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The pair's exit sent shockwaves through the "DWTS" world — with fellow pro Ezra Sosa saying he was "so pissed."

Unfortunately for the Yankees, Red Sox manager Chad Tracy was not around Saturday night to prematurely pull Drew Rasmussen.

On a night perfection was required, mere quality was not enough for Gerrit Cole. 

11 Million US Workers May Need To Switch Careers By 2035

This month has made it very clear how AI doom narratives are promoted in an information operation through public relations firms, billionaires, and endless streams of climate-like doom corporate media headlines. These efforts aim to shape public opinion about AI and push for tighter regulation, giving those at the top of frontier labs moats. 

The headlines have ranged from claims that AI will take tens of millions of jobs to, more recently, Bill Gates warning that AI could "cause a billion deaths" as he calls for regulation. But like Gates' climate predictions, much of the doomerism seems to be hyped up. 

As for the AI jobs-apocalypse narrative, it may be overblown. A new report by McKinsey & Co. suggests AI could force roughly 11 million US workers to change occupations by 2035 - or about 7% of the current workforce.

McKinsey describes the labor market disruption as more of a transitional period for working-class folks in low-skilled jobs rather than an outright jobs apocalypse. However, six out of seven affected workers could face income loss.

"Job opportunities can be abundant and yet leave millions of workers without work if those positions require different skills, credentials, locations or pay structures than current jobs," the report's authors stated.

The US economy has navigated technological changes before, and there is nothing new under the sun: from tractors displacing farm workers in the fields to automated factories replacing workers on an assembly line, computerized offices, and online retail. Those transitions lifted productivity but disrupted the labor market, requiring workers to retrain and find new jobs.

Over time, living standards rise, and the economy adapts. But apocalyptic narratives of tens of millions of job losses and warnings like Gates' claim that AI could "cause a billion deaths" represent perhaps what can only be described as peak doomerism.

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Stanton, who last took an at-bat on April 24 because of three separate calf strains, ended up striking out on five pitches.

It’s nights like these, where Matthew Schaefer is flying and the crowd is booming and the power play is actually functioning, where you can see the vision. All that promise. All that passion. 

"There's so much money to be made for Ohio. You can’t just turn them off. They’ll go to China,” Trump told supporters at an Ohio rally.

We can't recall a Tish James investigation that wasn't blatantly political, so Gov. Hochul knows exactly what she's ordered up here.

Chinese Hackers Impersonate Former White House Official In Attempt To Steal US AI Policy Secrets

Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness,

Chinese-linked hackers have allegedly been impersonating American artificial intelligence experts, including a former White House official, in a targeted cyberespionage campaign aimed at obtaining sensitive information about U.S. AI policymaking.

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint revealed Thursday that a hacking group it identifies as TA419 has been attempting to steal passwords from individuals at American and Japanese think tanks, defense contractors, universities and law firms since at least 2025.

Proofpoint attributed the activity to Chinese hackers based on the malware, infrastructure and targeting patterns associated with the attacks, which the company said align with Beijing's intelligence priorities.

The latest operation involved fraudulent emails appearing to originate from prominent AI and national security experts, including Lynne Parker, former principal deputy director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The messages typically invited recipients to participate in AI-related projects or collaborations before directing them to fraudulent websites designed to steal login credentials.

Among those targeted was Alex Engler, a former White House official who now leads the Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy.

Engler told Reuters he received an email supposedly from Parker inviting him to participate in a new AI policy initiative. After noticing something suspicious and consulting colleagues, he discovered the message was fraudulent.

Proofpoint said the operation targeted fewer than 10 individuals across several organizations, particularly experts involved in AI regulation, export controls and national AI strategy.

The company's findings suggest the hackers were pursuing intelligence about Washington's policymaking rather than simply attempting to steal American technology.

Parker confirmed that at least two individuals received suspicious messages using her identity in early July.

"The United States and China are in a competition around AI," Parker told Reuters.

The allegations underscore growing cybersecurity concerns surrounding America's technological competition with China, particularly as AI becomes increasingly important to national security and economic policy.

The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Beijing has consistently denied conducting cyberespionage operations.

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Jerome Powell was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the Fed’s $2.5 billion “Palace of Versailles” headquarters fiasco — but what about the rest of his screwups as head of the nation’s central bank? 

Los Angeles had a housing shortage. So naturally, it decided to tax housing.

Former Las Vegas Raiders and Super Bowl-winning head coach Jon Gruden has given Republican Senate candidate Jon Husted his full support during a surprise visit at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Vandalia, Ohio. Gruden, 63, a native of Sandusky, Ohio, who went to college at the University of Dayton, took the stage...

