WASHINGTONPOST (David Nakamura, Adam Taylor) - How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation
Inside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Luke Nicastro) - Is the Greenland Deal a Win?
Not for the reasons the White House is saying. The post Is the Greenland Deal a Win? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Is the Greenland Deal a Win? Not for the reasons the White House is saying. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Great Greenland Crisis has ended, and Donald Trump has declared victory. Last Friday, the president announced that he had reached a deal with the Danes that would give “the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns.” The barren, icy prize is finally ours. Or is it? Despite the usual bluster, bravado, and social media posts showing Greenland colored in with the Stars and Stripes, Trump’s avowed aim of annexation was not accomplished. The Dannebrog will still flutter in the Arctic breeze. According to a statement…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Will AI Kill Us All?
I’m not convinced (yet). The post Will AI Kill Us All? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Artificial Intelligence Will AI Kill Us All? I’m not convinced (yet). (Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images) I’ve lived my life under the constant threat of human extinction. So I’m a little skeptical of the new warnings around AI. But that is changing. As a child, the danger was thermonuclear war with the Soviets. At my elementary school, we practiced hiding under our flimsy wooden desks, or going into the hallway and pulling our coats over our heads against the expected flash. Our teachers told lurid tales of radiation damage, of our parents dying before our eyes, even pointing to the school parking lot and explaining how the Red missiles were so accurate they could target our principal’s car. I felt it would be a miracle if I…Open
NYTIMES (Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien) - One Issue That Could Upend Fragile U.S.-China Ties: Taiwan Arms
As Beijing presses President Trump to freeze a proposed $14 billion weapons sale to the island, Taiwan is trying to show that its security is in U.S. interests.
NYTIMES (Alan Rappeport, Lauren Hirsch and Ana Swanson) - U.S. and China Discuss System to Warn of A.I. National Security Issues
In a meeting on Sunday, the U.S. Treasury secretary and China’s vice premier talked about having a shared vision on the goals of artificial intelligence and the threats it poses.
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NYTIMES (Megan Specia and Andrew Testa) - ‘Way Too Hot’: Britain’s Hospitals Were Not Built for 96-Degree Summers
Patients and workers in one of the country’s largest hospitals sweltered in a heat wave last month. Experts say the whole country must urgently adapt.
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NYTIMES (Sarah Wildman) - Go Ahead and Laugh at Mediums. They May Be On to Something.
Research shows there could be benefits to sensing those we’ve lost.
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STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - 5 things to know in veterans news: Veteran hiring pushed, a star-spangled sports jersey and Gold Star families head to DC | Stars and Stripes
Jacksonville ties tax rebates to veteran hiring, lawmakers press the VA over its women veterans’ committee, Gold Star families head to Washington, the Capitals unveil a jersey for America’s 250th birthday and a new memorial honors Revolutionary War soldiers.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Cindy Crawford's son Presley Gerber dies at 27
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27 years old, according to a report from the Los Angeles Medical Examiner.
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ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - 'I don't know why he did it': House Majority Leader Scalise on White House press ban
On "This Week," House Majority Leader Steve Scalise discussed the partial White House press ban and upcoming midterm elections.