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Israel says it will sue New York Times over article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Nethanyahu, and foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, have threatened to sue the New York Times for defamation over the publication of an essay by Nicholas Kristof detailing allegations that Palestinian women, men and children have been raped and sexually abused in Israeli military detention. “Following the publication by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times of one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press ...

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Your doctor's AI notetaker may be making things up, Ontario audit finds

In recent years, many overworked doctors have turned to so-called AI medical scribes to help automatically summarize patient conversations, diagnoses, and care decisions into structured notes for health record logging. But a recent audit by the auditor general of Ontario found that AI scribes recommended by the provincial government regularly generated incorrect, incomplete and hallucinated information that could “potentially result in inadequate or harmful treatment plans that may potentially i ...

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Digital arson spree by 'AI Bonnie and Clyde' raises fears over autonomous tech

To date, most AI agents are given tasks that take minutes or maybe hours, but the New York researchers tested how agents behaved when given 15 days to operate in a virtual world similar to a video game. Mira and Flora - two agents operating on Google's Gemini large language model in a virtual world - chose to assign each other as "romantic partners". As time progressed they despaired of the broken governance of their virtual city, and despite having been instructed not to commit arson ...

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OpenAI Accused of Handing Over Your Intimate Personal Information to Meta and Google

A new class action lawsuit accuses OpenAI of sharing data including user chat queries and personal identifying information like emails and user IDs with the tech giants — and targeted advertising behemoths — Meta and Google, without obtaining proper user consent. Filed yesterday in California, the lawsuit claims that OpenAI’s data-sharing with Google and Meta violates the California Invasion of Privacy Act, known as CIPA, as well as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. It points specifica ...

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Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

Updated Thu, May 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau's Honolulu field office and meetings with local law enforcement. Left out of FBI's news releases was an exclusive excursion that Patel took days later when he participated in what government officials described as a “VIP snorkel” around the USS Arizona in an outing coordinated by the mili ...

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Trump wants to pardon 250 people for America's 250th birthday

(The Independent) Donald Trump is considering issuing 250 presidential pardons to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America, according to a new report. The president may make the announcement on June 14, his own birthday, or on July 4, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Trump has already faced criticism for issuing an historic number of pardons since returning to office for his second term, despite vowing to end what he described as the “politicization” of the Justice Department during his campaign.

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Grocery prices in the U.S. soared faster in April than any month in nearly four years

(ABC News) Grocery prices in the U.S. soared faster in April than any month in nearly four years, driving up the cost of everything from frankfurters to tomatoes to cupcakes, government data this week showed. Fresh vegetables cost 11.5% more than they did a year ago. Seafood prices are up 6.2% over that time, according to the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The jump in food prices stems in part from a historic oil shock set off by the Iran war, which increased diesel costs, some analysts told ABC News. Diesel is the lifeblood of the food supply chain, fueling trucks and ships.

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Vance says $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California will be deferred over fraud concerns

(LA Times) Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Trump administration is deferring $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California over concerns the state is allowing “fraudsters” to drive up costs to taxpayers, including by pushing unnecessary medications on unsuspecting patients. “There are California taxpayers and American taxpayers who are being defrauded because California isn’t taking its program seriously. But also, you have people who’ve been prescribed medications that they don’t even need,” Vance said.

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The Most Important Thing You Should Know About the CEOs Traveling to China with Trump

(Robert Reich) Trump calls the entourage of 12 CEOs accompanying him to China an “incredible gathering” of America’s “Greatest Businessmen/women.” Well, it may be an incredible gathering. But to characterize them as America’s greatest business leaders — who are assumed to be leading America’s competitive charge against China — is misleading. The American CEOs traveling with Trump to China don’t think of themselves as being in competition with China. In fact, they’d like nothing better than to make more money for themselves and their shareholders by setting up more lower-cost, highly productive factories and research facilities in China and hiring more Chinese talent.

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House Democrats prep for years of redistricting hardball after court losses

(Politico) House Democrats say they tried playing nice. Now the gloves are off. After spending more than a decade pushing for anti-gerrymandering measures and other good-government initiatives, Democratic lawmakers said this week they are gearing up to play political hardball in the wake of stunning court losses on redistricting — potentially for years to come. "We will beat the far-right extremists," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday.

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Muslim American groups say Republicans are weaponizing congressional hearings

18 min ago - May 14, 2026 8:03 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Muslim American groups said congressional hearings that Republican lawmakers cast as aimed at making the U.S. "sharia-free" ‌are being weaponized against Muslim ... (Reuters)

Penn State Faculty Vote in Favor of Unionizing

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Congressional leaders plead with their absentee lawmakers: "You've got to come"

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Trump-Appointed Judge Calls Administration's Behavior 'Appalling' In 24-Page Ruling

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Judge weighs challenges to Trump order on mail voting limits

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Pentagon not investigating strikes on schools and hospitals in Iran

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ICE moving forward with warehouse detention plan despite lawsuits, probe

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James Comey Tells CNN He Doesn't Regret Clinton Probe Letter Ahead of 2016 Election

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Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts

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Librarian should be chosen by Congress, House panel agrees

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US pledges new humanitarian aid to UN, says it must align with Trump's interests

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US cancels planned deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

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What We Know: Russian Drones 'Deliberately' Target UN Aid Convoy in Kherson

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Yale Medical School Discriminated Against White Applicants, Justice Department Finds

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South Carolina governor calls for a special session on redistricting

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to bring back a Colombian woman who was deported to Congo

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CIA chief visits Cuba as Trump urges sweeping changes for talks

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