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‘It’s difficult to imagine a more blatant violation of the First Amendment’: criticism mounts over Trump’s media ban - live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-19T00:53:41+00:00

Press freedom advocates, lawmakers and former president Barack Obama have all condemned Trump’s decision to bar CNN, Politico and MS Now from White HouseTrump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from White HouseSign up for the US Breaking News emailShapiro and Newsom aren’t the only governors making moves on AI lately.Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, announced at a news conference today plans for tighter rules on data center development in order to address transparency, energy use and environmental concerns. And Nevada’s governor, Joe Lombardo, a Republican, signed an executive orde

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Google says its Gemini AI model hacked three other companies

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-19T00:53:20+00:00

Disclosure comes after OpenAI and Anthropic hacks amid fears that tech firms unable to control powerful AI models In a first for Google, the company confirmed that its AI model, Gemini, breached the security of three other companies in May. The hacks occurred during a cybersecurity evaluation by AI-security firm Irregular.Irregular, an Israel-based startup that scrutinizes the security of advanced AI systems, was also at the center of some of the recent OpenAI and Anthropic hacks of third-party entities, including OpenAI’s breach of AI software company, Hugging Face. Continue reading...

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Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions over Ukraine war

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-19T00:46:04+00:00

New US law imposes harsh measures on Russia, aims to weaken the Kremlin's war funding and push for Ukraine negotiations.

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Sam Altman, le patron d’OpenAI, interviendra au Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-19T00:39:55+00:00

Le PDG de l’entreprise qui a développé ChatGPT doit faire une présentation, mercredi 23 septembre, à New York, au cours d’une réunion organisée à l’initiative de la France, dans un contexte de fortes inquiétudes autour des risques liés à l’intelligence artificielle.

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Uber ordered to pay $40m over death of woman ejected by driver on freeway

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T23:34:53+00:00

California judge finds company ‘vicariously liable’ for driver’s negligence in death of Emily Normandin-ParkerUber was ordered to pay $40m to the parents of a 23-year-old woman who was killed after a driver kicked her and a friend out of his car by the side of a California freeway, according to newly public arbitration documents.An arbitrator, retired Calfornia judge Richard A Stone, found that the ride-share company was “vicariously liable” for the driver’s negligence. Continue reading...

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Tennessee woman falsely charged with bank theft in North Dakota sues for $10m in damages

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T23:34:48+00:00

Angela Lipps, 50, has alleged in suit that Fargo police wrongly relied on AI facial recognition to charge and arrestA Tennessee woman who was falsely charged with bank theft in North Dakota and jailed for six months has sued for $10m in damages, alleging in a federal lawsuit that Fargo police improperly relied on an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition system to wrongly accuse her.Angela Lipps, 50, was arrested at gunpoint by US marshals at her home in Tennessee while babysitting her neighbor’s four children in July 2025. The mother of three and grandmother of five was booked into a

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US woman falsely charged with bank theft sues for $10m over AI facial recognition

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T23:34:48+00:00

Angela Lipps, 50, alleges in suit that Fargo police wrongly relied on AI facial recognition to arrest and charge herA Tennessee woman who was falsely charged with bank theft in North Dakota and jailed for six months has sued for $10m in damages, alleging in a federal lawsuit that Fargo police improperly relied on an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition system to wrongly accuse her.Angela Lipps, 50, was arrested at gunpoint by US marshals at her home in Tennessee while babysitting her neighbor’s four children in July 2025. The mother of three and grandmother of five was booked into a

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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : au moins deux morts dans une frappe russe à Soumy

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-18T23:32:22+00:00

Sept personnes ont également été blessées, dont une jeune fille de 13 ans, a précisé le chef de l’administration militaire régionale, dans cette frappe sur un immeuble résidentiel de plusieurs étages. Par ailleurs, le Royaume-Uni a réaffirmé son soutien à l’Ukraine malgré les menaces de Moscou.

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В США знайшли спосіб, як не витрачати мільйони доларів на збиття іранських дронів

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-18T23:28:00+00:00

У 2023 році у Червоному морі американським кораблям довелось збивати іранські безпілотники за допомогою зенітних ракет серії SM, які коштують по 2 та 4,27 мільйона доларів.

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Trump administration pushes on with construction of controversial Big Bend border wall

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T23:07:25+00:00

Customs and Border Protection faces bipartisan backlash from locals for 30ft border wall through Texas national parkThe Trump administration is pressing forward with construction on the controversial border wall in the Big Bend region of west Texas, even as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faces furious backlash from local leaders and landowners for its fast-moving plans.Construction began this week in Hudspeth county, which lies just east of the city of El Paso. CBP has been pressing landowners there to grant permission to allow the agency to erect a 30ft steel bollard border wall in that

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Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T23:04:30+00:00

President has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major news media since start of second termUS politics live – latest updatesIn his latest attack on the US constitution’s first amendment and the press, Donald Trump abruptly announced that he is banning outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House over their coverage.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, the US president said he was expelling the news outlets “effective immediately” over what he called their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened that bans for others outlets could follow. Continue

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US and Denmark reach security deal after Trump’s threats to take island

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T23:02:27+00:00

The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determinationDonald Trump announced on Friday that the US had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, after threatening for months to take Greenland by force.The US president cast the deal as a personal triumph, claiming in a post on Truth Social that the “very important, historic, and special” agreement “gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressin

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US and Denmark reach security deal after Trump’s threats to take over Greenland

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T23:02:27+00:00

The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determinationDonald Trump announced on Friday that the US had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, after threatening for months to take Greenland by force.The US president cast the deal as a personal triumph, claiming in a post on Truth Social that the “very important, historic, and special” agreement “gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressin

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Russia al voto sotto i droni ucraini. Scomparsa la candidata dei Verdi

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-18T23:00:00+00:00

Prime elezioni per la Duma dall’inizio del conflitto, messe al bando le formazioni dissidenti. Lo zar verso una vittoria scontata. I raid nella regione di Mosca rallentano le attività ai seggi

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Il dovere di non ignorare la libertà consapevole di chi decide di morire

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-09-18T23:00:00+00:00

Il nuovo intervento sul fine vita dopo quello di monsignor Paglia: “Le sue sono parole nobili che però si scontrano con la realtà. Si deve considerare il caso di chi lucidamente rifiuta le condizioni in cui è costretto a vivere”

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Texas stops issuing permits for Flock cameras along state roads

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T22:58:02+00:00

State’s department of transportation said freeze does not affect nearly 900 cameras already installed along state rights-of-wayAt Republican governor Greg Abbott’s direction, the Texas department of transportation (TxDOT) has stopped issuing permits allowing Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers to be installed along state roads.The pause, confirmed Thursday by an agency spokesperson, does not affect cameras already installed along state rights-of-way, including more than 900 cameras operated by the Texas department of public safety. Continue reading...

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Donald Trump assure que son fils Don Jr. a l’intention de rembourser les festivités payées par un homme d’affaires russe

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-18T22:57:16+00:00

Proche des cercles de pouvoir russes, le riche entrepreneur Umar Kremlev avait financé deux soirées à l’occasion des noces du fils aîné du président américain, en mai, aux Bahamas. Ce généreux cadeau de mariage avait soulevé des questions sur le risque d’influence étrangère autour de la famille présidentielle.

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Donald Trump assure que son fils Don Jr a l’intention de rembourser les festivités payées par un homme d’affaires russe

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-18T22:57:14+00:00

Proche des cercles de pouvoir russes, le riche entrepreneur Umar Kremlev avait financé deux soirées à l’occasion des noces du fils aîné du président américain, en mai, aux Bahamas. Ce généreux cadeau de mariage avait soulevé des questions sur le risque d’influence étrangère autour de la famille présidentielle.

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Trump and leaders of Denmark and Greenland announce plan to sign Arctic security pact next week – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-18T22:49:53+00:00

Greenland’s leadership emphasized that the agreement would fall far short of Trump’s stated desire for ‘the acquisition of Greenland by the United States’Sign up for the US Breaking News emailShapiro and Newsom aren’t the only governors making moves on AI lately.Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, announced at a news conference today plans for tighter rules on data center development in order to address transparency, energy use and environmental concerns. And Nevada’s governor, Joe Lombardo, a Republican, signed an executive order aimed at tackling similar issues. Continue readin

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