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    • Michigan Dem Senate nominee comes under fire over resurfaced blog post linking football to ‘toxic masculinity’

      Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for a US Senate seat in Michigan, is facing criticism after a 2021 blog post resurfaced in which he linked American football to “toxic masculinity”. The piece, highlighted in a report by The Midwesterner, has drawn attention as El-Sayed campaigns for the Senate, with critics seizing on his past remarks…

    • American Academy of Pediatrics calls Trump vaccine order ‘dangerous’

      The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics blasted President Trump’s Monday executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccines.  “As measles cases reach a 35-year high in the U.S. and with cold and flu season quickly approaching, today’s executive order on vaccines is not only disheartening but dangerous,” Dr. Andrew Racine said in a release. …

    • Top Senate Dem’s new tax idea gets torched as critics warn nearly every American could pay

      Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, has proposed increasing taxes on data centres and cloud computing, prompting sharp criticism from opponents who warn the added costs could ultimately be passed on to nearly all American consumers. The plan, outlined in a white paper released last week, would target tax…

    • Zuckerberg pushes ‘superintelligent’ AI for all as Meta drops open-source model

      Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy essay setting out his vision for artificial intelligence, coinciding with Meta’s release of a new open-source AI model, Muse Glimmer, aimed at rivalling products from Anthropic and OpenAI. The essay, titled “The Future is for Everyone”, positions Meta against those rivals by arguing for free, open-weight AI models and minimal…

    • White House thrusts vaccines back into headlines 

      Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare   The Big Story White House thrusts vaccines back into headlines The Trump administration appeared to be backing away from making moves on changing vaccine policy in recent months, perhaps wary of political backlash ahead of the midterm elections. But it all came roaring…

    • Alabama heads into a second primary election after redistricting

      Alabama voters are again selecting candidates for four Congressional districts after the state changed the district map to favor Republicans. The redistricting is causing confusion among voters.

    • Trump wades into data center debate amid political battle 

      {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Trump backs data centers as Texas sets new standards President Trump is touting the benefits of AI data centers after Texas moved to more strictly regulate the industry, which has rapidly become a political lightning rod across the political spectrum. © AP Photo/Justin Rex Trump waded into the…

    • Unscripted Producer Rachel Tung Renews ABC & Hulu Development Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

      Unscripted television producer Rachel Tung has renewed her development deal with ABC and Hulu, Variety has reported exclusively. Under the extended agreement, Tung will continue creating original unscripted programming for Disney and will serve as showrunner on selected projects for the two networks, cementing her role as one of the studio’s go-to producers in the…

    • Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran

      Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran America’s depleted arsenal of premier offensive and defensive weapons is undermining President Trump’s leverage with Iran. © Natasha Kaiser The military’s supply of its premium long-range missiles and interceptors…

    • Cooper maintains 7-point lead over Whatley in NC Senate race: Poll

      Democrat Roy Cooper has a healthy lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the North Carolina Senate race, according to a new poll. Half of the 915 respondents to the Carolina Forward survey, conducted by left-leaning Change Research, backed Cooper with less than three months before the general election. That gave the former two-term North Carolina…