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Today's Top News Compilation - Saturday, Feb 15th, 2020

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Multiple outbursts erupt at RFK Jr. hearing: 'You are!'

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, was interrupted by multiple outbursts during his hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday morning.

"I want to make sure the committee is clear about a few things. News reports have claimed that I'm anti-vaccine or any industry. I am neither. I am pro safety," Kennedy said in his opening remarks before a protester shouted at him

"You are," the female protester was heard shouting at Kennedy when he said he's not anti-vaccine...
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Trump fires two Democratic commissioners on civil rights enforcement agency as White House targets DEI

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President Donald Trump reportedly fired two of the three Democratic commissioners on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as his administration continues its pledge to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from government bureaucracy.

The two now-former EEOC commissioners, Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, said in statements Tuesday that they were fired late Monday night. Both said they were exploring options to challenge their dismissals, calling their removal before the expiration of their five-year terms an...
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DeepSeek fallout: GOP Sen Josh Hawley seeks to cut off all US-China collaboration on AI development

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FIRST ON FOX: This week the U.S. tech sector was routed by the Chinese launch of DeepSeek, and Sen. Josh Hawley is putting forth legislation to prevent that from happening again.

Hawley’s bill, the Decoupling America’s Artifical Intelligence Capabilities from China Act, would cut off U.S.-China cooperation on AI. It would ban exports or imports of AI technology from China, ban American companies from conducting research there, and prohibit any U.S. investment in AI tech companies in China.

"Every dollar and gig of data that flows into Chinese AI...
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Top law firm Sullivan & Cromwell to represent Trump in ongoing legal matters

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Hamilton crashes Ferrari in pre-season testing

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Lewis Hamilton is unhurt after crashing his Ferrari during the Formula 1 team's pre-season testing programme in Spain.
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OpenAI says Chinese rivals using its work for their AI apps

  • News source: BBC News - World
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ChatGPT maker says it will need extra protection from US government, following emergence of Chinese rival, DeepSeek.
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Zuma's daughter to appear in court over South Africa riots, reports say

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is accused of inciting violence in 2021 following the jailing of her father.
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Garmin users say smartwatches have stopped working

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Its Fenix 8 smartwatches, which retail for just under £1,000, are some of the devices to have issues.
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In pictures: Welcoming the Lunar New Year

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Fireworks, music, lanterns, and dragon dancing filled streets across Asia to celebrate the Year of the Snake.
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Six active duty service members file first lawsuit challenging Trump's transgender troop ban

  • News source: TARA COPP | Associated Press
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Six transgender active duty service members and two former service members who seek re-enlistment on Tuesday filed the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order that calls for revising policy on transgender troops and probably sets the stage for banning them in the armed forces.

Trump’s order, signed Monday, claims the sexual identity of transgender service members “conflicts with a soldier’s commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle” and is harmful to military readiness. It requires Defense Secretary...
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Trump to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his first piece of legislation

  • News source: Will Weissert | The Associated Press
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent crimes before they've actually been convicted.

The measure swiftly passed the Republican-controlled Congress with some Democratic support, despite immigrants rights advocates decrying it as extreme enough to possibly trigger mass roundups of people for offenses as minor as shoplifting.

Trump has made a...
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Private prison firm gave $500K to Trump's inaugural, highlighting industry's support

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Private prison firm CoreCivic donated $500,000 to Donald Trump's inaugural committee, underscoring the close relationship between Trump and the private prison industry.
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Do Americans support Trump's mass deportations?

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What polling tells us about Americans' support for President Donald Trump's mass deportations.
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RFK Jr. hearing live updates: Trump's pick to head HHS faces bipartisan skepticism

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He's expected to get grilled on his controversial views on vaccines to abortion.
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Trump AG pick Pam Bondi clears Judiciary Committee, will get confirmation vote in Senate

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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to favorably report Pam Bondi's nomination for U.S. attorney general to the Senate, a widely expected vote that clears her for a vote in the full chamber later this week.

She secured the votes of the committee's 12 Republicans, with all 10 Democrats voting against.

Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, made a name for herself in Florida by cracking down on drug trafficking, violent crime and the many "pill mills" operating in the state. She also spent 18 years as a prosecutor for the...
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