AP Headline News Jun 04 2019 07:00 (EDT)

 

AP Radio News. I'm Rita Foley.

 

President Trump is in London trying to work out a trade deal with the British as they try to get out of the European Union. His meeting with the British Prime Minister Theresa May.

"We're gonna be working on that today and we will a little bit tomorrow and probably into the next couple of weeks but I think we will have a very very substantial trade deal."

But the President and the Prime Minister have a difficult past says our Charls De Ledesma.

"The 2 leaders have sharply different views on issues including Iran, Brexit and Chinese telecoms firm Hwawei. Trump has already criticized May's handling of Brexit and said May's rival Boris Johnson would make an excellent Prime Minister."

Protestors meanwhile inflated a blimp across from the Houses of Parliament this morning, showing President Trump as a screaming baby in a diaper.

 

Big tech is worried this morning.

The House Judiciary Committee has announced a sweeping antitrust probe of unspecified technology companies. The announcement came in the wake of reports of possible antitrust action against big tech. Over the weekend there were multiple reports saying the Justice Department was preparing a competition investigation into Google. On Monday, the Wall Street journal, citing unnamed sources, reported the Federal Trade Commission had secured the rights for a possible investigation into Facebook. Amid the anticipated probes, tech stocks took a hit in Monday's trading. Mike Gracio, Washington.

 

China is warning its citizens about the U.S. There are a lot of shootings and robberies in the United States it says and law enforcement harasses Chinese citizens according to Beijing. The warning comes as the U.S. and China fight a bitter trade battle.

 

Officials in Virginia Beach have released the brief resignation letter from the man who shot 12 people dead at the city office building there where he worked. The letter gives no hint about what he planned to do or why. DeWayne Craddock wrote it had been a pleasure to serve the city. This is AP Radio News.

 

Apple software showcase is focusing on privacy and the end of Itunes.

Facebook and Google among other companies have been dealing with privacy issues. So Apple is offering Iphone users a way to bypass signing services when using new apps.

"It's called Sign In with Apple."

Craig Federighi says it's a simple process.

"Tap it and you're authenticated with face id on your device logged in with a new account without revealing any new personal information."

Also the newest version of the Iphone operating system, IOS 13, includes faster tools and say goodbye to Itunes.

"Out Itunes is not one app but three. Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV."

I'm Ed Donahue.

 

As Senate report says the Federal government for years has kept to itself the names of hundreds of nursing homes around country found by inspectors to have serious ongoing health, safety or sanitary problems.

Rita Foley, AP Radio News.