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Rep. Beatty Calls Trump's Kennedy Center Closure Unlawful in Court
A Democratic lawmaker is seeking emergency judicial relief after Trump threatened to halt Kennedy Center renovations over his name being removed.
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US Confirms It Has Weapons Deployed in Orbit for First Time
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink publicly acknowledged the US operates space-based weapons, a historic first-time admission tied to broader military modernization.
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Senate Blocks Crypto Clarity Act in Key Floor Vote
The U.S. Senate voted down the Crypto Clarity Act, dealing a significant blow to efforts to establish a federal digital asset framework.
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Beijing Tightens Controls on Chinese Tech Workers Abroad
China is expanding restrictions on how its companies deploy tech talent overseas, escalating the U.S.-China technology rivalry.
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Trump Blasts AI Critics, Pushes Data Center Expansion
President Trump is aggressively backing AI growth and data centers as the US races to outpace China in tech dominance.
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Trump Calls Data Center Opposition a 'Hoax' in Nvidia CEO Call
President Trump phoned Nvidia's Jensen Huang at the All-In Summit and dismissed resistance to AI data center expansion as a hoax.
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Ship Struck in Strait of Hormuz Amid Stalled US-Iran Talks
A vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO confirmed, as diplomatic prospects between the US and Iran remain uncertain.
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Taxing High Earners to Fund Social Security Draws Bipartisan Support
Lawmakers from both parties are eyeing taxes on high earners to address Social Security's projected funding shortfall arriving in six years.
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Trump Dismisses AI Extinction Risk as Tech Insiders Urge Slowdown
President Trump says he's unconcerned about AI posing existential threats, even as researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic push for caution.
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Congress Pushes AI Rules After Extinction Risk Warning
Lawmakers are demanding AI oversight after a researcher accused OpenAI and Anthropic of acting irresponsibly with potentially existential technology.
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AI Self-Improvement Fears Spark Existential Alarms at Top Labs
Researchers at Anthropic and OpenAI warn that accelerating AI self-improvement could erode human control over advanced systems.
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Inside Caracas: US Energy Secretary's Venezuela Oil Visit
CNBC joined a rare press trip to Caracas alongside the US energy secretary as Venezuela pursues new oil deals with Washington.
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AI Self-Improvement Fears Spark Existential Warnings at Top Labs
Researchers at Anthropic and OpenAI are raising alarms that rapidly self-improving AI could soon outpace human oversight and control.
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America Marks 25 Years Since the September 11 Attacks
The U.S. commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11, honoring thousands killed when hijackers struck the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
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Election Officials Bar Some Workers From Prediction Market Trading
Officials ban certain public workers from trading on election prediction markets ahead of the midterms to protect election integrity.