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Maria Bartiromo has left Fox News, where she hosted programs on both the main network and Fox Business for more than 12 years. No reason was given for her departure.OpenAI 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.Legislation 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.Iran 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.More 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.One 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.Point 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.Vice 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.The 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.Syria 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.Maria Bartiromo has left Fox News, where she hosted programs on both the main network and Fox Business for more than 12 years. No reason was given for her departure.OpenAI 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.Legislation 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.Iran 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.More 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.One 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.Point 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.Vice 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.The 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.Syria 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.
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Russia is a country engaged in a prolonged conflict with Ukraine that has drawn international scrutiny. It has been linked to a strike near Dnipro, warnings about possible attacks on UK drone factories, and questions over a missing historian last seen in Israel.

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