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    California&#39;s billionaire tax: What&#39;s at risk for the biggest state economy in America California&#39;s billionaire tax would generate quick revenue, but Norway&#39;s example shows the longer-term economic impact of targeting the wealthy is unclear. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/california-billionaire-tax.html #TopNews #News #California #Norway #theWorldBank

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    A Nobel economist challenged Elon Musk to donate his entire $1T fortune by 2036. Musk&#39;s reply: &#39;I am actually going to do something along these lines&#39; | Fortune Musk has historically been apprehensive about philanthropy, so his Monday statement would be a major change for billionaire and trillionaire giving as we know it. https://fortune.com/2026/07/27/will-elon-musk-give-away-his-1-trillion-fortune-to-charity-billionaire-trillionaire-philanthropy/ #TopNews #News #ElonMusk #Acemog...

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    Ellison Falls Behind Nvidia’s Huang As Eighth Richest The Oracle chairman’s fortune has been cut by around $125 billion over the last month. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/07/13/oracles-nearly-50-crash-since-june-1-plunges-larry-ellison-from-no-2-to-no-8-in-billionaire-ranks/ #TopNews #News #Oracle #Oracles #Ellison

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    Iran-US war latest: Tehran claims Trump could ignite World War III after US threat Trump said the agreement would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and address Iran’s nuclear program https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-live-trump-hormuz-strikes-b3026895.html #TopNews #News #Iran #US #Trump

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    7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Panama, collapsing buildings A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the southern region of Panama on Friday, destroying a number of structures and shaking the capital. https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/7-7-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-222302330.html #TopNews #News #Panama #TheUSTsunamiWarningSystem #theUSGeologicalSurvey

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    Jane Doe in Cornell University case told campus police, &quot;I can say with 100% confidence I was raped,&quot; transcript shows We&#39;re getting new insight into how Cornell University Police handled the case of an alleged fraternity gang rape back in 2024. https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/cornell-university-rape-case-jane-doe-police-interview-transcript/ #TopNews #News #JaneDoe #CBSNews #NewYork

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    NVIDIA Launches Open Agent Safety Platform to Secure Agents From Testing to Deployment NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform, an open software platform and reference system design to strengthen AI security from agent testing to deployment, with full-stack governance and control across software and the hardware, compute and robotics systems that run agents. https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/open-agent-safety-platform #TopNews #News #OpenShell #AI #ScaleAI

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    Supreme Court to consider Boulder wildfire climate-change lawsuit After devastating 2021 wildfire, the Supreme Court is considering whether Boulder can sue fossil fuel companies for contributing to climate change. https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2026/09/28/boulder-wildfire-climate-change-lawsuit-supreme-court/91923919007/ #TopNews #News #Boulder #SupremeCourt #US

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    Nor&#39;easter will ease its grip on Northeast to start the week This early-season Northeast coastal storm will last into Monday with coastal flooding, strong winds and rain remaining in New England. https://weather.com/2026/09/28/forecast/regional/noreaster-forecast-coastal-flooding-rain-wind-boston-mid-atlantic #TopNews #News #Northeast #NewEngland #NewJersey

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    Trump’s Wild Offer to Chinese Leader Revealed President Donald Trump offered China the chance to buy U.S. weapons in an astonishing proposal. During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, Trump at one point asked him if he wou... https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/trump-wild-offer-chinese-leader-194432680.html #TopNews #News #US #Chinese #China

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    Nor&#39;easter will slam Northeast, NYC, Boston through weekend This early-season Northeast coastal storm will last into Monday with coastal flooding, strong winds and rain from North Carolina to New England. https://weather.com/2026/09/27/forecast/regional/noreaster-forecast-coastal-flooding-rain-wind-boston-mid-atlantic #TopNews #News #NewEngland #NewJersey #Boston

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    White House pretends its taxpayer-financed propaganda is a ‘public service announcement’ Key congressional Democrats called the pro-Trump ad “an egregious and utterly illegal misuse of Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars.” https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-propaganda-ad-campaign-psa-congress-pushback #TopNews #News #WhiteHouse #Trump #theWhiteHouse

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    Utah will not purge voter lists based on Trump’s database — despite Supreme Court ruling Utah will not purge voter rolls based on a database revamped under President Donald Trump to check voters&#39; citizenship, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the controversial program’s deployment. https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/09/26/supreme-court-rules-trumps-voter/ #TopNews #News #Utah #Henderson #Americans

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    Trump’s scowl says it all as CNN and MS NOW return to White House for XI’s final day Trump would later and perhaps sarcastically tell pool reporters, ‘we appreciate the fair coverage’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-xi-china-cnn-white-house-b3056522.html #TopNews #News #Trump #XI #theWhiteHouse

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    Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court as 3rd-country deportations are thrown into question A ruling to halt deportations of people to countries other than their own threw a core immigration policy of the Trump administration into question, at least temporarily, and prompted a desperate appeal to the Supreme Court on Thursday. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-appeals-to-supreme-court-as-3rd-country-deportations-are-thrown-into-question #TopNews #News #Trump #S...

