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33 minutes ago
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Why Are Dem Governors Staying Silent About Trump's Attack on State AI Laws?

Tech industry lobbyists met Democratic governors shortly before a Trump executive order that seeks to prevent states from regulating AI, with little public pushback.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago
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Gavin Newsom pushes back on Trump AI executive order preempting state laws

The executive order preempts state AI regulation, favors tech companies, and triggers legal, political, and advocacy pushback centered in California.
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fromFortune
57 minutes ago

Trump couldn't insult his way to victory in Indiana redistricting battle. 'Folks in our state don't react well to being bullied' | Fortune

Indiana's Republican senators rejected President Trump's redistricting plan, citing constituent opposition and objections to Trump's personal attacks and tone.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

The ethnic cleansing of the US will destroy it | Heba Gowayed

The Trump administration pursues a white Christian national vision by promoting remigration and policies that exclude and remove nonwhite, non-Christian immigrants.
fromFortune
46 minutes ago

With just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight | Fortune

Johnson, R-La., huddled behind closed doors in the morning - as he did days earlier this week - working to assemble the package for consideration as the House focuses the final days of its 2025 work on health care. "House Republicans are tackling the real drivers of health care costs to provide affordable care," Johnson said in a statement announcing the package. He said it would be voted on next week.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
9 months ago

Stephen Miller's stance on LGBTQ+ rights - LGBTQ Nation

Stephen Miller uses America First Legal and policy roles to pursue legal challenges and policies that roll back LGBTQ+ rights and oppose "woke" agendas.
#donald-trump
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago
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Trump Rages In Dead Of Night At Republicans Who Defied Him On Election Map After Claiming He Hadn't Worked Very Hard' On It

fromJezebel
7 hours ago
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Big Baby Claims It's 'Seditious' for Reporters to Note He's Rambling, Falling Asleep

fromwww.mediaite.com
4 hours ago
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Trump Rages In Dead Of Night At Republicans Who Defied Him On Election Map After Claiming He Hadn't Worked Very Hard' On It

fromJezebel
7 hours ago
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Big Baby Claims It's 'Seditious' for Reporters to Note He's Rambling, Falling Asleep

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fromSun Sentinel
5 hours ago

Florida Democrats improve fortunes in December elections. Future trouble for MAGA?

Democratic candidates in Florida outperformed Trump's 2024 margins by double digits, signaling a significant swing toward Democrats ahead of 2026.
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fromThe Nation
21 hours ago

What to Do With the Ballroom in 2029?

Donations up to $75,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar to double funding for investigative reporting on corruption, social crises, and resistance efforts in 2026.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

Trump Nemesis Letitia James Takes Victory Lap On FEMA Ruling

Letitia James secured a federal-court victory forcing FEMA to restore billions in disaster-mitigation funds canceled by the Trump administration.
#immigration
fromwww.mediaite.com
15 hours ago
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Mother of Karoline Leavitt's Nephew Tells CNN That ICE Arrested Her Without a Warrant and Took Her Away in Unmarked Car

fromwww.mediaite.com
15 hours ago
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Mother of Karoline Leavitt's Nephew Tells CNN That ICE Arrested Her Without a Warrant and Took Her Away in Unmarked Car

#immigration-enforcement
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fromSun Sentinel
4 hours ago

Ready to terminate your HOA? New bill aims to simplify process

Florida legislation (HB 657) would simplify and ease dissolution of homeowners associations and condo boards, reducing procedural hurdles and approval requirements for termination.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
17 hours ago

Trump strips legal protections from Ethiopian refugees in latest crackdown

The US ended Temporary Protected Status for about 5,000 Ethiopian nationals, requiring them to leave within 60 days or face arrest and deportation.
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fromFortune
1 hour ago

A Wisconsin couple was paying $2 a month for an ACA health plan. But as subsidies expire, it's soaring to $1,600, forcing them to downgrade | Fortune

Expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits will raise premiums and deductibles, forcing some people to downgrade coverage, face higher costs, or go uninsured.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
5 hours ago

Video: Opinion | Republican Women vs. the G.O.P.

