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ABCNEWS - Toddler declared dead in drowning incident found alive in hospital morgue: Police

The shocking chain of events unfolded on Feb. 8, when the 18-month-old child was found face-down in an in-ground pool during a Super Bowl gathering, according to police.

NYTIMES (Reid J. Epstein) - Haley Stevens Goes on Attack Against Abdul El-Sayed at Michigan Senate Debate

At their first one-on-one debate in a top Senate race, Representative Haley Stevens accused her progressive rival, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, of being too focused on publicity as he called her a tool of corporate interests.

STRIPES (Gary Warner) - USS Nimitz scheduled to arrive at its new homeport in Norfolk this week | Stars and Stripes

Nimitz was previously scheduled to retire once it arrived in Norfolk. However, the Navy has extended its active duty until at least March 2027.

AXIOS (Ashley Gold) - Scoop: Trump administration lifts restrictions on OpenAI's GPT 5.6

The U.S. Department of Commerce has given OpenAI the green light for a broad launch of its advanced GPT 5.6 model , a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Axios Tuesday. Why it matters: The government and the world's most advanced AI companies are negotiating how people get access to powerful technologies case-by-case, in real time. Driving the news: OpenAI expects to do a wide release of GPT 5.6 this week following additional testing and meetings between the company and government officials. - Testing was done by the Center for AI Standards and Innovation within the Department of Commerce, with OpenAI sending technical experts who have remained in D.C. to address any questions that arise, the source said. Context: OpenAI was…

NEWSNATIONNOW (Patrick Djordjevic) - Gene therapy for children with sickle cell disease approved by FDA

In a Wednesday news release, the FDA announced it had approved Casgevy, the first gene therapy for children with sickle cell disease.

NYTIMES (Ashley Southall and Mihir Zaveri) - ‘Beams Started Bending’: Midtown Manhattan Building Sags Dangerously

Offices and hotels around East 42nd Street were evacuated after structural damage affected an office conversion project. Traffic was halted in the area. No injuries were reported.

WAR (Air Force 1st Lt. Jessica McLaughlin, 621st Contingency Response Wing) - 621st Contingency Response Wing Responds to Accelerate Earthquake Disaster Relief in Venezuela

The 621st Contingency Response Wing deployed a 110-airman contingency response element to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela, to work with local authorities and other disaster relief teams to safely expand the intake of humanitarian aid by air transport.

ABCNEWS - Parents sue fitness club daycare after video appears to show toddler thrown by worker

Lawsuit alleges a 23-month-old suffered a traumatic brain injury at California child care center.

AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - AI learned faster than the tests designed to measure it

The old ways of testing and evaluating new frontier AI models need a rewrite. Why it matters: AI models are outgrowing the existing methods of testing and benchmarking their hacking abilities — and without new tests, policymakers and corporate security teams won't have a clear way to predict what these models can actually do or whether they can be deployed safely. Driving the news: Federal agencies have until Aug. 1 to establish a classified benchmarking process to assess the capabilities of frontier AI models, although the Financial Times reports those standards may arrive as soon as this week. - When Fable 5 returned last week, Anthropic said in a blog post it was creating a standardized benchmark with Amazon, Google, Microsoft and…