The Russia-Ukraine war is intensifying again.

The U.S. Navy said the presence of its aircraft carriers have deterred adversaries from striking against the country's interests.

U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed to a ceasefire plan for Gaza, but Hamas has yet to do so

Trump said he was "very disappointed" by the Putin call and that he did not think the Russian leader wanted to end the war.

The study measured data from 2.5 million births.

• "Jurassic World Rebirth" is now out in theaters.
• Here we look back on the entire "Jurassic" franchise to rank its entries from worst to best.
• See where "Rebirth," "Jurassic World," and (of course) the original "Jurassic Park" all land.

Audiences seemingly can't get enough of the "Jurassic" franchise.

Five years after the close of the "Jurassic World" trilogy with 2022's "Jurassic World: Dominion," moviegoers are now given "Jurassic World Rebirth," which is set decades after "Dominion."

1993's "Jurassic Park," based on the book by Michael Crichton, revolutionized visual effects as Steven Spielberg's stunning dinosaurs looked so lifelike. It launched the craze for VFX blockbusters that we watch today (legend has it, George Lucas was so taken by the effects in "Jurassic" it convinced him he could make his "Star Wars" prequels).

Six sequels since, grossing over $6 billion worldwide (not counting the revenue from amusement park rides, video games, and animated spinoffs), it's not slowing down.

Here we rank all the movies from worst to best.

Trump spoke with Russia's Putin ahead of another call with Ukraine's Zelensky.

President Donald Trump used a term viewed as an antisemitic slur when referring to unscrupulous bankers during a speech in Iowa on Thursday.

Nursing homes across the country serve as a place for aging loved ones to be cared for with dignity. Deciding which nursing home is the best option can be difficult, which is why Newsweek is pleased to evaluate America's Best Nursing Homes for 2026.

• Ursula von der Leyen said it was "impossible" to cut a trade deal with the US by July 9.
• The European Commission president said there would be an "agreement in principle" by that date.
• She said the high EU-US trade volume made fast-tracking a detailed deal difficult.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said it was "impossible" to reach a detailed trade deal by President Donald Trump's July 9 deadline.

Von der Leyen said the US and European Union were aiming for a July 9 "agreement in principle" trade deal, which would be light on details.

She was speaking at a press conference in the Danish city of Aarhus on Thursday, at a European Union summit to mark the start of Denmark's six-month-long EU presidency.

"It's a huge task because we have the largest trade volume globally between the European Union and the United States, 1.5 trillion euros, very complex and a huge quantity," she said.

She added, "Indeed, what we are aiming at is an agreement in principle. Because I mean, such a volume in 90 days, an agreement in detail, impossible."

The European Union was one of the hardest hit by the slew of tariffs Trump announced on April 2, seeing a tariff rate of 20%.

Responding to the tariffs, Von der Leyen said in an April statement on X that Trump's tariffs were a "major blow to the world economy" with "dire" consequences for millions of people.

Trump later issued a 90-day pause to allow for trade negotiations, and all of the US's trade partners were subject to an interim 10% tariff rate.

In February, months before the April 2 tariffs, Trump ordered a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, and the EU retaliated with tariffs on 26 billion euros, or $28.4 billion, worth of US goods.

In May, he floated raising the EU's tariff rate to 50% from June 1, saying the group was "very difficult to deal with" and the US's trade negotiations with the EU were "going nowhere."

However, Trump retracted the threat after a call with Von der Leyen. He said she had requested an extension on the June 1 deadline.

"I agreed to the extension — July 9, 2025 — It was my privilege to do so," Trump wrote on Truth Social on May 25.

On May 26, Paula Pinho, a spokeswoman for the European Commission, said in a press conference that Von der Leyen and Trump had "agreed both to fast-track the trade negotiations and to stay in close contact."

Representatives of the European Commission and the White House did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

• Meta has been aggressively poaching AI talent from rivals like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.
• But a former OpenAI board member said "it'll be difficult" for Meta to succeed with its new hires.
• Helen Toner, who left OpenAI in 2023, said companies will also try to woo Meta's new hires.

Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member, said Meta could start seeing other companies trying to poach back their newly brought in AI talent.

