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  • Georgia Changes Rules for Counting Votes

    ATLANTA (AP) – When Georgia lawmakers return to the Capitol this week for a special session, they are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making. Correspondent Bernie Bennett reports.

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    The election system used throughout the political battleground state relies on a QR code printed on ballots to tally the votes. Legislators passed a law two years ago barring the use of that barcode for the official vote count beyond July 1 of this year, but no replacement method of tabulating votes was ever implemented.

    One of the instructions Republican Gov. Brian Kemp laid out for lawmakers when he called the special session is to “address issues created” by that law. Meanwhile, the secretary of state’s office and the State Election Board have further muddied the waters by issuing conflicting guidance for county election officials about how votes should be cast and counted.

    Bernie Bennett reporting.


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  • President Trump Endorses Candidate in Georgia’s U.S. Senate Race

    In Georgia, Senate hopeful Mike Collins celebrates being President Donald Trump’s latest ‘MAGA’ pick in GOP primaries. More from reporter Bernie Bennett.

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    In the closing stretch of Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate runoff, Rep. Mike Collins celebrated his 11th-hour endorsement from President Trump on Sunday and dismissed any ideas that the Republican president’s stamp of approval is a risky bet in a potential showdown with Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.

    Mr. Trump disclosed his choice of Collins over former football coach Derek Dooley in a middle-of-the-night social media post that praised the second-term congressman for his loyalty.

    The Republican candidates are competing Tuesday for the chance to unseat Ossoff in one of the most closely watched campaigns in the November midterm elections.

    Bernie Bennett reporting.


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  • USA Wins Their World Cup Opening Match!

    The US opens its home World Cup with a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay, sparked by Balogun’s 2 goals.

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    Folarin Balogun scored twice in the Americans’ historic three-goal first half, and the U.S. opened its first home World Cup in 32 years with its biggest win in the tournament, a dynamic 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday night.

    Christian Pulisic had an assist in a stellar first-half playmaking performance for the Americans, who enthralled their Southern California fans with an aggressive attack while streaking to a 3-0 halftime lead – the team’s largest in any World Cup game.

    Gio Reyna ripped another goal in the dying moments of second-half injury time, giving the Americans four goals in a World Cup match for the first time.

    Bernie Bennett reporting.


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  • Anthropic Takes AI Offline

    WASHINGTON (AP) – AI giant Anthropic said Friday it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.

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    The export controls mark the U.S. government’s most significant step to date to restrict access to the most advanced AI models. Anthropic released Fable widely this week. That model is a limited version of the even more advanced Mythos, to which the company has tightly limited access due to cybersecurity fears.

    In a statement, Anthropic said it disagrees with the government’s handling of the matter, saying it received the directive from the U.S. government Friday afternoon and it did not specify the national security concerns.

    Bernie Bennett, Washington.

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  • President Trump Announces New DNI Nominee

    President Donald Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be his news national intelligence director. Correspondent Bernie Bennett has details.

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    President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence.

    Trump announced the nomination on social media amid pressure from Congress to name a permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month. Trump faced intense pushback over his decision to name Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director. The job oversees the coordination of 18 intelligence agencies.

    Bernie Bennett in Washington


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  • Detroit/Canada Bridge Delays in Opening

    The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block has been delayed due to “outstanding issues.”

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    The construction project was negotiated by Rick Snyder, the former Republican governor of Michigan, and paid for by Canada to help ease congestion at the existing Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor tunnel. Work has been underway since 2018.

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    In a statement released Thursday ahead of a Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony at the bridge, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority says “Canada and the United States have agreed to delay the opening of the bridge, taking the necessary time to resolve any outstanding issues.”

    The Gordie Howe International Bridge is jointly owned by Canada and Michigan and was expected to open to traffic later this month.

    The Republican U.S. president in February demanded Canada turn over at least half the ownership of the bridge to the U.S. federal government.

    Bernie Bennett reporting.


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