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OpenAI Unleashes GPT-6 Astra, Declares 'Welcome To The AGI Era'

OpenAI's newest flagship model is rolling out to millions of paying users this week, with president Greg Brockman calling it a "generational leap" and CEO Sam Altman saying it has already rewired how he works.

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Kim Jong Un Unveils 'Annihilating' Nuclear Warship Days Before US-Korea-Japan War Games

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Missouri's House Map Fight Lands on Kavanaugh's Desk in Holiday-Weekend Sprint to the Supreme Court

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Armed Man Charges Ohio Governor Hopeful Amy Acton at Packed County Fair

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US · SEATTLE

Three Dead, Four Wounded as Gunfire Erupts Three Times in One Night Across Seattle's Belltown

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MASSACHUSETTS

Eight Shot, One Killed at Massachusetts House Party — Gunman Still on the Run

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WORLD · AFRICAYESTERDAY

ISIS-Linked Rebels Storm Mozambique Safari Camp, Drag Off Hostages Including Children

Militants tied to the Islamic State's Mozambique affiliate pushed farther than ever into Niassa province, torching a hunting lodge co-owned by football coach Carlos Queiroz and hauling off as many as 20 captives — while three American guests escaped by air.

EUROPE

Germany's Far-Right AfD Wins Historic Landslide, Shattering Postwar Taboo

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SOUTH ASIA

Delhi Building Collapse Traps Dozens of Students, Killing at Least Six

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WORLD · UKRAINE

Witkoff and Kushner Call Kyiv Talks with Zelensky 'Substantive' — Hours After Russia Pounds Kyiv Region Despite Truce

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OpenAI Unleashes GPT-6 Astra, Declares 'Welcome To The AGI Era'

Kim Jong Un Unveils 'Annihilating' Nuclear Warship Days Before US-Korea-Japan War Games

Missouri's House Map Fight Lands on Kavanaugh's Desk in Holiday-Weekend Sprint to the Supreme Court

US News

Armed Man Charges Ohio Governor Hopeful Amy Acton at Packed County Fair

Three Dead, Four Wounded as Gunfire Erupts Three Times in One Night Across Seattle's Belltown

Eight Shot, One Killed at Massachusetts House Party — Gunman Still on the Run

World

ISIS-Linked Rebels Storm Mozambique Safari Camp, Drag Off Hostages Including Children

Germany's Far-Right AfD Wins Historic Landslide, Shattering Postwar Taboo

Delhi Building Collapse Traps Dozens of Students, Killing at Least Six

Witkoff and Kushner Call Kyiv Talks with Zelensky 'Substantive' — Hours After Russia Pounds Kyiv Region Despite Truce

Celebrity & Entertainment

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Swings Past $920 Million, Closing In on the All-Time Summer Box Office Record

Memphis Wrestling Legend 'Superstar' Bill Dundee Dies at 82, One Day After Emotional Final Bow

'The Traitors' and Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show Dominate Creative Arts Emmys

Natalie Portman Welcomes Baby No. 3 — Her First With French Musician Boyfriend Tanguy Destable

Record Gas Prices Blow Past Bessent's $3-by-September Promise as Energy Secretary Begs for Patience

Rounds' Top Aide Secretly Lobbied for Meta and Big Tobacco While Working the Senator's Office

Armed Man Storms Toward Ohio Governor Candidate Amy Acton at Canfield Fair

Canada Strikes Back: Up to 50% Tariffs on US Goods Set to Detonate at Midnight

France's Bitcoin Bull Piles On $29M More — Even As Its Stash Sits $80M Underwater

'White-Hat' Hackers Drain $320 Million From Bitcoin Network — Then Say They'll Give It Back

Anthropic Pumps the Brakes on Its Blockbuster IPO — Now Eyeing a $2 Trillion Debut in October

Sports

Orioles Snap Six-Game Skid as Coby Mayo Powers Past Guardians

Michigan's Hail Mary Survives Review as Big Ten Defends Controversial Clock Call

Christopher Bell Snaps 33-Race Winless Streak With Southern 500 Victory at Darlington