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The ruling deferred to the state’s Supreme Court, which had invalidated G.O.P.-friendly district lines, saying voters must first have an opportunity to approve the map in a statewide referendum.
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A much-reversed appeals court upheld a Texas law requiring schools to post the sacred text.
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One archaeologist called the tombs “the discovery of the decade” as the first burials from the Chimu kingdom to have escaped centuries of plunder.
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A new method concocts concrete-strength material from sand and gelatin. The post Mars astronauts could live in houses 3D-printed from freeze-dried yeast appeared first on Popular Science .
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Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.
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Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.
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A.I.-driven cyber and biological attacks threaten not just American lives, but also the American government.
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Low rainfall and shrinking rivers are causing shipping bottlenecks, and higher prices, around the world.
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Five years after virtually every world leader agreed to “phase down” the burning of coal for climate reasons, the fuel is more widely used than ever.
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Plus: Monster floods threaten Nepal’s hydropower bet, a trio of Pacific hurricanes and what’s really powering China’s EV boom.
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The 2030 count would no longer include most immigrants in apportioning House seats under the overhaul.
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The president’s trillion-dollar idea faces hurdles in Congress and risks sparking inflation.
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The George W. Bush administration circumvented the law to persecute alleged September 11 perpetrators. It backfired.
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Moscow doesn’t want a conventional war, but it is busy fighting a hybrid one.
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An appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that blocks President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting.
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The newly described Jurassic cephalopod likely dined on its fellow invertebrates. The post ‘Squid butt’ fossil belongs to one of the ‘chunkiest’ cephalopods ever discovered appeared first on Popular Science .
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Betel nut use among hunter-gatherers may turn back the clock. The post Humans experimented with drugs 23,000 years earlier than we thought appeared first on Popular Science .
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The scientists examining the spider-tailed horned viper's bones were in for a surprise. The post Snake that hunts with fake spider on its tail shocks scientists appeared first on Popular Science .
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GENERAL25
The decision follows a year of surging regulatory hurdles over candidate appearances on the Disney-owned network.
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Rubio visits Ecuador and welcomes cooperation after campaign of unilateral strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, gave new clarity on the approach toward combating drug trafficking in Latin American waters, saying the Trump administration was focused on working with allied countries and aligning with their laws but insisted the military would “still blow up ships if need be”. The public acknowledgment of a shift in US strategy comes a year after Washington began a campaign of unilateral deadly strikes against those it calls “narco-terrorists” operating boats in international waters. Continue reading...
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Trump will also speak again but assured audiences it would not be another two-hour address Trump promise of $5,000 for US citizens after midterms decried as ‘bribery’ Sign up for the US Breaking News email The Supreme Court has blocked a federal judge’s ruling that would’ve restored Republican-drawn congressional districts in Missouri. The decision, issued by justice Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to sound a death knell for efforts by the Missouri GOP to extract an additional Republican-leaning congressional seat for their party ahead of the midterm elections. Continue reading...
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Observers on both sides of the political divide express concern about Trump's pledge to pay 'dividend' for midterm wins.
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Yemen is moving closer to a return to civil war as Iran-backed rebels threaten a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
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According to a financial disclosure, the Pennsylvania lawmaker holds investments in companies positioned to benefit from the data center industry's continued growth.
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Sleeping next to a snorer could be having a negative effect on your health, experts tell the BBC.
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The Supreme Court has blocked Missouri's use of a new congressional map that would have favored Republicans ahead of the midterms. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson explains what this means.
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Ukraine is under mounting pressure from Russia's intensifying air campaign that uses ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones to pierce defenses. Moscow's attacks have targeted Ukraine's power grid ahead of winter in what officials say is part of its campaign to demoralize civilians.
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The development of AI "doesn't look that different from say, 'Terminator,' or from science fiction films," Jacob Coxon said.
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Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg demands urgent steps to protect civilians and trade routes amid Houthi escalation.
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President Trump pledged $5,000 to all American adults if Republicans retain control of Congress. You may not be able to take that to the bank.
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President Trump vowed Wednesday to send a $5,000 "dividend" to every American citizen after the midterms, but only if Republicans hold onto control of Congress. He didn't offer details on how the payments would work.
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Mr. Trump's pledge to give $5,000 to Americans would stoke inflation and worsen the nation's fiscal outlook, according to economists.
