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   Weather

   weather0:08Good morning, and welcome to Hark News. Here's what the world got up to while you slept. First, the weather in New York. A high of 83 and a low of 69, with clear skies.
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   Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at eighty following a brief illness.

   news0:11She built a sprawling entertainment empire but is best remembered for the Imagination Library, which delivered over two hundred million free books to children worldwide.
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   Prime Minister Mark Carney abandoned stalled trade talks, while

   news0:12Prime Minister Mark Carney abandoned stalled trade talks, while President Trump floated renaming Lake Ontario. The escalating standoff threatens to raise prices for shoppers on both sides of the border.
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   The chipmaker projected further growth, though investors are

   news0:11The chipmaker projected further growth, though investors are watching how it uses its massive balance sheet to guarantee financing for sprawling data center projects.
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   The deal mandates two hour daily limits for minors and blocks

   news0:11The deal mandates two hour daily limits for minors and blocks overnight access, unless rival platforms like TikTok and YouTube adopt similar restrictions soon.
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   Bill Gates issued a stark warning about artificial intelligence, calling it a potential net jobs destroyer and urging leaders to act immediately.

   news0:15The Microsoft co founder argued that AI is advancing faster than governments can prepare, threatening unprecedented cybersecurity risks and biological dangers if left unchecked.
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   OpenAI unveiled its custom Jalapeño inference chip, claiming benchmarks that outperform current Nvidia processors at running large language models.

   news0:15Built with Broadcom, the silicon aims to slash energy costs for server farms, marking a major industry shift toward proprietary hardware among top AI labs today.
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   President Trump backed Darline Graham to a narrow Senate victory in South Carolina and helped Mike Mazzei win the governor race in Oklahoma.

   news0:12Graham replaced her late brother Lindsey, while Mazzei edged out a Republican who had publicly challenged Trump on recent trade policies last week.
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   CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced flight to Moscow aboard a military transport plane, drawing speculation about the mission’s purpose.

   news0:15While the Kremlin downplayed the visit, analysts suggest it could involve deterrence on Ukraine, prisoner swaps, or pushing Russia to cut support for Iran.
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    The Supreme Court stayed a lower court injunction against President Trump’s executive order requiring the Postal Service to verify voter eligibility lists.

    news0:13The majority ruled states lacked standing to challenge the rule prematurely, though a separate federal judge maintains a blocking order currently.
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    Both victims were unvaccinated, underscoring growing concerns

    news0:11Both victims were unvaccinated, underscoring growing concerns as domestic vaccination rates fall and public health experts warn of broader outbreaks ahead.
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    The FDA approved Rasonque, a groundbreaking pill targeting a mutated protein found in most pancreatic cancers.

    news0:13Clinical trials showed patients nearly doubled their survival time with fewer severe side effects, offering a rare breakthrough for one of the deadliest forms of the disease today.
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    Anthropic is preparing its initial public offering with a staggering claim: a total addressable market worth thirty trillion dollars.

    news0:15That figure dwarfs corporate America’s combined profits and signals how aggressively the AI lab expects its technology to eventually replace human labor across every sector tomorrow.
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    Legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller admitted he used artificial intelligence to help draft a widely circulated Wall Street Journal column criticizing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

    news0:14Rather than sparking outrage, the admission was praised by financial elites, suggesting AI writing is losing its stigma quickly.
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    A new medical study found that at least one in four former NFL players who died recently had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

    news0:12Researchers say the true prevalence is likely higher, as the estimate only accounts for donors who voluntarily donated their brains recently.
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    The Trump administration plans to cancel up to two hundred thousand immigration visas nationwide.

    news0:12Officials say the move targets individuals who entered as tourists but later filed for asylum, though critics call the policy largely symbolic and legally redundant right now.
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    Google is rolling out new billing tools for Gemini Enterprise designed to curb unexpected software costs.

    news0:13Companies can now set hard monthly spending limits that automatically pause agent activity, addressing one of the biggest roadblocks to widespread corporate adoption of generative AI today.
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    Apple unveiled refreshed Mac mini and Mac Studio desktops featuring its new M6 and M5 Ultra chips, optimized specifically for local artificial intelligence workloads.

    news0:15The machines continue to gain popularity among developers running processor intensive models entirely on consumer hardware these days.
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    SpaceX announced plans to build a one hundred billion dollar launch facility in southern Louisiana.

    news0:13The sprawling coastal campus would serve as the company’s second private spaceport and bring thousands of jobs to the region as it scales up daily rocket operations soon.
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    Actor Tim Curry, celebrated for his eccentric roles in Rocky Horror Picture Show and Clue, has died at eighty.

    news0:13His career spanned decades of theater and film, leaving behind a legacy of unforgettable performances that blended horror, comedy, and theatrical flair forever.
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    Political candidates across the country are increasingly challenging Flock Safety license plate cameras, arguing they violate privacy rights.

    news0:14The bipartisan backlash follows reports of law enforcement officers abusing camera data to track personal contacts, turning surveillance tech into a midterm talking point today.
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    NASA is preparing to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope into orbit roughly one million miles from Earth.

    news0:13The observatory will spend its mission searching for exoplanets and mapping dark energy to help scientists understand why the universe is expanding so rapidly now.
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    That's all for today

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