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After Pulling Back, Oil Prices Resume Their Rise
Shipping routes crucial to global commerce remained disrupted as the conflict in the Middle East continued.
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Inside the Katseye Fandom: Friendships, Rivalries and Boycotts Over Manon’s Hiatus
Fans of the group have leveraged their influence into friendship and rivalry. Then a member’s sudden hiatus sent them into a spiral.
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In Maine, Janet Mills Slams Graham Platner in First Negative Ad
Facing a tough nomination fight in a major Senate race, Ms. Mills, the state’s governor, is attacking her Democratic rival over his old Reddit posts and a tattoo that resembled Nazi imagery.
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Admiral’s Comments Undercut Pentagon’s Cluster Munition Policy
The first Trump administration defended cluster munitions as “legitimate,” but on Monday, Adm. Brad Cooper condemned them as “inherently indiscriminate.”
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Senate to Take Up Voter Bill Sought by Trump but Opposed by Democrats
The Republican leader said he couldn’t overcome a filibuster but, under relentless pressure from the president and the far right, would put Democrats on the record against the restrictive voter I.D. bill.
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Trump Officials Weigh New Plan to Stop Offshore Wind Farms
Proposed settlements would block wind farms off New York State and North Carolina, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.
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War in Iran Shows Growing Conservative Divide Over Israel
As the U.S.-Israel-Iran war continues, conservatism’s most famous figures are in a rhetorical brawl over America’s role.
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Exploring Cosmic Mysteries: What We Still Don’t Know About Space
There’s something profoundly humbling about staring up at the night sky. It’s like looking into a vast, cosmic ocean where the shores are invisible and the waters stretch into infinity. Despite the monumental achievements of space exploration and astronomy, the universe still holds many secrets that continue to baffle and intrigue us. It’s these mysteries…
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AI, Privilege & Work Product: The Current Legal Landscape and Practical Guidance
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in legal practice has created new challenges for the application of attorney-client privilege and work product protection. Two recent federal court decisions — United States v. Heppner and Warner v. Gilbarco, Inc. — offer early substantive guidance on how courts may treat information processed by AI tools in both…
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ITAR & AI-Enabled Defense Technologies: Autonomous Systems, Targeting Algorithms, and the New Export-Control Frontier
Executive Summary – Artificial intelligence has moved from research laboratories into deployed defense systems: autonomous ISR platforms, battlefield decision-support engines, predictive logistics tools, electronic-warfare optimization software, and AI-enabled targeting modules….By: Friling Law