Artificial Intelligence Summary

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- WATCH: Unique Christmas tree has holiday villages, toy trains built in A Christmas tree in California is officially the busiest train hub of the season after a Burbank resident surrounded it with layers of toy trains and snow-covered villages....

- Israel confirms return of Thai hostage's remains, leaving just 1 in Gaza In all, 20 living hostages and the remains of 27 others have been returned to Israel since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire began in early October....

- What to know about Minnesota fraud allegations, as Trump levels attacks on Walz President Trump has recently attacked Gov. Tim Walz over the fraud cases, calling Minnesota a "hub of fraudulent money laundering activity" and lashing out against the state's Somali community....

- 12 ex-FDA leaders criticize claims made by agency's current vaccine chief The former officials said the FDA's plans to revamp how certain life-saving vaccines are handled would "disadvantage the people the FDA exists to protect, including millions of Americans at high risk ...

- Treasury investigating whether Minnesota welfare money went to al Shabaab The Trump administration is looking into whether Minnesota tax money found its way to al Shabaab, an al Qaeda affiliate based in Somalia, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said....

- Lawmakers obtain Epstein banking records, release new photos of private island Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released "never-before-seen" images of Jeffrey Epstein's private island....

- DoD watchdog finds Hegseth's Signal chat violated regulations, sources say The Pentagon watchdog recently completed its report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to share details about operations in Yemen....

- Steve Cropper, acclaimed guitarist for Booker T. and the M.G.'s, dies at 84 Steve Cropper co-wrote several classics, including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay," "Green Onions" and "In the Midnight Hour."...

- CEO defends embryo screening for certain traits amid criticism Big leaps in science are presenting parents with choices that were once impossible -- screening the DNA of embryos to help pick a future child with lower risks of disease, and higher odds of being tal...

- Trump says he supports releasing video of boat strike President Trump said he would support releasing the footage of a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat on Sept. 2....

- Some House Republican women are in open revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a revolt from House Republican women. Meanwhile, several are exiting the House, weighing retirement or quitting Congress early....

- Report reveals Hegseth shared secret information in chat The Defense Department Inspector General concluded in a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared classified information on a group Signal chat, according to two people who have read the repor...

- Is brain rot real? Researchers warn of emerging risks tied to short-form video With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain...

- Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future A small group of G.O.P. women have been among the most vocal in raising what their colleagues say is a broader frustration with the speaker....

- Afghan Refugees Face Uncertain Future As Trump Tightens Immigration Policy Afghan immigrants in the United States believed they were safe. A deadly shooting that authorities say was carried out by an Afghan has thrown their futures into doubt....

- Unpacking Trumps Immigration Crackdown and Deportation Efforts As Trump steps up his crackdown, our reporters explain whats happening....

- Trump Faces Choices on Russia-Ukraine Talks as Peace Deal Deadline Passes The president wanted Moscow and Kyiv to come to terms by Thanksgiving. Negotiations are now stalled, leaving the White House to decide if an agreement is possible anytime soon....

- Late Night Thinks the War on Drugs Has Gone a Bit Off the Rails The president who says hes killing traffickers pardoned a man who smuggled in enough cocaine to give every American resting Kash Patel face, Josh Johnson said....

- Taiwans Opposition Leader, Once for Independence, Turns Toward China She says Taiwan must embrace its Chinese heritage to avoid war. Her critics say she wants to steer the island into Beijings orbit....

- 5 Takeaways From the 2025 DealBook Summit President Trumps economic policies and artificial intelligence were among the central topics at the gathering of business and political leaders....