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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan is the first Democrat running in a battleground Senate race to publicly call for a pause on artificial intelligence development.
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Scientists have uncovered a hidden layer of organization in the brain by creating the first detailed 3D map of its lipids, the fatty molecules essential for brain structure and communication. By analyzing millions of measurements from mouse brains, researchers identified 539 distinct chemical zones, revealing patterns and boundaries that traditional brain maps have missed. Surprisingly, even white matter, once thought to be relatively uniform, contains a complex patchwork of chemically distinct regions.
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Within this dinoflagellate plankton is a tiny microbe that acts more like a virus than a cell. (Takuro Nakayama/University of Tsukuba) What is an organism, anyway? ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
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A nonprofit watchdog group sued the Department of Government Efficiency, asserting that it should be subject to federal Freedom of Information Act discovery requests.
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Extreme weather is driving up insurance rates, impacting races from California to the nation’s central Tornado Alley.
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Rising demand for copper has fueled interest in Bougainville’s Panguna mine, which has been shut for four decades. Yet some fear a rush to reopen risks return to violence.
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South Korean stocks tumbled in particular, as reports of a breakthrough by a Chinese chip rival heightened concerns about competition.
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Some analysts say investors are demanding a higher “term premium” to buy government debt, reflecting growing worries about debt levels and deficits.
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Artificial intelligence is now capable of helping solve some of mathematics’ most famous open problems. Steven Strogatz, a math professor at Cornell, joins Rachel Abrams on “The Daily” to talk about what happens when A.I. comes not just for your job, but for your purpose.
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Flight was probably more widespread in dinosaurs than previously thought. A newly identified species sheds light on how some achieved liftoff.
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Loggers are finding it impossible to profitably harvest some federal forests. That leaves more fuel for fires to accumulate.
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Plus, Beijing’s tepid recovery efforts, falling government bond yields and why China resists joining the developed world.
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Utilities are imposing higher electricity rates and collateral requirements to identify legitimate data-center projects to better plan their own investments.
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Increased costs are forcing investors, already battered by the recent turbulence in global bond markets, to be more careful with one of the safest asset classes available.
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Scientists have discovered that the body's cellular recycling system behaves very differently during aging than previously believed, with higher activity sometimes linked to worse physical health. A small study suggests that even gentle exercise could help restore more youthful cellular recycling patterns in older adults.
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A 165-million-year-old fossil has revealed an extraordinary Jurassic predator that may help explain how mammals developed one of their most important evolutionary advantages. Although only 20 inches long, Megacauda sungei was a heavyweight among early mammal relatives, swimming through ancient waterways and hunting prey with specialized teeth. Its advanced swallowing anatomy reveals an early step toward the ability to safely nurse on milk, a key development in mammalian evolution.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed an ancient galaxy cluster with an unexpectedly dense concentration of dark matter, challenging theories about how the universe developed. The discovery also uncovered a surprising connection between scattered starlight and invisible dark matter that could transform how astronomers study the early cosmos.
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Scientists have uncovered a surprising hidden ability of light that allows it to develop spinning, twisting behavior as it travels through empty space, without special lenses, mirrors, or materials. Researchers discovered that light’s internal geometry can naturally produce left- and right-handed patterns, challenging long-standing assumptions about how light behaves. By carefully arranging a beam’s structure, scientists can control where and how these spinning patterns emerge, unlocking a new way to manipulate light.
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Oxford physicists have recreated a bizarre quantum effect in which a particle responds to a magnetic field without ever traveling through it. Using a hybrid quantum computer, they demonstrated how introducing a simulated magnetic flux could completely halt a particle's movement through quantum interference. The experiment brings a decades-old prediction into a new setting where matter and quantum fields influence one another.
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Scientists have traced the development of a mouse embryo from its first two cells to the formation of organs, using a remarkable DNA recording system that reveals the family history of individual cells. Their findings uncover how different cell types emerge on their own schedules and could help explain what goes wrong in birth defects, genetic disorders, and cancer.
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A chain of strontium atoms (orange) held in place, with the evenly spaced lines above representing the energy ladder. (Stephen Naus/AI) "To see those predictions borne out is a beautiful thing." ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
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A computer simulation of a wormhole connecting two distant regions of spacetime. (KTSDESIGN/Science Photo Library RF/Getty Images) Abracadabra! ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
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It comes after Andy Burnham said Moscow had tried to interfere in the 2016 referendum.
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The action filed with an international maritime tribunal is the latest development in an escalating row over the Falkland Islands.
