Tech companies must be primarily responsible for AI safety, Mike Johnson says  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday said he would support talks with tech leaders on artificial intelligence, but insisted that developers — not Congress — are responsible for ensuring their products are safe.

Ella Langley.  ‘Landman.’ The Rural Vibe Shift Is Real.  —  There is a paradox at the heart of American pop culture.  The United States, in recent years, has never had a higher share of foreign-born residents, and it has never been more racially and ethnically diverse.

Ukraine's refusal to give up territory to Russia stalls peace deal, Trump envoy says  —  A territorial dispute remains unresolved in efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine, but Kyiv is not prepared to make concessions, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner said on Sept. 11.

Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply  —  Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn't restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said.

Irish, Scottish and Welsh leaders meet to plan break-up of United Kingdom  —  Pro-independence first ministers will sign ‘memorandum of understanding’ at Cardiff summit and demand referendums  —  The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will gather on Monday to sign a deal designed …

CBS News Battleground Tracker poll finds Trump motivating both sides, Democrats have edge in seats in fight for House  —  Here's something Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on: They both see the midterms as being about President Trump, albeit for different reasons.

Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda  —  During a private fund-raiser, the former president warned that the technology could be “dangerous” if not managed urgently and with a clear plan.  —  Former President Barack Obama warned during …

The new threat election officials fear: Trump's federal government … The activists staking out the ballot drop boxes in suburban Phoenix wore body armor and face coverings.  With guns at their sides, they recorded residents as they deposited their votes during the last midterm elections.

CDC director's ‘unusual’ silence draws scrutiny  —  Just a month into her tenure, CDC director Erica Schwartz is missing in action.  —  The country is heading into respiratory virus season, and public guidance on COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines has been muddled, at best.

Is Zionism's Moral Crisis About Roads Not Taken—or Original Sin?  —  Where Benjamin Moser replaces one story of Jewish exceptionalism with another, Omer Bartov shows what's lost when polemic takes the place of history.  —  The greatest cognitive dissonance in the debate over Gaza concerned …

The tab is coming due for America's borrowing binge  —  Americans are facing a rising tab as a multi-decade borrowing binge collides with a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war. … - It's a toxic mix of near-term inflation pressures and years of fiscal imbalance.

Kamala Harris & Doug Emhoff's Los Angeles Home Targeted in Trespass Incident  —  KAMALA HARRIS & DOUG EMHOFF COPS CALLED TO HOME AFTER WOMAN SPOTTED ON PROPERTY … Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff needed help from the cops last night ... because TMZ has learned an incident went down at her idyllic Los Angeles-area home.

Tom Tiffany, Wisconsin Representative, Sustains Minor Injuries After Plane Lands in Lake  —  Wisconsin Representative Sustains Minor Injuries After Plane Lands in Lake  —  Representative Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for governor, said he and the pilot swam to safety after an emergency landing on Lake Wausau.

Republicans' Growing Ken Paxton Anxiety: ‘He May Not Be the Best-Looking Guy.’  —  Trump insulted Paxton at the GOP convention despite endorsing him as concerns mount about the Texas Senate race  —  Republicans are moving to shore up Ken Paxton's faltering Senate bid, as party donors …

Anthropic C.E.O. Calls for A.I. Slowdown  —  In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.  —  The chief executive of Anthropic called for a global slowdown …