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Congo and US agree to $1.2 billion health partnership
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The United States and Congo signed a $1.2 billion health partnership Thursday, the two countries’ governments said in a joint statement.The Department of State said it will provide up to $900 million over the next five years to support the Central African country to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child mortality, and other infectious diseases. Congo's government will commit to increasing its own domestic health expenditures by $300 million over the same period, according to the statement.
It is the latest agreement the... Read More
Anthropic CEO says AI company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow unrestricted use of its technology, deepening the unusually public clash with the Trump administration that is threatening to pull its contract and take other drastic steps by Friday.The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use... Read More
Young woman says she was on social media 'all day long' as a child in landmark addiction trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A young woman who is battling against social media giants took the stand Thursday to testify about her experience using the platforms as she was growing up, saying she was on social media “all day long” as a child.The now 20-year-old, who has been identified in court documents as KGM, says her early use of social media addicted her to the technology and exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts. Meta and YouTube are the two remaining defendants in the case, which TikTok and Snap have settled.
The case, along with two others, has been... Read More
Deadly shooting in Cuban waters highlights obsessions with counter-revolution as US pressure mounts
MIAMI (AP) — Word from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spotlight on Cubans living in the U.S. who still harbor aspirations of a counter-revolution 67 years after a guerrilla uprising ushered in communism.Cuban soldiers confronted a speedboat carrying 10 people as the vessel approached the island and opened fire on the troops, who fired back, killing four and wounding six, Cuba’s government says.
One of the four killed was Michel Ortega Casanova – a man on an “obsessive and... Read More
Republican voter ID bill stalls in Senate despite Trump demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election-year legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements on voting appears stalled in the Senate, for now, despite President Donald Trump’s call in his State of the Union speech that Republicans in Congress pass the bill “before anything else.”Trump’s push for the bill, backed by House conservatives and his most loyal supporters ahead of the midterm elections, has put new pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune as he tries to navigate an effort from inside and outside Congress to bypass normal Senate procedure. Thune has... Read More
Top Stories
- Anthropic CEO says AI company 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands
- Young woman says she was on social media 'all day long' as a child in landmark addiction trial
- Deadly shooting in Cuban waters highlights obsessions with counter-revolution as US pressure mounts
- Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount
- Prosecutor claims that delayed charges against Abrego Garcia were 'extraordinary' but justified
- Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump
- Crowds of Chicago mourners pay respects to Jesse Jackson at start of cross-country memorial services
- US and Iran wrap up latest nuclear talks without a deal as the risk of war looms
- The worst day for Nvidia's stock since last spring drags Wall Street lower
- US hockey player Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok as 'clearly fake' after anti-Canada slur
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- Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount
- Pink denies reports that she is separated from husband Carey Hart: 'Not true'
- Reunion game: Costas, Collins, Fratello and more NBC voices reunite for 76ers-Spurs game Tuesday
- Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff, a powerhouse editor of bestsellers and prize winners, dies at 76
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- Bruce Froemming, record-setting major league umpire, dies at age 86
- US women's hockey team has date in July with Flavor Flav in Vegas to celebrate gold medal victory
- Cuba says 8 World Baseball Classic delegation members denied US visas
- Reports: Italian golfer Pavan badly injured from fall down elevator shaft when car was not there