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OpenAI Agents Messed With U.S. Government Websites Without Company’s Knowledge mediaite.com/media/news/open…

OpenAI Agents Messed With U.S. Government Websites Without Company’s Knowledge

OpenAI’s autonomous agents tried to hack or improperly access multiple U.S. government websites this summer — without the company realizing what its own technology was doing, according to The New...

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CNN Blocked From Air Force One, Replaced by LindellTV mediaite.com/media/tv/cnn-bl…

CNN Blocked From Air Force One, Replaced by LindellTV

The White House has barred CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump on Saturday, allowing two Trump-friendly outlets, LindellTV and Real America’s Voice, to be there...

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Trump Reportedly Rejects Iranian Proposal and Plans To Resume Bombing After Election mediaite.com/politics/trump/…

Trump Reportedly Rejects Iranian Proposal and Plans To Resume Bombing After Election

President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal that would have reopened the Strait of Hormuz, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday night

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Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges Booked While Wearing 'Gulf of America' Shirt  mediaite.com/crime/man-arres…

Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges Booked While Wearing ‘Gulf of America’ Shirt

Gregory Daffron, 35, of Jonesboro, Arkansas was arrested on Sept. 22.

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Susan Collins Slams Trump Administration Over ‘Illegal Actions’ mediaite.com/politics/susan-…

Susan Collins Slams Trump Administration Over ‘Illegal Actions’

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) accused President Donald Trump's administration of taking “illegal actions” Friday after it moved to cancel $810 million in congressionally approved funding without lawmak...

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Jake Tapper Digs Up Clip of Trump Mocking Obama-Xi State Dinner: ‘Get Down To Work' mediaite.com/media/tv/jake-t…

Jake Tapper Digs Up Clip of Trump Mocking Obama-Xi State Dinner: ‘Get Down To Work’

CNN’s Jake Tapper aired an old clip of President Donald Trump blasting then-President Barack Obama for hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner in 2015.

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Jesse Watters Giddily Spills About the 'Fun Time' He Had Meeting Xi at Trump Dinner mediaite.com/media/tv/jesse-…

Jesse Watters Giddily Spills About the ‘Fun Time’ He Had Meeting Xi at Trump Dinner

Watters enthusiastically recalled meeting Xi Jinping at Trump’s state dinner, admitting he had a "fun time" after years of blasting communism on air.

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'Trash Poll': Republican Senate Candidate Tells Reporter, 'You Guys Need a Better Pollster' mediaite.com/politics/trash-…

‘Trash Poll’: Republican Senate Candidate Tells Reporter, ‘You Guys Need a Better Pollster’

Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, was not happy about one poll showing him trailing by a wide margin.

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Prosecutor from Chicago ICE Protest Case Blasts Trump-Appointed Boss for Falsely Accusing Her of Misconduct mediaite.com/lawcrime/prosec…

Prosecutor from Chicago ICE Protest Case Blasts Trump-Appointed Boss for Falsely Accusing Her of...

Sheri Mecklenberg, a career prosecutor with the Department of Justice, submitted a scathing letter Thursday announcing she was retiring "under protest" and blasting her boss, U.S. Attorney Andrew...

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Maggie Haberman Reveals 'The Moment' MAGA Broke With Trump mediaite.com/media/tv/maggie…

Maggie Haberman Reveals ‘The Moment’ MAGA Broke With Trump

Haberman warned Trump’s handling of one particular issue marked the defining "moment” his MAGA base began to stop believing him.

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Maggie Haberman Says 'Every Republican I Talk To Is Completely Freaked Out' mediaite.com/media/news/magg…

Maggie Haberman Says ‘Every Republican I Talk To Is Completely Freaked Out’

New York Times reporter and CNN commentator Maggie Haberman said Republicans are "completely freaked out" en masse about November's midterm elections.

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Kennedy Center Whistleblowers Say Officials Halted Repairs Now Cited to Justify Shutdown mediaite.com/media/news/kenn…

Kennedy Center Whistleblowers Say Officials Halted Repairs Now Cited to Justify Shutdown

Former Kennedy Center employees are accusing the institution’s leadership of shelving repairs to leaking infrastructure months ago, then citing those same problems to justify shutting down the...

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Jesse Watters Says Pete Hegseth Refused To Hold His Beverage at State Dinner: ‘I Can’t Be Seen Holding a Drink!’ mediaite.com/media/news/jess…

Jesse Watters Says Pete Hegseth Refused to Hold His Drink

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to hold Jesse Watters' drink at Thursday night's state dinner in Washington, D.C.

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'You're Jealous!' Piers Morgan Savages Ed Sheeran's Cousin for Calling Singer a 'Snake' in Fiery Interview mediaite.com/media/tv/youre-…

‘You’re Jealous!’ Piers Morgan Savages Ed Sheeran’s Cousin for Calling Singer a ‘Snake’ in Fiery...

Piers Morgan accused Ed Sheeran’s cousin of being jealous of the star during a throwdown interview before asking whether the feud was because he’s "ginger.”

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Pentagon Wounded Troop Count in Iran War Jumps by 37 With No Explanation mediaite.com/politics/pentag…

Pentagon Wounded Troop Count in Iran War Jumps by 37 With No Explanation

The number of U.S. troops listed as wounded during the war in Iran has jumped by 37, with the Pentagon offering no public explanation for the newly added injuries.

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'Why the Hell?': Families of Military Vets Concerned Over Plans for Observation Deck on Trump's Arch mediaite.com/media/news/why-…

Vet Families Ask Why Trump Wants Observation Deck at Arch

The families of military veterans are asking questions about plans for President Donald Trump's military arch to have an observation deck near Arlington.

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Talarico Phones Ken Paxton To Challenge Him To Fox News Debate: ‘We Haven’t Heard From You’ mediaite.com/politics/talari…

Talarico Phones Ken Paxton To Challenge Him To Fox News Debate: ‘We Haven’t Heard From You’

Texas state Rep. James Talarico posted a video of himself calling Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to challenge him to a debate on Fox News.

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New York Times Hits Back at Critics Slamming Their Reporter for Attending Briefing With Iranian President mediaite.com/media/new-york-…

New York Times Torches Critics Going After Their Reporter

The New York Times hit back at critics over backlash to their reporter attending and reporting on a briefing with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

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Republicans and Democrats Unite to Call on Trump to Keep Putin Out of G20 mediaite.com/politics/republ…

Republicans and Democrats Unite to Call on Trump to Keep Putin Out of G20

A group of Republican and Democratic senators is pushing President Donald Trump to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin away from the upcoming G20 summit in Miami, arguing his presence would give...

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Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Slapped With R-Rating for 'Graphic Nudity' mediaite.com/media/entertain…

Elizabeth Holmes Doc Hit With R-Rating for 'Graphic Nudity'

Nathan Fielder's upcoming A24 documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been slapped with an R-rating for "graphic nudity."

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