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How Rwanda has succeeded where Morocco and South Africa, among others, have failed by agreeing a deal to stage the African Grand Prix.
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Pakistan has imposed emergency rule in the province governed by the political party of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan.
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World Economic Outlook says states’ oil stocks are low and budgets are overstretched, as it upgrades UK GDP growth forecast for 2026 Threat of AI share crash puts world financial stability at risk, says IMF The global economy “could soon test the limits of resilience”, as emergency oil stocks run low and government budgets become overstretched, the International Monetary Fund has warned. In its twice-yearly World Economic Outlook, the IMF said global growth had withstood the Middle East conflict better than feared over the past six months. Continue reading...
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Rescuers respond to surge in callouts for the vulnerable bat species, which usually feeds on blossoms and tree nectar Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Flying foxes are starving en masse across New South Wales and parts of Victoria, with wildlife rescuers responding to a surge in reports of “exhausted and emaciated” adults and skeletal pups. Most reports involved grey-headed flying foxes, listed as vulnerable under federal environment laws and which usually feed on the blossoms and nectar of native trees. Continue reading...
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Ina Fried, chief technology correspondent at Axios, joins "The Daily Report" to break down the latest news in AI.
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Hundreds of millions have been spent on the Senate race in Texas as Ken Paxton and James Talarico battle it out with only weeks left before the midterms. CBS News' Kaia Hubbard reports.
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Some details surrounding a Russian lab worker's death of an unknown pneumonia parallel COVID-19 news that unfolded seven years ago, but health security experts say they don't see signs this is a precursor to another pandemic.
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Simbarashe Kundizeza was responding to an accusation that has caused an uproar on social media.
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Pope Leo was diagnosed with of lung cancer following a surgical operation on Tuesday, the Vatican said. Dr. Charles Powell, chief of pulmonary, critical care & sleep medicine at Mount Sinai and director of the Mount Sinai Respiratory Institute, joins "The Daily Report" to explain what could happen next.
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American consumers are facing higher costs for gas and groceries despite promises made by President Trump during his campaign in 2024. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo has more.
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The CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in, that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.
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Former investor alleges BitMEX sold products in UK despite not being regulated by Financial Conduct Authority A cryptocurrency exchange founded by the billionaire Reform UK donor Ben Delo is being sued for £20m over claims that the company mis-sold financial products in the UK. Lewis Barber, who is a software engineer, alleges that BitMEX offered crypto derivative products to investors in the UK, despite not being regulated or approved to do so by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Continue reading...
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Historic eatery in capital’s theatreland given to heritage charity after changing hands only three times in 228 years When Thomas Rule served his first oyster to diners on Maiden Lane in London’s Covent Garden, “mad” George III was on the throne of England, John Adams was US president and William Pitt the Younger had just come up with a wheeze called income tax to pay for the Napoleonic wars. More than two centuries later, Rules , the restaurant Thomas founded in what became the capital’s theatreland, has outlasted nine British monarchs and 45 prime ministers – but has changed hands only three times. The interior of its four-storey home, stuffed with historic playbills and vintage caricatures and gilded antlers, is little changed from the 19th century, nor has the tone of its determinedly meaty menu – think rabbit rillettes, shin of veal and roast guinea fowl. Continue reading...
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Research shows that the best linguists process unfamiliar foreign speech sounds more like non-speech sounds If you want to get really good at French, Arabic or Hungarian, don’t start with rote learning vocabulary and grammar, focus on how they sound instead, research suggests. A new study of how humans learn modern languages has found that the brains of the most talented linguists hear foreign terms as random noise, not words. Continue reading...
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Personal finances are tricky, so the Washington Post launched a new podcast on Tuesday to help everyday people with just that. Michelle Singletary, host of "Dollars & Sense," joins "The Takeout" to discuss her approach to the show.
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The Treasury Department has created Trump Accounts for every eligible child, automatically enrolling more than 60 million. The expansion also comes with changes to how the program works. Donors can now donate individual stocks that families can't choose or reject and must keep for five years. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Wall Street Journal reporter Richard Rubin.
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Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.
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More than five million people have lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits since President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year. The bill cut SNAP funding, expanded work requirements and recently pushed more program costs to states. As Stephanie Sy reports, that's meant many more people are turning to food banks for support.
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Record high temperatures this year forced European wine producers to harvest grapes much earlier than usual. French wineries fear it will lead to the worst season in 30 years. But Nordic newcomers to the world of wine are toasting what they believe will be a vintage harvest, thanks, in no small part, to climate change. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Sweden.
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As Trump mulls joining Saudi Arabia in attacking the Houthis, the Iran-backed group is threatening a "painful" response.
