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House leaders to absentee members: "You've got to come"

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Supreme Court keeps freeze on abortion pill restrictions

Abortion pills
May 14, 2026 - Business

AI robot can change your tires in half the time

White car on a lift in a busy tire service shop, where a robot from Automated Tire rotates and balances the tires. In the background stacked tires are visible in a workshop.

CIA director visits Cuba for rare meeting as island runs out of fuel

Darkness in Havana

House Ethics panel announces sexual harassment investigation into Rep. Edwards

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Judge allows Tennessee map favoring Republicans to move ahead

Illustration of the Tennessee State Capitol building with lines radiating from it.

Rep. Frederica Wilson eyes reelection despite Hill absence

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Updated May 14, 2026 - Technology

Musk lawyers accuse OpenAI of deception in close of mega-trial

Elon Musk's attorney wrapped up their case against OpenAI.
May 14, 2026 - Technology

Tapping the powers of Mythos-like models still requires human intervention

Illustration of a computer with a binary brain on the screen

Pope Leo sets Catholics on collision course with AI

Photo illustration of Pope Leo XIV in front of a stained glass window with panes that look like sparkle shapes and binary code.
May 14, 2026 - Business

SpaceX and the coming stock tsunami

Photo illustration of Elon Musk holding a model rocket, and breaking a stock chart trend line with it.

Trump's killer quote exposes his bind on Iran and inflation

Photo illustration of President Donald Trump being squeezed between quotation marks.

The energy squeeze behind the Iran war and AI boom

Illustration of a hand crushing an oil barrel as if it were an aluminum can.

Democrats get a last-minute reprieve on 2026 redistricting

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