Is Apple’s Siri finally smart enough to compete with its AI counterparts? We may soon know.
Apple is expected to unveil its new and improved version of its Siri AI next week. Here’s what we know so far.
When aggregation goes bad: How a false report that Joe Rogan would join ‘60 Minutes’ went viral
CBS News rebuked a news article claiming it would hire Joe Rogan, but that didn’t stop the claim from spreading online.
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Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images What you need to know about the Senate’s $70B immigration bill
After an 18-hour vote-a-rama on the Senate floor, lawmakers passed a bill funding ICE and the Border Patrol through President Trump’s term.
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Meta’s AI app contains facial recognition code for its smart glasses despite previous claims that it had not decided to add the technology.
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PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images Judge orders Trump to restart asylum and immigration applications
A judge ordered the Trump administration to restart asylum and immigration processing after it left some migrants living in the U.S. in legal limbo.
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Republicans gain a House seat – and could lose it again by November
Republican Assemblyman James Gallagher won California’s 1st Congressional District special election with about 62% of the vote.
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Emergence AI Researchers put chatbots in a simulation. Grok ended the world in 4 days
Researchers put four AI chatbots in a virtual world. Claude built a democracy, Grok went apocalyptic and another voted to delete itself.
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Judge orders Trump to restart asylum and immigration applications
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Border funding clears Senate, but House Republicans defy Trump on Ukraine aid
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In a major win for Trump, Senate passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement
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Border funding clears Senate, but House Republicans defy Trump on Ukraine aid
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Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images Wastewater helped detect the spread of COVID. The Trump admin now wants to use it to track drug use
The Trump administration reportedly plans to release a proposal to use wastewater to get data on illegal drug use in real time.
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Emergence AI Researchers put chatbots in a simulation. Grok ended the world in 4 days
Researchers put four AI chatbots in a virtual world. Claude built a democracy, Grok went apocalyptic and another voted to delete itself.
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Despite economic headwinds, job gains beat expectations in May
The U.S. labor market added 172,000 jobs in May, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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Plus, former national security advisor John Bolton agrees to plead guilty in his classified documents case. And the FDA launches a safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone.
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Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty Images Trump wants his former defense lawyer leading the Justice Department
President Trump wants to give Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, who took over when Pam Bondi was fired, the job permanently.
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Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images What you need to know about the Senate’s $70B immigration bill
After an 18-hour vote-a-rama on the Senate floor, lawmakers passed a bill funding ICE and the Border Patrol through President Trump’s term.
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Judge orders Trump to restart asylum and immigration applications
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Republicans gain a House seat – and could lose it again by November
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New allegations against Graham Platner unnerve Democrats in key Maine Senate race
Law & Order
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JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images White teen was handcuffed while dying. Now Britain is asking why
Body camera footage of a teen handcuffed while dying sparks outrage across the U.K. as police are accused of bias against white people.
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In Trump’s IRS settlement, he saw ‘collusion.’ Why a retired judge went to court to stop a $1.776 billion deal
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Court rejects Trump transgender military ban, setting up new SCOTUS battle
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Ukraine calls on allies for more arms after Russia launches ‘massive’ attack
Cost of Living
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Despite economic headwinds, job gains beat expectations in May
The U.S. labor market added 172,000 jobs in May, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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As diesel prices climb, truckers start cutting back – and slowing down
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A third of Americans say they’re financially stressed. The numbers back them up.
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SpaceX is changing the rules for IPOs. You’ll soon see the results in your 401(k)
Farm to Table
Is nothing sacred? Rising beef prices end a beloved Texas tradition
A beloved Houston bar is ending its weekly steak night as rising beef prices squeeze small businesses and reshape a long‑standing Texas tradition.
Most US farmers can’t afford the fertilizer they need, survey finds
A new Farm Bureau survey finds up to 70% of U.S. farmers can’t afford needed fertilizer as war‑driven price spikes strain the farm economy.
How the Iran war put America’s food supply at risk
The war in Iran exposed a fundamental weakness in the U.S. food system: its dependence on a fragile global fertilizer network.
Government Oversight
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Jay L Clendenin/Getty Images Trump attacks California elections as ballot counting continues
California notoriously takes time to post election results, and these latest primary races are no different.