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    FEMA freezes money designated for Massachusetts seawall repair Federal funding cuts have stalled seawall projects in Massachusetts designed to protect coastal communities from storms like this weekend&#39;s nor&#39;easter. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/noreaster-scituate-seawall-fema-cuts/ #TopNews #News #Massachusetts #FEMA #Scituate

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    Federal agency says it&#39;s moving on without DC, Virginia cooperation on Trump&#39;s arch Virginia agency says the Park Service hasn&#39;t tried to resolve opposition. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/federal-agency-says-moving-without-195005352.html #TopNews #News #Virginia #Trump #DC

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    Elizabeth Holmes to be transferred to a halfway house next year Holmes, 42, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors of hundreds of millions of dollars through Theranos, her failed blood-testing company. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/elizabeth-holmes-transferred-halfway-house-rcna599597 #TopNews #News #Holmes #Eisenman #Theranos

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    &#39;Daily Show&#39;s Desi Lydic torches Trump on &#39;super intelligence&#39; &quot;Speaking of super intelligence, congrats on reading the punctuation on the prompter.&quot; https://mashable.com/entertainment/trump-renaming-ai-daily-show-un-speech #TopNews #News #Trump #SportsIllustrated #TopicsTheDailyShow

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    Google says its AI model gained unauthorized access to three outside systems The company said the intrusions resulted from mistaken identity, where Gemini thought it was operating within a test but was actually connected to the real internet. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/google-says-ai-model-gained-unauthorized-access-three-systems-rcna598651 #TopNews #News #AI #Google #Gemini

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    In speech to anti-vaccine group, Kennedy promises a ‘friend at the White House’ As health secretary, Kennedy had distanced himself from Children’s Health Defense, which he founded a decade ago. The speech was his first public association with the group in years. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/kennedy-speech-anti-vaccine-group-rcna598421 #TopNews #News #theWhiteHouse #RobertFKennedyJr #Kennedy

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    Congress is going to war with Jeffrey Epstein patron Leon Black over NDAs The House voted to hold Leon Black in criminal contempt of Congress after he refused to comply with a subpoena requiring him to turn over NDAs. https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-leon-black-comer-bill-ndas-victims-sexual-abuse-2026-9 #TopNews #News #Epstein #Congress #theHouseOversightCommittee

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    The Newest COVID Shot Is Here — Doctors Suggest The Best Time To Get It For The Most Protection Who should get the vaccine, when to get it and more. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-newest-covid-shot-is-here-doctors-suggest-the-best-time-to-get-it-for-the-most-protection-goog_l_6aa2e5fee4b09fd4319d459d #TopNews #News #COVID #Kuritzkes #COVID19

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    Canadian prime minister suspends trade talks with U.S., setting new 50% tariffs in motion The import taxes will apply to hockey sticks, building materials, liquors and certain kinds of clothing. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-canada-tariffs-carney-rcna593510 #TopNews #News #Canada #Canadian #US

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    Solar eclipse to occur next week. Here is what to know It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/08/nx-s1-5925939/solar-eclipse-august-2026 #TopNews #News #Spain #Earth #NASA

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    Senate approves Russia sanctions bill named after Sen. Lindsey Graham The bill was approved with overwhelming bipartisan support. https://abcnews.com/Politics/senate-approves-russia-sanctions-bill-named-after-sen/story?id=135464099 #TopNews #News #Russia #Ukraine #Senate

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    Abdul El-Sayed offers a template for Democrats to defeat Trumpism | Peter Beinart The candidate has crafted a progressive nationalism and shown his party how to turn Republicans’ financial advantage against them https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/abdul-el-sayed-democrats-trump #TopNews #News #Democrats #ElSayed #Israel

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    What&#39;s behind Donald Trump&#39;s record-low approval rating? The two groups of voters dragging the president’s approval down to new lows https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-08-04-trump-squeezed-from-both-ends #TopNews #News #Trump #DonaldTrumps #Republicans

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    Ariana Grande sparks concern over weight loss in new ‘Petal’ music video Grande once slammed “dangerous” comments about her appearance in a past interview. https://pagesix.com/2026/07/31/celebrity-news/ariana-grande-sparks-weight-loss-concerns-in-new-petal-music-video/ #TopNews #News #ArianaGrande #Petal #GoogleArianaGrande

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    Capital One Says It Closed Trump Organization&#39;s Accounts After Anti-Money Laundering Probe The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to President Donald Trump’s family business. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capital-one-trump-organization-anti-money-laundering-probe_n_6a6e8d20e4b0cfb99ef1ade7 #TopNews #News #CapitalOne #Trump #theTrumpOrganization