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US marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of killing woman, police say
The Guardian

US marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of killing woman, police say

Suspect allegedly killed woman at hotel in Okinawa as prime minister calls crime ‘exceptionally brutal and vicious’A US marine stationed on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa is accused of murdering a Japanese woman and has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said on Sunday.The suspect allegedly “killed [a] 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and…

U.S. B-1 bombers evacuated from UK base because of threat of Iranian drone attack
Axios

U.S. B-1 bombers evacuated from UK base because of threat of Iranian drone attack

The U.S. military evacuated a dozen B-1 bombers from the RAF Fairford airbase in the UK over the weekend as a result of intelligence suggesting an Iranian drone attack, U.S. officials said. Why it matters: Such an Iranian drone attack from British soil against the base could have led to the killing of U.S. service members and destroyed the strategic…

California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 kids
The Guardian

California couple charged with child abuse in surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 kids

Silvia Zhang and Guojun Xuan had 15 children, aged between two months to 13 years, removed from their homeA California couple has been arrested on child abuse charges following an investigation into a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 kids, police said on Tuesday.Silvia Zhang and her husband, Guojun Xuan are expected to face conspiracy to commit child…

US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dies at 86
The Guardian

US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dies at 86

Bakker spent four and a half years in prison after being convicted in 1989 ​of defrauding followers in a scheme involving holidays at his Christian theme parkThe US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived ⁠in opulence before being disgraced by a sex scandal, a conviction for defrauding followers and divorce from his…

Eva Marie Saint – a life in pictures
The Guardian

Eva Marie Saint – a life in pictures

The actor, who has died at the age of 102, was best known for her Oscar-winning performance in On The Waterfront and Hitchcock’s North By Northwest. Her career spanned eight decades – here we look back at her life and workHer best films – ranked

Rubio Praises Western Superiority While Warning About Immigrants
The New Republic

Rubio Praises Western Superiority While Warning About Immigrants

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a hypernationalistic speech at the Acropolis in Athens Wednesday in which he lauded the supposed superiority of Western civilization while stoking more fears about immigration.“The heroes of the West are those who choose to remain faithful to their duty precisely when it is most difficult and painful to do so,”…

New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases
The Guardian

New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases

The deadly outbreak in Pennsylvania is its largest in more than three decades, and confirmed cases in New York are upThe New York governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emergency on Monday in response to a dramatic spike in measles cases in the state.Hochul’s administration said the emergency declaration was in response to a “growing number of measles…

Sam Altman’s Personal Feelings About AI Are a Huge Distraction
The New Republic

Sam Altman’s Personal Feelings About AI Are a Huge Distraction

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been on a real media blitz. But whether he’s doing damage control for his company’s recent scandals or participating in a new Luca Guadagnino biopic, it hasn’t seemed to improve his image. In an interview with Politico, Altman said that “the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology,”…

S&P 500 and Nasdaq surge to record highs after AI chipmaker rally
The Guardian

S&P 500 and Nasdaq surge to record highs after AI chipmaker rally

S&P tops 7,800 for first time in history as investors optimistic despite signs of instability in US economyThe S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at a record high after a rally around AI chipmakers and a dip in US treasury yields.At market’s close, the S&P 500 was up 0.58%, topping 7,800 for the first time in its history. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index rose 0.45%,…