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OpenAI limits its newest ChatGPT product to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
OpenAI is restricting the release of its new GPT-5.6 Sol AI model, complying with a request from the Trump administration to vet security risks.
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Vance, an admirer of Richard Nixon, says Watergate would be ‘a 12-hour news story’ today
Vance says the legacy of the 37th president is “enjoying a bit of a renaissance.”
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DNC plans weekend of events to focus on affordability concerns
Democrats aim to show they are serious about tackling economic issues.
DC reaches court settlement with man detained while protesting troops’ patrol with Darth Vader song
The District of Columbia has reached a settlement agreement for an undisclosed amount of money with a resident who claims police illegally detained him for following an Ohio National Guard…
Ukraine unleashes one of its heaviest drone bombardments of Russia
Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones.
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Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom
This exchange comes as the court prepares to release more significant opinions next week.
Judge holds prosecutors in Charlie Kirk murder case in contempt for comments about his guilt
The Utah judge in the murder case over conservative activist's Charlie Kirk’s killing has held prosecutors in contempt of court over comments they made about defendant Tyler Robinson's guilt.
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Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services
President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies.
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Billionaire Leon Black defends $158M paid to Epstein: ‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde’
House lawmakers are questioning billionaire investor Leon Black as part of their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and the powerful people around him.
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What’s killing seabirds along California’s coast? ‘Just one damn thing after another’
A massive marine heatwave off the West Coast is the biggest culprit behind this year's mass strandings of pelicans, loons, grebes, cormorants and gulls.