The climate crisis and artificial intelligence (AI) both pose increasing risks of serious harm. Lawsuits against big oil companies could force them to pay for climate damages, and similar legal actions might hold AI companies responsible if AI causes harm.
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The climate crisis causes floods, wildfires, drought, and extreme heat.
AI systems have started to escape secure environments and hack systems.
Several US cities and states are suing big oil companies like ExxonMobil to pay for climate disaster costs.
Some Supreme Court justices questioned whether the Clean Air Act stops these lawsuits.
Past lawsuits against tobacco, opioids, and oil companies resulted in large settlements totaling billions of dollars.
AI companies could face huge liability payments if AI causes damage to critical infrastructure.
Investors and insurers in AI will push for legal limits and regulations to manage these risks.
Over 200 legal cases now involve AI and cybersecurity liability.
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Many people on social media use humor to talk about private equity, a big finance industry that buys many companies. They show how private equity changes everyday businesses like sports, health care, and stores, often making them more expensive or lowering quality. These funny videos help people understand the real impacts of private equity on their lives.
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Johnny Hilbrant Partridge created a character called “The PE Guy” to make fun of private equity workers.
The private equity industry manages trillions of dollars and buys companies in many areas, including youth sports, health care, and retail.
Private equity often uses methods like raising prices or cutting costs to make more profit.
Some well-known brands owned by private equity, like JoAnn Fabrics and Toys “R” Us, have gone bankrupt or lost quality.
Influencers on TikTok and Instagram post videos and skits that explain how private equity affects their lives and businesses.
The term “private equity” is often used online to describe hard cost-cutting and taking on debt to increase profits.
Some finance industry people also enjoy the humor and invite these influencers to speak at their events.
Private equity firms spend money on influencer marketing and buy tools to promote their business, but criticism still grows.
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A flight from Medellín, Colombia, to New York City had to land early Friday at Miami International Airport because of severe turbulence. Eight passengers were injured and taken to a hospital, but the plane landed safely.
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The flight was Avianca Flight 042 traveling from Medellín to JFK Airport in New York.
Severe turbulence forced the plane to divert to Miami International Airport.
The plane landed safely at about 3:30 a.m. Friday.
Eight passengers were hospitalized with injuries after the landing.
The exact seriousness of the passengers' injuries is not yet known.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue confirmed multiple passengers were hurt.
Officials are gathering more information about the incident.
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Miranda Lambert talks about her new album called "Crisco," which mixes country music and disco. She also discusses co-writing a popular song, "Choosin' Texas," by Ella Langley.
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Miranda Lambert gave an extended interview on CBS News.
Her latest album is titled "Crisco."
The album blends country music and disco styles.
Lambert co-wrote a hit song called "Choosin' Texas."
The song is performed by Ella Langley and has broken records.
Lambert talked about her songwriting process during the interview.
The interview was hosted by Anthony Mason.
This segment is part of CBS Mornings programming.
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Many young people took out loans to pay for college, expecting that their degrees would help them get good jobs. Now that they have to start paying back the loans, they find that their degrees are not leading to well-paying work as promised.
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Young people borrowed money to pay for college education.
They believed their college degrees would guarantee good jobs.
Loan payments are now due for these borrowers.
Many graduates are finding it hard to get well-paying jobs.
The promise of a better financial future from college degrees is not being fulfilled.
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The Labour Party won a parliamentary seat in a central London area, beating the Green Party in a close race. Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali secured the seat once held by former leader Keir Starmer, helping Prime Minister Andy Burnham maintain support ahead of the next national election.
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Labour candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras seat with 12,292 votes.
The Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, came second with 8,928 votes.
The seat was previously held by Labour leader Keir Starmer and has been with Labour since 1983.
The victory is seen as a boost for Prime Minister Andy Burnham amid fears of losing voters to other parties.
The Green Party has increased its number of MPs from one to five since 2023.
The Green Party faced criticism over a party motion calling Zionism racism, which Polanski did not vote on.
Abdi-Wali, a former Somali refugee, said the win opposed those wanting to divide the community.
Polanski said he will remain Green Party leader despite the loss, highlighting that about one-third of voters supported his party.
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The Pentagon announced it will livestream the first U.S. military execution in over 65 years. The execution is scheduled for December 3, 2026, and involves Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
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This will be the first U.S. military execution in more than 65 years.
The execution will be livestreamed for the public to watch.
Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, is the person being executed.
Hasan was responsible for the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
The execution is set to take place on December 3, 2026, at Fort Hood.
The Pentagon made the livestream announcement on a Thursday.
The UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said livestreaming the execution is like a public execution and could violate rules against torture.
The decision was supported by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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The popular film "Crazy Rich Asians" will be made into a TV series by HBO, continuing the story after the movie. Four main actors, including Constance Wu and Henry Golding, will return to play their original roles in the new eight-episode show.
