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Biden’s administration proposes new rules on exporting AI chips, provoking an industry pushback

By JOSH BOAK and MATT O'BRIEN
Jan 13, 2025 2:06 pm - The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to balance national security concerns about the technology with the economic interests of producers and other countries.
Supreme Court declines to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Jan 13, 2025 1:59 pm - The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.
Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden — despite the collapse of his forgiveness plan

By COLLIN BINKLEY
Jan 13, 2025 1:53 pm - Despite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen the cancellation of student loans for more than 5 million Americans — more than any other president in U.S. history.
Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan

By YURI KAGEYAMA
Jan 13, 2025 1:48 pm - Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted.
Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
Jan 13, 2025 12:34 pm - Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind his decision to bring criminal charges he believes would have resulted in a conviction had voters not returned Trump to the White House.
Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say

By VICTORIA EASTWOOD, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN
Jan 13, 2025 9:41 am - U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal hasn't been reached yet, officials said Monday.
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Jan 13, 2025 9:24 am - Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet.
Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its supplies, a Ukrainian officer says

By SAMYA KULLAB and YEHOR KONOVALOV
Jan 13, 2025 9:23 am - Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing instead on cutting supply lines to it, a Ukrainian official said Monday.
Hegseth could lead troops who’d face getting fired for actions he’s done in the past

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR
Jan 13, 2025 9:10 am - If Pete Hegseth were still in uniform, his extramarital affairs and a decision to flatly ignore a combat commander's directive would not just be drawing the attention of senators — they could have run afoul of military law.
Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about their loyalty

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER
Jan 13, 2025 8:31 am - WASHINGTON — Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who t...

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