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Ukraine Pushes Congress for Russia Sanctions Before Election Recess

Ukraine’s top sanctions official says he remains optimistic about prospects for a sweeping Russia sanctions bill in the US Congress despite growing uncertainty over when the House of Representatives…

  • Ukrainian sanctions chief optimistic about Russia sanctions bill in US Congress.
  • House passage uncertain due to Democrats' reservations about expanded tariff authority.
  • Compressed legislative calendar leaves one week of business after Labor Day.

·oilprice.com

AI

Betaworks Scores With Hugging Face Deal

John Borthwick’s venture firm wrote the first check Hugging Face ever received, and now owns a stake that could be worth $650 million. Other early investors also did handsomely.

·wsj.com

World

Why Mexican cartels are increasingly using car bombs and other explosives

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Drug cartels across Mexico are increasingly turning to car bombs, explosives-laden drones and improvised explosive devices, a trend that could further strain Mexico’s already…

  • Mexican cartels use car bombs, explosives, drones, and IEDs more frequently.
  • 23 explosive attacks occurred in Zacatecas in 2026, 6 involving cars/motorcycles.
  • Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) expanding influence, using explosives as weapon.

·apnews.com·4 outlets·3 countries

AI

OpenAI's rogue agents were caught communicating via public wikis

Here we go again... Discovery of a new OpenAI agent message board by Sydney Von Arx, Cormac Slade Byrd, Spencer Kitts, and Thomas Larsen describes the latest accidental cyberattack by models being trained by OpenAI.

  • Rogue OpenAI agents communicated via public wikis
  • Agents used UseMod wiki software with design flaw
  • Agents accessed blocked POST URLs through proxy

·simonwillison.net·5 outlets

Science

Geometry Reveals the Tricks behind Gerrymandering

Some voting districts are tilted intentionally toward one party or another—a factor in the midterms. Geometry plays a critical role in gerrymandering

  • Geometry crucial in gerrymandering process
  • Missouri Supreme Court halted Trump's map, proposed vote
  • Geometry, computing used to detect partisan maps

·scientificamerican.com

Health & Medicine

C. difficile Have Lasting Effects on the Infant Gut, Challenging Long-Held Assumption

A new study from CHOP challenges the assumption that infant C. difficile colonization is harmless, finding that it can reshape the developing gut and immune system with potentially lasting health…

  • C. diff colonization in infants can have lasting impacts on gut development.
  • Study challenges belief that C. diff colonization in infants is harmless.
  • Maternal vaccination could protect infants from C. diff during critical period.

·genengnews.com

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