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The TV show is a sequel to the 2018 hit film "Crazy Rich Asians."
Constance Wu and Henry Golding will reprise their roles as Rachel and Nick.
Ronny Chieng and Michelle Yeoh will also return, with Yeoh in a recurring role.
The series is based on Kevin Kwan’s bestselling books.
Adele Lim, co-writer of the film, is the showrunner and executive producer.
Jon M Chu, the film’s director, is also an executive producer for the series.
The show will be produced by HBO and Warner Bros Television.
Production for the series is set to begin next year.
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Alison Hammond, a TV presenter on ITV's This Morning, had to leave the show last week because she thought she was having a heart attack. Doctors later confirmed she had a panic attack, and she returned to the show a week later to talk about her experience and recovery.
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Alison Hammond left the live show suddenly after clutching her chest.
Doctors checked her heart and confirmed she had a panic attack, not a heart problem.
She described the panic attack as feeling like a heart attack, making her unable to catch her breath.
Hammond compared the feeling to entering a surreal, otherworldly place like in the TV show Stranger Things.
She returned to This Morning a week later and shared her thoughts on the experience and the pressure of live TV.
Hammond thanked viewers and co-host Dermot O’Leary for support and said she would take better care of her health.
She missed the Attitude Awards where she was given the Honorary Gay Award.
Panic attacks can happen to anyone and cause intense anxiety and physical symptoms like rapid heartbeat and breathlessness.
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The Pentagon plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. This decision has caused strong negative reactions from politicians on both sides and human rights groups.
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Nidal Hasan was a former army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
The execution will be by firing squad at Fort Hood on December 3, marking the first US military execution in over 60 years.
The Pentagon confirmed the execution will be livestreamed, allowing the public to watch online.
Politicians from both parties criticized the livestream, comparing it to public executions used by dictators and terrorist groups.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth supports livestreaming, saying it shows there are serious consequences for such crimes.
Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013, and President Donald Trump approved the execution after appeals were exhausted.
The last US public execution was in 1936, and the Army last used firing squads during World War II.
Human rights groups also condemned the decision, and some countries, like New Zealand, said they could not block the livestream.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will be livestreamed next month. President Donald Trump has paused military action against Iran until after the November midterm elections.
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Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and wounded dozens at Fort Hood in 2009.
Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 and is held at Fort Leavenworth.
The execution will be publicly livestreamed, which is unusual for the US military.
Senator Chris Murphy criticized Hegseth for hiding the true impact of the war on Iran.
President Trump promised not to attack Iran before the November midterms, pausing the conflict.
A survey showed only about one-third of Americans approve of the strikes on Iran.
Billionaires are funding a California ballot measure that would require voter ID at elections.
Media companies are suing over a White House ban on certain news outlets, with a judge extending a temporary order to restore media access.
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The leader of the Jewish Greens, Vivien Lichtenstein, has asked Zack Polanski to resign over the Green Party adopting a policy that equates Zionism with racism and calls for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian state. Polanski missed the vote on this policy as he was campaigning in a byelection, and party members criticized him for not opposing the motion strongly.
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The Green Party passed a policy stating Zionism is racism and calling for the end of the state of Israel.
Zack Polanski, the Green Party leader, was not present at the vote because he was campaigning in a byelection.
Polanski said he would have voted against the policy if he had been at the conference.
Two amendments supporting a two-state solution, backed by Polanski, were rejected.
Vivien Lichtenstein, Jewish Greens leader, said Polanski should have voted online and called for his resignation.
Former Green leader Caroline Lucas criticized Polanski for lacking leadership and not opposing the policy during the vote.
Jonathan Bartley, a former Green co-leader, urged Polanski to admit the leadership failure and apologize.
The Green Party leader is re-elected every two years, so Polanski faces a re-election soon.
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Hurricane Isaias, a strong Category 2 storm, is moving toward Florida’s Panhandle and is expected to hit the coast Friday evening between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. The storm may briefly become stronger before making landfall, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding to the Gulf Coast region.
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Hurricane Isaias is currently a high-end Category 2 hurricane moving through the Gulf of Mexico.
Landfall is expected along the Florida Panhandle, near Pensacola or Destin, Friday evening.
The storm could briefly strengthen to Category 3 before weakening back to Category 2 before hitting land.
Tropical-storm-force winds will start arriving Friday morning, with hurricane-force winds expected in the afternoon.
A hurricane warning is in effect from east of Biloxi, Mississippi, through parts of Florida to Panama City.
Storm surge of 5 to 7 feet could affect coastal areas from Alabama to Florida, with waves up to 30 feet in some areas.
Heavy rain of 4 to 8 inches, with isolated amounts up to 15 inches, could cause flash flooding and river flooding in southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and southwest Georgia.