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Public concerns over the threat of "superintelligence" are on the rise following comments from a former Anthropic researcher that the technology could kill off humanity. J.B Branch, director of federal AI governance and technology policy at Public Citizen, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
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The decision means Missouri could run the November general election with different U.S. House districts than were used in the August primary — an extremely rare situation that could switch the candidate choices for more than a million potential voters.
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Liberal-leaning legal group Democracy Forward has filed a lawsuit to block the deployment of ICE agents at polling sites ahead of the midterms. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez breaks it down.
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No federal law exists to regulate AI as Democrats and Republicans clash in the wake of renewed fears of human extinction. CBS News' Nikole Killion has more.
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Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.
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Twenty-five years on, the attacks have come to define a generation of foreign, security and intelligence policy, the BBC's security correspondent writes.
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Vice President JD Vance has doubled down on President Trump's pledge to make $5,000 payments to all adult Americans if Republicans win the midterm elections, saying the money will come from tariffs. CBS News' Kathryn Watson breaks down why the pledge is dubious.
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Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who resigned from the company while predicting AI could destroy all humanity, tells Jo Ling Kent how his prediction might come true.
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Molly and Taylor Haylett explain the changes to how they managed their finances when they started a family.
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Republicans are back in Dallas Thursday night as they wrap up their unprecedented midterm convention. Night one brought a claim from President Trump of $5,000 payments to Americans if Republicans keep control of Congress. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman also made a surprise video appearance. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
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In our news wrap Thursday, the Supreme Court again rejected a Republican push for a new congressional map in Missouri that could have helped Republicans pick up a seat, climate scientists say August was the hottest month ever recorded globally and thousands of drones in New York recreated the Twin Towers as the city prepares to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks.
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POLICY ACADEMIA25
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President Trump’s levies on a long, eclectic list of products from Canada have companies scrambling to figure out if their supply chains are affected.
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Plus: DOJ probing Fox, Roku deal and transportation secretary criticizes Ford over Chinese tech.
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The Justice Department is examining whether the tech giant sought to sidestep antitrust scrutiny.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive features to users under 16, the first law of its kind in the nation.
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The G-20’s recognition of Beijing’s policy-driven steel overproduction is a welcome first step.
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The president has de-emphasized and shifted the war on terrorism at a time when fear of foreign attack has receded into the background of American life.
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European leaders are reluctant to close Ukraine’s funding gap, as opposition parties who are against paying for the war grow in influence.
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The Bulwark publisher and author of How to Eat an Elephant on what voters want to hear
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Government should be about producing results for people.
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As 9/11 becomes history for younger Americans, states are taking different approaches to teaching students about the attacks and their lasting impact.
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A disclosure shows that Steve Witkoff collected nearly $107 million in 2025 from a holding company that includes a crypto business owned by his family and President Trump’s.
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The Trump administration is taking an increasingly militarized approach to Latin America, and it has pushed governments across the region to work with U.S. forces.
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Intelligence findings say Tehran is assembling stockpiled components into weapons in underground facilities.
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Iran continues work on a likely nuclear enrichment site deep underground.
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The war on terror succeeded, but the U.S. homeland is still more vulnerable now than it was 25 years ago.
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The party’s success is more likely to contribute to instability and paralysis than conservative energy.
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The leaders of the American right have embraced the false idea that the United States is at war with Islam.
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His insistence during an overseas trip on championing democracy in foreign policy is now a relic.
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Britain warned that Russia uses disinformation to divide Ukraine from its international partners.
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The U.S. and Canada are distinct nations built on different branches of their shared British inheritance.
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SCIENCE HISTORY3
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Out searching with a metal detector in his hometown, Kalle Lappinen found a historical treasure buried in an unexpected location.
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Cutting-edge conservation techniques allowed the famous tapestry to travel to England from France. The exhibition in London is shaping up to be a blockbuster.
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MARKETS FINANCE16
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Rising borrowing costs threaten to disrupt the stock market and slow the economy.
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Plus, oil prices surge above $107 a barrel and wholesale inflation picks up.
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Rates had steadily tumbled to about 6% in late February, but reversed when the U.S. and Israel started the war in Iran, disrupting oil shipments and driving up inflation.
