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Oil hits $109/bbl as photos show major damage to Saudi pipeline

Fears of a global energy shortage are rising amid new revelations about damage inflicted last week on a key oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia. According to a Monday report in The Associated Press, Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, which is used to transport oil to the Red Sea, will

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Newsom says he won't run for president in 2028 if Harris does

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said in an interview on Monday that he wouldn’t run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris ran for a third bid, pointing out that they’d both be fighting over similar bases of supporters. “First of all, electorally, it's a

As AI fears spike, Trump bats down calls for regulation

President Trump is downplaying the mounting concerns about artificial intelligence and resisting calls for regulation, putting him out of step with a growing chorus of worries coming from within the tech industry and both sides of the political aisle. Trump, speaking with

Pennsylvania's growing measles outbreak

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Pennsylvania sees third measles-associated death A coroner in Pennsylvania reported another death tied to the state’s worsening measles outbreak. © Sean Rayford, Getty Images The Jefferson

AI models enable cross-species mapping of cell biology

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed two new artificial intelligence models of the biological cell. The first, called universal cell embedding, paved the way for a second-generation model called TranscriptFormer, which has been trained on data from 112 million cells

The Great Dude Battles of the 1880s

E. Berry Wall was a dude. But not just any dude. In 1888, he was declared “King of the Dudes” in a competition against another gentleman, one Robert Hilliard. Wall became famous after meeting Blakely Hall, a reporter hungry for good copy. Thereafter, every week or so, Hall’s

Trump doubles down on AI approach

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump defends AI approach amid mounting scrutiny President Trump defended his approach to AI on Monday, saying the only protections needed are a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT” amid calls for AI guardrails. © AP

Trump nominates Wesley Hunt to Saudi Arabia ambassador post

President Trump on Monday nominated Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) to serve as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Trump sent the nominations of Hunt and a slew of other individuals to the Senate, which has to confirm his appointments. The U.S. has not had a full-time ambassador to

Forest fire smoke reduces bird diversity, study suggests

When forests burn, the direct consequences are obvious: houses go up in flames and habitats are destroyed. The damage caused by smoke extending far beyond the fire area is less visible. Sarah Meier, an environmental economist at ETH Zurich, investigated this in relation to