Bernie Sanders
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Brazil runoff live updates: Bolsonaro says it is ‘impossible to concede’ election result after historic Lula win
Leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated the far-right senator and was elected president of Brazil for a fourth non-consecutive term
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Are California voters about to impose world's first tax on billionaires?
Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.
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Mark Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay California billionaire tax, if it passes
Mark Zuckerberg has made a deal with Meta to help him pay a proposed billionaire tax that is on the ballot in California
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The real reasons US politicians are getting older
No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?
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Trump says he will have spent $400m to support Republicans in midterms – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.
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ADL condemns Trump’s antisemitic slur but fails to mention him by name
Anti-Defamation League post decries ‘shylock’ slur but does not explain that president used it at Kansas rally on Monday
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What polling predicts will happen at the US midterm elections
An Economist/YouGov survey from October 12 showed 48% of respondents were more pessimistic about their futures compared with ten years ago
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Outrage after Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protests
‘Meta owes us an explanation,’ group says as organizers fear censorship after account goes dark for several hours
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Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line — proposal would effectively make the Commerce Department the only agency capable of stopping an AI model
Would this be enough to keep an AI model from going out of control?
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Texas Democrat faces Musk’s $168M in David vs. Goliath battle
Should he win, Talarico would become the first Democrat to capture a statewide office in Texas in over 30 years
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Three in four Britons believe it is becoming harder to think freely today
As The Independent marks its 40th anniversary, we look at the challenges facing today’s society and find social media is just one aspect hampering free thought. Dan Haygarth and Bryony Gooch report
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‘Mike Rogers Is Watching You’: New Ad Blitz From Abdul El-Sayed Attacks Surveillance Support
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is leaning into one of the major complaints about surveillance from voters this election cycle.
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Trump says journalists should be ‘arrested’ for reporting on empty seats at rally
The president claims upper-level empty seats were simply attendees moving down to the main floor during the Vandalia, Ohio event
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Obama to appear at Abdul El-Sayed rally in critical Michigan Senate race
Former president to visit 10 days before election day as victory for progressive challenger could tip Senate balance
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'We cannot allow America to become a surveillance state': Bernie Sanders is leading a new bill that will ban license plate readers from Flock and other companies
More moves in the US government to get Flock run out of (every) town, but the legislation has long odds of passing.
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AOC and Bernie Sanders introduce bill to ban Flock cameras
Privacy concerns with the surveillance technology have prompted calls from people across the country to remove icense plate readers from their streets
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Trump says AI can self-regulate. Even some top Republicans don’t trust that
Even MAGA populists like Josh Hawley worry about the risks of AI, Eric Garcia writes. But the Senate still skipped town before doing anything about it
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Wes Moore forms bipartisan governors group on AI, citing federal inaction
Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland is forming a bipartisan group of governors to address concerns about artificial intelligence
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Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat
Democratic governor sharply critical of Donald Trump for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulations
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Senate committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general
Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump's third nominee for surgeon general, is moving closer to confirmation
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Trump tells federal agencies to use the term 'Super Intelligence ' instead of artificial intelligence — President insists that AI is only suffering from a branding problem
Will changing what we call the technology address the underlying issues?
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US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank
Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022
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Trump and Chinese president Xi end summit without major agreement on AI
Xi’s state visit to the US emphasized personal rapport with the US president, rather than substantial agreements to pause their respective countries’ AI arms race
