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AI tools rapidly infiltrated peoples’ lives in 2024, but AI lawmaking in the U.S. moved much more slowly. While dozens of AI-related bills were introduced this Congress—either to fund its research or mitigate its harms—most got stuck in partisan gridlock

In today’s hyperconnected world, silence and moments of quiet have become rare and precious commodities. From the moment we wake up to the instant we close our eyes, most of us are inundated by a barrage of notifications, alerts, and

Animal rights activist Paul Watson, freed this week from detention in Denmark, vowed on Saturday to end whale hunting worldwide and to stop Japan if it tried to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean. Watson, a 74-year-old Canadian-American, returned to

CEO killing suspect Luigi Mangione to appear in Manhattan court for arraignment on state murder charges  ABC News Luigi Mangione’s terror case: Was the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin ‘overcharged’?  Fox News Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione set to be arraigned on

by Maher Al Mounes with Lisa Golden Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control. Sharaa

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea early Sunday in “an apparent case of friendly fire,” the US military said. Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said later on Sunday they had “targeted” the aircraft carrier USS Harry

Man apprehended after woman fatally set on fire in New York subway car  The Guardian US Horrific video shows ‘evil’ Guatemalan immigrant calmly watching woman burn to death after setting her ablaze  Hindustan Times Suspect arrested in the killing of a woman

Saudis say warnings about market attack suspect were ignored  BBC.com Germany Searches for Motives in Christmas Market Attack  The New York Times Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper social divisions  The Hill Elon Musk sparks backlash in Germany

In Arizona speech, Trump jokes Musk is ‘not going to be president’  POLITICO Trump bristles at Musk’s rocketing profile as Democrats play on the president-elect’s vanity  CNN Trump Says Talk That He’s Ceded Presidency to Musk Is a ‘Hoax’  Bloomberg Trump rejects taunts

Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday following a three-month clean-up, but visitors will for now be limited to 400 to avoid the crowds of the past, said the city’s mayor. Imposing the limit, which might later be modified, will “allow