Nashville police have arrested four teenagers for the drive-by shooting death of 16-year-old Cameron Frierson after a high school football game in August.

He played 1,056 games across his 16-year NHL career.

Midterm elections commonly spell trouble for the occupant of the White House, but President Trump’s challenge is far from ordinary.

Hathaway is currently expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman.

Hathaway is currently expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman.

Saying it does not make it so, but it does offer some perspective.

Debris from a medical transport plane that mysteriously vanished early Saturday in the waters off Nantucket has been discovered floating in the ocean.

25 States Ask Supreme Court To End Maine's 72-Hour Gun-Purchase Wait

A Montana-led coalition of 24 state attorneys general and the Arizona Legislature is urging the Supreme Court to hear a challenge to Maine's three-day waiting period for gun purchases.

Under Maine's law, a seller can't hand over a firearm until 72 hours after the buyer and seller agree to the sale. The wait runs even if the buyer's background check clears right away. A gun bought at noon Monday can't go home with its owner before noon Thursday.

The law exempts some buyers and sales, including law enforcement and security personnel, dealers, certain family transfers, antique firearms, and sales that don't require a background check. Sellers who break it face civil fines of $200 to $500 for a first violation and $500 to $1,000 after that.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced the coalition's friend-of-the-court brief Tuesday. It was filed September 28 in Beckwith v. Frey, a case brought by gun owners and businesses, and argues that the waiting period violates the Second Amendment even for buyers who have already passed a background check.

The challengers asked the Supreme Court to take the case on August 25. Maine has not defended the law there yet: Attorney General Aaron Frey's office filed a waiver on September 24 saying it won't respond unless the Court asks it to - a routine step, not a concession.

Watch: WMTW's August report on the petition.

How Maine Won Round One

The law took effect August 9, 2024, one of several gun measures Maine passed after the October 2023 Lewiston mass shooting. A federal judge blocked it in February 2025, but on April 3 of this year the First Circuit lifted that injunction, finding the law likely constitutional and sending the case back for further proceedings.

The appeals court's reasoning turned on the difference between buying a gun and keeping one. In its decision, the court held that restrictions on buying a gun fall outside the Second Amendment's text:

"laws regulating the purchase or acquisition of firearms do not target conduct covered by the Second Amendment's 'plain text.'"

The court didn't say every purchase restriction is immune from challenge. It treated the waiting period as a presumptively lawful condition on gun sales, similar to licensing systems that issue permits to anyone who meets objective criteria, and found the challengers hadn't shown the law was being applied abusively.

The States' Argument

That framing matters because of the Supreme Court's 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. If the Second Amendment's text covers the conduct in question, the government has to justify its law by pointing to the nation's historical tradition of gun regulation. It can't simply weigh public-safety benefits against the burden on gun owners.

The coalition says Maine's law has to face that historical test. Its brief argues that keeping a qualified buyer from taking possession of a gun necessarily restricts the right to keep arms. Otherwise, the states warn, governments could regulate every step needed to exercise a right while dodging the scrutiny attached to the right itself.

The states also reject Maine's historical comparisons to licensing and intoxication laws. Those restrictions, they argue, targeted conditions a person could satisfy or avoid. Maine's wait applies even after a buyer has been cleared.

The NRA and Second Amendment Foundation filed their own brief urging review, citing 18th- and 19th-century newspaper advertisements and other records they say show buyers could routinely take a gun home immediately.

A Split Between Circuits

The Tenth Circuit reached the opposite conclusion on New Mexico's seven-day waiting period, holding that acquiring a firearm is protected conduct and that the delay is likely unconstitutional. The coalition argues the conflict between the two appeals courts is reason enough for the Supreme Court to step in.

The New Mexico win has limits. According to an August 28 statement from the Mountain States Legal Foundation, which represents the challengers there, the final injunction protects only its two named clients, Samuel Ortega and Rebecca Scott. Every other buyer in the state is still subject to the wait.

The law's supporters say the point isn't paperwork. The Maine Gun Safety Coalition argues that putting time between a purchase and access to the gun can prevent impulsive suicides and violence driven by short-lived anger or distress - risks a background check can't catch, because the buyer may be legally eligible.

The challengers point to the opposite risk. Their petition describes lead plaintiff Andrea Beckwith as a domestic-violence survivor who teaches firearms and self-defense to other survivors, and argues that a mandatory delay can leave someone who needs protection now unable to take home the gun they just bought.

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