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Bill Gates has announced an accelerated timeline for giving away his vast fortune, highlighting artificial intelligence as a game-changer with the potential to boost public health and save lives globally. The Microsoft co-founder published a chart showing his net worth plummeting 99 percent over the next 20 years, signaling a doubling of the pace of his philanthropic giving.

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The Trump administration must halt much of its dramatic downsizing of the federal workforce, a California judge ordered Friday.

Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco issued the emergency order in a lawsuit filed last week by labor unions and cities, one of multiple legal challenges to Republican President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the size of a federal government he calls bloated and expensive.

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History was made in Vatican City as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Chosen on the second day of the papal conclave, the 69-year-old Chicago native will be known as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first American pontiff in history.

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Camryn Kinsey experienced an unanticipated health scare while on air. In fact, the right-wing political analyst appeared on Fox News, where she criticized Vice President Kamala Harris during the segment before fainting in the middle of the conversation.

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Veteran actor Jon Voight has burst into new political prominence with a bold plan that aims to remake Hollywood’s future. Unveiled in recent days to Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Voight’s plan is designed to return film and television production to American soil through the intersection of strong federal incentives and harsh penalties for outsourcing.