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Israel officials say entire senior command of Hezbollah ‘eliminated’

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Yahoo Finance Trump's answer to pretty much any question is either more oil drilling or tariffs. Few think it will work. A series of appearances in recent weeks have solidified a truism about former President Donald Trump: Nearly every economic challenge, from deficits to the social safety net, can seemingly be solved with more oil drilling or new tariffs.

Elon Musk's reposts of Kamala Harris deepfakes may not fly under new California law California's newest law could land social media users who post, or repost, AI deepfakes that deceive voters about upcoming elections in legal trouble. Governor Gavin Newsom suggests that AB 2839, which went into effect immediately after he signed it on Tuesday, could be used to reel in the retweets of Elon Musk, among others who spread deceptive content. "I just signed a bill to make this illegal in the state of California," said Newsom in a tweet, referencing an AI deepfake Musk reposted earlier this year that made it appear Kamala Harris called herself an incompetent candidate and a diversity hire (she did not).

US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine's government with destructive malware On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice accused five members of Russia's military intelligence agency of hacking several Ukrainian government agencies, an unnamed U.S. government agency in Maryland and computers belonging to 26 NATO countries, among other victims. The DOJ announced the indictment of the five members of Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate, also known as GRU, and in particular its hacking Unit 29155. The indictment names Russian GRU colonel and commanding officer of cyber operations, Yuriy Denisov; lieutenants Vladislav Borovkov, Denis Denisenko, Dmitriy Goloshubov and Nikolay Korchagin; and a civilian co-conspirator, Amin Stigal, who was previously indicted for some of the same crimes.

Yahoo Finance Revisiting Fed Chair Powell's remarks on immigrants in Springfield, Ohio — and their impact on the economy Jerome Powell is unlikely to weigh in on baseless charges of Haitian immigrant pet eating this week but the Fed chair has already weighed in on the town at the center of it all: Springfield, Ohio.

Yahoo News Hezbollah leader vows to retaliate for 2 days of attacks on electronic devices in Lebanon In a televised address Thursday, Hassan Nasrallah said "retribution will come" after attacks on pagers and walkie-talkies carried by members of the Iran-backed militant group this week left at least 37 people dead and thousands of others wounded.

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