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'Skynet Day' came too close to sci-fi after rogue agent hacked into a startup
OpenAI says rogue AI models broke free from human control
What to know about peptide injections favored by RFK Jr.
Pentagon's official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed
US pauses attacks on Iran for second straight day and Tehran does too
US on track to have historically low number of homicides in 2026
Google's Q2 earnings of $112.11B beat Wall Street's expectations
Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California' primary
2 dead in Ukraine from Russian attacks, 4 more in Russian-held area
Sweltering heat wave grips central and southern US for a second straight day
'Skynet Day' came too close to sci-fi after rogue agent hacked into a startup
OpenAI says rogue AI models broke free from human control
What to know about peptide injections favored by RFK Jr.
Pentagon's official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed
US pauses attacks on Iran for second straight day and Tehran does too
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Data collected from 30 American cities showed an 18% decrease in the homicide rate from 2025 compared to the same period in 2026, translating to about 215 fewer homicides this year, according to a new report from the independent Council on Criminal Justice.
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. posted stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter, a sign that it’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree is paying off so far and advertising revenue is coming in strong.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Nearly 150,000 California voters had their mail-in ballots rejected for the state’s June primary, a spike from recent elections even as the state attempts to make voting easier with the goal of boosting participation and counting every ballot.
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HONG KONG (AP) – China has a hot new product in the United States: artificial intelligence. San Francisco-based Raffi Krikorian, the chief technology officer at Mozilla, which runs the Firefox browser, switched to Chinese AI startup Moonshot’s Kimi K3 for many of his day-to-day activities within days of the new, powerful model’s launch more than a week ago.
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NEW YORK (AP) – The Trump administration has imposed double-digit tariffs on more than 60 countries, using a legal justification that permits the president to levy import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in “unjustifiable,” “unreasonable” or “discriminatory” trade practices.
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To be fair, James Cameron did warn us. Long before OpenAI broke out of its test corral and hacked into Hugging Face, before the internet and Sam Altman were even born, Cameron wrote a screenplay about an autonomous artificial intelligence system that triggers a nuclear apocalypse.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian ballistic missiles struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Sunday, setting off fires and wounding at least three civilians, while attacks on other parts of the country later killed at least two people, local officials said.
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CAIRO (AP) – The United States paused its attacks on Iran for a second straight day Sunday and Tehran said it had done so too, as efforts continued to bring the countries back to negotiations on an interim ceasefire deal largely undermined by recent exchanges of fire.
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At least 40 million people were under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United States on Sunday as high temperatures and severe humidity gripped large swaths of the country for a second straight day.
NEW YORK (AP) – The Trump administration has imposed double-digit tariffs on more than 60 countries, using a legal justification that permits the president to levy import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in “unjustifiable,” “unreasonable” or “discriminatory” trade practices.
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This year's Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
France recorded 5,700 more deaths than usual during its historic June heat wave
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people
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US pauses attacks on Iran for second straight day and Tehran does too
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'Skynet Day' came too close to sci-fi after rogue agent hacked into a startup
Restorers piece together banquet hall vault in Pompeii
Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on display
Cut the number of choices you make each day. Your brain will thank you
Pompeii archaeologists reconstruct frescoed ceiling of a banquet hall, with more fragments to come
Orthodox monks first to live at monastery in Estonia for 80 years
OpenAI says rogue AI models broke free from human control
