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Deadline looms as Anthropic rejects Pentagon demands it remove AI safeguards

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. Patrick Sison/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Patrick Sison/Associated Press The Pentagon is headed for a showdown with Anthropic, one of the world's most powerful AI companies, over the military use of

Pakistan Says ‘Open War’ with Afghanistan After Strikes

Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's defense minister said that his country ran out of "patience" and considers that there is now an "open war" with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack. In a post on X Friday, Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad

Hillary Clinton calls House Oversight questioning ‘repetitive’ in 6 hour deposition

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, after testifying before House lawmakers as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Thursday in Chappaqua, N.Y. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent more than six hours in a

In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount

Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday that it prefers the latest offer from rival Hollywood studio Paramount over a bid it accepted from Netflix. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg The Warner Bros. Discovery board announced late Thursday afternoon that Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the entire company is "superior"

Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction to Continue

Cranes are seen on the grounds of the White House as construction work continues for U.S. President Trump's new ballroom in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images President Trump's White House ballroom project can proceed for now, after a court ruling Thursday. A US District Court judge

Report: Software Error Crippled Lunar Trailblazer

A report by a NASA review panel says a error in pointing software caused the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft's solar panels to face away from the sun. Lockheed Martin hide caption toggle caption Lockheed Martin On February 26, 2025, a NASA probe called Lunar Trailblazer lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its mission was

Columbia Student Released After Mamdani Raised Case With Trump

A New York City police officer keeps watch on the campus of Columbia University in New York on May 6, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Columbia University student early Thursday, triggering protests on campus and allegations that agents gained entry to the university-owned

Townships Fear Army Deployment in South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa – Two ominous letters are spray-painted on a wall at the entrance to Tafelsig, a township in Mitchells Plain on the outskirts of Cape Town: HL – the insignia of the Hard Livings gang, which has threatened communities there for five decades. It’s a February day soon after the president’s state

Italy Feels Like Home for Many U.S. Olympians

American Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during the women's World Cup super-G ski race in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, in 2018. Gabriele Facciotti/AP hide caption toggle caption Gabriele Facciotti/AP In January, American athlete Jessie Diggins, the world's top-ranked female cross-country skier, sprinted up a steep slope in Italy's Val di Fiemme, poles pumping, for her
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