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Washington pitches an AI safety plan ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, Buffett steps down at Berkshire, and New Zealand crowns an endangered black robin.
Politics & World
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S. and Chinese officials discussed a new AI incident notification mechanism during Sunday talks in New York, days before President Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in…
Politics & World
Denmark says a three-party agreement on Greenland’s security, giving NATO a shared role in the…
Sources: Defense News, Axios, CNBC Top News
Politics & World
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said Monday they will sue President Donald Trump and the White House…
Sources: Axios, CNBC Top News, Variety
The number of puppeteers it took to march a herd of 40 life-size bison puppets through Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn this weekend — three performers per animal. The stampede was staged to honor Indigenous history and resilience.
Source: Smithsonian
How the Trump administration struck secret deals to deport people to countries they have never known.
The Guardian · Louisa Loveluck
Why Fairfax County’s top prosecutor keeps letting killers off with insanity pleas — and what happens after.
Washington Examiner · Hudson Crozier
What 634 women working in tech said when a sweeping survey let them speak candidly about the industry.
Wired · Sandra Upson
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels undergoes further tests on his dislocated left elbow, with Washington awaiting word on the severity.
The United Nations marks the International Day of Peace, observed annually on Sept. 21.
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“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
— Albert Einstein, physicist — a fitting thought for the International Day of Peace
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