Ukraine’s Security Service claims to have struck more than 40 Russian bombers deep inside Russian territory, in what would be one of the largest and most audacious attacks on Russian territory in the yearslong conflict. A source within the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told NBC News that the country …
Read More »Mike Johnson says some Medicaid recipients will ‘choose’ to lose healthcare
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sunday defended cuts to Medicaid in the budget bill House Republicans passed last month, saying that “4.8 million people will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so.” Johnson told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that the bill imposes “commonsense” work requirements for …
Read More »How far will AI go to defend its own survival?
Some of the most powerful artificial intelligence models today have exhibited behaviors that mimic a will to survive. Recent tests by independent researchers, as well as one major AI developer, have shown that several advanced AI models will act to ensure their self-preservation when they are confronted with the prospect …
Read More »Targeting DOGE, labor group puts up billboards warning of heat deaths at national parks
An early-season heat wave has scorched much of the West with dangerously hot conditions, prompting an extreme heat warning that extended from Friday to late Saturday. Triple-digit highs were widespread across southern Nevada, and temperatures over 115 degrees were expected in Death Valley. Such extreme heat weeks before the official …
Read More »What to know as Trump administration targets international students with visa restrictions, arrests
Lawsuits, next-day countersuits, backtracking and mass confusion. International students find themselves at the center of a dizzying legal landscape as the Trump administration continues to crack down on immigration. Here’s what to know as the Trump administration keeps attempting to put up legal barriers to international students’ ability to study …
Read More »2 fans died and an officer is in a coma after Champions League celebrations in France
PARIS — Two fans died and a police officer is in a coma after mass nationwide celebrations for Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League victory, European soccer’s biggest prize, French authorities said Sunday. A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the city of Dax during a PSG street party after …
Read More »Poles vote in pivotal presidential election
WARSAW, Poland — Poles began voting Sunday in a decisive presidential runoff that could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union. The contest pits Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, a liberal pro-EU figure, against Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the right-wing …
Read More »From a gilded perch, Trump tries to retain the common touch
WASHINGTON — Back in Donald Trump’s first term, his staff decided they’d tuck into his briefing book a few letters from ordinary Americans who’d written to the White House. Only certain letters made the cut, though. Aides made a point of sending Trump the flattering mail while holding back the …
Read More »Patti LuPone apologizes after she’s denounced for ‘degrading’ comments on Kecia Lewis, Audra McDonald
Broadway legend Patti LuPone has apologized for “flippant and emotional” remarks she made about fellow marquee actors in a New Yorker magazine interview. The mea culpa came via LuPone’s social media accounts Saturday after more than 600 members of the Broadway community signed an open letter condemning the three-time Tony …
Read More »Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff re-create iconic moment to celebrate her historic masters purchase
Taylor Swift is enjoying her “Reputation” era again after breaking the news that she now owns her master recordings. Swift announced in a May 30 letter on her website that after re-recording four of her albums — dubbed “Taylor’s Version” — she bought back all of her masters, including her …
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