US murders set to fall at historic rate in 2025
US murders are on track to fall at a historic rate in 2025, according to an analysis of preliminary data.
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Pope Leo prepares to outline stance on AI
AI safety proponents are looking to the leader of the Catholic Church for help establishing guardrails on the fast-moving technology.
Chinese authorities debate how much they should censor AI
China is trying to walk a fine line between regulating what AI chatbots can say and allowing innovation.
Judge upholds Trump's H-1B fee
A US judge upheld President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new applications for H-1B visas, dealing a setback to tech companies that have long benefitted from recruiting highly skilled foreign nationals.
Kyiv signals openness to demilitarized zones
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled he was open to withdrawing troops and establishing demilitarized zones in the country’s east.
US Supreme Court blocks Chicago troop deployment
The White House had said the troops were necessary to fight crime, but city officials objected.
How Corporations Convinced America that Litter is Our Fault
This morning, while sitting at a red light, I watched as the person in front of me rolled down the window of their Lexus, stuck out an arm, and flung a greasy McDonald’s bag filled with garbage and empty soda cans onto the sidewalk. Instinctively, I slammed my horn with one hand and made the universal “what the hell?” gesture with the other. They did not respond. For a moment I considered stepping out of my car and scooping the strewn Egg McMuffin entrails into a pile to hand back to them; then I remembered that I live in America, where people have guns, and I decided this wasn’t really a situation worth escalating. The light turned green and the driver sped off—laughing maniacally and slurping ketchup from each of their fingers, I assume—while I fumed.
US seeks to void asylum claims: report
The new legal strategy is one of several new approaches the Trump administration is adopting to curtail immigration.
‘Devastating’: Amnesty Rips Hegseth Memo Reversing Limits on Landmines
In a move decried by human rights organizations, the Trump administration has scrapped a Biden-era prohibition on the use of antipersonnel landmines, which killed thousands of noncombatants last year. The Washington Post reported on Friday that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sent a memo on December 2 reversing the policy, saying the use of such mines would provide the US military with a “force […]
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The U.K. Is Banning Social Media for Kids. Can It Deliver More Effectively Than Australia?
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