Stephen Witt, journalist and author of ‘The Thinking Machine,’ says AI systems are breaking containment, putting critical infrastructure like power grids and air traffic control at risk.

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Democrats are pushing back on President Trump’s pledge to give every U.S. adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterms, raising questions about the plan.

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Stock markets tumbled on Wednesday, and are down more than 20% from their 2020 peak, as the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a “pandemic.”

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The U.S. Mint announced that $1 coins featuring President Trump’s likeness have entered circulation and can be purchased on its website — a historic and controversial move for a living president that has not been done in 100 years.

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A massive security presence is being deployed ahead of Friday’s remembrance of the September 11th attacks in New York, with Former President George W. Bush among those who will be in attendance; President Donald Trump addressed the Republican convention in Dallas last night, saying every adult American could get a $5,000 dollar payment if GOP holds onto the House and Senate; crews are now using a crane to remove the Amazon Cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport, killing five people in a van; drone video is showing the scope of damage caused by Hurricane Lowell on Hawaii’s western islands; hockey fans are remembering Barry Melrose, who battled Parkinson’s Disease and was best known for the 25 years that he served as an analyst on ESPN; Billy Joel reassured fans he is doing well after undergoing brain surgery, saying he is looking forward to performing again; and surveillance video captured a dramatic rescue by an off- duty police officer in Brooklyn who saved a driver who may have lost consciousness.

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