More than a hundred lawmakers in the House and Senate signed letters sent to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in mid-March asking whether the Maven Smart System was involved in the strike on the school, and for more details on how the military is checking the work of AI.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Senegal’s president signed a law Monday that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the latest African country to impose harsh penalties against the LGBTQ+ community.
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Aleksandar Furtula,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
That vision of worldwide economic and cultural interdependence that enabled the proliferation of biennials in the ’90s has been steadily eroding amid the recent rise in nativism and far-right movements in the United States and Europe.
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Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Though Farrukhsiyar was emperor, the real authority during his reign rested largely with the powerful Sayyid brothers, whose military backing had enabled his accession.
Your 5th House of Theatricality is blessed by today’s conjunction between the Sun and Saturn, empowering play into something that can build useful skills.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
After the ritual offerings are blessed by Swasthani, devotees give a portion to their husband.
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Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
Under their original agreement, fans were going to be able to use the Sora app to create their own AI versions of 200-plus Disney characters like Iron Man, Cinderella and Mickey Mouse licensed to OpenAI that would be populated on Disney+.
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Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
In Alabama, meanwhile, a lawsuit that has been ongoing since 2023 challenges a regulation requiring birth centers — facilities where midwives oversee deliveries and administer pre- and postnatal care — to be licensed as hospitals.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
France and Spain have reportedly denied permission for US warplanes to use their airspace, Italy has blocked access to a base, and Britain has permitted use of its facilities only for defensive purposes.
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