Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown

On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather than improving their own technology.Mark Zuckerberg in July. In a social media post on Tuesday, he said that leading A.I. labs should be focused on safety rather t

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Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Condemn Tech ‘Oligarchs’ and Demand A.I. Reforms

At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.Senator Bernie Sanders, left, and Stephen K. Bannon spoke on Tuesday at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington.

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Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order

The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building.A federal judge ruled that the Kennedy Center did not have the authority to place President Trump’s name on the exterior of the building.

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Kash Patel Suggests FBI Agents Could Go to Election Polling Sites

Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations.U.S. law has long barred armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed “at any place where a general or special election is held.”

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Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry

The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.The bill passed in the House last year, but it has faced numerous delays in the Senate.

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Supreme Court Stands Up to Trump on Mail Voting and a Few Key Issues

The justices take their time and pick their spots, but they have rejected presidential initiatives on tariffs, citizenship, the National Guard — and now the coming election.The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s latest attempt to change mail-in voting rules on Monday.

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Trump Slams Supreme Court Over Mail-In Voting Ruling

In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said “these are not the people I interviewed” to serve as justices.President Trump’s attempts to change mail voting were blocked by the Supreme Court on Monday.

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Trump, the Supreme Court and the Postal Service: A History of Mail Voting

The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers to vote from afar. On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked President Trump’s effort to give it a new role in elections.Two U.S. service members talked over their absentee ballots outside a bunker in Korea in 1952.

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House Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval

It was the fifth time that a chamber of the Republican-controlled Congress has voted to rein in President Trump’s war powers as discontent with the conflict grows among voters.A new poll from The New York Times and Siena University found that more than three-quarters of independent voters disapprove

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Pentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War

Helicopters for evacuating casualties were pulled from four countries, and hundreds of military facilities were destroyed, according to a new report.President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending a dignified transfer in July for U.S. Army soldiers killed in action while deployed to Muw

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Scrutiny of Jury May Complicate Future of Lindsay Clancy Case

The intense public focus on the jurors whose deadlock led to a mistrial could complicate any attempt to retry the case, and to seat jurors in other high-profile cases.Kevin Reddington, Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, could try to argue that the lone holdout juror who caused the hung jury would never have b

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How Electric Cars Took Hold in Australia

Rising oil prices helped push E.V. sales ahead of gas cars for the first time, even in a country that loves long road trips.Australians have been buying more electric cars over the past few years.

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Trump Plans Blitz of $138 Million and Counting to Save Midterm Republicans

His powerful super PAC is suddenly spending heavily on some races, after drawing fire from some Republicans that the group might not throw its weight behind the party’s candidates.President Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., has amassed more than $400 million.

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House Kills Bid to Impeach Trump as Democrats Split

Dozens of Democrats declined to register a position on articles of impeachment by one of their own members, Representative Al Green, that cited President Trump’s immigration crackdown.Representative Al Green has repeatedly defied his party’s leaders and moved to impeach President Trump, including tw

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Helicopter Crashes in Los Angeles County, Killing 3

The authorities did not immediately confirm who was operating the helicopter or how many people were aboard. One person was taken to a hospital, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.A screenshot from video showing firefighters on the scene of a helicopter crash in Los Angeles County on Tuesday.

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