ABCNEWS - OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as IPO looms
Several states are probing the safety of OpenAI customers using its chatbot.
ABCNEWS - Trump taps former commodities regulator, ex-personal attorney as US attorney in NYC
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he plans to nominate James McDonald to be the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
NPR (Jane Arraf) - A Lebanon town's grief in the aftermath of a deadly Israeli airstrike
More than 3,700 people in Lebanon have died in the war between Israel and Hezbollah. In a village in southern Lebanon, one airstrike last month killed 14 people, including 10 women and children.
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NPR (The Associated Press) - As Bay Area hosts World Cup, empty red seats are everywhere at Levi's Stadium
On Friday, FIFA blamed the empty seats during the World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Guadalajara on fans who watched from the concourses. Levi's Stadium staged the Super Bowl only four months ago.
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NPR (The Associated Press) - Police investigate theft of England equipment at World Cup, 2 people in custody
Two people have been detained in connection with the theft of equipment from the England national team's vehicles during their move from a pre-training base in Florida to Kansas City, where they have their permanent World Cup base camp.
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NYTIMES (Gabriella Gershenson and Jesse McKinley) - It Was 1973, and the Knicks Were Heading to Game 5 …
Lifelong fans reminisced on the team’s last championship win. “When the Knicks won, it was like a different New York City,” one said.
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NYTIMES (Elizabeth Williamson and Julia Jacobs) - At the Kennedy Center, a Name Change Shrouded in Uncertainty
President Trump’s name was removed from the arts institution’s facade overnight on Saturday. Many questions remain, including whether or not it stays off.
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AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Cruz breaks with Trump on key endorsements as 2028 looms
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is staking out his independence from President Trump ahead of a possible 2028 run for the White House, backing rivals to Trump-endorsed candidates in two high-profile Republican primaries. Why it matters: Cruz is testing whether there's room in the Republican Party for a 2028 contender willing to break with a president who's maintained an iron grip on the party for the last decade. State of play: Cruz this week announced he was backing Rick Jackson for Georgia governor and Alan Wilson in South Carolina's race for governor. - Jackson, a wealthy health care executive, faces Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Georgia's June 16 runoff. - Wilson, South Carolina's attorney general, is up against running Trump-endorsed…
AXIOS (Maria Curi) - How Amazon and the White House ended Anthropic's Fable
Anthropic's much-anticipated, powerful Fable 5 AI model lasted just days in the public's hands, after an urgent report from Amazon triggered a scramble inside the White House that ended in a dramatic Friday night takedown. Why it matters: The episode highlights the administration and industry's reactionary approach to a technology that is moving at breakneck speed. - It also raises questions about why Amazon would strike such a disruptive blow against a company in which it is a major investor . Behind the scenes: Amazon called administration officials Thursday night to share a report showing how they were able to jailbreak and access portions of Anthropic's powerful new Mythos model that pose a national security threat, sources familiar…
NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher) - Trump Is Losing Ground With White Working-Class Voters on the Economy
A review of polling data shows an extraordinary swing among white working-class voters on the president’s handling of the economy.
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