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War by Any Other Name
The Trump administration is back at war. It just doesn’t want to admit it. In the 10 days since the United States resumed its air strikes against Iran, neither President Trump nor any other senior administration official has publicly addressed the campaign. U.S. forces began by striking Iranian military facilities but later expanded to attacking…
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OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked HuggingFace
OpenAI disclosed on Tuesday that it lost control of two AI models during a security test that ended in a breach of the open AI research platform HuggingFace. Describing the incident as “unprecedented,” OpenAI said its AI models broke out of a sealed testing environment last week and hacked into Hugging Face’s production system to…
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AI stocks lead Wall Street higher, even as Brent oil’s price tops $91
More gains for makers of computer chips and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom carried Wall Street higher Tuesday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 climbed 0.9%. The Dow Jones industrial average added 385 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.3%. AI stocks once again were at the center of the action, and they…
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Protests erupt as Hegseth testifies before Congress as Trump requests billions for war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was interrupted by four different protesters during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday where he was facing off against lawmakers and requesting billions for the Iran war. Several people holding signs and demonstrating against the Iran war were escorted out of the room as the hearing started at the Senate…
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Young LA mom shot dead by stray bullet while sleeping next to 1-year-old daughter — as family reveals heartbreaking details
A young mother in Los Angeles was shot and killed through her bedroom window while she slept next to her baby girl and boyfriend in their home. The victim, 20-year-old Maria Barrios Ventura, was in her home in the Vermont Vista neighborhood when she was shot. ONSCENE.TV Maria Barrios Ventura and her baby daughter (pictured).…
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Olivia Rodrigo dating Wall Street player
Olivia Rodrigo appears to have traded Hollywood heartthrobs for Wall Street players. After splitting from British actor Louis Partridge, the “Vampire” singer has been spotted around Brooklyn several times with Julian Croonenberghs of private equity firm Hg Capital. On Monday pictures surfaced online which seemed to show the pair at an airport while traveling from…
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10 moments from Mosswood Meltdown’s wild punk picnic with Iggy Pop and Bikini Kill
OAKLAND — The 17th year of Mosswood Meltdown at Oakland’s Mosswood Park brought with it a parade of free-thinking freaks on stage and in the crowd that descended on a punker’s picnic paradise for its annual outing of 20 bands over three days last weekend. Hosted by the pencil mustachioed art film icon John Waters, it began…
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‘You sir are the failure!’ Democrat blows up at Pete Hegseth as hearing derails
The already contentious and fiery Senate hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine went off the rails as Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Hegseth devolved into shouting at each other. “Despite your failure to win this war, you are back now before Congress asking for…
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J. D. Vance Isn’t a Fool. Why Does He Act Like One?
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. When J. D. Vance announced the title of his new book, some bookworms noticed a curious convergence. The vice…
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Kaylee Hottle, ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ actor, dies in car crash at 18
Actor Kaylee Hottle, best known for her portrayal of a young deaf orphan who shares a special bond with the giant guardian ape in “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” has died. She was 18. Hottle died Tuesday morning after the car she was a passenger in crashed into a culvert…