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NY Times Reporter Sues Google, XAI, OpenAI Over Chatbot Training
An investigative reporter best known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos sued Elon Musk's xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Perplexity on Monday for using copyrighted books without permission to train their artificial...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:46:52 EDT2 Men Guilty of UK Plot to Kill Hundreds of Jews
Two men were found guilty Tuesday of plotting to kill hundreds in an Islamic State-inspired gun rampage against the Jewish community in England, a planned attack investigators say demonstrates the resurgent risk posed by the terrorist group.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:57:02 EDTFamilies Divided as Camp Mystic Plans Reopening After Deadly Floods
Patrick Hotze's three daughters made it home safe from Camp Mystic after July's catastrophic floods that killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors. He attended some of the funerals and says he understands the outrage over the Texas camp's plan to partially reopen...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:57:26 EDTCautious Shoppers Step up Holiday Season Spending
Consumers stepped up gift giving during the first seven weeks of the holiday shopping season, according to new data released Tuesday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:35:49 EDTUS Economy Expands a Surprising 4.3% in Q3
The U.S. economy expanded at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter as consumer spending, exports and government spending all grew.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:43:24 EDTNew Law Aims to Curb $200M in Improper Medicaid Payments to Dead People
Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to healthcare providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:45:58 EDTNetanyahu Warns of 'Very Severe' Response if Iran Attacks Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday of a "very severe response" should Iran take action against Israel, while emphasizing that the Jewish state is "not seeking confrontation.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:11:44 EDTGreta Thunberg Arrested at Anti-Israel Protest in London
British police arrested Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in London on Tuesday at an anti-Israel protest, U.K.-based campaign group Defend Our Juries said.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:16:43 EDT1 Killed as US Hits Suspected Drug Vessel in Pacific
The U.S. military said it killed one person in a strike on a "low-profile vessel" suspected of carrying drugs in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:41:45 EDTJ&J Vows Appeal After Jury Hits It With $1.5B Talc Cancer Award
A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed decades of exposure to asbestos in the company's talc-based products caused her peritoneal mesothelioma, a form of cancer. Jurors in the Circuit Court for...
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:48:21 EDTToyota to Recall More Than 55,000 US Vehicles
Toyota is recalling 55,405 vehicles in the U.S. as bolt inside the inverter might not have been tightened properly, causing incomplete contact at the inverter terminal, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:38:42 EDTEconomic Growth Likely Remained Strong at 3.3 Percent in Q3
The U.S. economy likely grew at a brisk clip in the third quarter, driven by solid consumer spending and business investment, but momentum appears to have since faded amid the rising cost of living and recent government shutdown.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:04:43 EDTTrump Escalates Feud With NY Times: 'Enemy of the People'
President Donald Trump issued a new attack on The New York Times early Tuesday, accusing the news organization of lying, publishing "fake" stories, and posing "a serious threat" to U.S. national security.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:03:38 EDTAmazon's Zoox Recalls 332 US Vehicles Over Software Error
Amazon's self-driving unit Zoox is recalling 332 vehicles in the U.S. over an automated driving systems (ADS) software error, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:38:54 EDTNovo's Wegovy Pill to Test Demand From Consumers With Cash
Novo Nordisk's newly approved weight-loss pill version of Wegovy will be a test case for the fast-growing cash-paying consumer market, with plans for the first highly effective oral treatment to go straight to U.S. self-pay channels in early January.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:40:33 EDTRussia Raises Concerns Over US Actions on Venezuela
Russia is conveying its concerns to the United States regarding Washington's actions on Venezuela, Russian news agencies cited Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:28:49 EDTAustralian State Set to Pass Tougher Gun, Hate Speech Laws After Bondi Attack
Australia's most populous state is set to pass tougher gun laws, ban the display of terrorist symbols, and curb protests in an emergency sitting following the Bondi mass shooting, as authorities stepped up their response to the antisemitic attack.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:30:42 EDTMajor Russian Drone, Missile Attack on Ukraine Kills at Least 3 People and Cuts Power
Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday, officials said. At least three people were killed, including a 4-year-old child.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:02:20 EDTChina Implies US Hypocrisy Over Nuclear Disarmament
China on Tuesday urged the U.S. to fulfill its nuclear disarmament responsibilities after a draft Pentagon report said China was likely to have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles in sites near the Mongolian border and showed no desire for arms control talks.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:05:28 EDTChina Loads 100 Intercontinental Missiles, Reports Suggest
China is likely to have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles across its latest three silo fields and has no desire for arms control talks, according to a draft Pentagon report which highlighted Beijing's growing military ambitions.
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