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Elon Musk and Sam Altman criticize each other in new posts about X, highlighting the billionaires’ long-standing feud over the evolution of OpenAI.Musk and Altman, along with a group of engineers and scientists, helped launch OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit artificial intelligence research lab. In 2018, Musk donated tens of millions of dollars to OpenAI before stepping down from the company’s board, but later opposed Altman’s efforts to build an “opaque web of for-profit OpenAI affiliates” in a lawsuit filed in California this year. The jury ruled in Altman’s favor, and Musk said he plans to appeal.A few weeks…

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Svetikud | E+ | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Department of Education’s new Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) offers certain benefits to student loan borrowers, but only if their bills are paid on time. “Under the RAP repayment plan, even a single day’s delay in payment will result in harm,” said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. “You’re missing out on valuable perks that could save you money.”RAP is the government’s latest income-driven repayment plan, meaning your claim is capped at a percentage of your income. Under the plan, which became available on July 1, monthly payments typically range from 1% to 10% of…

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The longtime U.S. senator, an ally of President Trump, had supported the use of U.S. troops overseas.Published July 12, 2026July 12, 2026Sen. Lindsey Graham, a key figure in the Republican Party who went from being a vocal critic of Donald Trump after he took office to one of Donald Trump’s most loyal allies on Capitol Hill, has died at the age of 71.The South Carolina lawmaker died after a “short-term, sudden illness,” his office said in a statement published in X early Sunday. Paramedics responded to a call of cardiac arrest at his home in the Capitol building in Washington,…

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Ukraine lost one of its most vocal supporters in Washington this weekend with the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham just hours after returning from a visit to Kiev. On Sunday, amid numerous tributes from Ukraine, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko said, “Senator Graham stood by Ukraine and defended democratic values ​​during Russia’s all-out invasion.” The Republican from South Carolina has visited Ukraine 10 times since the 2022 invasion, including one last week, and co-sponsored a tough sanctions bill against Russia. But he was also acutely aware of U.S. President Donald Trump’s early animosity toward Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Mr. Graham’s…

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Representative Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) speaks during the third day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Mike Seeger | ReutersCongresswoman Nancy Mace (R.S.C.) is the first of a growing number of candidates to express interest in the Senate seat currently vacant following the sudden passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R.S.C.) over the weekend.At the time of his death, Graham was seeking re-election and was scheduled to face Democrat Annie Andrews in the general election this November. The campaign was dubbed “Solid R” by Cook Political Report, along with…

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Many parents think that if they are close to their children, their children will naturally open up to them.But after years of working with families and studying more than 200 parent-child relationships, we’ve found that intimacy alone doesn’t necessarily mean children feel safe opening up.Children are more likely to open up when they trust what will happen when they do. Parents’ children want to create space for difficult conversations at ages 7, 17, and even 27.Here are 7 things they do with their kids from an early age.1. Regulate yourself before regulating your children.Children are much more likely to open…

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Digitally generated image of a young man in an empty black space with a semi-reflective floor surrounded by multicolored translucent data screens.Andriy Onufriyenko | Moments | Getty ImagesA recent poll shows that a majority of U.S. employees are now dissatisfied with increased layoffs in the technology sector, even as overall corporate profits have increased, and would like to see more corporate accountability through an AI sovereign wealth fund. A national survey of 1,690 adults conducted by research firm Verasight in June and released earlier this month suggests that 69% of Americans now support “forcing” AI companies to transfer 50% of…

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The death of a Mexican man in Houston at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement threatens to upend already strained relations between Mexico and the United States. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took the unusual step of announcing at a press conference Thursday that Mexico is seeking civil and criminal investigations in the United States in connection with the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals during immigration operations or in detention centers. The Mexican government said these investigations were aimed at “protecting the human rights of Mexicans in the United States.” The announcement was prompted by the death of Lorenzo Salgado…

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) speaks to reporters after giving a speech on the Senate floor of Congress on January 30, 2026, in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesSen. Lindsey Graham has died, his office announced Sunday.”On Saturday night, July 11th, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham passed away after a brief and sudden illness,” Graham’s office said in a statement on X.Graham, a prominent Republican from South Carolina, is 71 years old.His office added: “Senator Graham’s family appreciates your prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult time.”A spokesperson for Graham told MS NOW that he…

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Iranian state media reported early Sunday that Iran targeted multiple U.S. military facilities across the Gulf, following a recent series of attacks by the United States. According to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) fired a ballistic missile at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. According to the IRIB news agency, the Revolutionary Guards also carried out “a heavy surprise attack on a naval ship’s logistics support facility and a refueling platform used by a US aircraft carrier in Oman’s Duqm port.” In Kuwait, the Iranian military announced it had launched a loitering drone against U.S. military…

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