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Trump Centralizes Services Under One AI

President Trump ordered every federal agency to plug into a new AI-powered portal, America.gov, making it the single front door to government services nationwide.Story...
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Mom’s Plea Sparks Legal Firestorm

After a jury deadlocked 11-1, the Massachusetts mother who killed her three children is seeking acquittal, reigniting a fierce fight over mental illness and...
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Girls’ Sports Firestorm Engulfs Kentucky

When a governor vetoes a popular sports bill and lawmakers override it, culture war politics beat problem-solving again.Story SnapshotKentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed a...
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Phone-App Policing Hits NYC Sidewalks

At a raucous Queens town hall, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement now uses phone-based facial recognition on city streets, pulling...
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Tourist District Blast Near Acropolis

A powerful gas explosion tore through a historic Athens neighborhood packed with tourists and killed four Americans among six total victims.Story SnapshotAn explosion collapsed...
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Major Incident Erupts Outside RAF Fairford

British counter-terrorism police arrested five men overnight near a Royal Air Force base used by American bombers, forcing dozens of nearby homes to evacuate...
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Park Avenue Manhole Triggers Security Blitz

Two Queens men were arrested after police say they climbed from a Manhattan manhole steps from the hotel where Israel’s prime minister stays during...
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Panic Button: US – China Build AI Hotline

Washington and Beijing agreed to create a joint channel to flag dangerous artificial intelligence incidents that could threaten national security, and they plan more...
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Outrage Erupts Over Infant Discharge Orders

A lawsuit says hospital staff told grieving parents to drive four hours with their dead infant in the back seat — and the hospital...
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Pope’s AI Warning Rattles UNESCO

At UNESCO in Paris, Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence must serve people, not power, or it will fuel exclusion and injustice.Story SnapshotUNESCO...