Republican Party faces accelerating internal conflicts with women, including high-profile rebellions and rising misogyny across conservative institutions.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
41 minutes ago

CNN's Jake Tapper Calls BS On Trump Spox's Bandage Spin: Something About His Health They're Not Telling Us'

President Trump's hand bandages, bruising, swollen ankles, and a recent MRI have raised concerns about undisclosed health issues amid White House opacity.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 hours ago

Eugene Daniels Hits Trump with Jimmy Carter Comparison

Trump has been dismissing negative polls about the economy as fake, including in Truth Social posts this week where he complained he's not getting enough credit for fixing the mess left by former President Joe Biden. When will I get credit for having created, with No Inflation, perhaps the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country? When will people understand what is happening? When will Polls reflect the Greatness of America at this point in time, and how bad it was just one year ago? he wrote on Truth Social this week. Probably when the economy's better. Maybe that's when it's going to happen. Come on now, Daniels said in response to Trump's question about getting credit.
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fromThe Nation
6 hours ago

The Supreme Court v. My Mother

My mother, Regina Treitler, had in fact violated the War Brides Act, but she justified her actions as the only way she could reunite her family after the Holocaust. My parents had fled Germany in 1938, right before Kristallnacht. They had saved themselves, but my mother had been tormented by the fact that her two brothers and her sister-in-law had not escape. They were trapped in Europe for the duration of the Holocaust, their fates unknown.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 hours ago

Aldi recalls popular Christmas food product over allergy risk

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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fromTruthout
24 minutes ago

Trump's GOP Wants to Expand a Policy That Already Put Millions Into Medical Debt

High-deductible health plans and proposed GOP policies reducing ACA subsidies risk increasing out-of-pocket costs and medical debt for Americans without employer coverage.
#jeffrey-epstein
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

You and me against the world: who was behind Trump's anti-Europe foreign policy?

A MAGA-driven national security strategy proposes restrictive immigration framing, hemispheric reassertion, and reduced US commitment to great-power competition with China and Russia.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

Trump attacks old foe Biden but presidential parallels hard to avoid

Donald Trump teased supporters in Pennsylvania this week, still toying with nicknames for his predecessor Joe Biden. Typically, Crooked Joe wins. I'm surprised because to me he's a sleepy son of a bitch. Exulting in Biden's drowsiness, the US president and his supporters seemed blissfully ignorant of a rich irony: that 79-year-old Trump himself has recently been spotted apparently dozing off at various meetings.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

The Katie Miller Podcast: an aggressively vibeless curriculum for the Maga mom

Katie Miller's podcast soft-pedals controversies while promoting MAGA family values and instructing conservative women on being Trump-aligned wives and mothers.
fromIntelligencer
6 hours ago

Donald and Melania Trump Have Themselves an Awkward Little Christmas

Hosting the Congressional Ball seems like it should be one of the easiest tasks on the Trumps' agenda. The annual party is a bipartisan event where members of the House of Representatives and Senate gather to celebrate the holidays at the White House. All the president and First Lady have to do is show up in something festive, issue some generic holiday well-wishes, and smile.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Melania Trump Makeup Artist Says She's Been 'Cancelled'

Nicole Bryl faced industry cancellation and pressure for working with Melania Trump but refused to abandon her clients.
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from24/7 Wall St.
2 hours ago

David Solomon Praised Trump Accounts - Will Goldman Sachs Billions Follow?

Trump Accounts seed eligible newborns (2025–2028) with $1,000 into tax-deferred, stock-indexed accounts that grow tax-free until age 18, then convert to retirement accounts.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

They attacked my religion, my faith': Muslim photojournalist detained by ICE speaks out

ICE detained Muslim photojournalist Ya'akub Vijandre over social-media posts; his DACA was revoked, he alleges faith-based targeting and abusive treatment in detention.
from24/7 Wall St.
5 hours ago

Mark Cuban Hates Trump but Loves Kid Savings Accounts -- Will He Shock Everyone?

Billionaire Mark Cuban has long championed the idea that kids should start saving early to secure their futures. Drawing from his own childhood in Pittsburgh, where he sold garbage bags door-to-door to fund small dreams like new basketball shoes, Cuban stresses hands-on financial lessons. In interviews, he advises parents to open savings accounts for children and encourage them to build that first pot of money.
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fromAxios
47 minutes ago

U.S. unseals warrant behind oil tanker seizure near Venezuela

U.S. authorities seized assets tied to Iran and Venezuela to enforce sanctions, disrupt illicit oil flows, and impose economic costs on those governments.
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fromTasting Table
1 hour ago

15 US Presidents And Their Go-To Whiskey - Tasting Table

Many U.S. presidents historically relied on whiskey, with figures like James Madison, Martin Van Buren, and Andrew Jackson notably consuming bourbon and other whiskeys.
from24/7 Wall St.
4 hours ago

Trump's 50-Year Mortgages Are Horrible for Homebuyers, but Great for These 2 REITs to Explode

