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White House weighs vetting frontier AI models in sharp policy reversal
The Trump administration is considering government vetting of frontier artificial intelligence models before their release, a sharp reversal from a hands-off approach triggered by national security alarms over a model that can find and exploit software vulnerabilities.
WorldUS Strikes Two Iranian Tankers as Trump Threatens Escalation
U.S. Navy warplanes struck and disabled two Iranian-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, as the Trump administration awaited Tehran's reply to an American proposal for ending the 10-week-old war. President Donald Trump threatened to escalate beyond the existing naval patrols if no deal materialised.
EconomyUS consumer sentiment hits record low as gas prices eclipse jobs data
The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index fell to 48.2 in May, the lowest reading since the survey began in 1952, even as employers added nearly twice the number of jobs economists had expected in April.
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Pentagon $1.5tn budget pushes weapons makers to fund their own factories
Israeli strikes kill 16 in Lebanon, Hezbollah retaliates across border
Suicide bombing kills 14 police officers in northwest Pakistan
DOJ prosecutors sidelined as Comey indictment push roils Virginia office
Energy volatility permanent after Hormuz closure, warns IEA
Lee and Takaichi set for Andong summit on May 19
Powell to stay on Fed board after chairmanship, breaking 75-year norm
West gives Cabinet until Monday to force Starmer out
Hims & Hers heads into Q1 earnings after 50 per cent monthly surge
Federal Reserve quickly running out of reasons to cut interest rates
Putin says Ukraine war coming to an end as ceasefire holds
Aramco Q1 profit rises 26pc as pipeline offsets Hormuz closure
US awaits Iran ceasefire response as Rubio meets Qatari mediators
Texas GOP backs resolution affirming states right to repel border invasion
Iran warns of attack on US bases after tanker strikes test ceasefire
Warsh nomination as Fed chair raises bull-market unwind risk, analysts warn
US Trade Court Rules Trump Global Tariffs Unlawful in Narrow Ruling
African oil producers face revenue risk as UAE quits OPEC
US solar factory financing freezes under Trump China ownership rules
