ABCNEWS - WATCH: Amiable anteater clings to cruise passenger's leg
An adorable anteater wrapped itself around a cruise passenger's leg while the ship was docked in Cartagena, Colombia, refusing to let go.
ABCNEWS - Army extends maximum recruitment age to 42, allowing older recruits to join
The U.S. Army is expanding its recruiting pool, raising the maximum enlistment age from 35 years old to 42, according to new service regulations reviewed by ABC News.
NPR (Geoff Brumfiel) - OpenAI's Sora app may be going away, but its legacy will be the spread of AI video slop
Barely six months after its launch, OpenAI is ending an app that could generate AI video at the click of a button.
REDSTATE (RC Maxwell) - Iran’s Mine Gambit Threatens to Trap the Persian Gulf As U.S. Troops Surge
DAILYCALLER (Anthony Iafrate) - Traders Made Hundreds Of Millions In Suspiciously Timed Iran Bets
'Somebody just got a lot richer'
NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Social Media Giants Found Negligent in Landmark Trial
Also, Iran signals an openness to negotiations. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
NYTIMES (Katie Rogers) - Melania Trump Appears With a Robot, Saying More Children Should Be Educated by Them
The first lady, Melania Trump, believes that more children should be educated by “humanoid educators.”
NYTIMES (Tim Balk and Elizabeth Dias) - James Talarico Responds With ‘Love’ To Hegseth Pastor’s Criticism
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas, said, ‘You may pray for my death, Pastor, but I still love you.’ The pastor said he was calling for Mr. Talarico’s religious conversion.
WASHINGTONPOST (Mariana Alfaro) - Wisconsin elections chair reminds voters they can’t bet on state elections
Experts say that laws in Wisconsin and a few other states that ban wagering on election results are difficult to enforce.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Wisconsin man convicted of election fraud, ID theft for requesting ballots of others without consent
He now faces up to six years in prison for the felony charge and up to one year in jail for each misdemeanor conviction.