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Crews begin clearing 169 trees at DC golf course Trump plans to convert to championship course

Crews with the Interior Department on Saturday began a new phase of removing trees from the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington DC, the site of one of several Trump administration renovation projects wrapped up in litigation brought by groups seeking to stop those efforts.On Friday, the National Park Service, a division of the Interior Department, said in a court filing that it planned to begin removing 169 trees on Saturday, part of what it said was routine maintenance to eliminate potential hazards from the public golf course. In all, the NPS plans to remove as many as 529 trees at the si

Nine dead in Erie, Pennsylvania, mass shooting

UN human rights office slams racist abuse of Coco Gauff and calls for solidarity to help fight it

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A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

In one alarming announcement after another, artificial intelligence companies in recent months have shared examples of their technology acting in ways that appeared to evade instructions from humans. The episodes have highlighted the vulnerabilities in AI security and raised questions over how the fast-growing technology can be developed safely as its usage becomes more widespread globally. Industry critics have argued that many concerning events, including AI agents' hacks of external websites, are the result of security lapses on the part of the co

What it means when the right calls Indian Americans a ‘question’

India's Infosys does not expect material impact from US PERM suspension

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Texas students singled out in Republican candidate's racist post speak to CNN

Recently, Christopher Rufo, the right-wing activist best known for leading the charge against “critical race theory,” took up a different matter of identity.On a podcast Rufo hosts with Jonathan Keeperman, an even further-to-the-right figure known online as Lomez, the two spent upwards of an hour discussing what they chose to call “The Indian Question.”That meant talking about whether, in their estimation, people who traced their roots to the Indian subcontinent could ever assimilate into American society, whether their culture was at odds with American culture and what should be done

Neither Putin nor Trump wanted to hang up first, Kremlin aide says after 'very friendly' call

Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza, medics say

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Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say

A shooting in a residential area of Erie, Pennsylvania, left nine dead including the suspected shooter and rocked the city, police said. Authorities have released few details, though the city issued a statement that it said was intended to clear up inaccurate information that circulated following the shooting Friday. Officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots. All nine deaths occurred before offi

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Christa Pike is discharged from a hospital after surviving execution attempt, her attorneys say

Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her attorneys said Saturday. Pike, 50, was discharged from the hospital and is back at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, the women’s prison where she was housed for 30 years, her attorneys said in a written statement. “She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances. She is continuing to receive medical care at the prison, and we will continue to track her recovery,” the

Democrats eye ambitious Senate map that was once unthinkable as anti-Trump backlash grows

Reese, Howard help the Dream sweep Liberty and advance to WNBA Finals for first time since 2013

Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Florida Panhandle with destructive winds and storm surge

Hurricane Isaias’ powerful center made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a 105 mph Category 2 hurricane at around 8:30 p.m. CT Friday. Isaias is packing a punch. In addition to damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge continues along the Gulf Coast and flooding rain is spreading inland. This is the first hurricane landfall in the United States since Hurricane Milton came ashore as a 120 mph Category 3 major hurricane south of Tampa exactly two years ago on October 9, 2024. Isaias is the fourth named storm to make landfall in the US this season and by far the strongest. Every other

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New video shows people pouring into the streets as a powerful quake hits Panama

A major earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 has struck southern Panama, according to the US Geological Survey.Several people have suffered minor injuries but so far there are no reports of fatalities or missing persons, officials said. Various homes, roads, hotels, government buildings, businesses and churches have sustained structural damage, according to the civil protection system.The USGS had said some casualties were possible and extensive damage was probable. The earthquake was followed by 147 aftershocks, director of the Emergency Operations Center René García told CNN. Som

Isaias makes landfall as hurricane, hammering US Gulf Coast with powerful winds, dangerous flooding

Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed

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At least 4 dead as Isaias pushes further inland across Southeast

(CNN) -- Isolated tornadoes and strong winds remain a threat across the Southeast today and into early Sunday as the remnants of Isaias push north. There is also a risk of flash flooding from northern Georgia to western North Carolina. At least four people have died — two in Florida’s Escambia County and two in Alabama, according to authorities. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his state remains in a “hazardous situation” and urged residents to use caution. Recovery efforts have begun but hundreds of thousands of people remain without power. Isaias has weakened into a post-tropical

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Kenya prepared for Ebola. It still slipped through — a warning of wider cross-border spread

Kenya had spent months preparing for Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest viral diseases, screening hundreds of thousands of travelers and training nearly 5,000 health workers in case it crossed the borders.Then Ebola arrived.A man who had been ill for weeks and was later confirmed to have Ebola left eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), crossed by road into neighboring Uganda and flew to Nairobi, passing airport health screening in both countries without being flagged.A relative and a friend drove him directly from the airport to the Nairobi Hospital, a private hospital in the Kenyan c

A third school attack in less than a week shakes Poland

Stopping men from raping women starts long before they’re adults

Trump says Ukraine should get a new leader as he spars with Zelensky over US-Russia diesel deal

President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized Volodymyr Zelensky as the two sparred over a new US-Russia diesel deal, saying he would “suggest” Ukraine get a new leader.“You know what I suggest? I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason, he never does,” Trump told reporters at the White House.Zelensky, meanwhile, has slammed the agreement between the US and Russia, casting the new deal as an “investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged.”Trump had been fuming at Zelensky over Ukrainian attacks on Russian r

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Mexican court finds three men guilty of 2024 killing of Australian, US surfers

A Mexican judge on Friday found three men guilty of the 2024 murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend during a surf trip to the state of Baja California, a source at the court told Reuters.Jesus Gerardo Garcia, known as "El Kekas," and the co-defendants identified simply as Irineo Francisco "N" and Angel Jesus "N," were found guilty of aggravated homicide, violent robbery and vehicle theft by a Baja California court.The prosecution had sought sentences of up to 150 years against the suspects. According to the same source at the state court, the sentence will be announced o

One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why

Powerful earthquake shakes Panama, followed by large aftershocks

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Trump asks Supreme Court to revive his 2016 election lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

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India’s viral Gen-Z ‘Cockroach Party’ protesters are gearing up for Season 2

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Hegseth wants America to watch a firing squad execution. It’s drawing backlash

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‘Zero tolerance for disruptions.’ Hurricane Isaias could mess with America’s refining nerve center

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The Latest: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall along the US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaias has been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, which still includes extremely dangerous winds and extensive damage

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‘A Latino problem’: National Democrats clash with Andy Beshear over Texas governor’s race

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With midterms approaching, Americans’ confidence in the economy is in a tailspin

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Trump launches new effort to oust Fed Governor Lisa Cook

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Top Democrats and allies join the wealthiest to fight a California billionaire tax

A first-in-the-nation proposal in California to tax billionaires could test voters' appetite for levying a wealth tax on the ultra-rich

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If the Strait of Hormuz is open, why are gas and diesel so expensive?

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls