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The development of AI "doesn't look that different from say, 'Terminator,' or from science fiction films," Jacob Coxon said. CBS
VOA VIEW: Madness!
A California couple's surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child, who was born in Texas with a serious heart defect. CBS
Friday's August CPI report could set the stage for the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in more than three years. CBS

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Paleontologists have identified the first known trackway made by a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex, and the discovery was made in the North Dakota badlands. CBS
Anthropic said it detected unauthorized efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba and Moonshot AI to use its Claude models to help improve their own AI systems. CNBC
VOA VIEW: China is playing games.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a large bank would be sanctioned next week. CNBC
VOA VIEW: They should.
Speaking to Fox News presenter Laura Ingraham, Trump said that he would have attacked Iran despite the impact on the midterm elections. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran is a very bad acter.
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage crossed over 7% for the first time in more than a year, as home prices continue to rise and sales drop. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It may grow more.
Home sales slowed again despite the highest supply of homes for sale in over a decade. Prices, however, continue to rise. CNBC

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U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Iran "not to get cute" over activity at a suspected nuclear site on Pickaxe Mountain. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran should be finished.
Mariana Alexandra Dewey, a Peruvian national, was arrested by ICE in Wichita after she allegedly voted illegally in the 2024 Kansas election. FOX News
VOA VIEW: This is getting too frequent.
James Brass allegedly ran a ballot harvesting scheme on Los Angeles' Skid Row, paying homeless people to sign petitions using stolen voter identities. FOX News
VOA VIEW: This has to be stopped.
A witness described the powerful crack of lightning near the Disney College Program participant found unresponsive on a Celebration walking path. FOX News

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A U.S. military strike destroyed a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three alleged narco-terrorists, officials said. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Good!
A Homeland Security Investigations agent who worked child exploitation cases faces rape, incest and sodomy charges involving a juvenile in Alabama. FOX News
Florida has executed Daniel Conahan, the convicted murderer who is suspected to have been the "Hog Trail Killer" that may have killed at least 13. UPI

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Private companies, foreign businesses and other enterprises can use state-owned agricultural and forests in Cuba while the government keeps ownership. UPI
Wholesale prices rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in August, meeting expectations, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. UPI
The Iran-backed Houthi militia has taken control of a key strategic port on the Red Sea on Thursday, capturing the Yemeni port city Mokha. UPI
VOA VIEW: Trump must stop this type activity.
The Trump administration has proposed a change to the U.S. census that would exclude undocumented immigrants, refugees or asylum seekers. UPI
VOA VIEW: As he should.
The Justice Department is accusing the UC, Berkeley School of Law, of unlawfully using race to discriminate against White and Asian applicants. UPI
VOA VIEW: They must be stopped and punished

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September 11, 2026

     The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), David Venturella, accused the Associated Press of mischaracterization and sensationalism in its article on the agency’s body-worn camera (BWC) policy.  AP should be fined.

     In a statement posted to X, Venturella said the news outlet conflated the broader agency policy on release of footage with expedited release in certain circumstances.  “It’s disappointing, though not surprising, to see yet another misleading and sensationalized Associated Press report about ICE operations and policy,” he said.  “The AP fundamentally mischaracterized ICE’s body-worn camera policy by conflating the expedited release of footage following a serious bodily injury or death in custody with ICE’s broader authority to release body-worn camera footage,” he continued.

     Acting ICE Director David J. Venturella issues statement on mischaracterization of ICE's body-worn camera policy.