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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boca Raton, Florida -- 12 May 2025

1. Wide Jay Foreman, founder and CEO of toy maker Basic Joy, working in his office

2. Television screen showing President Donald Trump speaking

3. Close care bears stuffed animals

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Joy:

"The temporary reduction, which we hope will be permanent, was great news, actually. I mean, at 145% tariff, we were basically frozen. It was an embargo. We weren't shipping anything. At 30%, now goods can begin to flow. Doesn't mean that it won't cost us some profit to try to absorb some of it. Doesn’t mean the prices won't go up for the consumer, but it will mean that the flow of products, whether it's back-to-school merchandise, Halloween merchandise, or toys and gifts for the holidays, Christmas holidays, that merchandise will start to flow. So we'll sort of… Christmas will be saved. And our hope is, from here, is the 30 percent will maybe go down to 10 percent or less."

5. Display with toys distributed by Basic Joy

6. Lite-Brite game

7. Close Littlest Pet Shop toys

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Joy:

"As a company based in South Florida, we're very used to this concept of a hurricane coming. You see it weeks and days away, and then it's coming across, and the line is coming towards you. And is the line gonna move up, and is the lines gonna move down, or is it gonna hit you direct? And we were looking like a direct hit at 145% tariff, and then this morning it moved up. So, it's not gonna give us a direct hit, but we're still in the wind field. It's maybe a category one, it's not a category three or four. And it would be really nice if the wind could go to tropical breezes, and maybe we come down to 10%, which would be 40 mile an hour winds instead of 80 and 150. And so, it kind of feels a little bit like we dodged a hurricane, we didn't get free of the wind and the rain, but so far, we've dodged major impact.”

9. Wide of office

10. Employee drafting

11. Wide of office

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Joy:

"Because the tariffs have come down to 30%, you're going to be seeing probably 10-15% increase in the cost of merchandise, not 30% not 50% not double or triple, as it would have been, or a huge lack of a lot of product. You know, empty shelves, you won't see empty shelves, there will be product to buy. Now, some things that you most want will go out of stock very quickly. If you have things on your list and things you know you want to get, it's probably better to get it sooner than later. And there'll be some companies that just, you know, got caught in the downdraft and in the undertow and they're going to get sucked under and their products won't be available. And these are typically smaller companies, more Main Street businesses that we’re really looking at complete devastation."

13. Entrance to office

STORYLINE:

American businesses that rely on Chinese goods reacted with measured relief Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to pause their exorbitant tariffs on each other's products for 90 days.

Importers still face relatively high tariffs, however, as well as uncertainty over what will happen in the coming weeks and months. Many businesses delayed or canceled orders after President Donald Trump last month put a 145% tariff on items made in China.

“At 145% tariff, we were basically frozen. It was an embargo. We weren't shipping anything. At 30%, now goods can begin to flow,” said Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Joy, a toy manufacturer of toys including Tonka trucks, Care Bears, and Littlest Pet Shop.

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POOL

Dulles, Virginia - 12 May 2025

1. Various cutaways of newly arrived South African refugees

2. Cutaway of Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau walking into airport hanger to greet new refugees

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:

"Welcome. Welcome to the United States of America. It is such an honor for us to receive you here today. This is the land of the free."

4. Cutaway

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:

"It makes me so happy to see you with our flag in your hands. And that flag symbolizes liberty. For so many of us, many of us, our families, have had a journey not that different from the journey that you are embarking on today. My own father was born in Europe. And had to leave his country, when Hitler came in in the 1930s and made his way to South America first and then eventually to the United States. So he is an immigrant who actually he, you know, was able to benefit from the many blessings of this country. And one of the reasons that I really wanted to go and work for the government is because I wanted to give back to this country that really brought freedom to my family and allowed us to escape a very difficult situation in another country."

6. Cutaway

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:

"Any adjustment in life, any change takes some while. It takes a while to get used to. But I want you all to know that you are really welcome here and that we respect what you have had to deal with these last few years. We respect the long tradition of your people, and what you have accomplished over the years. And I am sure that you will be successful. As you know, a lot of you, I think are farmers right? When you have quality seeds, you can put them in in foreign soil and they will blossom. They will bloom. And we are excited to welcome you here, to our country where we think you will bloom and we will hopefully allow you to have fulfilling lives for your children. And then we will bloom and we will benefit alongside you."