Toner, who left OpenAI's board in November 2023, said in an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday that Meta will need to show they are "moving fast enough" in the field to retain their new AI hires.

Toner added that Meta "will be getting attempts to poach them back to other companies starting on day one."

Meta has been stepping up its AI recruitment efforts amid a wider industry search for AI talent.

Last month, Meta said it had made a $15 billion investment in data-labeling firm ScaleAI. ScaleAI's founder and CEO, Alexandr Wang will also be joining Meta as its Chief AI Officer as part of the investment.

Wang will also co-lead Meta Superintelligence Labs with Nat Friedman, the former CEO of Github. The rest of Meta's new team comprises former researchers from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.

Toner, however, told Bloomberg that "it'll be difficult" for Meta to achieve success with its new AI hires.

"There's a lot of organizational politics at play," she continued.

Toner said the challenge Meta faced was not just about procuring resources but also managing egos.

"That takes a lot of willingness to stare down powerful people inside your company, who maybe don't want to lose and tell them that you actually don't want them to do what they want," Toner said.

"The question will be, in part, can Mark Zuckerberg, if this is his big personal project, is that enough to change their organizational dynamics," she added.

Toner isn't the only one who has criticized Meta's recruitment efforts.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, said he found it "crazy" that Meta offered his employees $100 million signing bonuses to leave.

"The strategy of a ton of upfront guaranteed comp and that being the reason you tell someone to join, like really the degree to which they're focusing on that and not the work and not the mission, I don't think that's going to set up a great culture," Altman said in an episode of the "Uncapped with Jack Altman" podcast that aired last month.

Toner had previously voted to fire Altman as OpenAI's CEO in November 2023. At the time, OpenAI's board said Altman "was not consistently candid in his communications" with them but did not provide further details. Altman eventually returned as CEO just days later.

Toner said in her interview with Bloomberg on Thursday that she has not "actually interacted" with Altman since his brief ouster from OpenAI.

"I'm sure at some point soon we will wind up at the same event. The AI world is pretty small, and I'm sure that we will both be happy to shake each other's hand, but don't have another chance yet so far," Toner said.

Representatives for Toner and Meta did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

• Amal Clooney says she has a no-phone rule for house guests.
• "I now have a phone basket that I use to take everyone's phones away," she said.
• The human rights lawyer says the rule is meant to foster real connections and to protect her kids' privacy.

Visitors at Amal Clooney's house better be ready to unplug — because phones are off-limits.

In an interview with Glamour published on Thursday, Clooney spoke about the value of privacy and the boundaries she sets to protect it.

"Creating private moments and spaces is becoming increasingly difficult. But that's also why we entertain a lot at home. I now have a phone basket that I use to take everyone's phones away," Clooney told Glamour.

The human rights lawyer added that it was important to create a space where people feel like they can have "a safe and frank exchange" with their loved ones.

Keeping phones at bay is also about protecting her children's privacy, she said. She and her husband, George Clooney, welcomed twins Alexander and Ella in 2017.

"And I would say becoming a parent means you're more troubled by some of the intrusions. So we do the best we can to minimize any impact on our children," Clooney said.

That commitment to privacy extends to keeping her kids entirely out of the public eye.

"We don't put our children out there, we've never put their photo out there or anything like that," she said.

The Clooneys are famously protective of their kids.

In November 2021, her husband, George Clooney, wrote an open letter to the media, urging outlets to avoid publishing photos of their kids due to her line of work.

"The nature of my wife's work has her confronting and putting on trial terrorist groups and we take as much precaution as we can to keep our family safe," he wrote.

In an August interview with GQ, George Clooney discussed the pitfalls of fame and reiterated his point about shielding his kids from the limelight.

"So I have a goal of trying to protect, I don't want pictures of my kids. We deal in very serious subject matters, with very serious bad guys, and we don't want to have photos of our kids out there," he said.

The Clooneys are among several public figures who've spoken out about the challenge of protecting their privacy while living in the spotlight.

In 2022, Eva Mendes said she won't share photos of her and Ryan Gosling's daughters until they give her consent.

Lindsay Lohan said in May that parenting in Dubai feels easier than in Los Angeles, thanks to the UAE's strict photography laws.

