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Wannabe Trump assassin Thomas Crooks described by father as quiet loner with gun obsession who used Bob Dole as pseudonym: new docs
Newly released FBI interview documents give the first detailed account of the childhood and upbringing of Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024. The records, based on interviews with his father Matthew, were handed to US Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley as…
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Nato jets down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
Nato fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, in what is thought to be the first time a Nato aircraft has destroyed a drone over Lithuania. The incident, confirmed by President Gitanas Nausėda, comes amid a pattern of drone incursions into Nato territory near Belarus and Russia, heightening concerns about the…
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High school volleyball player, 16, left with traumatic brain injury after being run over while on crosswalk as cops hunt for driver who fled the scene
A 16-year-old high school volleyball player in Arizona has been left with a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a car while crossing the road, in an incident that has sparked a police search for the driver, who fled the scene. Jette Heldenbrand was hit by a dark grey Mazda in Tempe at around…
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Ben Wallace: It’s time for Britain to shoot down Putin’s drones
Former UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has called for Britain to help shoot down Russian drones and missiles over Ukrainian airspace, arguing this would protect Nato members bordering the conflict without amounting to escalation against Moscow. The intervention follows Poland’s months-long push for allies to take a more active role in air defence, a call…
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Artificial intelligence pacing proposal divides tech executives and Trump
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay titled “We Must Pace the Frontier,” arguing that AI development should be deliberately slowed through third-party safety evaluators, coordination among frontier AI firms in democratic countries, and eventual cooperation with authoritarian governments where feasible. The proposal sparked a wave of public reactions from rival tech leaders and US…
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Middle East drone strikes send oil above $108 as Man Utd crash 5-0
At home, Harry Dunn’s mother slams a secret US diplomat flight amid a child-images inquiry, and an ex-HMP Bristol pharmacy technician is jailed for smuggling drugs; Revolut suffers a data breach and MPs push for an AI regulator.
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AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
AI-linked stocks fell sharply on Monday after the heads of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in what they described as “reckless” AI development, warning that the technology could soon spiral out of control. Anthropic’s Dario Amodei urged the industry to “slow down” and warned that swarms of AI agents could cause hundreds…
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NATO fighter jets shoot down drone over Lithuania as locals sent urgent phone warning
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace after it crossed from neighbouring Belarus, prompting an emergency phone alert to residents in Vilnius, Trakai and Elektrėnai. It marks the first time a drone has been downed within Lithuanian territory, underscoring growing concerns among NATO’s eastern members about airspace incursions linked to Russia’s…
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McConnell returns to Senate chamber after three-month absence
US Senator Mitch McConnell reappeared at the Capitol on Monday evening, ending a public absence of more than 90 days following a serious fall at his Washington home on 14 June. The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican, who has previously had childhood polio, arrived in a wheelchair looking frail and pale to cast a vote, prompting scrutiny…
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Newsom rules out 2028 challenge to Kamala Harris
California Governor Gavin Newsom has said he would not run for the presidency in 2028 if Kamala Harris decides to seek the Democratic nomination, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper during an informal fly-fishing interview in Montana that “I wouldn’t run if she ran”. Newsom, widely seen as a leading potential 2028 contender, stressed that his own…