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Pennsylvania records a fifth measles death as the nation endures its worst year since 1991
Pennsylvania health officials have reported a fifth measles-associated death
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Human rights groups ask UN panel to help end ICE's effort to hide locations of detainees
Human rights advocates have asked a United Nations panel to intervene in a new U.S. government practice that they say amounts to the “enforced disappearance” of noncitizens
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Trump celebrates US military exit from Iraq: ‘Very expensive excursion into Hell’
The withdrawal, agreed on two years ago, comes against the backdrop of the ongoing war between the US and Iran that has also sometimes spilled over into Iraq
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Locals, conservationists oppose left field idea to put dams in national park
A local hydrologist is worried that animals like bears, elk, and moose would destroy the inflatable dams
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Hegseth’s new ‘field manual’ for troops is filled with his speeches
The 144-page manual was handed out ahead of Hegseth’s ‘State of the Force’ address
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Trump hijacks ‘Hispanic Heritage’ event to talk his ballroom and Iraq war
Along the way, he made false claims about his support among Latinos, the result of the 2020 election and then capped it all off by uttering a racial stereotype about Hispanics, writes John Bowden
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Judge approves Paramount's settlement with states over Warner buyout, allowing merger to soon close
A federal judge has now granted Paramount’s settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company’s takeover of Warner Bros
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Brazil congressional candidate channels Donald Trump to draw votes
Trump is not the only U.S. politician with admirers in Brazil’s congressional race
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UK tells academics to cut ties with Chinese institute that MI5 brands a front for spying
The British government has told U.K. universities to stop working with a Chinese research institute
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As heat becomes more extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures
When summer heat feels stifling, most people can cool off with a glass of ice-cold water, turning up the AC or opening a window
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Trump officials aren’t aware of plans to turn his arch into a ‘military complex’
Trump wants to put ‘large numbers of drones’ and ‘snipers’ on the structure. Planners say they haven’t received any designs for it
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TP-Link opens global preorders for its first Wi-Fi 8 router, but ban keeps it out of US market — US left off launch list as FCC freeze refuses to thaw
The Archer 8 Ultra is launching across Europe and Australia, but the U.S. has given TP-Link the cold shoulder
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High school students stop applying to Cornell as frat rape-case scandal grows
Prominent college advisers said that students they work with have scrapped plans to apply to Cornell in light of the scandal
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Hurricane Polo aftermath brings widespread flooding fears to US Southwest
Wide swaths of the U.S. Southwest are under flood watches as the storm spreads northeast from Mexico
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US judge clears path for Palestinian-born mosque leader’s deportation
Sarsour Salah said being sent back to the West Bank ‘means the end of my life’
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I tested an AI “Death Clock” — and gained 10 years in 24 hours
When Holly Baxter signed up for a health questionnaire and some bloodwork with new AI startup DeathClock, she wasn’t prepared for what would happen next
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Feds say AI music fraudster who ‘stole’ $8M in streams deserves prison
Michael Smith’s catalog logged 80.9 million YouTube Music streams from family-plan subscribers in April 2023 – nearly nine times Taylor Swift’s 9.3 million
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Routers
Router reviews, news and features, created for the hardcore PC enthusiast by the experts at Tom's Hardware.
