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Updated May 17, 2024 - Technology

TikTok, DOJ request prompt decision on potential app ban

Illustration of a gavel hovering over a phone with an image on the screen of a gavel hovering over a phone, in a recursive pattern.

OpenAI's long-term safety team disbands

Animated illustration of the OpenAI logo turning into six question marks arranged in a circle.

At least 4 dead in Houston as severe storms lash Texas, Louisiana

Photo of a tree uprooted and damaged roof and second floor of a home in Houston after severe storms hit.
May 17, 2024 - Business

Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama reject UAW

A partially assembled vehicle makes its way down the assembly line at an automotive manufacturing plant
May 17, 2024 - World

Hamas left hostage talks to pressure Israel, Sullivan tells ambassadors

Jake Sullivan speaks in front of a U.S. flag and a White House logo.
Updated May 17, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband sentenced to 30 years in prison

Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), in the White House in May 2024.

"Dumpster fire" hearing spurs groans about Congress' new low

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, wearing a blue jacket and brown turtleneck, and James Comer, wearing a gray suit, sitting at a committee dais.

Columbia University faculty passes vote of no confidence in President Shafik

Shafik, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and pearl necklace, speaks into a microphone while seated during a congressional hearing. A man is seated next to her.
Updated May 17, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Scoop: Fuming pro-Israel Democrats blast "shameless" GOP vote

Rep. Dean Phillips, wearing a blue suit and sitting at a committee dais.
May 17, 2024 - Technology

Artificial intelligence experts are under cyberattack

Illustration of an office chair pierced by multiple computer cursors.
May 17, 2024 - Economy

How Biden wants China to revamp its growth strategy

Photo illustration of Joe Biden holding a Chinese flag.
May 17, 2024 - Business

Election "uncertainty" won't dent dealmaking in 2024

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May 17, 2024 - Health

America is hurtling toward a gray trap

Illustration of a walker on the edge of a cliff.

"There is still much to do": The world has a critical minerals problem

May 17, 2024 - World

First aid shipments arrive in Gaza via new pier, U.S. military says

the temporary US-built Trident Pier connecting to the coastline in Gaza
May 17, 2024 - Business

Lower-income Americans are spending at higher rates

UAE dropped $55 million on McLean land for a future compound

AI eats the web

Illustration of a bunch of dandelions that are fading into pixellation

The quest for a better tampon comes as women’s sports surge

Two tampons side by side, one with horizontal lines and the other with spiral ones.

Biden's record regulation blitz

Suburban schools becoming less white, more Latino

Students wave to one of their previous teachers on the first day of class at Roosevelt Elementary School in Anaheim, CA on Thursday, August 10, 2023.
May 17, 2024 - Technology

Get ready for the AI PC

Illustration of a computer with a binary brain on the screen
May 17, 2024 - Health

The trendiest baby names of the past decade

May 16, 2024 - Business

Axios Finish Line: Life lessons from Tory Burch

Tory Burch

Schumer moving to give cover to Biden, Dems on border action

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), accompanied by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) (R), stands next to a poster that reads "Republicans killed the toughest boarder security bill 98 days ago.

Scoop: Cruz plans to jam Democrats on Biden’s Israel policy

Ted Cruz hold up his hand
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