Top Stories: "Largest IT Outage In History" Sparks Disruptions Worldwide

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Biden’s Exit, Trump Shooting Gets Worse, Microsoft Crashes, and More

Top Headlines

• "Largest IT Outage In History" Sparks Disruptions Worldwide 

• Democratic officials predict Biden's exit from 2024 race as he reflects on future (Reuters).*0

  • ‘We’re close to the end,’ a person close to Biden says (NBC).

  • Biden says he’d consider dropping out if a ‘medical condition’ emerged (NYT).

    • Biden's Covid-19 diagnosis disrupts campaign efforts amid Democratic concerns (CNN).*

  • Biden's expected departure sparks Democratic speculation on Harris and alternative candidates (Semafor).*

    • Madam President: Kamala Harris vs Michelle Obama (The Telegraph).

  • Schumer and Jeffries delay DNC vote amid doubts over Biden's candidacy (Axios).*

    • Nate Silver accuses DNC chair Jaime Harrison of ‘lying’ about Biden nomination deadline (NYP).

  • Rubio says if Biden exits the race, he should also resign as president (Politico).

  • VP debate postponed by Trump campaign until post-DNC amid Biden withdrawal speculation (NBC).*

• Law enforcement scrutiny grows as timeline of Trump rally shooting emerges (ABC).*1

  • Trump rally shooter was reported as a suspicious person an hour before opening fire, sources say (NBC).

• Political and bureaucratic challenges loom over investigations into Trump shooting (Bloomberg Government).*2

  • What Secret Service and FBI told Congress about attempted Trump assassination (Axios).

    • 4 GOP senators confront head of Secret Service in Milwaukee (Politico, raw).

    • Homeland Security Committee Chairman Green says FBI declines to attend hearing on Trump shooting Tuesday (FOX@).

      • Colorado state representative says FBI behind attempted assassination of Trump (9News).

    • House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify Monday on Butler shooting (AP).

  • DHS Inspector General opens probe into Secret Service over Trump shooting (The Hill).

• Gunman's father alerted police prior to Trump assassination attempt (BBC).*3

  • New photo shows Trump shooter's cellphone, transmitter found near his body (FOX).

  • Investigators now believe account on gaming site in would-be assassin’s name is fake (CNN).

• Trump campaign withholds medical information following assassination attempt (AP).*4

  • Trump met with Secret Service Director Cheatle on Tuesday, ABC News reports (Reuters).

    • The right is attacking the Secret Service’s women agents. Trump hasn’t joined in (Politico).

• Grok AI labels Trump as ‘pedophile' and ‘dictator' amidst Musk's endorsement (Wired).*5

• Elon Musk's AI model Grok faces challenges in delivering accurate news on X platform (WSJ).*6

• RFK Jr. cancels events, denies exit rumors as campaign activity stalls (Politico).*7

• Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez tells allies he will resign after bribery conviction (NBC).

  • A dozen Senate Dems support expelling Menendez (Politico).

• Liberal dark money group claiming to protect ‘voter rights’ funded deceptive ad campaign meant to suppress GOP votes (Free Beacon).8

• Historic FCC decision cuts prison phone rates, aiding 2M incarcerated individuals (Reuters).*9

• Suppressing IL-11 protein in mice mimics axolotl’s regenerative abilities, boosting lifespan (FT).*10

• China enforces AI compliance with core socialist values, expands censorship regime (FT).*11

  • Emerging AI technologies fall prey to state censorship in repressive regimes (Wired).

via THEBIAS.com