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STRIPES (John Vandiver) - US trade would shrink sharply without NATO, study finds | Stars and Stripes

The U.S. stands to lose $240 billion annually in exports if it quits NATO, according to a new economic assessment that challenges the notion that the alliance is a drain on American taxpayers.

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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE - Hegseth Spars with Lawmakers over Iran

State of the Union: The Pentagon’s comptroller said the U.S. has spent about $25 billion on the Iran War so far. The post Hegseth Spars with Lawmakers over Iran appeared first on The American Conservative .

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified in Congress before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, answering questions about the ongoing war with Iran. “It’s been an astounding military success,” Hegseth told House members.  Hegseth clashed with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) about the total costs of the conflict. “What would you pay to ensure Iran doesn’t get a nuclear bomb?” Hegseth asked while being pressed by the lawmaker. Jules Hurst, the Pentagon’s acting comptroller, testified alongside Hegseth and said the U.S. has so far spent “about $25 billion” on the war, mostly on ammunition. It is the first public estimate by the Department of Defense of the war’s total cost. Protesters were seen confronting Hegseth…Open

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AXIOS (Megan Morrone) - Musk casts himself as AI's guardrail

Elon Musk portrayed himself in court this week as a leading advocate for AI safety — in contrast to what he described as the profit-consumed OpenAI that he's suing. Why it matters: Musk's self-portrait as a guardian of AI safety clashed with OpenAI's counterargument: that Musk was fine with a for-profit OpenAI when he thought he could control it. - How the debate over Musk's motivations is resolved could be key to the outcome of the lawsuit the richest man in the world is waging against OpenAI. The big picture: Musk was the first witness in his lawsuit against Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, OpenAI and Microsoft. - Under questioning from his own lawyer, Steven Molo, Musk argued that the only way to keep AI from "killing us all" was to keep…

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