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Good morning, and welcome to Hark News. Here's what the world got up to while you slept, in about five minutes. First, the weather. Rain near 31 percent with a high near 86 dampens energy and pace. Real shoes, an honest umbrella, and timing outdoor stretches between the wettest windows keep the day from sliding into a long indoor doze.
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Secret flight ruse
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President Trump was secretly moved from Air Force One to a military jet while departing Turkey last month, following credible Iranian missile threats. White House staff and journalists were left aboard the decoy aircraft, which flew toward its normal destination while the president traveled covertly to Britain.
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Wisconsin upset
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Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, defeating democratic socialist Francesca Hong by a razor-thin margin. The result challenges recent progressive momentum and underscores the continued strength of establishment backing in swing states ahead of November.
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Minnesota results
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In Minnesota, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic Senate nomination, defeating a moderate who supported a Trump-backed immigration bill. Meanwhile, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell suffered a decisive loss in the Republican governor race, proving that presidential endorsements do not guarantee victory in blue states.
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Connecticut shakeup
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A forty-seven-year-old former mayor ousted a fourteen-term incumbent congressman in Connecticut, continuing a wave of anti-incumbent sentiment among Democratic voters. The defeat highlights how age and fresh political energy are reshaping legislative races well beyond the usual battlegrounds.
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South Carolina runoff
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South Carolina will host a tightly contested Republican Senate runoff between Darline Graham and hardline conservative Ralph Norman. The race serves as a crucial test of Donald Trump influence in a state where his endorsements have historically carried significant weight but face growing scrutiny.
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Inflation cooling
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Consumer prices rose just one-tenth of a percent in July, bringing the annual inflation rate down to three-point-four percent. The mild reading offers the Federal Reserve some breathing room ahead of its September meeting, though lingering energy costs keep policymakers cautious about declaring victory.
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Invisible tags
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Anthropic announced it will embed invisible watermarks into all text generated by its Claude models to comply with European Union regulations. The move aims to make AI content easily detectable by third-party tools, though loopholes remain for heavily edited files or older model versions.
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Compute demand soars
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Neocloud provider CoreWeave reported massive second-quarter revenue growth as hyperscalers continue their aggressive push for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Sales more than doubled while backlog jumped significantly, sending shares higher despite wider operating losses driven by the soaring cost of building data centers.
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Record basketball sale
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Venture capitalist Josh Kushner and former Disney chief Bob Iger agreed to purchase the Los Angeles Lakers for twelve point five billion dollars. The staggering valuation represents a twenty-five percent jump from just ten months ago, highlighting the intense competition for iconic sports franchises.
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Red Sea violence
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Houthi militants launched a deadly strike against a cargo vessel in the Red Sea, killing six crew members and marking the first fatal attack in the strait in over a year. The violence further disrupts global shipping routes already strained by Middle East tensions.
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Earthquake devastation
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Rescue teams continue searching for survivors after a devastating seven-point-four magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia, leaving at least one hundred eighty-one people dead and thousands missing. The disaster has prompted the government to declare a national emergency as coffee exports grind to a halt.
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Syrian verdict
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A court in Syria handed down a death sentence in absentia to former president Bashar al-Assad and two relatives for crimes against humanity. The landmark ruling comes years after his government was overthrown and he fled to Russia, closing a grim chapter on the civil war.
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Sky show today
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Mainland Europe is experiencing its first total solar eclipse in nearly thirty years, with the path of totality sweeping across Spain and Iceland. Millions more across North America will catch a partial view this afternoon, while stargazers tonight prepare for the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
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Executive departures
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Brad Lightcap, OpenAI longtime chief operating officer, is stepping down to pursue a new venture, joining a wave of high-profile executives exiting the company. The departure adds to ongoing leadership turnover at the firm as it navigates internal shifts ahead of a potential initial public offering.
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Billion user milestone
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Google confirmed that its Gemini app has surpassed one billion monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing product in the company history. Heavy daily usage across voice interactions and image generation signals that consumers are rapidly integrating the technology into everyday routines.
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Bot badges
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Spotify will begin slapping AI Persona badges on synthetic artist profiles and removing their tracks from algorithmic recommendations unless users explicitly seek them out. The policy shift aims to protect human creators while still allowing listeners to explore automated music if they choose.
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SEC relief
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Wall Street secured a regulatory win as the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled that bonds backed by data center leases do not require standard asset-backed security disclosures. The decision eases financing hurdles for the booming artificial intelligence infrastructure sector.
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Robotics restrictions
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Washington added advanced humanoid robots and agricultural machines to its growing list of prohibited Chinese technologies, escalating trade friction ahead of a scheduled presidential summit. Beijing quickly condemned the expansion as discriminatory suppression, vowing retaliatory measures against American exporters.
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That's all for today
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