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What's Next For President Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order In Courts
A New Hampshire federal judge on Thursday issued a ruling prohibiting the president's January executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born to those without legal status from taking effect anywhere in the US.
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Trump Admin To Subpoena Harvard For Information On Foreign Students
The Trump administration escalated its feud with Harvard University on Wednesday, saying the Department of Homeland Security planned to issue subpoenas for information about alleged misconduct by foreign students.
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What Is The Mann Act, The Law Used To Convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law with a century-old history. Combs was still convicted of flying people around to engage in paid sexual encounters.
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Harvard Violated Civil Rights of Jewish, Israeli Students, Trump Officials Say
The Trump administration said a US investigation found that Harvard University violated civil rights law in its treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, further endangering federal funding for the school.
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Canadian Mayor Urges To Declare Lawrence Bishnoi Gang As Terrorist Organisation
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke has urged the Canadian Federal government to declare the Lawrence Bishnoi gang - and any other groups involved in extortion and violence targeting Canadians of South Asian descent - as terrorist organisations under Canadian
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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Anthropic Wins Key US Ruling on AI Training in Authors' Copyright Lawsuit
Anthropic's use of books without permission to train its AI system was legal under US copyright law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday. The company told the court that it made fair use of the books and that US copyright law "not only allows, but encourages" its AI training because it promotes human creativity.
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Chad Meredith, Trump's Latest Judicial Pick, Was Almost Nominated By Biden
President Donald Trump says he plans to tap Chad Meredith, a former state solicitor general in Kentucky, for a federal judgeship in the state - and this time, he is facing no objections from Sen. Rand Paul, who opposed his nomination three years ago.
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OpenAI Executives Said to Be Weighing Antitrust Accusation Against Microsoft
OpenAI executives have reportedly considered accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior in their partnership. OpenAI's effort could involve seeking a federal regulatory review of the terms of its contract with Microsoft for potential violations of antitrust law, as well as a public campaign.
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Protests In LA Intensify Over Federal Immigration Sweeps, Tear Gas Used
Protests outside a federal detention centre in Los Angeles turned tense as law enforcement agencies, including the California National Guard and Department of Homeland Security, fired non-lethal tear gas outside the facility to disperse protesters.
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"Incompetent, Liar": Trump As California Governor Plans To Sue Him Amid Protest
Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, announced on Monday that he plans to sue the President over his administration's crackdown over protests that have rocked Los Angeles over the last 72 hours.
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Explainer: Does US Law Allow Trump To Send Troops To Quell Protests
Trump has deployed National Guard troops to California after two days of protests by hundreds of demonstrators against immigration raids, saying that the protests interfered with federal law enforcement.
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Elon Musk's DOGE Expands Grok AI In US Government, Raise Conflict Concerns
Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyze data potentially violating conflict-of-interest laws and putting at risk sensitive information of Americans.
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Trump Signs 'Take It Down' Act Criminalising Revenge Porn And Deepfakes
The new law makes it a federal crime to "knowingly publish" or threaten to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated "deepfakes", and requires social media companies to remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
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Russian-Born Harvard Researcher Charged With Smuggling Frog Embryos Into US
The scientist, 30-year-old Kseniia Petrova, was arrested earlier this year and placed in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre.
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What's Next For President Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order In Courts
A New Hampshire federal judge on Thursday issued a ruling prohibiting the president's January executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born to those without legal status from taking effect anywhere in the US.
-
Trump Admin To Subpoena Harvard For Information On Foreign Students
The Trump administration escalated its feud with Harvard University on Wednesday, saying the Department of Homeland Security planned to issue subpoenas for information about alleged misconduct by foreign students.
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What Is The Mann Act, The Law Used To Convict Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law with a century-old history. Combs was still convicted of flying people around to engage in paid sexual encounters.
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Harvard Violated Civil Rights of Jewish, Israeli Students, Trump Officials Say
The Trump administration said a US investigation found that Harvard University violated civil rights law in its treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, further endangering federal funding for the school.
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Canadian Mayor Urges To Declare Lawrence Bishnoi Gang As Terrorist Organisation
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke has urged the Canadian Federal government to declare the Lawrence Bishnoi gang - and any other groups involved in extortion and violence targeting Canadians of South Asian descent - as terrorist organisations under Canadian
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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Anthropic Wins Key US Ruling on AI Training in Authors' Copyright Lawsuit
Anthropic's use of books without permission to train its AI system was legal under US copyright law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday. The company told the court that it made fair use of the books and that US copyright law "not only allows, but encourages" its AI training because it promotes human creativity.
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Chad Meredith, Trump's Latest Judicial Pick, Was Almost Nominated By Biden
President Donald Trump says he plans to tap Chad Meredith, a former state solicitor general in Kentucky, for a federal judgeship in the state - and this time, he is facing no objections from Sen. Rand Paul, who opposed his nomination three years ago.
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OpenAI Executives Said to Be Weighing Antitrust Accusation Against Microsoft
OpenAI executives have reportedly considered accusing Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior in their partnership. OpenAI's effort could involve seeking a federal regulatory review of the terms of its contract with Microsoft for potential violations of antitrust law, as well as a public campaign.
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Protests In LA Intensify Over Federal Immigration Sweeps, Tear Gas Used
Protests outside a federal detention centre in Los Angeles turned tense as law enforcement agencies, including the California National Guard and Department of Homeland Security, fired non-lethal tear gas outside the facility to disperse protesters.
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"Incompetent, Liar": Trump As California Governor Plans To Sue Him Amid Protest
Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, announced on Monday that he plans to sue the President over his administration's crackdown over protests that have rocked Los Angeles over the last 72 hours.
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Explainer: Does US Law Allow Trump To Send Troops To Quell Protests
Trump has deployed National Guard troops to California after two days of protests by hundreds of demonstrators against immigration raids, saying that the protests interfered with federal law enforcement.
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Elon Musk's DOGE Expands Grok AI In US Government, Raise Conflict Concerns
Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyze data potentially violating conflict-of-interest laws and putting at risk sensitive information of Americans.
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Trump Signs 'Take It Down' Act Criminalising Revenge Porn And Deepfakes
The new law makes it a federal crime to "knowingly publish" or threaten to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated "deepfakes", and requires social media companies to remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
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Russian-Born Harvard Researcher Charged With Smuggling Frog Embryos Into US
The scientist, 30-year-old Kseniia Petrova, was arrested earlier this year and placed in a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centre.
