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Gun used in Bend school shooting was birthday gift from shooter's mom -- The Maverick 88 pump-action 12-gauge shotgun was purchased legally in August 2026 by Shauntai Nickerson, the mother of the shooter, and given to him for recreational use, sources told CBS News.

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Trump faces bipartisan backlash over waiving Russia sanctions -- President Trump is defending his decision to waive sanctions, which will refill Russia's pocketbooks as it attacks Ukraine.

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Should you trust personal AI agents? What security experts say. -- The more access you give personal AI agents, the more capable they can be. But should you trust them?

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California billionaire tax could backfire, Stanford study says -- A new analysis from Stanford economists cautions that enacting a billionaire tax could have unintended consequences. -- Updated 9m ago

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Ex-OpenAI worker who allegedly planted bug contacted Saudi royal -- The wife and infant son of the ex-OpenAI engineer left the U.S. for Saudi Arabia in October with business-class tickets purchased by a Saudi military official, prosecutors allege.

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New evidence points to alleged O.J. Simpson accomplice in 1994 murders -- A new investigation offers a different account of what might have happened the night O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death.

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The AI doom scenario you've never heard of may be hardest to stop -- The time to prepare for "gradual disempowerment" is now, according to researchers. One calls it "a civilization-scale problem."

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Japan launches ambitious robotic mission to Martian moon Phobos -- Soil samples collected by the MMX probe will shed light on the mysterious origin of the red planet's two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

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As AI dominates conversations, here are key terms to know -- Artificial intelligence and the conversations around it are rapidly evolving. These terms can help to understand the developments.

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1 person killed in shooting near Columbus, Ohio, mosque -- A fatal shooting outside a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, was not an attack on the building, police said.

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Trump signs executive order on women's health -- "Who the hell wouldn't have a women's health division?" President Trump said Monday.

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Fighter jets intercept plane violating airspace over Cincinnati -- Military fighter jets intercepted a plane flying through restricted airspace over Cincinnati, Ohio, while President Trump was speaking at a nearby rally in Kentucky.

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Theranos whistleblower calls Holmes "almost unrecognizable" in film -- Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz said he "was pretty shocked" by the version of Elizabeth Holmes he saw onscreen in the new documentary "You Can See Everything."

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Supreme Court turns away appeal from alleged 9/11 mastermind -- The Supreme Court rebuffed an effort by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to revive a plea deal reached with military prosecutors and revoked by the Biden administration.

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Supreme Court to decide legality of ban on distilling liquor at home -- The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider the constitutionality of a nearly 160-year-old federal ban on distilling liquor at home.

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