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• U.S. High Court Says Migrants Can Be Deported to Countries Not Their Own

  30-09-2026 09:25 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThe U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let the White House resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face. The Trump administration has carried out third-country deportations to South Sudan—which the U.S. State Department urges Americans to avoid due to the risks of crime, kidnapping and armed conflict—as well as Uganda, Liberia, the Central African Republic, and other...
  
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• U.S. Border Wall Construction Cut Into Carving Older Than Stonehenge

  30-09-2026 09:25 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesAn ancient ground carving that was severely damaged by the Trump administration's border wall construction was created before Stonehenge and Egypt's oldest pyramid, according to recently publicized research. The Las Playas Intaglio, a giant fish carved into the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, is now considered the oldest example in the Americas of a geoglyphic, but in April contractors scraped a 50-foot swath through the ancient carving.
  
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• DNA From Thomas Jefferson's Hair Reveals Truth About Sally Hemings

  30-09-2026 09:25 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesScientists working with DNA fragments have revealed the strongest evidence to date that Thomas Jefferson, a founding father of the United States, also fathered children with Sally Hemings, who was one of his many slaves. The discovery is documented in the book "History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery," written by Richard Kurin, a distinguished scholar at the Smithsonian Institution, and published on...
  
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• Trump Pitches an AI "Golden Age" As Safety Fears Grip Washington

  30-09-2026 09:24 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesAfter weeks of Washington being gripped by a wave of fear about artificial intelligence gone awry, the White House on Tuesday sought to reassure a skeptical public that it can embrace the technology and trust the industry to police itself. Standing with the world's richest and most powerful tech executives, President Donald Trump said that he and they had signed a voluntary "morally binding" accord intended to ensure the industry develops AI...
  
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• OpenAI Cancels ChatGPT Release Over Safety Concerns

  30-09-2026 09:24 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsOpenAI said that security concerns have prompted it to cancel the release of its latest AI model. The new GPT-6.1 Astra model demonstrated a high degree of what the company felt constituted deception, or a disposition to lie to users about what it was doing, as well as exceeding the bounds of the instructions originally given without first seeking clarification, according to the firm. Earlier, the company's AI models covered up errors and...
  
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• Contradicting Trump, Pope Says AI Safety Concerns Not "Fake News"

  30-09-2026 09:24 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PBS News HourPope Leo XIV said Monday that concerns about AI going rogue are not "fake news" and should be taken seriously, insisting that safety issues raised by AI experts should be discussed and acted on. Leo, who devoted his first encyclical to AI and protecting humanity, was asked during a press conference what the U.S. and China should be doing to prevent AI from endangering humanity. President Trump has called concerns about AI going rogue a "hoax."
  
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• Trump Administration Rolls Back Car Fuel Efficiency Standards

  30-09-2026 09:23 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThe Trump administration has rolled back car fuel efficiency standards requiring automakers to ensure their cars and light trucks use less fuel. The administration lowered standards from an average of 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031 to 34.9 miles per gallon, arguing that the change would make cars cheaper, although opponents pointed out that car owners would spend more on gas as a result. The change could also lead to more pollution and worsen...
  
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