New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he has built a working relationship with President Donald Trump, even while continuing to label the Republican commander in chief a fascist.
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Nothing Apocalyptic About AI, Let's Stop the Headline Hype
By slowing down, demanding clarity, and following evidence rather than excitement, readers can avoid being misled and develop a more accurate, grounded understanding of what artificial intelligence can - and cannot - do.
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Trump's War on Medicaid Fraud Finally Gains Steam
A commonsense attempt to rein in a program that has strayed far from its original purpose of caring for the disabled and destitute. Medicaid covers more than one in five Americans, many of whom are perfectly capable of working and providing for themselves.
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Earnings Season Set to Test War-Rattled Stocks
Investors will seek evidence in the coming week that the U.S. corporate profit engine is humming along, and whether threats to that upbeat business outlook are emerging from the Middle East war and the resulting surge in energy costs.
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Fed's Daly: Oil Shock Slowing Inflation Fight
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said the U.S. economy is fundamentally solid, the labor market has steadied, and monetary policy is in a "good place" - restrictive enough to put downward pressure on inflation without undercutting the labor market.
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Consumer sentiment hits record low, inflation fears rise amid Iran war
The university's headline index of consumer sentiment tumbled to 47.6, down 10.7% from March to its lowest on record.
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