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OpenAI to end agreement with SpaceX's AI coding tool Cursor, deepening Musk-Altman clash

OpenAI said on Friday that it plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor, the coding-tool company now owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, in a further escalation of the bitter rivalry

OpenAI to end agreement with SpaceX's AI coding tool Cursor, deepening Musk-Altman clash
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Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented U.S. push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting that American companies

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves
Health|Science

Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials

The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities

Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials
Environment|Health|Science

Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation

Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation

Surge in sick sea lions prompts investigation
Environment|Health|Science

Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound

Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound

Orphaned bear cub treated for beanbag round wound
Environment|Science

Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed

Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed

Plaskett Fire near Gorda surges past 2,700 acres as Highway 1 stays closed
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US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies

American diplomats and at least some of their family members are beginning to return to U.S. embassies in the Middle East

US diplomats and family members slowly begin to return to the Mideast embassies
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US officials revise claims that government agencies were hacked by Chinese, now say they were targets

U.S. officials are correcting earlier statements that several government agencies were hacked by Chinese hackers, now saying that the

US officials revise claims that government agencies were hacked by Chinese, now say they were targets
Health|Science

RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro feud over measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania

RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro feud over measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania

RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro feud over measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania
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Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device

Juul gets OK to sell updated vaping device with age-gating technology
Environment|Health|Science

A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare

A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare

A family's weekend at lake turns into carbon monoxide nightmare
Education|Science|Technology

Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding

Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding

Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding
Science|Technology

Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday creating a U.S.

Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy
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US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order

A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately block U.S.

US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order
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Six consequences after six months of war in Iran

(Corrects last paragraph to say it is the Navy's longest deployment, not the longest deployment for the USS Gerald R.

Six consequences after six months of war in Iran
Science|Technology

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year have received the nation's highest space honor

Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot
Environment|Health|Science

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop

There could be toxins in your baby’s diaper — and it’s not poop
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SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas

SpaceX has pulled off its biggest salvage operation yet, recovering its most recently launched Starship from the Indian Ocean

SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas
Education|Environment|Science

How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century

Over the past 50 years, the Gibbon Conservation Center has become a globally recognized institution dedicated to the care and well-being of gibbons

How a sanctuary outside LA has cared for rare, endangered gibbons for a half-century
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ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says

The European Central Bank should embrace blockchain technology to safeguard its role at the heart of the financial system, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel

ECB should embrace blockchain to safeguard its role, Schnabel says
Arts|Education|Science

US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work

Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. academic who accused late Cambridge University professor Jason Arday of plagiarism, has been allowed to resume some of his work at

US academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism allowed to resume some work
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What is visual verification and why does Reuters practice it?

Smartphones and social media have transformed journalism by producing a torrent of photos and videos of almost anything that happens where people are present, from holidays to

What is visual verification and why does Reuters practice it?
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Cambodia says no online scam compounds remain, experts skeptical

The Cambodian government has claimed a milestone in its fight against the scam industry accused of stealing billions of dollars from victims around the world, with officials saying

Cambodia says no online scam compounds remain, experts skeptical
Economy|Health|Science

Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done

Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done

Black lung rates soar in Appalachia, residents say more needs to be done