Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them. (Gift Article)

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.

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WMC Live #262: Susan Antilla, Kathryn Joyce. (Original Airdate 10/14/2018) - Women’s Media Center

Robin on women and climate change, murdered journalists, and male "rites of passage." Guests: Investigative journalist Susan Antilla on #MeToo vs. Wall St.; investigative journalist Kathryn Joyce on t...

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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues (Gift Article)

President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been hampered by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.

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Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’ (Gift Article)

The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.

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How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee (Gift Article)

Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...

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Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources (Gift Article)

A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.

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Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One (Gift Article)

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

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Number of U.S. Troop Deaths in Iran War Appears Lower on Pentagon Website

Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed.

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The Man Who Runs the IRS Spied on Colleagues When He Worked at JPMorgan

Frank Bisignano directed staff to use software to snoop in email of rivals and surveil work of employees; Bisignano, who also heads Social Security, denied he ever spied on co-workers.

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How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Hurting Elder Care (Gift Article)

Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer.

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‘We can keep doing this': Ossoff questions Jay Clayton over who the 2020 presidential election

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., questioned Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Director of National Intelligence, on who he believed won the 2020 presidential election. Clayton repeatedl...

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Trump intelligence pick Jay Clayton refuses to say Biden won 2020 election

Clayton, if confirmed, would replace Bill Pulte, and is facing senators for confirmation as the US’s top spy

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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media (Gift Article)

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”

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Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin

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Trump’s Huge Windfall Has Few Known Global Precedents

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From the chatroom to the classroom, these women professors face the manosphere in real life

The misogynistic internet subculture has gained traction in real life. For women in academia, the manosphere is an escalation of a familiar reality.

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Supreme Court Lets $5 Million Sex Abuse Verdict Against Trump Stand

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Opinion | Jeffrey Epstein Haunts the White House

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Wages Are Falling. Wealth Is Surging. No Wonder Americans Are Unhappy.

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The SEC Wants to Leave You Investing in the Dark. Here’s What We’re Doing About It — And How You Can Help

By Dennis M. Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and CEO, Better Markets

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Both Democrats and Republicans give millions to universities in earmarks – but not in the same way

Democrats tend to give less than Republicans when it comes to earmarked funding for universities – but they give more to minority-serving institutions.

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Consumer protection agency deletes thousands of pages as Trump administration seeks to dismantle it

Deletion of the bureau’s website content is just the most recent part of a larger plan to ‘undermine an agency that’s helped people’

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The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are 5 ways it’s hurting Americans

This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come

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Exclusive: US SEC's ex-enforcement chief clashed with bosses over Trump cases before leaving, sources say

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's top enforcement official, who left abruptly last week, had clashed with agency leaders over the direction of its enforcement program, including the handli...

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They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.

Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has a...

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Panel awards $3.8m to ‘mom and pop’ investors whose risky investments tanked

Florida investors featured in Guardian investigation claimed they lost most of their life savings after a financial adviser put their money into ‘alternative’ assets

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Three Women vs. a Broker; Olde Is Accused of Blatant Job Discrimination (Published 1995)

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‘I feel like I’m in a financial prison’: Trump Wall Street plan puts ‘mom and pop’ investors at risk, advocates say

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‘I feel like I’m in a financial prison’: Trump Wall Street plan puts ‘mom and pop’ investors at risk, advocates say

Trump says everyday Americans deserve a chance to buy higher-risk ‘alternative’ investments. Critics say this could lead to big losses for small investors

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