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Eritrean illegal immigrant allegedly assaulted woman after being freed from jail instead of deported
Radiet Meles, 35, an ex-soldier from Eritrea, was expected to be deported after finishing his five-year sentence following a conviction for a 2019 attempted sexual assault of an unconscious woman at a house party.
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Anthropic CEO says AI advance is outpacing safeguards, calls to 'slow the pace'
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, proposed a three-step plan to balance the rate that aims to ensure safety while still achieving the benefits of the technology.
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Chinese national accused of illegally modifying DHS computers at border stations
Liu is charged with theft and damage of government property in a case involving 46 altered computers at three Maine border facilities.
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Vatican excommunicates bishops in ultraconservative group, warns faithful of sanctions
In its decree, the Vatican declared the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicated six bishops and priests.
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German authorities charge Ukrainian national over destruction of Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline
Prosecutors allege the man led and coordinated the attack on the pipeline, which transported Russian natural gas to Germany.
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State lawmaker in Illinois accused of sexual harassment asked to resign or be ousted
An Illinois state lawmaker has been asked to resignby Democrat leadership after allegations of his sexual harassment have been investigated. Late Wednesday, a spokesperson for House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch released a statement that the investigation, conducted
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US unemployment rate for June drops slightly to 4.2%, economy added 57K jobs
Economists predicted the June unemployment rate would be 4.3% and that the economy would add 115K jobs,
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Police arrest man who identifies as woman for allegedly planning massacre at Las Vegas casino
Video and photos posted on Instagram by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department show multiple handguns, rifles, a fully automatic firearm, suppressors, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition that authorities found in the vehicle.
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U.S. advances to World Cup round of 16 with 2-0 shutout of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The win was just the second-ever in the World Cup knockout round for the men's team..
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Mississippi DA Jody Owens pleads guilty to role in federal bribery case, then resigns from office
Owens was initially charged back in October 2024 with conspiracy, federal program bribery, wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements.
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Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle gets new funding despite investigations
State and federal investigators are probing allegations of self dealing.
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Legislative business ground to a halt as GOP revolt against Johnson in US House
U.S. House lawmakers have left town early for the July 4th holiday after legislative business in the chamber ground to a halt, the second time in weeks that Republican House leaders lost control of the floor.
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Pennsylvania legislature pushes legislation to keep AI companions transparently non-human
Legislation would hold AI applications accountable to put safety guidelines and protocols in place for kids.