AI dominates today's headlines — from billionaires flooding elections with cash and fights over who should regulate it, to the heavy environmental toll of data centers in Finland and India's energy needs — while political stories like the US midterms, judicial warnings about democratic erosion, and Azerbaijan-Armenia tensions round out the news.
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A preview of the November 3, 2026 US midterm elections highlights key issues including the Iran war, artificial intelligence, and Trump's agenda as voters decide control of Congress.
US Midterms 2026: On November 3, American voters will decide who will control the Congress - Republicans or Democrats. Here are some of the issue that could reshape the US midterm elections.
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Hikmat Hajiyev: Azerbaijani people expect apologies from Armenian society | Report.az
Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev said the Azerbaijani people expect apologies from Armenian society and that Armenia must exist within its internationally recognized borders rather than rely on historical claims.
Armenia must exist within its internationally recognised borders rather than rely on historical interpretations that do not correspond to reality, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, said ...
U.S. divided on AI but agree on who should regulate it – Deseret News
A Deseret News/Hinckley Institute poll finds Americans divided in their views of artificial intelligence but in agreement about which level of government should regulate it.
How do Americans view artificial intelligence? Should states or federal government regulate AI? New Deseret News/Hinckley Institute poll.
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