Politics
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Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models
OpenAI and Anthropic have been on the warpath lately against third-party efforts to train new AI models by prompting their…
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China blocks Meta from acquiring AI startup Manus
China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to…
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The Onion’s bid to take over Infowars moves to the Texas Supreme Court
The fight over whether the satirical website The Onion can take over Infowars, the media company run by conservative conspiracy…
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Congress ends record shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the longest agency shutdown…
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Justice Department drops probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
The U.S. Justice Department is dropping its criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, paving the way for the…
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Appeals court rules that Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal
An appeals court on Friday blocked President Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S.,…
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Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp…
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Jet fuel prices double, leading airlines to increase baggage fees, raise fares
Jet fuel prices have roughly doubled since the start of the war in Iran, a price increase even sharper than…
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710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades ago
Women in the U.S. gave birth to roughly 710,000 fewer children last year compared with the nation’s peak in 2007,…
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Teen birth rates hit another historical low in 2025, CDC says
The teenage birth rate in the U.S. fell by 7% in 2025, continuing decades of decline, according to a report…
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