✓Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Trump say Putin ally paid for some wedding festivities as a 'gift'
An Instagram post from the couple said two nights of their wedding festivities in the Bahamas were partially funded by Umar Kremlev
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SCOTUS rejects Trump's mail voting limits. And, the Kennedy Center financial crisis
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Blanche defends Trump’s tirade against supreme court after it blocked mail-in voting executive order – US politics live
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Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO
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✓House committee recommends Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress over Epstein inquiry subpoenas
Financier refused to comply with subpoenas seeking his testimony for the investigation into the late sex offender. The House oversight committee voted unanimously Tuesday to…
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✓Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
Ursula von der Leyen says incidents ‘part of broader pattern of Russian aggression and provocation against Europe’. A Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish…
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Anthropic blocks efforts to use AI to research weapons development and carry out cyber attacks
Anthropic says it has blocked efforts to use its artificial intelligence models to carry out cyber attacks and research which could have led to the creation of biological weapons
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✓AI could kill all humans in next decade, warn experts: but how seriously should we take them?
Alarming warnings from industry insiders increase pressure for curbs on artificial superintelligence. Does artificial superintelligence really pose a risk greater than nuclear…
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✓A Trump-backed crypto bill just suffered a bruising defeat in the Senate. Here's why
The legislation was intended to establish rules of the road for the crypto sector for the first time. But it suffered a stinging defeat in the Senate on Tuesday
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✓At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say
Search and rescue agency says 107 people brought to safety from vessel hit by bad weather in Java Sea. Rescue workers in Indonesia said at least six people had died and 130 others…
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✓Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation
Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowing. Nervous investors across big economies have been dumping…
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✓US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs
Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%. US consumer prices remained stubbornly high in August as…
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Two Democrats cross aisle to help tee up final vote on Russia sanctions bill
The House advanced legislation on Tuesday that grants President Trump tariff authorities on countries purchasing Russian energy and extends existing sanctions on Iran, clearing a…
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✓Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for curbs on AI at ‘pro-human’ summit
Leftwing senator and far-right strategist rail against tech oligarchs but offer competing visions on Chinese ‘cold war’. The progressive senator Bernie Sanders and rightwing…
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✓Republican Thomas Massie proposes impeaching Pete Hegseth over Iran war
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✓US borrowing costs hit 5% for first time since 2023 amid bond sell-off
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✓Trump says Ukraine and Russia agreed to stop attacks on energy sites
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Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth's orbit
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August was world's joint hottest month on record, say scientists
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✓Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
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✓Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China
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✓Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
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Pauline Hanson’s daughter Lee working for a NSW One Nation senator remotely from Tasmania without ministerial approval
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Australian politics live: Lambie compares ‘dangerous’ Hanson to Trump; NSW One Nation leader wants abortion ‘stopped’
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Europe’s summer emergency was a dire warning for Australia. What can be learned before it’s too late? | Nick Rowley
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Pocock says Labor easing copyright protections for AI datacentre investment would throw creatives ‘under the bus’
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