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Todd Blanche Refuses to Pledge DOJ Independence From Trump: Why His Answer Is Triggering a New Washington Fight
Todd Blanche Refuses to Pledge DOJ Independence From Trump: Why His Answer Is Triggering a New Washington Fight Washington is facing a fresh confrontation over the independence of the Justice Department after newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to promise that the department would always operate independently of the White House. Blanche made the...
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Is the Internet Becoming “Post-Human”? How AI Chatbots Talking to Bots Could Change the Web
Is the Internet Becoming “Post-Human”? How AI Chatbots Talking to Bots Could Change the Web The internet was built around a simple assumption: there are people on the other side of the screen. A person writes a post. Another person reads it. Someone asks a question, someone else answers. A customer reviews a product, a...
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USS Abraham Lincoln Under Pressure: Top U.S. Commander Visits Carrier as Sailor Families Demand Answers
USS Abraham Lincoln Under Pressure: Top U.S. Commander Visits Carrier as Sailor Families Demand Answers The USS Abraham Lincoln has become the center of a growing debate over the cost of America’s prolonged military operations against Iran. As the aircraft carrier prepares for relief after an unusually long deployment, U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad...
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Virginia State University Shooting Leaves Five Injured After Welcome Celebration as Suspect Is Arrested on Campus
Virginia State University Shooting Leaves Five Injured After Welcome Celebration as Suspect Is Arrested on Campus A shooting at Virginia State University has left five people injured, according to reports, triggering a major police response on campus just hours after a welcome celebration. Authorities later arrested a suspect who was reportedly found hiding in a...
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China’s Next-Generation Fighter Stuns With New Maneuvers as U.S. Sixth-Gen Programs Race to Catch Up
China’s Next-Generation Fighter Stuns With New Maneuvers as U.S. Sixth-Gen Programs Race to Catch Up China’s latest sixth-generation fighter developments are putting a new spotlight on the global race for next-generation airpower. Reports of an advanced Chinese aircraft demonstrating unusual maneuvers come as the United States accelerates its own sixth-generation programs, including the Air Force’s...
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Apple Is Breaking the iPhone Launch Cycle: Why the iPhone 18 May Not Arrive Until 2027
Apple Is Breaking the iPhone Launch Cycle: Why the iPhone 18 May Not Arrive Until 2027 Apple could be about to make one of its biggest changes to the iPhone release strategy in more than a decade. The standard iPhone 18 is widely expected to skip the traditional fall 2026 launch, while Apple reportedly prepares...
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Quartz Countertop Crisis: 31 Dead and Nearly 600 California Workers Sickened by Silicosis
Quartz Countertop Crisis: 31 Dead and Nearly 600 California Workers Sickened by Silicosis A growing occupational-health crisis in California is putting the spotlight on an unexpected workplace hazard: engineered quartz countertops. Nearly 600 countertop fabrication workers have been diagnosed with silicosis since 2019, and at least 31 have died, according to newly reported California data....
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Lexington Park Shooting Leaves 1 Dead and 4 Injured, Including a 4-Year-Old: What We Know
Lexington Park Shooting Leaves 1 Dead and 4 Injured, Including a 4-Year-Old: What We Know A community gathering in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, turned into a deadly scene Saturday evening after gunfire erupted at Charles Young Park, killing one person and injuring four others, including two children. Police say the investigation remains active, while officials have...
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Trump Takes White House Ballroom Fight to Supreme Court as Emergency Docket Heats Up
Trump Takes White House Ballroom Fight to Supreme Court as Emergency Docket Heats Up The Trump administration has taken the White House ballroom dispute to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the justices to allow construction to continue while the legal battle moves forward. The move has pushed the controversial project onto the Supreme Court’s emergency...