"I get the privacy, I get the peace, I get the space. I don't have to worry there; I feel safe," Lohan said.

A representative for Clooney did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by Business Insider outside regular hours.

The passage of the "big, beautiful bill" marks a significant milestone for Trump and sets the stage for a new chapter in immigration policy.

President Trump will host a UFC fight at the White House as part of celebrations marking 250 years since the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, he announced at a Thursday rally in Iowa.

The big picture: "Every one of our national park battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of 'America250' and I even think we're going to have a UFC fight," Trump said on the eve of the July Fourth holiday during a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines that kicked off yearlong 250th anniversary celebrations.

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• Trump said his longtime friend and Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White would organize the event. "It's going to be a championship fight, full fight, like 20,000 to 25,000 people and we're going to do that as part of '250' also," he said.
• Other celebrations will include "the great American State Fair" that will "bring America250 programming for fairgrounds across the country, culminating in a giant patriotic festival next summer on the National Mall, featuring exhibits from all 50 states," according to Trump.

What they're saying: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump is "dead serious" about the UFC fight plans, per a White House pool report.

• Representatives for the UFC did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment on Thursday evening.

What we're watching: Trump plans to hold a "Signing Celebration" at the White House on Friday as he writes his "big, beautiful bill" into law 250 years to the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed, according to a Truth Social post he wrote ahead of the Des Moines rally.

Go deeper: Casting himself as a fighter, Trump aligns with UFC

Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.

Chris Haynes reported Damian Lillard is already working out a plan for 2025.

Trump took the stage in the Hawkeye State and championed the GOP-led "big, beautiful bill" while attacking Democrats who opposed it.

As he prepares for his first season in the NFL, rookie New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart already has a supporter in running back Tyrone Tracy.

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President Trump met with the Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman at the White House on Thursday and discussed the situation with Iran and other regional issues, according to a source familiar with the meeting.

Why it matters: Saudi Arabia wants to de-escalate tension in the region after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran.

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• The talks took place ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Monday meeting with Trump at the White House.
• The Trump administration wants to push for a historic peace deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel in the coming months.

Details: After his meeting with Trump, the Saudi foreign minister spoke on the phone with Chief of Iran's General Staff of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi.

• "We discussed developments in the region and the efforts being made to maintain security and stability," wrote Bin Salman, who is a younger brother of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
• Bin Salman also met with White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
• The meeting between Trump and the Saudi defense minister was first reported by Fox News.
• The White House didn't immediately respond to Axios' request for comment on Thursday evening.

Driving the news: Witkoff plans to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oslo next week to restart nuclear talks, Axios reported on Thursday.

• Araghchi spoke with on the phone on Thursday with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Eide and discussed the efforts to deescalate tensions in the region, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
• Trump told reporters on Thursday that Iran wants to speak with the U.S. and "it is time that they do."
• The president said the U.S. doesn't want to hurt Iran. "I know they want to meet and if it is necessary I will do it," he said.

Editor's note: This article has been updated to note that Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Tariffs imposed by President Trump have generated tens of billions of dollars in revenue for the government — but the burden falls far from equally on different states.

The big picture: Who pays for tariffs is a long-settled issue — American businesses do, to the tune of billions of dollars, in places like California and Texas especially.

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Driving the news: Economic research firm Trade Partnership Worldwide shared a new analysis with Axios showing the state-by-state cost of tariffs imposed by Trump from January through May.

• These are presidential tariffs — that is, tariffs imposed by Trump rather than Congress, mostly this term but some dating to his first term.

By the numbers: From January 1 to May 31 of this year, California faced a tariff impact of $11.3 billion, by far the highest in the country.

• Texas was a distant second at $6 billion, followed by Michigan at $3.3 billion.
• In total, in 17 states companies faced a total impact of at least $1 billion over the first five months of the year.
• At the other end, 11 states had a burden of less than $100 million, with the smallest hits to Wyoming and Alaska at just over $16 million each.

The intrigue: The burden crosses political boundaries, too — more than half of the most-impacted states voted for Trump in the last election.

The bottom line: Recent deals, like one with Vietnam, prove tariffs aren't going away anytime soon.