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Sunday, September 20, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday to take control of the Russian assets of Swiss food giant Nestle and three French groups, citing hostile actions by "unfriendly" countries. read more


The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration's immigration enforcement and suggestions that it could send agents to polling stations violate the Voting Rights Act. read more


Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science. read more


The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program. read more


Key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist read more


Karl Rove, the Republican strategist behind George W. Bush's two presidential campaign victories, drew the anger of President Donald Trump after announcing he was supporting a Democrat for the first time in more than three decades. read more


The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump's effort to limit mail voting ... read more


Saturday, September 19, 2026

For the first time, the Pentagon reported costs incurred by each armed service. The figures are almost certainly on the low side, congressional officials said.


OpenAI caught something unusual while training its latest model, GPT-5.6 Sol: It began leaving instructions for future versions of itself, telling them to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior from the user.


A report from the Economic Policy Institute found that CEO pay at the top 350 companies rose 14% in 2025 to an average of $28 million. That means CEOs now make roughly 325 times as much as a typical worker. In 1965, CEOs were paid just 21 times the average worker's salary.


Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced Thursday they've secured commitments for the 218 signatures needed to force another vote the release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. read more


The three days of voting is all but certain to secure the Kremlin's political dominance. read more


The US military is expected to send MQ-9 Reaper drones operating over Africa to the US command responsible for South America, six sources familiar with the planning told CNN ... read more


Screenings will be mandatory for men in the ranks who are 30 or older ... read more


Congressional investigators are scrambling to explain how F-35 jet parts loaded with classified stealth tech vanished into Hong Kong ... read more


The Trump administration's confidential deals with pharmaceutical companies ... read more


 

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