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Anthropic expands AI support for nonprofits as it files to sell shares to the public

Anthropic expanded its support for the nonprofit sector Monday, even as the artificial intelligence company filed to sell shares to the public for the first time. The maker of the AI assistant Claude said the moves are all part of its broader strategy for "compounding good."

Cars stolen in U.S. become daily drivers for Mexican cartels

Federal prosecutors announced charges Monday against 13 people they said were involved with cartel-backed operations that stole cars in the U.S. and shipped them south of the border, where they became part of "daily business" for the smuggling outfits.

Who is Gadi Eisenkot? Former top Israeli general seeking to oust Benjamin Netanyahu

If Benjamin Netanyahu falls from power in Tuesday's election in Israel, the man considered most likely to replace him is Gadi Eisenkot, a retired lieutenant general and former chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces.

Woman accused of stabbing two Jewish men with syringe in Manhattan attacks

Manhattan prosecutors charged a woman with hate crimes over the weekend after she was accused of stabbing two Jewish men with a syringe and needle in Midtown.

Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates

Microsoft has offered 60,000 employees, or about 27% of its global workforce, voluntary buyouts as the software giant spends heavily on artificial intelligence.

US military bans China-manufactured BYD cars from Okinawa air base

The U.S. military, citing unspecified "risks to our personnel," on Monday banned electric vehicles manufactured by Chinese automaker BYD from Kadena, a key U.S. air base on Okinawa.

9th Circuit questions DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

A panel of federal appellate judges on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.

Vatican confirms Pope Leo's Latin America trip after post-surgery checkup

Pope Leo XIV will proceed with his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, after doctors determined there are no medical reasons preventing him from traveling three weeks after lung cancer surgery, the Vatican confirmed Monday.

Florida officials say iconic ocean liner to become artificial reef next month

The world's fastest ocean liner is scheduled to become the world's largest artificial reef next month off the coast of Florida.

In their words: Global leaders congratulate Trump critic Lula on reelection in Brazil

Regional and world leaders congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva after he defeated challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to win an unprecedented fourth term.

Whatever the outcome of Israel's election, its policies toward the Palestinians will largely endure

Even if Tuesday's pivotal elections in Israel mark the end of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decades-long political career, his legacy in the Israeli-occupied West Bank - of massive settlement expansion, the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians and the empowerment of armed settler extremists - will likely endure.

Court rules DOJ was wrong to fire Maureen Comey; orders reinstatement for daughter of James Comey

The Justice Department broke the law when it summarily fired Maureen Comey, daughter of former FBI director and prominent anti-Trump figure James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday, ordering that she be reinstated to her high-level prosecutor's post and given back pay.