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Ford rehires experienced engineers after AI misses the mark

Published June 29, 2026 12:44pm EDT By Eric Revell Ford has rehired experienced human engineers to help address the shortcomings of artificial intelligence (AI) tools meant to tackle quality issues in the automaker's production processes. The hiring push helped Ford top the JD Power 2026 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) for the first time since 2010 amid improvements in the quality of its new vehicles, and follows some hard-learned lessons about the ability of AI to replace human knowledge ...

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US military races to vaccinate new recruits before flu shots expire

Mon 29 Jun 2026 11.12 EDT Last modified on Mon 29 Jun 2026 11.30 EDT The US military is racing to vaccinate new recruits after a two-month halt on mandatory flu shots – but it’s a temporary reprieve, as the shots will soon expire and new doses will not be available for months. Officials will need to lean on other prevention measures to contain the growing flu outbreak at Lackland air force base in San Antonio, Texas, experts say. The flu vaccines now being deployed across military basic trai ...

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For Nancy Pelosi, good-bye Congress. Hello, Pelosi Democracy Institute

June 29, 2026, 8:02 a.m. ET Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is retiring from Congress but not retiring from politics. The Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy is being launched in January at the University of California, Berkeley, the university announced June 29. The institute will sponsor research, support summer internships, host an annual forum "for global thought leaders" and offer undergraduate classes. Here's one of them: a course on Congress co-taught by po ...

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Device installed to help keep Trump's Reflecting Pool clear of algae was never used on a pool: report

Monday 29 June 2026 12:20 EDT The device used to clear the algae outbreak from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following President Trump’s troubled refurbishment has never previously been used on a pool, according to a report. The $1.7 million “ozone nanobubbler” operates by shooting 500 million microscopic bubbles of oxygen into every teaspoon of water in order to blast apart algae, bacteria and other unwanted contaminants. However, the tech is just five-years-old and has only been tri ...

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Supreme Court Rules Against Roy Moore in Fight Over $8.2 Million Jury Award

Supreme Court Rules Against Roy Moore in Fight Over $8.2 Million Jury Award The former Alabama Supreme Court justice and Senate candidate had asked the court to clear a path for him to potentially collect a jury award in a defamation case. June 29, 2026, 12:31 p.m. ET Roy Moore ran for U.S. Senate in Alabama in a special election in 2017. Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an emergency request by Roy Moore, the former Alabama Supreme Court justice who lost a Senat ...

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The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump's power to be decided

(AP) The Supreme Court is wrapping up a term that has focused on President Donald Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power. Trump’s efforts to restrict birthright citizenship, fire the heads of most independent agencies at will and remove a sitting Federal Reserve governor are among the remaining eight cases the justices are expected to decide this week, beginning Monday.

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Conservative presidential power expert set to assist investigation into Trump foes

(CNN) John Yoo — a well-known and, in some legal and political circles, infamous conservative lawyer — will assist a Justice Department investigation that has theorized a yearslong conspiracy against President Donald Trump and is looking at several former high-ranking federal officials. Yoo, now a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, was the head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel under President George W. Bush during September 11, 2001, and is most known for authoring the “torture memos” used for detainees after the attacks.

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DU Editorial Wins LA Press Club Award

(LA Press Club) "A Call to Action on a Somber VE Day" by Bennet Kelley: This is an eloquent and engaging call for citizens to consider the values and ideals that previous generations of Americans fought for; the institutions they created, --and their dedication to expanding and sustaining democracy. VE (Victory Europe) Day, May 1945, celebrates the defeat of fascism and Nazism, as 80 years later those dark ideals are gaining traction here. A thoughtful and relevant editorial for today.

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Central Bankers warn AI Bubble is similiar to conditions before the Great Depression

(Telegraph) The BIS, known as the bank for central banks, said there was growing “peril” in financial markets from the complex web of financial ties between AI giants, shadow banks and data centre builders unravelling. “Financial stability could ... be at risk in the event of an AI bust,” the BIS said. “Should hyperscalers slow or halt the aggressive pace of capex deployment, many borrowers across the supply chain could struggle to replace lost revenue and service their debt.

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Texas Democrats leave convention united in effort to end GOP's 30-year hold on Texas

(KUT) The final speech Friday night came from Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico, who drew one of the convention's loudest ovations. He used much of his time to highlight the long history of Texans resisting concentrated political power. “That Texas state of mine resists any tyranny, whether it comes from dictators 200 years ago or billionaire mega donors today,” Talarico said.

