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MS NOW, CNN and Politico say their journalists were denied access to White House after Trump ban

Reporters from three major news organizations — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — were denied access to the White House on Saturday, a day after President Donald Trump said he was barring them because of reporting he found to be “fake news.” Read More.

New laws trigger a fresh legal fight over Nazi-looted art in Los Angeles and Auschwitz museums

Jewish heirs of Holocaust victims and their representatives have filed two lawsuits in California staking their claims to Nazi-looted paintings that still hang on the walls of prominent museums in Los Angeles and Auschwitz. Read More.

This swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms

Mary Ryan may be a registered Republican but she has never voted for President Donald Trump, turned off by his crass style of politics and chaotic approach to governing. Read More.

Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown

A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development. Read More.

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Voting groups sound alarm on funding shortfalls that they say could affect midterm turnout

Several of the nation's largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks just as voting is getting underway in an election that will determine control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term. Read More.

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells the AP that Iranians paying the price for war and repression

Iranians are suffering as economic misery and internal repression leave “no room for people to breathe” after 1½ years of wars, Iran's most prominent human rights activist has told The Associated Press. Read More.

Photos of the Bavarian tradition of Oktoberfest in Munich

Munich's Oktoberfest started on Saturday marking the beginning of the 191st edition of the festival. Thousands of revelers in traditional Bavarian attire flocked to the beer tents in Munich, expecting 6 million visitors over the 16 days. Read More.

For Palestinian aid groups, Macklemore's $1M pledge brings relief and attention to ongoing suffering

For the Palestinian relief nonprofits behind a $1 million pledge from rapper Macklemore, the Grammy winner's latest contributions offer more than just money. Read More.