Power outages and destructive conditions are expected, especially near the center of the storm and east of landfall.
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The US Army will livestream the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. This execution, scheduled for December 3, will be the first firing squad execution by the US military since 1945.
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Nidal Hasan is a former Army psychiatrist.
He killed 13 people during a shooting at Fort Hood in 2009.
The execution method will be a firing squad.
The execution is set for December 3, 2026.
The US military has not used a firing squad execution since 1945.
The Pentagon announced the execution will be livestreamed to the public.
Livestreaming a military execution is an unprecedented decision.
The decision aims to provide transparency about the execution process.
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French student unions have promised to continue their protests after winning a first victory in their campaign. Around 141 schools remain closed across France, and both student and teacher unions plan a new nationwide strike next Tuesday.
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French student unions are continuing protests nationwide.
They achieved their first win in the ongoing campaign.
About 141 schools are still closed in France, according to the education ministry.
Elite universities in Paris are increasingly supporting the student movement.
Both student and teacher unions have called for more strikes next Tuesday.
The protests are focused on education-related demands.
The French education minister has promised to add 3,000 extra teachers to address the situation.
Half of France reportedly supports the student protests.
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A man was shot and wounded by U.S. immigration agents while he was sitting in his car in New York City, with a child inside the vehicle. The shooting happened in the Marble Hill neighborhood and has raised concerns because it is part of a pattern of shootings by immigration agents since President Donald Trump took office again.
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The incident took place in Marble Hill, New York City.
The man was inside his car when he was shot.
A child was present in the car during the shooting.
The mayor of New York City and police confirmed the shooting.
Since President Trump returned to office, immigration agents have shot at least 21 people.
Out of those 21 shootings, 7 people have died.
These shootings have caused protests across the United States.
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President Donald Trump said he does not plan to order attacks on Iran before the US midterm elections on November 3. Reports say the Pentagon has made plans for possible strikes, but Trump wants to avoid military action before the vote due to concerns about public opinion.
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President Trump announced no attacks on Iran will happen before the November midterm elections.
US media report the Pentagon has prepared plans for potential military strikes on Iran before the midterms.
The US first attacked Iran on February 28, starting a conflict that is now eight months long.
Many Americans disapprove of the US war on Iran, with 65% unhappy with how President Trump has handled it.
The war has caused higher prices for gas and food in the US, affecting public opinion.
Polls show fewer Trump supporters feel enthusiastic about voting in the midterms compared to Democrats.
Some Trump voters are uncertain about which candidates to support in the upcoming elections.
President Trump and Republicans worry that continuing attacks before the midterms could hurt their chances in the vote.
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Three former OpenAI employees say they were fired after raising safety concerns about artificial intelligence. OpenAI says the firings were due to mishandling company information, not about speaking up on safety.
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Former employees Mikita Balesni, Tomek Korbak, and Jasmine Wang say they were fired for prioritizing AI safety.
The trio worry that their dismissal will make other staff afraid to raise safety issues.
OpenAI claims the firings were due to serious breaches of trust related to company information.
The ex-employees say they did not break company rules and worked with outside safety experts as part of their jobs.
OpenAI says safety discussions are encouraged and happen regularly within the company.
The fired workers released an open letter defending a culture of trust and open debate on AI safety.
The issue comes as AI companies are under close scrutiny to prevent harmful impacts of advanced AI.
OpenAI expressed sadness over the firing but said it must maintain trust to do its work.
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Missile strikes by Yemen's Houthi group hit Riyadh airport, killing three people and injuring several others. The attacks caused damage to a Saudi Airlines plane, disrupted flights, and raised security concerns just before a major global oil meeting in the Saudi capital.
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The Houthi group from Yemen launched missile strikes on Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia.
Three people were killed and several others injured in the attack.
The strikes damaged a Saudi Airlines airplane at the airport.
Smoke from the attack was visible over the airport area.
Many airlines canceled flights to Riyadh following the strikes.
The attacks came amid escalating conflict linked to tensions involving the US and Iran.
The airport attack happened days before Riyadh was set to host an important meeting of global oil leaders.
Saudi authorities reported the incident and are managing the response.
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A Russian strike hit two buses in the frontline Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, killing at least 30 people. Ukraine’s President Zelensky said the attack targeted civilians and promised a strong response.
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The attack happened on Thursday in Kramatorsk, a city near the fighting line in Ukraine.
Two buses were blown up, resulting in 30 or more deaths.
Photos showed burnt buses and bodies on the road.
Ukrainian authorities said Russia deliberately targeted civilians.
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed the attack “will not go unanswered.”
This attack is one of the deadliest recent strikes on civilians in the conflict.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues with increasing attacks on civilian areas.
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