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Vance rails against ‘excessive’ regulation at Paris AI summit

Vice President JD Vance has told a Paris summit on artificial intelligence that the Trump administration will “ensure that AI systems developed in America are free from ideological bias.”

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Russia releases detained American teacher Marc Fogel, White House says

Trump national security adviser Michael Waltz says the U.S. and Russia “negotiated an exchange” but did not say if the U.S. released anybody in return.

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WATCH: Trump doubles down on moving Palestinians from ‘dangerous’ Gaza Strip

President Donald Trump has hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House and renewed his suggestions Gaza could be emptied of residents and redeveloped as a tourist area — a plan that could likely only work if the Arab

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Live updates: Trump presses plan to take over Gaza during meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II – The Washington Post

Live updates: Trump presses plan to take over Gaza during meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II  The Washington Post

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NIH Budget Cuts Are the ‘Apocalypse of American Science,’ Experts Say

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, and its grants create the foundation of basic science knowledge on which major health advances are built. On Feb. 7, the NIH announced

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Israel’s Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday

Hamas said Monday — and reiterated Tuesday — that it planned to delay the release of three more hostages after accusing Israel of failing to meet the terms of the ceasefire, including by not allowing enough tents and other aid

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How to See February’s Snow Moon

The second full moon of 2025, dubbed the “snow moon” will be at its peak this week. The moon, named after the winter season’s heavy snowfall, arrives just as much of the U.S. is expected to be impacted by back-to-back

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DOGE Cuts $900 Million From Agency That Tracks Academic Progress

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]

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EU chief says U.S. tariffs ‘will not go unanswered’

The chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee says motorcycles, jeans, peanut butter, bourbon, whiskey and a whole range of products could affect American exporters if the U.S. tariffs come into force March 12.

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Inside the world’s most famous aeroplane boneyard

What are 3,200 defence aircraft doing in the Arizona desert?

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