Trump ally resigns from post leading inquiry into alleged conspiracy against president
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Trump ally resigns from post leading inquiry into alleged conspiracy against president

Joe diGenova led investigation focused on intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 electionAn ally of Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Department of Justice investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president.“I did in fact resign,” Joe diGenova told the Associated Press, cal...

Maduro’s wife seeks release from US jail, citing worsening heart condition

Maduro’s wife seeks release from US jail, citing worsening heart condition

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Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on US drug-trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing with a heart condition that has only got worse since she has been in jail, her lawyers wrote in court papers filed on We...

Maduro trial: ex-Venezuela first lady seeks release from US jail, citing heart problems

Maduro trial: ex-Venezuela first lady seeks release from US jail, citing heart problems

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Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on US drug-trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while on home confinement” while dealing with a heart condition that has only got worse since she’s been in jail, her lawyers wrote in court papers filed on Wedn...

Tech, EV and aerospace executives likely to join Xi’s US trip to mirror Trump team

Tech, EV and aerospace executives likely to join Xi’s US trip to mirror Trump team

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Beijing is weighing plans to send a group of top tech, electric vehicle and aerospace executives to accompany Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington later this month, as the two sides race to finalise details for the closely watched visit. The South China Morning Post first reported on August 28 that Chinese and US officials were negotiating whether business leaders would join Xi’s delegation ...

More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils but Musk dismisses ‘psyop’

More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils but Musk dismisses ‘psyop’

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Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction, while others are calling their declarations of concern a ‘setup’A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings.In response, Elon Musk and other conserv...

More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils as Musk terms fears a ‘psyop’

More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils as Musk terms fears a ‘psyop’

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Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction while others are calling it a ‘setup’A day after a former researcher at Anthropic made an apocalyptic declaration about artificial intelligence, more researchers and staff members at the AI startup publicly agreed with him and posted their own dire warnings.In response, Elon Musk and other conservative figures on X, formerly...

Australia news live: Marles says One Nation ‘traitor’ cartoon about Hastie is ‘tasteless’; Albanese marks 25 years since September 11

Australia news live: Marles says One Nation ‘traitor’ cartoon about Hastie is ‘tasteless’; Albanese marks 25 years since September 11

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Follow the day’s news liveMarles reflects on September 11Marles reflected on September 11 this morning, saying it was a day “which we remember most as having changed the world in which we live”.I remember on that night watching West Wing, a number of people I have spoken to in the last few days were doing the same thing. When it finished, it cut into this extraordinary vision of smoke coming out o...

China rebuts top US diplomat Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru

China rebuts top US diplomat Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks in Peru on Thursday on countering Beijing’s growing footprint around the strategic Chancay megaport, drawing a sharp response from China’s embassy in Lima, which defended its investments and took aim at Washington’s strict visa rules. Rubio met President Keiko Fujimori at the Government Palace, where she confirmed Peru would join the Shield of the Ameri...

San Francisco mayor declares rent emergency as housing costs soar amid AI boom

San Francisco mayor declares rent emergency as housing costs soar amid AI boom

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Median rent for one-bedroom apartment in city tops $4,495 with a national median of $1,900San Francisco’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, declared a rent emergency on Thursday, proposing reforms aimed at curbing evictions and preventing rent spikes as the city grapples with soaring apartment prices.The Bay Area city, home to a large number of high-earning tech workers, has long been one of the most expensive...

San Francisco mayor declares rent emergency as housing costs soar

San Francisco mayor declares rent emergency as housing costs soar

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Median rent for one-bedroom apartment in city tops $4,495 with a national median of $1,900San Francisco’s mayor, Daniel Lurie, declared a rent emergency on Thursday, proposing reforms aimed at curbing evictions and preventing rent spikes as the city grapples with soaring apartment prices.The Bay Area city, home to a large number of high-earning tech workers, has long been one of the most expensive...

The Global South cannot afford to let its maritime border disputes fester

The Global South cannot afford to let its maritime border disputes fester

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The ocean looks like peace from afar and truth up close, they say. But beneath the waves, the map of the world’s oceans is far less settled than it looks. Today, dozens of sea borders remain unresolved. Like so many conflicts, they owe their origins to complicated questions of where one country’s territory ends, and another’s begins. Many involve overlapping claims to areas rich in resources; and ...

Space: Europe urged to find its path, from crewed spaceflight to communications

Space: Europe urged to find its path, from crewed spaceflight to communications

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French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called on Thursday for Europeans to "act" on a massive scale to find their place against the United States and China in the space race, from communications to crewed spaceflight. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, and Deputy Dir...

JD Vance to address Republican midterm convention after Trump’s $5,000 offer sparks bribery claims – live

JD Vance to address Republican midterm convention after Trump’s $5,000 offer sparks bribery claims – live

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Trump will also speak again but assured audiences it would not be another two-hour addressTrump promise of $5,000 for US citizens after midterms decried as ‘bribery’Sign up for the US Breaking News emailThe Supreme Court has blocked a federal judge’s ruling that would’ve restored Republican-drawn congressional districts in Missouri.The decision, issued by justice Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to sound...