President Trump's proposal for 50-year mortgages aims to tackle the housing affordability crisis by lowering monthly payments. The plan, supported by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, would extend the standard 30-year term to 50 years, potentially through backing by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Supporters argue this could help younger buyers and first-time homeowners enter the market amid high home prices and elevated interest rates.
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#redistricting
fromAxios
16 hours ago
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Where every state stands on redistricting after critical blow to Trump agenda

fromAxios
1 day ago
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Indiana Senate rejects Trump's redistricting effort

Indiana Senate rejected a proposed congressional map 31-19 that would have redrawn two Democratic districts to give Republicans a solid advantage across nine districts.
fromAxios
1 day ago
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Indiana rejection cuts into Trump's push to gain more GOP House seats

Redistricting in multiple states could give Republicans only one to four additional House seats, leaving control of the U.S. House uncertain amid voter discontent with Trump's policies.
fromAxios
16 hours ago
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Where every state stands on redistricting after critical blow to Trump agenda

fromAxios
1 day ago
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Indiana rejection cuts into Trump's push to gain more GOP House seats

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fromwww.mercurynews.com
16 hours ago

Letters: Coal terminal developer must deliver on jobs

Residents demand promised jobs from coal terminal developer, support rational Hepatitis B vaccine timing changes, and oppose territorial concessions to appease Russia.
fromwww.mediaite.com
17 hours ago

Fmr. Trump Official Already Waving the White Flag: Gotta Favor the Democrats in the Midterms'

I think it's going to be a really steep climb, Dasha, said Short, in relation to GOP midterm efforts. The reality is that Americans like divided government. They don't want one party in control. Each time there's been one party in control, there's been a backlash. The once chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence noted that in previous midterms, the incumbent party is much more vulnerable to losing Congressional seats.
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fromIntelligencer
20 hours ago

Brace Yourself for Soaring Obamacare Premiums

Obamacare premium subsidies expire December 31, likely causing millions to face sharply higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs.
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fromLos Angeles Times
15 hours ago

Divided council gives modest boost to LAPD hiring, amid tensions with mayor

Mayor Karen Bass sought funding to nearly double LAPD hiring to 410 officers this fiscal year, clashing with City Council over budget and payroll costs.
fromwww.npr.org
7 hours ago

Trump tech adviser David Sacks under fire over vast AI investments

"These are sham ethics waivers," Clark said. "They lack the kind of rigorous objective ethics analysis that would ensure that public policy is made for public benefit. Instead, they were aimed at enabling Sacks to profit from his government position," she said, describing the waivers as "like a presidential pardon in advance."
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fromAxios
22 hours ago

Trump signals marijuana pivot. Here's how federal and state cannabis laws work

Reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III would ease regulations, enable medical research, and could create tax breaks for cannabis companies.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
15 hours ago

Laura Ingraham Straight-Up Asks Mike Johnson, How Do You Avoid Getting Blamed' for Rising Healthcare Costs?

Mike Johnson says GOP is close to a healthcare agreement and will bring a plan to the House next week, denying blame for rising costs.
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fromJezebel
7 hours ago

DeSantis Administration Diverted Medical Funding for Anti-Abortion and Cannabis Ads, Investigation Finds

More than $35 million in Florida child welfare and medical funds was funneled into misleading TV ads opposing 2024 abortion and cannabis amendments.
fromwww.mediaite.com
17 hours ago

Trump Dismisses Question About Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs: You Make It Sound So Bad'

President Donald Trump dismissed a reporter's question about skyrocketing healthcare costs, griping, You make it sound so bad. At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire, said a reporter. What's your message to those 24 million Americans who will see their insurance premiums go up Well, don't make it sound so bad, Trump interrupted, because obviously, you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
15 hours ago

Gross Negligence': GOP Congressman Shreds White House for Letting Whacky Laura Loomer' Advise on NatSec Hires

The White House is withdrawing @JoeFrancescon as its nominee to be the National Security Agency's (NSA) Deputy Director, meanwhile the acting Deputy Director will retire at the end of the month. This means the top two positions at NSA and the four-star commander at Cyber Command will remain vacant for 8 months and counting. All because of infighting in the White House and the involvement of whacky Laura Loomer in hiring. We are at Cyber War everyday and the inability to get leaders in place is gross negligence.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

The Washington Roundtable's 2025 in Review

Institutional capitulation, major foreign-aid cuts, and threats of war against Venezuela have intensified a nationwide tug-of-war over America's democratic future.
fromenglish.elpais.com
12 hours ago

United States trains to face off with ICE: We've gone from fear to action'