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Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped

4 min ago - Updated 7:20 PM EDT, June 29, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible to take out higher federal student loan amounts — at least for now — after a ... (AP)

Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court ruling

33 min ago - Updated Mon, June 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM EDT Arkansas is moving forward with its plan to ban government food aid from being used to buy candy and soda beginning on Wednesday, even though a federal judge ruled last week that similar restrictions in other ... (Yahoo! News/AP)

Colorado Court Rejects November Ballot Initiatives Aimed at Redrawing Congressional Districts

59 min ago - June 29, 2026, at 6:03 p.m. Colorado voters will not get a say this November on whether to replace the state's congressional districts with ones that could help Democrats win additional seats in future elections. The state Supreme Court on Monday st ... (US News & World Report/AP)

Former Chinese Billionaire and Bannon Associate Is Sentenced for Fraud

1 hr ago - Guo Wengui, a Chinese businessman who transformed himself from a Beijing insider into an anti-Communist crusader and ally of the American far right, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday for defrauding investors, including many of his own fer ... (New York Times)

San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to $395 million settlement with clergy sex abuse survivors

1 hr ago - Updated on: June 29, 2026 / 2:55 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco The Archdiocese of San Francisco has agreed to pay nearly $400 million in a settlement with survivors of clergy sexual abuse, lawyers for the survivors announced on Monday. The settlement es ... (CBS News)

Tenured California professor fired over Gaza protest wins job back

1 hr ago - Mon 29 Jun 2026 15.09 EDT Last modified on Mon 29 Jun 2026 17.50 EDT A tenured professor who was fired last year over her pro-Palestinian activism has won her job back and is suing her university over the termination. Last November, Sang Hea Kil, a j ... (The Guardian)

Gallego spokesperson says Trump is 'targeting' the Democratic senator with DOJ investigation

2 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2026, 5:48 PM ET A spokesperson for Sen. Ruben Gallego said Monday that President Donald Trump is “targeting” the Arizona Democrat with a Justice Department investigation into his campaign finances. Reacting to a report of ... (CNN Politics)

Oil stocks in US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fall by 5.5 million to lowest level since 1983

2 hrs ago - June 29, 2026 4:07 PM EDT Updated 2 hours ago HOUSTON, June 29 (Reuters) - Stocks of crude oil in the U.S. ‌Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by 5.5 million barrels to 325.7 million barrels, the lowest level since May 1983, a ... (Reuters)

Johnson: Blocking House agenda over SAVE America Act is 'self-defeating'

3 hrs ago - 06/29/26 3:56 PM ET Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) warned his Republican colleagues on Monday that it would be a “self-defeating” strategy to hold up legislative action in the House over their demands surrounding the Safeguard American Voter ... (The Hill)

New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets

3 hrs ago - June 29, 2026, 3:32 PM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- New Mexico's governor said Monday that state officials could pursue billions of dollars in civil damages after revelations that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents repeatedly allowed shipments of fe ... (ABC News/AP)

Trump whines it 'does not count' after Supreme Court demands $5 million payout

3 hrs ago - Story by Kathrine Frich • 12h • .................. The final ruling .................. That decision locks in a prior civil verdict against the president. A jury previously found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll ... (msn.com)

Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses, MGB Home Care healthcare workers authorize strike

8 hrs ago - Updated: 12:22 PM EDT Jun 29, 2026 Jamy Pombo Sesselman BOSTON — Thousands of nurses and healthcare workers in Massachusetts have voted to strike beginning July 8 in what may be the largest strike of its kind in the state. Two strikes involve mo ... (WCVB)

Trump urges gasoline retailers to lower prices, warns of 'big problems' if they don't

9 hrs ago - By Kanishka Singh June 29, 2026 5:06 PM MST Updated 53 mins ago WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday gasoline retailers must get ‌prices down immediately and warned that there will be "big problems" a ... (Reuters)

Judge halts enforcement of Virginia's assault weapons sale and purchase ban for certain localities

10 hrs ago - June 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, Va. (CN) — Just two days before implementation, a Virginia judge blocked the commonwealth from enforcing a newly passed assault weapons ban. Granting a statewide block on Monday, Washington County Circuit Judge Jeffrey ... (Courthouse News Service)

US Sen. Dan Sullivan's same-name challenger can be on primary ballot, Alaska Supreme Court rules

10 hrs ago - Updated Jun 29, 2026, 7:37 PM ET PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2026, 7:37 PM ET AP - The Alaska Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan is qualified to run for the seat and order ... (CNN Politics/AP)

Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight

11 hrs ago - Mon 29 Jun 2026 08.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 29 Jun 2026 08.01 EDT The Trump administration plans to evaluate the performance of the California Coastal Commission, in the latest escalation of a dispute between the state’s Democratic leaders an ... (The Guardian)

Democrats in half of states sue Trump administration over Medicaid work rules

11 hrs ago - NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia on Monday sued the Trump administration over its recent guidance on new Medicaid work requirements, arguing the strict rules will prevent eligible Americans from accessing the c ... (AP)

Iran war has cost Americans $1,000 per household, economist estimates

11 hrs ago - June 29, 2026 / 2:27 PM EDT The Iran war has cost Americans roughly $1,000 per household in higher fuel, food and other expenses since the start of the conflict in February, according to an estimate shared last week by Moody's Analytics chief economi ... (CBS News)

Device installed to help keep Trump's Reflecting Pool clear of algae was never used on a pool: report

12 hrs ago - Monday 29 June 2026 12:20 EDT The device used to clear the algae outbreak from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool following President Trump’s troubled refurbishment has never previously been used on a pool, according to a report. The $1.7 mil ... (The Independent)

Supreme Court to review the legality of mass voter purges in the weeks before an election

12 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2026, 10:11 AM ET The Supreme Court will review the legality of mass voters purges in the final weeks before an election, as part of a larger case the justices are taking up examining the methods Arizona uses to keep non-citiz ... (CNN Politics)