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Prosecutors said Monday that a man accused of throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home last week was attempting to kill him to prevent the “impending extinction” of humanity at the hands of AI. CNBC reports that the suspect, identified as Daniel Moreno-Gama, is facing attempted murder charges in connection with the attack, according to an announcement from the San Francisco District Attorney. He is also subject to federal charges that include attempted damage and destruction of property by means of explosives and possession of an unregistered firearm, the Department of Justice said in a release.…

Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar announced that his government will seek to amend the country’s constitution to bar outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from running for another term. In an apparent bid to solidify his grip on power in Budapest, Tisza Party leader Péter Magyar said that once he has formed a government, he will seek to impose term limits on prime ministers, the local Portfolio news outlet reported. Having one a two-thirds supermajority in the Hungarian Parliament in Sunday’s elections, Magyar will likely have the votes needed to amend the constitution to impose such limits. Crucially, the likely incoming PM said that…

During an appearance on CNN’s “Smerconish” on Saturday, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said that although he wanted to see a defeated Iran, he was concerned that a victory would benefit President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “You’ve written yourself that you would welcome regime change,” host Michael Smerconish said. “The president claims that there’s been regime change, there’s been leadership change, but there hasn’t been regime change. True?” “Yes, there’s been some leadership change,” Friedman replied. “Obviously, certain people have been killed. But this is the Iranian regime. It goes right down to the mayoral…

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he would be “looking into” an ongoing House Ethics investigation into whether Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is guilty of assault and benefiting from federal contracts while in office. His comments to reporters come amid a broader reckoning in the House over alleged transgressions among members on both sides of the aisle, leading to announcements Monday that Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) would resign after being accused of sexual misconduct. While Johnson said he was not sure about the current status of the Mills investigation, he was confident the House’s “consensus” would be…

The West is using so-called ‘observers’ to meddle in voting around the globe, the Russian foreign minister has said The “global majority” must resist US and EU attempts to use observers to interfere in elections around the world, Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has urged.Lavrov made the statement in a video address to the participants of the International Research and Practice Conference on Ensuring the Observation and Expert Assessment of Electoral Processes, which took place in Moscow on Tuesday.The event, organized by the Center for International Interaction and Cooperation, brought together some 150 public figures, MPs, academics and experts from…

A World War II-era AT-6 Texan has crashed near Williston Regional Airport in Florida, killing both people onboard and triggering a federal investigation. Aviation Today reports that the accident occurred on Monday afternoon when a North American AT-6D Texan went down several miles from the airport in Levy County, Florida. Levy County Sheriff’s deputies and fire rescue teams responded rapidly to the scene after receiving witness reports. Officials confirmed that both occupants of the aircraft died in the crash. Their identities have not been publicly released at this time. The AT-6 Texan is a single-engine military trainer that saw extensive…

On Monday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” host Lawrence O’Donnell accused President Donald Trump of telling a “demented lie” that Iran wants nuclear weapons in order to wipe out the world. O’Donnell said, “Donald Trump also told the demented lie, in attacking the pope, that Iran wants to, quote, exterminate the world. Now, think of the level of depraved stupidity involved in that statement, Iran wants nuclear weapons so they can exterminate the world, end quote.” He continued, “That is Donald Trump’s childlike understanding of nuclear weapons that has, apparently, not become even slightly more informed as a…

Over 1,000 Hollywood insiders, from writers to actors to directors, have signed an open letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The letter, reportedly spearheaded by Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo and signed by talents like Bryan Cranston, Joaquin Phoenix, Tiffany Haddish, and Denis Villeneuve, cautioned that a potential acquisition of Warner Bros. from a major studio would lead to “fewer opportunities for creators, fewer jobs across the production ecosystem, higher costs and less choice for audiences in the United States and around the world.” “We have witnessed a steep decline in the number of films produced and released, alongside a narrowing…

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Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he is not willing to add any amendments to a straight extension of a key spy powers law, as he tries to overcome a GOP hard-liner rebellion fueled by privacy concerns. “It’s going to be a clean extension,” Johnson told reporters. “If we put amendments on it, it jeopardizes its passage. And it’s far too important.” Johnson is preparing to push an 18-month extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act through the House Rules Committee this afternoon. He doesn’t yet have the votes to then advance the measure on the floor later…