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Refining Bottleneck Sends Diesel to Record High

Record diesel prices are exposing a critical constraint in global energy markets as refinery disruptions abroad collide with limited capacity in the US. GasBuddy's Patrick De Haan is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says producing more crude alone won't solve the problem because refiners are already operating near their limits, leaving little room to boost gasoline and diesel supplies quickly.

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Rising Costs Test Republicans Before Midterms

Affordability is emerging as a central midterm issue as Americans contend with higher energy and everyday costs, putting pressure on Republicans to show how they would deliver relief. Bloomberg Opinion Senior Executive Editor Tim O'Brien and Bloomberg News Texas Bureau Chief Julie Fine join Bloomberg This Weekend and discuss Trump's proposed $5,000 dividend, growing resistance to the costs of Texas data centers and how economic concerns are shaping the political debate heading into November.

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Senator Coons Urges Congress to Act on AI Risks

Senator Chris Coons is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says Congress needs enforceable guardrails for rapidly advancing AI, warning that lawmakers are struggling to keep pace while competition with China makes a full development pause impractical. Coons also tells hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffin that managing the technology's risks will ultimately require cooperation among industry, Congress and governments around the world.

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Drone Threats Force Cities to Rethink Defenses

As drones become cheaper, faster and harder to detect, cities far from traditional battlefields are confronting the challenge of protecting civilians without creating new risks from falling debris or costly interceptions. Bloomberg Weekend Senior Writer Morgan Meaker is on Bloomberg This Weekend and examines how governments are testing everything from jammers and interceptor drones to surprisingly effective low tech nets as they search for defenses that can keep pace with rapidly evolving threats.

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Shelton Eyes End to US Men's Grand Slam Drought

Ben Shelton heads into the US Open final with a chance to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam singles title since Andy Roddick in 2003, potentially giving US men's tennis a new marquee star. Bloomberg News Business of Sports Reporter Vanessa Perdomo joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss Shelton and also broader questions across sports ranging from college eligibility rules to the NFL's push into international markets.

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How Will Silicon Valley Rearm America?

War in Ukraine, conflict in the Middle East and the rise of China have pushed national security back to the center of US economic and industrial strategy. Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the country needs to spend more on defense and better use cutting-edge weapons coming out of places like Silicon Valley, Austin and Boston. The opportunity is particularly striking in space, where companies like Apex Space are trying to industrialize satellite production as the US considers ambitious projects like Golden Dome . But the new defense-tech boom still faces hard questions: will the Pentagon procure quickly enough; will startups scale production; is space-based missile defense technically and financially realistic; and will the future belong to startups, legacy primes, or a marriage between the two?

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