8. Cutaway of Landau walking out to press conference after meeting with families

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:

"Through this resettlement program for these folks who were vetted in South Africa, and, we're sending a clear message that the United States really rejects the egregious persecution of people on the basis of race in South Africa. And we welcome these people to the United States and to a new future."

10. Cutaway

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:

"Some of the criteria are making sure that refugees did not pose any challenge to our national security, and that they could be assimilated easily into our country. So the president on February 7th issued an executive order about the egregious conditions in South Africa. And all of these folks have just come in today, have been carefully vetted pursuant to our refugee,, standards. And whether or not the broader refugee programs for other people around the world will be lifted is still an ongoing consideration. But again, the president has recognized the dire situation, of this particular group of people."

12. Cutaway

13. SOUNDBITE (English) Christopher Landau, Deputy Secretary of State:

14. Cutaway of Landau leaving press conference

STORYLINE:

The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a small group of white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home, which the country's government strongly denies.

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New York - 12 May 2025

1. STILL of Sean "Diddy" Combs, center, motions a heart sign to his family in attendance as he is escorted out of lock-up by US Marshals, on the first day of trial

2. STILL of Assistant US Attorney Emily Johnson, right, gestures to Sean "Diddy" Combs, far left, while giving her opening statement the first day of trial

3. STILL of Janice Combs, mother of Sean "Diddy" Combs, left, sits with other family members at the start of Combs' trial

STORYLINE:

Federal prosecutors began trying to prove Monday that Sean “Diddy” Combs turned his hip-hop conglomerate into a racketeering enterprise that forced women to satisfy his sexual desires for two decades.

Testimony in Combs’ New York trial began Monday afternoon, after a final phase of jury selection and opening statements from the lawyers.

Combs, wearing a white sweater and with his formerly jet-black hair now almost completely gray, entered the courtroom shortly before 9 a.m., hugging lawyers and giving a thumbs up to supporters seated in wooden court benches behind him.

Earlier in the morning, a line to get into the courthouse stretched all the way down the block. Combs’ mother and some of his children were escorted past the crowd and brought straight into the building.

Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges including one count of racketeering conspiracy, two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian is presiding.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey is the lead prosecutor, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson delivering the opening statement. New York lawyer Marc Agnifilo is leading the defense, with attorney Teny Geragos delivering the opening.

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 12 May 2025

1. Various of Saudi capital, Riyadh

2. Set up of Imad Al-Abdulqader

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Imad Al-Abdulqader, policy and business advisor:

"The region is going through a very complicated phase. And the American leadership is important. And lack of American leadership in previous times have led to the region becoming more and more involved into difficult conflicts. So it is seen as very good news that the United States is making a signal. That it is changing its position about the region, that the region is important to it, that it is playing a role in bringing people together and hopefully find ways to overcome some of the challenges that the region is facing."

4. Various of Riyadh streets

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Imad Al-Abdulqader, policy and business advisor:

"When the US leadership signals to US businesses that doing business in Saudi Arabia with Saudi companies, joint investments in both directions are encouraged, that definitely sets the tone. That gives companies confidence and that helps change the image of how this side of the world sees the US. The people in this part of the world have always wanted do more business with US companies and with companies all around the world, but have found it very difficult to get meaningful technology transfer, meaningful long-term investments from the US. "

6. Various of Riyadh streets and buildings

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Bessey, policy and business advisor:

"I think it's clear that President Trump sees the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a really important US strategic ally. I think he also sees the kingdom as important to obviously attracting inbound investment to the United States, which he has made an important part of his domestic policy. And it's something that he, of course, has signalled to his base as well. So I thinks he sees it both importantly from a geostrategic perspective, but also from a domestic policy perspective in the United States."

8. Various of metro station, train pulling in

9. Tilt up buildings

STORYLINE:

US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East this week will not include a stop in Israel to address the war in Gaza, nor direct talks with Iran over its nuclear program.

Instead, the president will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates - energy-rich monarchies that host existing or planned Trump-branded real estate projects.

The trip highlights Trump’s ongoing focus on leveraging American economic interests in regions where he has personal business ties.

While the visit focuses on trade and investment, Trump won’t be able to sidestep diplomacy altogether.

“The region is going through a very complicated phase,” said Imad Al-Abdulqader, a policy and business advisor based in Riyadh.