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Trump team scrambles to fix AI chatbot after it rejected his favorite conspiracies
President Donald Trump’s new ‘super intelligent’ query prompt corrected after stating that Democrat Joe Biden won the 2020 election six years ago, breaking with the loser’s long-running fraud claims
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Video game display appears in DC to mock Trump’s Greenland hopes
The anti-Trump group was also responsible for a series of statues depicting the president alongside Jeffrey Epstein
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Policy
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One million Americans will receive Trump’s ACA refund checks – here’s what to expect
The checks come weeks before the midterm elections, as affordability remains a key concern for most Americans
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Christa Pike’s execution halted by a court an hour before it was set to take place
Pike, now 50, was scheduled to be executed Wednesday morning by lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville
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Flea market shopper accused of running over vendor in fatal power washer dispute
The suspect allegedly assaulted the victim before twice driving his van into him, killing him
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Russia warns NATO of a possible nuclear response if Kaliningrad is cut off
Russia has warned NATO it could use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad if allies attempt to cut off the exclave
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Why Iraq’s oil cash sits in New York
Since its 2003 invasion of Iraq, the US has held effective control of the country's oil revenue dollars
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Britain cites indications that Iran played a part in a security incident at a US-run air base
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says the U.K. has “strong indications” that Iran played a part in an incident involving five men arrested near a U.S.-run air base in England
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How a bill intended to rein in NIL and 'protect' college sports could also save the US Olympic team
The Protect College Sports Act, passed by the Senate this week, aims to safeguard Olympic sports in the U.S. The bill addresses issues like name-image-likeness payments and requires colleges to maintain scholarships and roster spots for Olympic sports
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Daily Show shreds Trump over his taxpayer funded ads
Both Democrats and Republicans have criticized the ads, which have aired on multiple networks in recent days
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A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face
Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as hacking or runaway bots seemingly evading human control
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Inflation cooled slightly last month even as consumers stepped up spending
Inflation slowed a bit last month as Americans ramped up their spending, though price gains remained elevated and are a challenge for many voters as the midterm elections approach
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US economy grew a solid 2.2% in the second quarter, government says, upgrading previous estimate
The U.S. economy grew at a solid 2.2% pace from April through June as consumer spending and business investment came in strong
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Networking
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The chairman of scandal-hit Man City has worked with Trump and Macron as part of the UAE elite
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak is a public face of the 2023 Champions League winner that is now embroiled in one of soccer’s biggest scandals
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Trump administration considers scaling back border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park
The Trump administration says it's considering reducing the scope of a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas
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Trump tells Americans they have no choice but to trust ‘super intelligence’
With tech leaders smiling and nodding beside him, Donald Trump stands athwart a wave of populist anti-AI sentiment yelling ‘calm down,’ writes John Bowden
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Hostile satellites could track Britain's nuclear submarines; the UK is fighting back
Losing GPS would cost Britain £1.4 billion a day, so the RAF just built a new squadron to guard satellites
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Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years
A federal judge has ended the 23-year federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department, marking the longest oversight of a police department in U.S. history
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Factory activity returns to expansion in a positive sign for China’s economy
A Chinese government survey shows the country's factory activity has expanded for the first time since June, signaling a positive shift as officials aim to boost economic growth
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Russia pounds the Kyiv region, killing 4 and targeting the power grid
Russia is continuing its missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and surrounding areas, killing four people, including a child
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Abuse survivor turned Satanic panic killer Christa Pike set for lethal injection
Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder she committed at age 18
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Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus
Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money to be used to start a new campus in Miami that will focus on societal challenges
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Hegseth looking to cut a slew of senior military personnel in latest Pentagon purge
Defense Secretary to announce more reductions to high-ranking posts in State of the Force address: ‘Less generals, more GIs’
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Iranians face soaring prices for medicine as the US blockade and sanctions hit hard
Medication prices are soaring in Iran and some treatments have become hard to find, leaving patients and their families scrambling as a U.S. blockade and stepped-up sanctions squeeze the country’s pharmaceuticals industry
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As the last US troops exit Iraq, Kurdish fears rise and militias celebrate
The last U.S. troops are leaving Iraq under an agreement between Baghdad and Washington
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Asian benchmarks mostly rise despite ongoing worries about the Iran war
Asian shares are trading higher, boosted by optimism about artificial intelligence and computer chips despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran
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Locked up 25 years on a lie: VA death row inmate freed as witness admits frame job
A Virginia man’s murder conviction has been vacated, freeing him after 25 years in prison, including over a decade on death row
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North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of conspiracy
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers last week
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Supreme court allows Trump to temporarily resume deporting people to third countries – live
More than 25,000 people have been deported to 29 countries under the policy implemented last year, according to a tally by human rights groups
