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The party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making gains in a state once beyond its grasp, but many decry an audit that removed nine million voters, many of them Muslim.
A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to legalize medically assisted death for the terminally ill.
European Union nations have a little-known obligation to protect one another. Experts caution it is no replacement for NATO.
China’s bid to build a renminbi-based financial system beyond the U.S. dollar’s reach is gaining traction as a way to sidestep sanctions.
The tornado damaged homes and struck an Air Force base in Enid, Okla., the local sheriff said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
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Daniel Goldman is pledging at least $1 million of his own money, and possibly millions more, in hopes of fighting off a primary challenge from Brad Lander in New York City.
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President Trump on Thursday announced a drug pricing deal with Regeneron — the last of 17 manufacturers the administration pressured last year to commit to his "most favored nation" policy. Why it matters: The deals with the other companies to lower certain drug prices are being touted as one of the administration's signature health accomplishments, though Democrats question whether the confidential arrangements are really helping consumers. Driving the news: Like other deals, the agreement calls for lower prices for certain drugs offered to Medicaid, as well as to patients paying cash through the TrumpRx website. - Trump claimed the deal amounts to "the biggest cut in drug prices in the history of our country, by many percentage…
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders on Thursday voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of the merger with Paramount Skydance, clearing a critical hurdle. - Yes, but: Shareholders did not approve the executive compensation package presented at the meeting. Why it matters: The executive compensation package would have seen CEO David Zaslav earning at least $500 million. Zoom in: More than 1.4 billion votes were cast against the compensation proposal, versus the 307.7 million in favor. Each share of WBD common stock is entitled to one vote. - The compensation proposal was an advisory, non-binding vote and not a condition for completion of the deal. - The executives could still earn the payments outlined in the package if the deal closes,…
The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.
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OpenAI on Thursday released its most capable model, GPT-5.5, codenamed "Spud," just one week after competitor Anthropic launched its latest model . Why it matters: AI releases are getting faster, more efficient and more powerful. What they're saying: "This is a new class of intelligence. It's a big step towards more agentic and intuitive computing," OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman told reporters in a briefing. - GPT-5.5 is a "faster, sharper thinker for fewer tokens" compared to 5.4, he added, and can handle multi-step workflows more autonomously with less user input. - Despite the jump in capability, OpenAI says GPT-5.5 matches GPT-5.4's response speed in real-world use. - It's available starting Thursday in ChatGPT and Codex, with…