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With a government shutdown looming, Democrats are pushing to extend key tax credits that keep ACA premiums low. Without them, millions face rate hikes or risk losing their coverage.

Multiple AI chatbots designed to act as “companions” used emotionally manipulative tactics to keep users online and engaged longer when they tried to say goodbye and log off, according to a new working paper from the Harvard Business School. The working paper, titled ‘Emotional Manipulation by AI Companions’ and authored by academics Julian De Freitas, Zeliha Oğuz-Uğuralp, and Ahmet Kaan-Uğuralp, looked at how several AI companions responded to good-bye messages that seemed to originate from human users, but were actually generated by GPT-4o.The six AI companions examined for the study were Polybuzz, Character.ai, Talkie, Chai, Replika, and Flourish. The research team…

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar, on Thursday, revealed the 15-man squad for India’s upcoming Test series against the West Indies at home. The two-match contest will start on October 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, before moving to New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium for the final Test, beginning October 10. BCCI Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar on day two of the Duleep Trophy 2025 first semifinal cricket match between South Zone and North Zone, at BCCI Centre of Excellence ground(PTI) This will be India’s first home Test series since suffering a 0-3 whitewash by New Zealand in November last year…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Paris criminal court finds Nicolas Sarkozy partly guilty in trial related to alleged campaign funds from Libya.Published On 25 Sep 202525 Sep 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA court in France has found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy in his trial for the alleged illegal financing of his successful 2007 presidential campaign with funds from the government of then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.The Paris criminal court, however, acquitted the 70-year-old of all other charges, including illegal campaign financing and passive corruption, on Thursday.The court is expected to sentence Sarkozy later in the day.The former…

Jessie Beck was a fisheries biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She lost her job in the Trump administration’s mass purge of probationary employees early this year. Meron Menghistab for NPR hide caption toggle caption Meron Menghistab for NPR More than six months after being terminated from her job with the federal government, Jessie Beck got the news she’d been hoping for — sort of. On Sept. 12, U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued his final decision in a case challenging the Trump administration’s mass firings of probationary employees, mostly those in their first year or two on…

The CAG audit found 2,080 instances across 217 police stations from 2018 to 2023 where charge sheets were prepared by officers not designated as IOs for the cases in question. File | Photo Credit: Shanker Chakravarty The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged “serious lapses” in implementation of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) in Odisha. The CAG has conducted an IT audit of the CCTNS to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the system from its inception (2013) till March 2023. The findings have been published in CAG’s latest report, which was laid before the…

Updated on: Sept 25, 2025 01:55 pm IST Star Trek icon William Shatner’s agency has spoken out after several reports claimed he was rushed to the hospital due to a medical emergency. ‘Star Trek’ icon William Shatner’s agency has denied reports that he was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency at his Los Angeles home. A statement from Shatner’s agency, TalentWorks, said he is doing fine, according to ABC 7. William Shatner hospitalized after medical emergency at LA home? Star Trek icon’s agency breaks silence amid claims (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) (AP) Online reports claimed that the actor…

Despite months of tension, President Trump says he’ll meet with Brazil’s president next week, claiming they had “excellent chemistry” during a brief exchange at the U.N. General Assembly. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump’s intervention in the politics of another country has brought relations with Brazil to a low. The president imposed tariffs and sanctions in retaliation for the prosecution of his ally, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. A brief encounter at the U.N. General Assembly brought an unexpected break from this. Julia Carneiro reports.JULIA CARNEIRO, BYLINE: For decades, it’s been tradition for Brazil to deliver the opening speech at the…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. File | Photo Credit: PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday (September 24, 2025) said traders and consumers from the State will gain the most from GST reforms. Mr. Adityanath engages directly with traders and customers at Hazratganj Market hailing the ‘Next Gen GST Reform’, implemented on the first day of Sharadiya Navratr. “The reduction in GST rates is providing significant benefits to consumers, traders, and entrepreneurs. While offering direct relief to the public, the reform is also set to strengthen the market and generate new avenues of employment. As India’s largest…

Israeli military action in Lebanon has been described as "limited, localised and targeted". But what does that mean?