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Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030
The Guardian

Lawmakers blast AI companies after researcher warns of human extinction by 2030

Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon said AI will become ‘superhuman systems’ that can cause human extinction by the end of the decadeJust a day after three Anthropic researchers warned that artificial intelligence could kill off humanity within the decade, lawmakers have begun lashing out about the risks of the burgeoning technology.Ted Cruz, a…

Trump Admin Sued Over Plan to Send Armed ICE Agents to the Polls
The New Republic

Trump Admin Sued Over Plan to Send Armed ICE Agents to the Polls

The city of Denver—along with multiple Latino civil rights groups—on Thursday sued Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the Trump administration to stop them from allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to serve immigration warrants at polling sites. While Mullin has denied that ICE would be monitoring voting booths this election,…

Kamala Harris’ home targeted by trespasser
The Hill

Kamala Harris’ home targeted by trespasser

A person was stopped by law enforcement on the property of former Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff following reports that there was a trespasser. “Last night, security personnel stopped an individual who illegally entered Vice President Harris and Second Gentleman Emhoff’s property before the individual reached the home,” a…

Nashville airport board unanimously approves name change to honor Dolly Parton
The Guardian

Nashville airport board unanimously approves name change to honor Dolly Parton

The city’s mayor and Tennessee’s governor threw their support behind the name change last monthThe Nashville airport is to be renamed after Dolly Parton, a board of commissioners voted on Friday, in tribute to the Smoky Mountain singer who is estimated to bring $1.8bn each year to Tennessee through her Dollywood theme park.The decision ensures that Parton,…

Navy Secretary Casually Admits Iran “Blew the Hell” out of U.S. Base
The New Republic

Navy Secretary Casually Admits Iran “Blew the Hell” out of U.S. Base

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao reportedly admitted that the Iranian military “blew the hell” out of the U.S. naval base in Bahrain—a shocking claim that contradicts the Trump administration’s narrative of total destruction of Iran’s attack capabilities.While the damage to the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in a February 28…

CDC declares Cyclospora outbreak over
Axios

CDC declares Cyclospora outbreak over

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the Cyclospora outbreak related to Taylor Farms lettuce over Friday, though the Food and Drug Administration says its investigation remains ongoing.The big picture: Thousands of people fell ill as the outbreak rapidly surged throughout the country this summer as federal authorities searched for its…