Lily Rodriguez approaches a woman selling elotes outside a subway station in Queens. She buys one, but what she's truly looking for is to earn the vendor's trust, and find a way to offer her a whistle. Rodriguez was accompanied by other volunteers who were similarly engaged in passing out whistles to every passer-by, distributing more than 200 of the instruments meant to make noise on the New York City streets.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Deal or no deal? The inside story of the battle for Warner Bros

Donald Trump is seeking to influence major media mergers and push buyers to restructure and sell CNN, aiming to shape media ownership and oversight outcomes.
fromThe New Yorker
6 hours ago

Caught in the "Ceasefire"

In 2008, the ten-year-old son of Rahm Emanuel, then a Democratic congressman, bet Mike Pence, then a Republican congressman, that Barack Obama would carry Pence's home state of Indiana in that year's Presidential election. Pence lost the bet-ten dollars-but never paid up. "Every time I see him, I tease him," Emanuel recounted recently. " 'You owe ten plus cumulative interest.' " Emanuel was seated at a table with Pence for a joint
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 hours ago

The Trump administration keeps picking fights with pop stars. It's a no-win situation

Government social media used pop music to celebrate ICE arrests, prompting artists' public backlash that unintentionally amplified the administration's propaganda.
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fromBusiness Insider
16 hours ago

Amtrak's unionized workers are getting $900 holiday bonuses after their managers gave up half of theirs

Amtrak will give $900 holiday bonuses to over 18,000 unionized workers after executives relinquished part of their bonuses and the board cut long-term incentives.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 hours ago

Walters: Trump sides with agriculture again in California's never-ending water wars

During his first stint as president, Trump was heavily influenced by the Westlands Water District, a huge agricultural water agency in the San Joaquin Valley that sought more irrigation water for itself and other farm interests. That relationship led to an extremely controversial contract that guaranteed Westlands as much as 1 million acre-feet of water each year from the federal Central Valley Project, solidifying the district's supply situation.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
12 hours ago

Fox's Maria Bartiromo Goes All-Out to Convince Viewers This Affordability Issue Is a Hoax,' Insists The Economy Is Doing Well'

Maria Bartiromo defended President Trump's economic record, claimed prices are falling, credited energy policies, and called affordability concerns a Democratic hoax.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 hours ago

Trump loomed over baseball's Hall of Fame. But voters still said no to Bonds and Clemens

Since mid-May, when Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced Pete Rose would be eligible for Hall of Fame consideration and explained his specious reasonings behind it, last week's Hall of Fame vote by the 16-member Classic Era committee carried with it a certain air of inevitability for Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds, the two greatest players currently not enshrined in Cooperstown.
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fromPsychology Today
15 hours ago

Weight-Lifting and the Character of Our Leaders

Public displays of fitness by American politicians are nothing new. Presidents George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Ulysses S. Grant, among others, were all depicted riding warhorses as symbols of "leadership and executive ability."[3] America's twenty-sixth president, Theodore Roosevelt, was renowned for his love of fisticuffs. He often asked professional boxers to strike him in the jaw, and then he would hit them back.[4]
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fromFortune
13 hours ago

Trump says 'starting' land strikes over drugs in latest warning | Fortune

We knocked out 96% of the drugs coming in by water, and now we're starting by land, and by land is a lot easier, and that's going to start happening,
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 hours ago

Harry and Meghan unlikely' to heal damaged relationships with sick fathers

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history,
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fromThe Atlantic
6 hours ago

How Not to Plan for War

Trump's Caribbean military campaign aims to remove Maduro, eliminate alleged drug smugglers, and ultimately secure access to Venezuela's oil and rare earth minerals.
fromTasting Table
15 hours ago

Why So Many Of America's Top Fast Food Chains Are Nowhere To Be Found In This State - Tasting Table

Vermont is not entirely without big-name fast food places. It has 30 McDonald's locations, yet remains the only state in the U.S. without one in the capital city. There are also seven Kentucky Fried Chickens, but again, not a single one in Montpelier. The state capital is also the only one without a Starbucks, even though the coffee chain has about a dozen locations elsewhere in Vermont. As you can see, breaking into Vermont is not an easy feat.
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fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

Morning Docket: 12.12.25 - Above the Law

Multiple legal developments include DOJ prosecutorial missteps, high-profile court decisions and pardons, corporate law mergers, AI preemption, Biglaw deal concerns, and courthouse violence.
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fromTelecompetitor
23 hours ago

Trump administration to states: No BEAD non-deployment funds unless we control AI

An executive order conditions BEAD non-deployment funds on state compliance with a federal AI policy, penalizing states with restrictive AI laws.
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