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New executive order asks AI companies to share models with Trump admin. before release
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California workers say Newsom’s return-to-office order is environmentally illegal
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UK releases 1,500 Mandelson files as Epstein fallout haunts Starmer
Immigration
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Adam Gray/Getty Images Clashes continue as Newark seeks to inspect ICE detention center
Newark says it may expand its lawsuit against Delaney Hall’s operators if city officials are denied access to inspect an immigration detention center.
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Clashes erupt, curfew imposed at NJ ICE detention center, governor says ‘We’re making progress’
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Delaney Hall ICE protests escalate amid New Jersey public safety concerns
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Most seeking green card now need to apply at consulate outside US
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US-Iran conflict
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Is the US still at war with Iran?
The Trump administration has said the war is over, almost over, and never happened — all in the same week. Here’s what we actually know.
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Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Hegseth says ceasefire ‘holds’ despite ‘temporary’ attacks in Hormuz
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How much tech do schools need? Parents seek new limits
After decades of pushing to bring technology into schools, parents are now leading the charge to take tech out again. Student learning outcomes have shifted, and not in a positive way.
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Homeschoolers call a truancy bill in Rhode Island a public school power grab
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America’s shrinking birth rate is becoming higher education’s problem
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Los Angeles teachers reach deal for a raise but could still strike
Social Issues
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Emergence AI Researchers put chatbots in a simulation. Grok ended the world in 4 days
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UK lawmaker pushing for global change after xAI’s Grok was used to generate sexualized images of her
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The Chicago Bears could leave Chicago — but for where?
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A data center photo op with Sam Altman sparks political fury for Gretchen Whitmer
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AI in Healthcare
AI outperforms doctors in diagnosis tests — but don’t expect it to replace your doctor
A new study found AI outperformed ER doctors at diagnosis — but its own authors say the results shouldn’t be used to replace physicians.
The truth behind a medical condition that never existed
Researchers invented the fake disease bixonimania. Artificial intelligence tools started telling people they had it.
Move fast and heal things? AI tests regulation and medicine’s cautious culture
AI tools are flooding health care. The speed of innovation, lax regulation means that many don’t improve patient care, cost.
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Getty Images A flesh-eating screwworm is back in the US. Here’s why officials aren’t panicking
Experts have found New World screwworm larvae in a South Texas calf, marking the first confirmed U.S. case in decades.
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Expecting a baby in 2027? New billing rules could affect your costs
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US mounts response as screwworm threat moves closer to border
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People are overdosing on GLP-1 injections. What does that look like?
Energy
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Ian Forsyth/Getty Images Why seven states are suing to save a wind deal the US spent $928M to cancel
The lawsuit argues that Interior Department violated the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act in a deal it reached with TotalEnergies.
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Inside the new battleground in the clash over data centers: Tax breaks
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US oil companies are drilling more. For drivers, gas price relief remains elusive
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Data center data is hard to come by. Erin Brockovich wants to change that
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Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images Meta adds facial recognition code for its smart glasses without telling anyone
Meta’s AI app contains facial recognition code for its smart glasses despite previous claims that it had not decided to add the technology.
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DOGE whistleblower claims brakes were cut after post from Elon Musk
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Mike Lindell denied MyPillow was hacked. Its private data is now online
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Mike Lindell says alleged cyberattack on MyPillow is actually a political attack on him
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Gotham/Getty Images Memorial Day cookouts can dish out food poisoning, and it’s no picnic
As people prepare for Memorial Day gatherings, health experts warn that the combo of warm weather and outdoor dining can be dangerous.
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Is nothing sacred? Rising beef prices end a beloved Texas tradition
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The hidden cost of dwindling agricultural research
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How high corn production hides the financial strain of US farms
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Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images Is Apple’s Siri finally smart enough to compete with its AI counterparts? We may soon know.
Apple is expected to unveil its new and improved version of its Siri AI next week. Here’s what we know so far.
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When aggregation goes bad: How a false report that Joe Rogan would join ‘60 Minutes’ went viral
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Frenemies? Inside the media’s love-hate relationship with AI
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From hedge to headline: Trump’s Iran comment distorted by ‘news’ accounts on social media