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Brent crude moves to about $105 a barrel; stocks fall
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U.S. stocks fell for the fourth straight session and Treasury yields hit multiyear highs as U.S. oil prices topped the $100-per-barrel level, while August inflation data revealed the toll energy costs are taking on commercial users.
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The 2% monthly decline in existing-home sales reflected higher mortgage rates and a housing market stuck in a rut.
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The producer-price index rose 0.4% in August, versus a 0.1% increase in July. The reading was in line with economists’ forecasts.
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Saudi Arabia’s oil production plunged last month as threats by Iran-backed Houthi rebels disrupted exports from the kingdom’s west coast, at a time when shipments through the Strait of Hormuz waterway in the Persian Gulf remain constrained.
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Crude oil hit its highest levels in months, bond yields continued to rise and stocks fell for a fourth consecutive session as investors worried about energy supplies and inflation.
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Commercial crude oil stocks fell by 391,000 barrels last week. Analysts had expected crude stocks to fall by 1.4 million barrels.
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Find insight on gold and silver futures, London mining stocks, palm oil and more in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.
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U.S. natural gas futures settled modestly higher after the EIA reported a fourth straight below-average weekly storage build, although the 40 Bcf injection landed above market expectations.
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Plus, Iran is building missiles again and Florida pivots from crypto to defense.
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Gains in the cloud business helped offset falling revenue in the company’s software unit.
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Adobe boosted its outlook for the full fiscal year, projecting adjusted earnings between $24.45 and $24.50 a share and revenue between $26.576 billion and $26.626 billion.
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Private-equity firm THL owns the company.
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When something speeds up and gets out of control, it isn’t alarmist to demand prudence and deliberation.
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In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine whether the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.
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After an Anthropic researcher quit, warning that the A.I. race is “gambling with our lives,” Cade Metz joined Natalie Kitroeff on “The Call” to break down what’s at stake.
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A controversy around OpenAI’s latest math proof raises a fear that might become increasingly common: that A.I. tools could take valuable insights from one user and hand them to another.
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An Anthropic researcher quit his job because he believes AI will destroy humanity. His story is going viral because so many others want to believe too.
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The streamer released a version of a popular German series in which the actors’ lip movements have been digitally altered.
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Fluidstack, an AI infrastructure company, is being advised on the loan by the bank started by Palmer Luckey, an early supporter of Donald Trump.
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CULTURE LIFE3
The divisions came back all too soon and only deepened in the next quarter-century.
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Proteinmaxxing isn't always healthier, especially as we age. The post You might be eating too much protein appeared first on Popular Science .
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Welcome to the Super Bowl of jet lag.
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A new industry report shows 90% of major brand-name biologic drugs losing exclusivity over the next decade have no low-cost competitors in development.
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Long a maker of low-end generic drugs, the country is now home to biotech firms that are innovating fast.
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From a new private townhouse in Milan to a sprawling Fifth Avenue flagship, Moncler chairman Remo Ruffini reflects on his vision for scaling his $16 billion empire.
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The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.
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A sculpture of the mountain lion, known as P-22, will go up in Griffith Park, where he roamed until his death in 2022.
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Richmal Crompton’s chronicles of an English schoolboy and his misadventures began in 1922 and charmed readers for decades.
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Americans in Washington, D.C., and across the country are marking 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, and FOX 5 is making available its Archive featuring footage and coverage from Sept. 11, 2001. You can watch FOX 5’s special coverage of the attacks Friday at 5 p.m.
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May your favorite chunky brown bear reign supreme. The post Fat Bear Week kicks off September 22 appeared first on Popular Science .
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Here’s the process for vetting new smartphones and gadgets at The Times and Wirecutter.
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The novelist imagined women enjoying equality in the bedroom and the boardroom. Are we any closer to living in that world?
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He was ready for life after the Smithsonian. Protecting the institution had taken a toll.
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Link may look like a classic video game hero, but his adventures complicate the heteronormative conventions of the genre. The post What’s Queer About The Legend of Zelda ? appeared first on JSTOR Daily .
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Cream cheese and ready-to-eat deli-style salads are facing a recall over potential listeria contamination. Here's what to know.
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Recalled broccoli sprouts are blamed for a multistate salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly two dozen people.
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The author and professional threat analyst discusses the novel's eerie COVID-19 parallels, science literacy, and more. The post Max Brooks reflects on 20 years of ‘World War Z’ appeared first on Popular Science .
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