“The lack of American leadership in previous times has led to the region becoming more involved in difficult conflicts. So it is seen as very good news that the United States is making a signal - that the region is important to it and that it is playing a role in bringing people together.”

Economic cooperation is expected to be a central subject, particularly in Trump’s meetings with Gulf leaders.

“When the US leadership signals to US businesses that doing business in Saudi Arabia is encouraged, that sets the tone,” Al-Abdulqader added.

“It gives companies confidence and helps change how this side of the world views the US.”

Michael Bessey, a business advisor, echoed that sentiment.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Madrid - 12 May 2025

1. Wide shot of attendees examining military vehicles at a defence and security fair

2. Wide shot of artillery gun

3. Close up of a military tank barrel at the FEINDEF defense fair

4. Close up of military vehicle, VAMTAC on display

5. Advanced military equipment

6. Close up of a VAMTAC military vehicle on display

7. Close up of Spanish-made military vehicle

8. Urovesa business development director Nicasio del Castillo showing vehicle to military personnel

9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Nicasio del Castillo, military vehicle manufacturer Urovesa:

"It is true that the current situation has led to increased investment in the defense sector, especially due to what is happening in Europe, right? And the disconnection with the overproduction we had from the United States. So, well, this reality has affected investment in the entire sector and impacted the entire industry, without any doubt"

10. Close up of a military control panel during demonstration

11. Attendees at fair

12. Mid of two men examining military equipment

13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Fernando Fernandez, Madrid-based defence technology firm EM&E:

"The world realises that it is necessary to be self-sufficient. That was for national security which has been talked about, but now it is strategic autonomy. We can call it many things, but more than saying 'I don't depend on you', it means being as autonomous as possible."

14. Close up of a drone model

15. Mid of advanced gear for soldiers

16. Close up of advanced military helmet on display

17. Various of ammunition on display

18. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Luis Lopez, ammunition manufacturer Nammo:

"But in view of the international situation and the need for countries to increase the defense of their strategic economic interests, it is evident that there is a high demand to enhance the entire defense infrastructure from the military software side, camp, everything."

19. Attendees examining ammunition

20. Close up of handguns

21. Fghter jet

22. Mid of attendees observing a military vessel

STORYLINE:

All the major players of the Spanish defence industry were showing their wares to buyers from home and abroad on Monday att the International Defence and Security of Spain Fair FEINDEF in Madrid.

Europe’s plan for spending more on defense is finding previously unimaginable political backing, but industry experts point to several challenges that Europe must overcome to be a self-sufficient military power.

Those include a fragmented defense industry and decades of relying on U.S. military equipment and assistance.

Meanwhile, Europe’s capitals have historically looked to spend on their local industries instead of neighboring ones to ensure jobs and feed national pride.

Spain spent the least of all NATO members last year on defense as a share of GDP.

It previously committed to reaching the 2% target by 2029. But it has come under pressure for not spending enough amid a widening chasm in the transatlantic alliance as the Trump administration says its security priorities lie elsewhere.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken European allies to task for not spending enough on their own defense and has pushed NATO allies to raise defense spending to as much as 5% of GDP.

Nicasio del Castillo, the director of business development at military vehicle manufacturer Urovesa, believes that a disconnect with the United States will make for greater investment in European-produced defence and security products.

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Tenafly, New Jersey - 12 May 2025

1. Various of crowd gathering to watch release of hostage Edan Alexander

2. Person wearing t-shirt with Edan Alexander on it

3. Sign that says “BRING THEM HOME NOW”

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Shirly Zaifman, Edan Alexander rally attendee:

“So this is Tenafly, basically Edan's home. We're just like a very connected town. It's all about community, it's all about the families that live here, and the Alexanders are like a big part of this community. We just felt the need to be together because you can watch it at home from TV, but you don't feel the connectivity and also you have so many emotions, it's been more than a year and a half now so we wanted to express it together and be there for each other so that's why we're here.”

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ron Bendor-Gus, Edan Alexander rally attendee:

“So this gathering, we're here in Tenafly, New Jersey, and we're all here to welcome home Edan Alexander, who my older brother, Amit was his best friend during high school. And Amit is actually with Edan's family right now, his extended family, his grandparents in Israel. And we're wishing Edan a safe return home, and we can't wait for him to come back, because we all miss him.”