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Anthropic is warning that your home devices could soon be infested by what they're calling artificial intelligence worms. Jordan Rae Kelly, senior managing director and head of cybersecurity at FTI Consulting, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
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As loneliness grows in China, a new industry is emerging to provide companionship and support.
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Anger is mounting at the companies accused of burning land in Indonesia and the authorities who have failed to stop them.
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Scientists believe there are planets outside our solar system where life is even more abundant and sustainable.
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The six-wheeled laboratory has traveled over 28 miles and will keep trucking until at least 2028. The post NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover sets distance record appeared first on Popular Science .
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Scientists have created a new coating for mitochondria that preserves their ability to produce energy, potentially opening the door to new treatments for diseases involving these tiny cellular powerhouses. The technology could one day help transfer healthy mitochondria into damaged cells, although its effectiveness in transplantation remains unproven.
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The FDA has approved the first drug that directly targets Alexander disease, a devastating neurological disorder affecting fewer than one in a million people. Developed through decades of research, Zanvastro showed promising results in clinical trials, stabilizing motor function and even improving movement in some patients.
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(limpido/iStockphoto/Getty Images) It’s not just what you eat – when you eat is important too. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, subscribe here.
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Your daily routine could have a bigger impact on your ability to handle stress than you realize. A Binghamton University study of approximately 400 college students found that eating breakfast regularly, exercising, sleeping well, and taking fish oil were associated with greater psychological flexibility, which helps people adapt to stressful situations. Poor sleep and unhealthy eating habits, meanwhile, were linked to lower flexibility and resilience.
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A lawyer for Lisa Cook raised “significant concerns” over the “objectivity and fitness of the committee” assembled by President Trump as a way to remove her as a governor at the Federal Reserve.
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Persistent conflicts, high energy costs and technological upheavals will slow global growth and raise prices, the organization forecast.
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Young people are watching their bright futures disappear as the country’s job losses pile up and the milestones of adulthood slip further away.
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Firms are facing employee turnover as hopes for payouts dim amid sluggish exits.
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It may be appropriate for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates once more this year, according to New York Fed President John Williams, but he left open the possibility of further boosts in 2027.
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Plus, a Nobel laureate leaves his mark on recessions, AI leverage risk, and does California aspire to be like France?
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“It’s an extremely blunt instrument,” and puts democracy at risk, says Isabella Weber, associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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The 1.5% gain over the previous month reflected a plateau in mortgage rates over the summer, but sales activity overall remained subdued.
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The tone of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh this week was defiant even as delegates were forced to redirect travel or address the audience from afar.
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The group of oil-rich countries raised its forecast for next year’s demand growth driven in part by the need to replenish oil inventories.
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European natural-gas prices climbed to their highest level in nearly four years as escalating attacks in the Middle East threatened supplies and unusually low storage levels raised fears of a global scramble for LNG.
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Oil prices were mixed as traders weighed persistent Middle East supply risks against prospects for additional Russian diesel exports.
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Asian stocks tracked weakness in U.S. tech stocks, as valuation concerns, rising Chinese competition and persistent geopolitical conflicts made investors increasingly cautious.
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JPMorgan, Goldman, Wells Fargo and Citigroup reported third-quarter results, kicking off a mixed Wall Street earnings season.
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The Czech arms maker became the largest shareholder MDA Space, as it looks to venture into the sector.
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The move came as the grocery store chain reported lower second-quarter profit and revenue, hurt by continued pressure in its core grocery business. Albertsons said the results don’t reflect the company’s potential.
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The company said it would update its strategy in December, giving new Chief Executive Meg O’Neill her first opportunity to outline her vision to investors.
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European stock indexes largely rose, though technology stocks slumped as a fresh AI selloff intensified.
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Some of the best analysis and insight on investing, the wealth-management business and more.
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As environmental forces make fishing and harvesting more costly, the price of once-everyday fish has ballooned.
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The Chesapeake Bay received a C+ grade on its latest report card, marking the highest overall health score recorded in 40 years.
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Capital flowing into insurance might actually be weakening the sector.
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A pair of low-profile entrepreneurs gave $100 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform U.K. Party. The system may never be the same.
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Smugglers are shifting routes and using new tactics to evade military targeting, resulting in record supplies and plunging prices.
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The emerging industry has the potential to serve the U.S. military while providing Taiwan with an arsenal that it sees as essential to its survival.
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A top DOJ official says ABA unfairly restricts part-time law faculty, while echoing Trump administration concerns that the group takes liberal positions.
