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Trump orders all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technology

AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he was ordering all federal agencies to phase out use of Anthropic technology after the company’s unusually public dispute with the Pentagon over artificial intelligence safety.

Trump’s comments came just over an hour before the Pentagon’s deadline for Anthropic to allow unrestricted military use of its AI technology or face consequences — and nearly 24 hours after CEO Dario Amodei said his company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Defense Department's demands.

Anthropic didn’t immediately...
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Exiled activist Anna Kwok vows to keep fighting after Hong Kong jails her father

AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. said a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people.

“I think obviously the (Hong Kong) government wants to use guilt, wants to use a lot of emotions to weight me down, but I've found my way to really find my calling in activism for Hong Kong,” said Anna Kwok, who is wanted by the Hong Kong government for her pro-democracy activism.

“So I’m not going to back down. I’m just going to be more...
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Actor Tessa Thompson, Sen. Adam Schiff and more sound off on Paramount eying Warner Bros. Discovery

AP News LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Paramount in a position to take over Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, elected officials and Hollywood figures have strong opinions. Sen. Adam Schiff of California is calling for the potential deal to be subject to the “highest levels of scrutiny” while actor Mark Ruffalo fears it could hurt competition. Many Democrats have come out against the merger.

Here's what some are saying, in their own words:

Tessa Thompson

“It’s worrisome. I would lie if I said — as someone that’s making work and producing...
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LA firefighter says he warned brush fire wasn't out before massive blaze ignited

AP News LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles firefighter testified in a newly released deposition that he told colleagues the ground was still smoldering from a brush fire days before authorities say it reignited into the most destructive blaze in city history.

Scott Pike, a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department, said he told colleagues the ground was still hot on Jan. 2 when he was sent in to help clean up a New Year's Day brush in the hillsides near the scenic Pacific Palisades neighborhood, the Los Angeles Times reported. Pike's comments came in a sworn deposition taken in a...
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Attorney general announces indictment against 30 more people who protested at a Minnesota church

AP News Attorney General Pam Bondi announced charges Friday against 30 more people who are accused of civil rights violations in a January protest inside a Minnesota church where a pastor works for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Bondi said on social media that 25 people were in custody and more arrests would follow. The new indictment comes a month after independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort and prominent local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong were charged for their alleged roles in the protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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