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ron Bendor-Gus, Edan Alexander rally attendee:

“The whole community is mourning for him and we all feel for his parents, his whole family. It's a suffering that he's going through and that we're all going through that's unfathomable for everybody. And especially I know personally with my brother, it's been the hardest year and a half of his entire life.”

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Berkowitz, Edan Alexander rally attendee

“Look, I know this is a contentious issue, and even here in America there are many, many different opinions on what should be, but for anyone who's listening to this, I certainly hope that everyone should agree that taking hostages is the worst thing, it's a total humanitarian crisis. Everyone should be pressuring their congresspeople, their senators, the Red Cross, everyone to send home the hostages, including the dead ones, just give their family closure already. I promise you that if the hostages were home, it would bring so much more peace to the region. They deserve to come home. And again, no matter where you are in the political spectrum, it's just the right thing to do to support bringing them home.”

8. Various of American and Israeli flags at event

STORYLINE:

Hamas says it has released Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander. The Israeli military confirmed that Alexander was turned over to the Red Cross on Monday evening and was being brought to Israeli forces.

Hamas said it released Alexander as a goodwill gesture to try to revive talks on ending the war. The release comes ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East this week.

Community members in Edan’s hometown of Tenafly, New Jersey gathered in Huyler Park Monday to watch the latest updates of his release live on a big screen.

Ron Bendor-Gus, who came out to support the event, told the Associated Press that his brother is one of Edan’s best friends and is currently in Israel with Edan’s extended family awaiting his return.

Speaking on behalf of Edan and his brother, Bendor-Gus went on to say, “It's a suffering that he's going through and that we're all going through that's unfathomable for everybody. And especially I know personally with my brother, it's been the hardest year and a half of his entire life,”.

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 29 April 2025

1. Wide shot of Louisiana State Capitol

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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Bobby Gumpright, advocate for wrongfully convicted:

"I couldn't change the past but I could refuse to live the lie any longer while injustice continued."

3. SOUNDBITE (English) State Sen. Royce Duplessis, (D) Louisiana:

"What this bill does is it allows individuals, they have to prove with clear and convincing evidence that they were actually convicted by a non-unanimous jury, then they can ask a court for an opportunity for a fair trial."

4. Mid shot of a legislative panel

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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Bobby Gumpright, advocate for wrongfully convicted:

"In 1999, in the throes of my addiction, I falsely reported a crime in a desperate attempt to hide my failures. That lie - my lie - led to the wrongful conviction of Jermaine Hudson."

6. Close up of an Jermaine Hudson in attendance

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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jermaine Hudson, wrongfully convicted man:

"I thought it was a mistake in identity. I thought it was a mess up in the computer."

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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jermaine Hudson, wrongfully convicted man:

"I used to just ask God, please touch his heart, to come forward with the truth, please. This is not me. This can't be my final destination. This can't be the end of my life."

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ARCHIVE: Angola, Louisiana - April 15, 2014

9. Close up of barbed wire fencing ++MUTE++

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 29 April 2025

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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jermaine Hudson, wrongfully convicted man:

"I have a forgiving heart. And in order for me to really move on, I have to, I had to forgive him because I know what he was going through."

11. Close up of "Union Justice Confidence" on Louisiana's State Capitol

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Jermaine Hudson, wrongfully convicted man:

"I'm not gonna say he's my friend. I'm going to say he's my brother. He is my brother."

13. Close up of Gumpright and Hudson sitting together

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14. SOUNDBITE (English) Bobby Gumpright, advocate for wrongfully convicted:

"We want our story to give a human face to this side of it because there's a lot of victims out there and and we get that, but he was a victim too. And he was a victim due to a system that allowed me to manipulate it."

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15. SOUNDBITE (English) State Sen. Royce Duplessis, (D) Louisiana:

"We are the only state where this still remains. It's a stain on our justice system and until we remove this stain we can't move forward. So it will be a big win for the American justice system by correcting this wrong."

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ARCHIVE: Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 16 April 2024

16. Close up of Louisiana state flag

STORYLINE:

Bobby Gumpright was in the throes of addiction 25 years ago when he fabricated a story that he had been robbed at gunpoint by a Black man.

Jermaine Hudson was arrested and convicted by a nonunanimous jury.

The Jim Crow era practice later was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

In 2022, Gumpright recanted his story and Hudson was exonerated.

Now they are working together to advocate for a Louisiana bill that would allow hundreds of people who were convicted by split juries the chance to petition for a retrial.

The Senate could debate the bill this week.

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