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The Correspondents' Dinner Was a Security Success
- National Security The Correspondents' Dinner Was a Security Success* *But it's time to rethink security at an event that is clearly so vulnerable. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Save Listen − 1.0x + Seek 0:00 9:05 H ere's what happened : On Saturday evening, a man carrying a shotgun, a handgun, and knives got close to the ballroom of the Washington Hilton, where more than 2,000 guests, including the president of ...

Source: theatlantic.com
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Iran offers to end chokehold on Strait of Hormuz, asks US to end blockade, officials say
- CAIRO (AP) — Iran is offering to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program, two regional officials with knowledge of the proposal said Monday, as the country's foreign minister made a visit to Russia he said was an opportunity to consult with Moscow regarding  the war  against Israel and the United States. Iran also wants the U.S. to end its blockade of the ...

Source: wfla.com
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Meet the players in the Musk-Altman fight, from OpenAI insiders to Silicon Valley visionaries
- Jury selection begins Monday in a $134 billion showdown between two of the world's most powerful tech titans — Elon Musk , the richest man on earth, and rival AI developer Sam Altman , CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. "Musk v Altman," to be tried before a federal jury in Oakland, California, culminates a decade of bitter clashes between the two former tech besties, both in lawsuits and public ...

Source: insider.com
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Defense chief is killed as jihadis and rebels seize towns and military bases in Mali
- DAKAR, Senegal — Mali 's defense minister was killed in a sweeping attack by jihadis and rebels who seized several towns and military bases, authorities said Sunday, the latest violence in the junta-run country that has long battled militants linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group as well as a separatist rebellion in the north. The Malian government confirmed the death of the defense chief, Gen. Sadio ...

Source: nbcnews.com
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'Israel must change direction': Netanyahu rivals join forces for next election
- Rightwing Naftali Bennett and centrist Yair Lapid announce new party before Knesset vote expected later this year The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu , is facing the prospect of running against a rightwing-centrist super coalition in elections later this year after two of his most formidable political rivals combined forces in an attempt to oust him, inviting a third party leader to join them. In a move ...

Source: theguardian.com
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Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified, second officer in critical condition
- CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said. Bartholomew, a 10-year veteran of the force, was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Saturday after being shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. A second officer ...

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Cole Tomas Allen's family warned police before WHCA dinner incident, Trump says
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of trying to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives had written about targeting Trump administration officials, and his family raised concerns with law enforcement before the event, President Donald Trump said Sunday in an interview on Fox News Channel. The accused gunman's family had alerted police in Connecticut, Trump ...

Source: cleveland.com
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Trump Calls for Unity and Bipartisan Healing After Another Violent Incident. But Will it Last?
- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that his personal politics had made him a repeated target, but he also called for unity and bipartisan healing in an increasingly violent world. "It's always shocking when something like this happens. Happened to me, a ...

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ICE detained family less than two days after court ordered their release
- Hayam El Gamal, whose ex-husband was accused of a fatal firebombing attack in Colorado, and her five children were released after being held in detention for nearly 10 months. WASHINGTON — An Egyptian family which was released from more than 10 months of immigration detention following court orders was taken into custody again by federal authorities for several hours on Saturday, the family's legal team said. ...

Source: nbcnews.com
Boston Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora and 5 coaches
- Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who rode a roster with Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers and Chris Sale to the most successful season in franchise history and then struggled to win with the discount lineups that replaced them, was fired on Saturday with Boston again mired in last place in the AL East. Cora, who was an infielder on the Red Sox 2007 World Series championship team and managed them to a ...

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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe becomes first man to run a marathon under two hours
- Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled 2-hour barrier in the marathon. In a huge moment in sports history, Sawe smashed the men's world record by 65 seconds, winning the London Marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday. The second-place finisher, Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia, also dipped under 2 hours by crossing the line in 1:59:41 in his first-ever marathon, while ...

Source: nbcnews.com