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Newsom Commutes All 548 California Death Sentences
Governor Gavin Newsom announced he is commuting all 548 death sentences in California to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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TikTok shuts down ad account for Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk film for good
TikTok has permanently suspended the advertising account for Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary, citing political-policy violations, as the film expands to more than 470 screens.
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Trump Waives New Russia Sanctions a Day Before They Bite, Citing National Interest
President Donald Trump has waived most of the sweeping new Russia sanctions and tariffs that Congress passed last month, signing an executive order on…
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Online Ads Are Being Used to Sneak Spyware Onto Phones, Researchers Warn
Citizen Lab says an Israeli ad firm helped spyware makers infect phones through ordinary online ads — no clicks needed — in what it calls the first confirmed case of its kind.
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YouTube Music Will Start Flagging Songs Made With Generative AI
YouTube Music is rolling out a Made with AI label for songs created with generative AI, as streaming platforms race to bring transparency to machine-made music.
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DC and Virginia Sue to Block Trump’s 250 Foot Triumphal Arch
DC and Virginia have sued to stop the 250 foot arch at Memorial Circle, calling the plan unlawful before building starts.
Politics
Election Day Checklist: Polls, Identification and the Line Rule Voters Need Today
Voters heading out on Tuesday face different hours, identification rules and polling places by state, but a few national rules apply everywhere.
Business
Nasdaq Sheds 2.1% as AI-Doubt Selloff Hands Chip Stocks Their Longest Losing Streak Since 2008
Wall Street ended the week on the defensive on Friday as a deepening selloff in artificial-intelligence-linked stocks dragged the Nasdaq Composite down 2.1 per…
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Schools That Switch Off Google AI Will Also Lose Search
Google will switch AI off by default for school accounts, but schools that keep it off will also lose access to Google Search.
Sports
750,000 and Counting: Milwaukee Parade Rewrites the Wisconsin Record Book
Milwaukee police put Friday parade and rally attendance above 750,000, far above the 400,000 expected, in what may be the largest single day crowd in Wisconsin history.
Entertainment
Oasis Documentary Arrives on Disney Plus With Unseen Gallagher Footage
Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu, featuring unseen footage of the Gallagher brothers.
Health
Melanoma Patients Get New Hope as Personalised mRNA Vaccine Cuts Risk by 42%
Merck and Moderna have released late-stage trial results for their personalised melanoma vaccine, showing a 42 percent cut in the risk of death or recurrence.
Science
NASA Commissions All-Glass Test Telescope for LISA Mission
NASA has commissioned an all-glass test telescope from L3Harris for LISA, the mission that will detect gravitational waves from space.
