characterization, are there clunky transitions?’” she said. “I really like seeing how AI is improving. It’s almost like working with a student and saying, ‘Yeah, you’re getting better.’”

Foody said AI labs are particularly eager to enlist people with deep expertise in their domains.

“We hire everyone ranging from chess champions to wine hobbyists to help train [AI] agents to be better, because ultimately we want them to know how to give better advice in a chess match or recommend what wine you should have with dinner,” he said.

Job postings typically don’t disclose which AI developers are hiring, and workers who take the job must sign non-disclosure agreements. AI companies are looking for a variety of people to help improve their models. They include:

• Creative writers
• Air traffic controllers
• Litigators
• Improv actors
• Communications pros
• Photo editors
• Musicians
• Venture capitalists
• Doctors
• Foreign-language speakers

Mercor said the AI training jobs it recruits for pay an average of $105 an hour, although some people can earn considerably more. For instance, someone with expertise in psychiatry can earn up to $350 an hour to “design clinical scenarios, evaluate model outputs against evidence-based standards and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about mental health care,” according to one listing on Mercor.

AI companies are also seeking what Mercor defines as “generalists,” to review and annotate AI search output and look for errors, among other duties. Requirements for the job, which pays $50 an hour, include a “quality-obsessed mindset” and strong written communication and reasoning skills

Adapt or die?

Skeptics might say that people who are getting paid to educate LLMs are effectively training AI to replace them or future generations of workers.

Film industry pros, for example, from actors and animators to editors and even location scouts, have expressed concern about AI one day putting them out of work — fears that were front and center in the mass strikes that shut down Hollywood productions in 2023.

Palmer, the screenwriter, acknowledges that some people in her business might liken her work with AI to “crossing the picket line.” But she sees value in qualified people instructing AI so the technology can serve people more effectively, while also expressing a measure of resignation about the advent of AI in the workplace.

“The train has left the station,” she said. “So do you want AI to be good because it’s being trained by good people, or not?”

Dr. Mike Prokop, a Sacramento, California-based anesthesiologist, also said it’s essential for LLMs to receive expert input.

“The key thing AI can’t do well yet is the deeper reasoning and connecting the dots, so we are teaching the AI to think like a human expert so it doesn’t make hallucinations and represent facts that aren’t facts,” he told CBS News.

Prokop said he doesn’t worry that training AI will render people in his field obsolete. “Anytime there is a tech revolution, there is going to be some shakeup in jobs,” he said. “But it still takes a person to put a breathing tube in or do an epidural.”

Brett Brosseit, a Naples, Florida-based lawyer and teacher who now works as a consultant for Handshake AI, thinks working closely with AI can help people adapt to how the technology is changing their occupations, offering a measure of protection as the technology takes some jobs.

“I think the more that I can learn about AI and how it learns by working in this particular role, I’ll be far better equipped as every industry evolves,” he said. “The more we immerse ourselves in it, learn to live with it and learn how to get the most out of it, that’s positive.”

Edited by Alain Sherter

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/companies-hiring-humans-train-ai-platforms-specific-skills/

北京：愿与美国将中美关系新定位转化为相向而行的行动

2026年5月14日 16:06 / 联合早报

中国国家主席习近平（右）星期四（5月14日）上午在北京人民大会堂与美国总统特朗普会面时握手。 （法新社）

中国国家主席习近平在中美元首会晤时说，他与特朗普赞同将构建中美建设性战略稳定关系作为中美关系新定位。对此，中国外交部应询时说，中国愿同美国将中美关系新定位转化为相向而行的行动。

中国外交部发言人郭嘉昆星期四（5月14日）在例行记者会上答记者问时说，中国国家主席习近平当天上午同美国总统特朗普举行会谈，双方就构建中美建设性战略稳定关系新定位达成共识，为未来三年乃至更长时间的中美关系提供战略指引。

郭嘉昆指出，建设性战略稳定应该是合作为主的积极稳定、竞争有度的良性稳定、分歧可控的常态稳定、和平可期的持久稳定。中国愿同美国一道，将中美关系新定位转化为相向而行的行动，共同推动中美关系稳定、健康、可持续发展。

习近平在星期四上午的会晤中强调，中美建设性战略稳定关系不是一句口号，而应该是相向而行的行动。

习近平也表明，台湾问题是中美关系中最重要的问题。处理好了，两国关系就能保持总体稳定。处理不好，两国就会碰撞甚至冲突，将整个中美关系推向十分危险的境地。“台独”与台海和平水火不容，维护台海和平稳定是中美双方最大公约数，美方务必慎之又慎处理台湾问题。