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It takes doing things conservatives and progressives both dislike.
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Previous agreements with the tobacco and opioid industries show the difficulty of putting the money in the right hands.
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European leaders, who have accused Russia of brazen assaults on their soil, contend with strikes on ships skirting their waters.
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Kim Jong Un took his family to a new military museum, where drones and missiles underscore a push to advance his military.
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The plaintiffs said the agency is violating the Fourth Amendment by keeping their property long after releasing them.
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If Prop. 40 passes, it will be part of the 2028 Democratic campaign.
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Research on police training finds that realistic simulations may reinforce expectations of violence instead of preventing it. The post What Do Cops Train For? appeared first on JSTOR Daily .
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The regime, convinced President Trump is ready to attack again, sees the preparations as a deterrent.
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American companies depend on reliable, affordable domestic energy, for which there isn’t sufficient infrastructure.
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The premise that the field lacks competition and requires disruptive alternative institutions to force reform is mistaken.
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The Treasury Department and regulators say bank missed $5 billion of suspicious activity.
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The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws.
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A quarter-billion dollars to help Republicans hold Congress.
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F.B.I. investigators worked with the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike to dismantle so-called laptop farms that steal American identities to earn cash for Pyongyang.
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The head of MI5 has painted a sobering picture of a range of threats now facing Britain and European allies.
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Plus, the G.O.P. plays defense in red states. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump’s political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia.
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As Israelis prepare to vote for the first time since the Hamas-led assault, they remain divided over whether to hold Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for negligence or fault the “treason” of his generals.
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The Iran-backed militia warned it would attack the Saudi energy giant Aramco. The Saudi-led coalition said it was targeting Houthi capabilities.
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Shocked by the U.S. agreement with Russia, which Ukraine has called “a gift” to President Putin, officials in Europe have coalesced around a cautious diplomatic message.
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Nearly a decade after his first election as president, Emmanuel Macron is presiding over a tense country sliding toward the fiscal brink.
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Two years ago, nine brands from China were at the event. This time, there were about 20.
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Space is hard, and expensive. The U.S. is relying on some of its wealthiest individuals to help it get there.
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Executives at America’s second-largest supermarket chain are in search of a turnaround as consumers spend less.
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Johnson & Johnson is “leaning” toward spinning out the hips-and-knees business that the company has been looking to hive off, Chief Financial Officer Joseph Wolk said.
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AT&T is leaving the Mexican mobile market after a little more than a decade as it focuses on its U.S. business.
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Singapore-based firm aims to eventually top off the fund’s capital pool at $100 million.
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Musk vs. Bezos
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On Monday, Meta released two new A.I. models as it tries to catch up with rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI.
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Ai governance2
It can feel as if we’re getting dragged into the future by a dangerous technology. But humans are still in charge.
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The dramatic warnings of doom have fed an atmosphere of despair. But there are more constructive responses.
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Sarfraz Maredia will leave the company Nov. 16 to take on a role outside of the autonomous vehicles industry.
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In the span of just a few months, A.I. systems have solved some of the biggest outstanding problems in math — adding mathematicians to the list of those terrified of losing their job to the technology.
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Character.ai, which lets users interact with AI avatars that include fictional characters and real public figures, had come under scrutiny for the platform’s effects on teen mental health.
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Joanna Kavenna’s book about the battle of man versus machine is both funny and deadly serious.
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Critical infrastructure has been targeted in a wave of cyberattacks, which experts say are rising because of artificial intelligence.
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Facing a competitive job market, college graduates in China are trading corporate jobs for farming, equipped with smartphones and tech skills.
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The surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung after finding a cancerous nodule.
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The deal is another sign of how Gianni Infantino, the leader of soccer’s global governing body, has sought closer ties to President Trump.
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The attack targeted a Danish software system in more than 400 supermarkets, forcing some shops to throw out frozen produce. The attackers have not been identified.
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Apple unveiled the device as it continues its foray into artificial intelligence and tries to prove it can still innovate.
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The Obama Presidential Center’s exhibits on climate change was like going back in time to a seemingly more harmonious world.
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Reich, whose music will be featured in birthday celebrations this month, said his latest work was “one of the best things I’ve done in a long time.”
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The 71-year-old pontiff underwent an operation to remove the lower lobe of his right lung.
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Plus, Trump says he is “looking at” firing Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Iran rallies its people for a return to fighting.
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Plus, it’s bank earnings-palooza.
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Students discuss whether sororities and fraternities should stay on college campuses, given a growing record of sexual assault and illegal activity.
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