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5 min readThe Obama Presidential Center opened this week in Chicago, and former President Barack Obama used his dedication speech to criticize his successor without naming him, warning that "cynicism and division would be a betrayal of our founding ideas." President Trump, meanwhile, has been mentioning Obama by name frequently—eight times at his G7 press conference alone. The museum's timeline of Obama's two terms includes many milestones that Trump has since reversed, though Trump himself is not a presence in the exhibit. This political backdrop frames a news cycle dominated by stalled US-Iran talks, escalating violence in the Middle East, a new Census Bureau data privacy controversy, falling gas prices, a growing Ebola outbreak in Africa, and budget crises at US universities.
US-Iran Talks Postponed Amid Israeli Attacks on Lebanon
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- 1 (00:04) **US-Iran Talks Postponed Amid Israeli Strikes on Lebanon** - Talks scheduled for Friday in Switzerland were postponed after Israeli airstrikes killed at least 47 people in Lebanon, including women and children.
- 2 (00:40) **Israel and Hezbollah Agree to Ceasefire in Southern Lebanon** - The two sides agreed Friday to stop fighting, as U.S. officials push for a new round of peace talks.
- 3 (00:49) **Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago** - The museum displays milestones from Obama’s two terms, many of which have since been reversed by President Trump.
- 4 (01:43) **Advocates Urge Trump to Revoke New Census Bureau Data Privacy Ban** - The Trump administration has banned the use of “statistical noise” to protect data privacy, especially for local areas and minority populations.
- 5 (02:38) **U.S. Gas Prices Drop Below $4 a Gallon for First Time Since March** - Average regular gas now costs $3.97, according to AAA, but remains higher than before the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.
- 6 (03:01) **Ebola Outbreak in DRC Continues to Grow** - There are now 896 confirmed cases and over 200 deaths; a six-month-old girl from an orphanage died Friday, the third child from the same facility to die from Ebola in recent weeks.
- 7 (03:26) **Oregon University Cuts One-Fifth of Budget Amid National Higher-Ed Crisis** - Southern Oregon University’s board voted to slash its budget by over $20 million, following a $10 million cut last fall.
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