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14 min agoOpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra, describing the model as a generational leap in capability for cybersecurity, professional work, software engineering, science and computer use. The model is the first OpenAI system designated as meeting the company's critical cybersecurity capability threshold, and OpenAI said it has built in safeguards to mitigate security risks.14 min agoLegislation passed Thursday would deny federal money to colleges that boycott Israel, equating a comprehensive boycott with selective divestment from West Bank enterprises. AIPAC supported the measure; J Street and Democratic leaders opposed it, with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries cautioning that it could enable Trump to weaponize the issue against educational institutions.28 min agoIran reports that an air strike hit a wedding celebration, leaving at least five dead and nearly 70 wounded. Vice President JD Vance said the United States is looking into the incident.28 min agoMore than 60 civil rights and advocacy organizations have written to Congress opposing Section 219 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which would expand joint military technology development between the United States and Israel. The House passed the bill in July, and it now faces Senate consideration.43 min agoOne person died in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Thursday evening. The strike ignited a fire in a high-rise residential building and caused severe structural damage, according to the city's military administration.43 min agoPoint de vue du Gras, a tin-plate landscape taken in 1827 and considered the oldest surviving photograph made with a camera obscura, will be displayed in France for the first time. The image will be shown from late April to late June 2027 at the museum in Chalon-sur-Saône as part of an exhibition marking two centuries since the invention of photography.43 min agoVice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the United States is examining an airstrike Iran claims struck a wedding gathering. According to Iranian officials, the strike on a home killed four people and injured close to 70.59 min agoThe European football body has opened a case against the two Fenerbahce players for their behavior during a Champions League playoff match at Lyon. Guendouzi and Greenwood are accused of making provocative gestures at supporters, with a scuffle erupting as Guendouzi exited the field following the team's 2-1 victory.59 min agoSyria has started destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons programme discovered in May, marking the first such operation in the country in more than a decade. An OPAQ team verified the irreversible destruction of 42 aerial bombs during a mission last month, according to UN disarmament official Izumi Nakamitsu.1 h agoPresident Trump responded to reports of depleting ammunition supplies by calling media outlets reporting the claims "treasonous scum" and insisting the US has "virtually unlimited amounts" of mid to high grade munitions. Trump said the US is producing munitions at unprecedented levels and accused the Biden administration of giving more ammunition to Ukraine than the US has used in its war with Iran.14 min agoOpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra, describing the model as a generational leap in capability for cybersecurity, professional work, software engineering, science and computer use. The model is the first OpenAI system designated as meeting the company's critical cybersecurity capability threshold, and OpenAI said it has built in safeguards to mitigate security risks.14 min agoLegislation passed Thursday would deny federal money to colleges that boycott Israel, equating a comprehensive boycott with selective divestment from West Bank enterprises. AIPAC supported the measure; J Street and Democratic leaders opposed it, with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries cautioning that it could enable Trump to weaponize the issue against educational institutions.28 min agoIran reports that an air strike hit a wedding celebration, leaving at least five dead and nearly 70 wounded. Vice President JD Vance said the United States is looking into the incident.28 min agoMore than 60 civil rights and advocacy organizations have written to Congress opposing Section 219 of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which would expand joint military technology development between the United States and Israel. The House passed the bill in July, and it now faces Senate consideration.43 min agoOne person died in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital Thursday evening. The strike ignited a fire in a high-rise residential building and caused severe structural damage, according to the city's military administration.43 min agoPoint de vue du Gras, a tin-plate landscape taken in 1827 and considered the oldest surviving photograph made with a camera obscura, will be displayed in France for the first time. The image will be shown from late April to late June 2027 at the museum in Chalon-sur-Saône as part of an exhibition marking two centuries since the invention of photography.43 min agoVice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the United States is examining an airstrike Iran claims struck a wedding gathering. According to Iranian officials, the strike on a home killed four people and injured close to 70.59 min agoThe European football body has opened a case against the two Fenerbahce players for their behavior during a Champions League playoff match at Lyon. Guendouzi and Greenwood are accused of making provocative gestures at supporters, with a scuffle erupting as Guendouzi exited the field following the team's 2-1 victory.59 min agoSyria has started destroying remnants of a clandestine chemical weapons programme discovered in May, marking the first such operation in the country in more than a decade. An OPAQ team verified the irreversible destruction of 42 aerial bombs during a mission last month, according to UN disarmament official Izumi Nakamitsu.1 h agoPresident Trump responded to reports of depleting ammunition supplies by calling media outlets reporting the claims "treasonous scum" and insisting the US has "virtually unlimited amounts" of mid to high grade munitions. Trump said the US is producing munitions at unprecedented levels and accused the Biden administration of giving more ammunition to Ukraine than the US has used in its war with Iran.

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Wong's five-wicket haul seals England's ODI series win over Ireland

Issy Wong took 5-33 as England defeated Ireland by six wickets in the second one-day international at Derby. The victory clinches the three-match series for England with one game to spare.

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