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Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
A person who opened fire Saturday on a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who…
NYC Theater Teacher Sentenced for Huge Trove of Child Abuse Material
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Trumps weighs Taiwan arms sales as part of negotiations with China, U.S. trade representative says
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Encouraging progress in inclusive health policies for refugees and migrants
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The climate apocalypse is canceled. The merely terrible is not.
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Australia becomes the 30th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Australia for eliminating trachoma as a public health…
Marty Makary resigns: How flavored vapes doomed Trump’s FDA head
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Early Nvidia Investor Mark Stevens Gives $200M to USC for A.I. Push
The couple, Giving Pledge signatories, have backed education, health care and the arts. Photo illustration/Stevens…
Low-rated Jimmy Fallon Lies About ‘Tonight Show’s’ Liberal Bias
It was the hair tousle that changed the course of a TV institution. Jimmy Fallon…
‘Mandalorian’ Faces Even More Box Office Woes?
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Watch Live: Donald Trump Delivers Coast Guard Academy Commencement Address
President Donald Trump delivers a commencement address to the graduating class of the Coast Guard…
Cate Blanchett Mourns MeToo’s End, Ignores Hollywood’s Role
Harvey Weinstein’s downfall had a profound silver lining. Two, actually. One, the mega producer could…
Bezos Family’s $100M Gift to Robin Hood Honors Jackie Bezos
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Lululemon’s Boardroom Fight With Founder Chip Wilson Gets Personal
With U.S. sales under pressure and shares sharply down, Chip Wilson is recasting Lululemon’s slowdown as a failure of culture and leadership. Jim Bennett/Getty Images […]
Google Investment Chief Ruth Porat Breaks Down Its $190B A.I. Bet
Ruth Porat (right) speaks at the Fast Company Most Innovative Companies 2026 Summit with Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan in New York City on May […]
Ilya Sutskever Details OpenAI Power Struggle in Musk-Altman Lawsuit
Ilya Sutskever, a former OpenAI executive and co-founder, now has a roughly $7 billion stake in the company. Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images The relationship […]
Exclusive – Greek Energy Minister Reveals Trump’s ‘Trademark Move’
DELPHI, Greece — Greek Minister of Environment and Energy Stavros Papastavrou told Breitbart News exclusively here in April that President Donald Trump’s “trademark move” as […]
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean kills 3 people, WHO says
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World Health […]
Elon Musk could lose his legal case against OpenAI and still get most of what he wants.
So, what’s a guy got to do to become a billionaire around here? Greg Brockman scribbled the question in his diary, recently unsealed as trial […]
The Ocean Cleanup marks its first milestone with Meycauayan plastic Interceptor rollout
The first Interceptor barrier in the Manila Bay region is to be operational by June 2026 The Ocean Cleanup, a global non-profit, reaffirms its dedication […]
Cerebras IPO Creates Billions for CEO Andrew Feldman and A.I. Backers
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Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Guide’ Stranded Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
[ad_1] President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will begin what he dubbed “Project Freedom” on Monday to guide and free foreign ships trapped in the Strait of…
Candidates for California governor tangle in testy debate with mail voting already underway
[ad_1] Seven candidates who want to be California's next governor kicked off their latest debate Tuesday with sharp attacks on each other on issues from gas prices and taxes to…
The Download: a new Christian phone network, and debugging LLMs
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How Chinese short dramas became AI content machines
The scene is from Carrying the Dragon King’s Babyone of the many hundreds of short…
Spike Lee Calls Supreme Court Voiding Race-Based Redistricting Map in Louisiana an ‘Attack on Voters’
Director Spike Lee, in a recent interview with CNN, called the United State Supreme Court’s…
Strike deadline nears for New York-area train system with 250,000 daily commuters
NEW YORK — North America’s largest commuter rail system is facing a potential shutdown as…
Allegiant Air and Sun Country complete merger, creating larger budget airline for travelers
LAS VEGAS — Allegiant Air said Wednesday it has completed its purchase of Sun Country…
Bitcoin’s Quantum Problem Is Really a Governance Problem
As quantum computing advances accelerate, Bitcoin faces a deeper challenge than cryptography: how a decentralized…
Meta, Coinbase and the Hidden Risks of Funding A.I.
Companies racing to fund artificial intelligence initiatives could be undermining experimentation, trust and decision-making inside…
Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Expectant Widow’ Melania Joke Lowest of Low
It’s hard to imagine Jimmy Kimmel sinking any lower, but he did just that this…
‘Prada’ Proves Girly-Girl Movies Matter
Hollywood took notice after “Barbie” made all the money back in 2023. We need more…
East Potomac Golf Links: Will Trump take over a DC golf course?
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Trump: U.S. will ‘guide’ stranded ships from Strait of Hormuz, starting on Monday
The United States will launch an effort on Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the…
‘Sasqualogist’ Producer: They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To
Caleb Moore is a banker, not a filmmaker, by trade. The Virginia resident still knows…
How Writer CEO May Habib Transforms Language Tech Into Enterprise A.I.
May Habib argues that only end-to-end workflow transformation will make enterprise A.I. actually work. Sam…
The Tesla Semi could be a big deal for electric trucking
Delivering this much range for this big truck means a whopping battery. The base model…
That Charlie Kirk Roast Joke Wasn’t Out of Line
The comedy roast is bleeping sacred. The term “roast” has a specific meaning in the…
Coal mine explosion in China kills 90 people, state media say
BEIJING — A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern Shanxi province killed at least 90 people, state media said on Saturday, in […]
Trump’s FTC Is Knocking Out the Middlemen
The following content is sponsored by Americans for Limited Government. Three companies decide what Americans pay for prescription drugs. Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) companies like […]
Global health gains face threat of reversal
The world is falling short on health targets, with progress uneven, slowing, and in some areas reversing, according to the World Health Statistics 2026 report, […]
Humanoid robots: Can Tesla and other companies deliver on the hype?
Humanoid robots have been everywhere lately. They’re running half-marathons in Beijing. They’re chasing wild boars off the streets of Warsaw. They’re getting put to work […]
Man Jailed for Anti-Charlie Kirk Posts Receives Over $800K Settlement
A former police officer who was jailed after making social media posts attacking Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk and his organization after Kirk’s […]
OpenAI and Anthropic CFOs Are Racing For Compute Power
Both about two years into their jobs, Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao (left) and OpenAI’s Sarah Friar are locked in a high-stakes race to secure compute […]
Aide to Democratic Rep. Danny Davis indicted for pandemic fraud
A long-time aide to Democratic Rep. Danny Davis has been indicted on charges of claiming unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic, even though he was […]
A new US phone network for Christians aims to block porn and gender-related content
“We are going to create—and we think we have every right to do so—an environment that is Jesus-centric, that is void of pornography, void of […]
How a “super El Niño” could push climate change over a tipping point
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Pacific Ocean is a […]