‘A driver of political violence’: how the breakneck AI boom is fueling anti-tech extremism

Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militants

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Multiple people shot near street festival in Toledo, Ohio, authorities say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/06/toledo-ohio-shooting #Ohio #GunCrime #UsNews #UsCrime
Multiple people shot near street festival in Toledo, Ohio, authorities say

A search for the suspects is ongoing as victims are taken to nearby hospitals, police says

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Trump pardons former Republican congressman convicted of insider trading

Donald Trump pardoned Stephen Buyer of Indiana, who served nearly two years in prison after conviction

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All-white jury selected in murder trial over killing at 2025 Texas high school

Karmelo Anthony, who is Black, is accused of stabbing Austin Metcalf, who was white, at track meet in an affluent Dallas suburb

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Texas murder trial underway with 19-year-old accused of stabbing fellow high schooler https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/texas-stabbing-high-school #UsCrime #Texas #UsNews #Race
Texas murder trial under way with 19-year-old accused of stabbing fellow high schooler

Case draws nationwide attention amid debate over racial tensions, as defendant is Black and slain student was white

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US man who plotted with au pair to murder wife given life sentence https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/virginia-man-murder-life-sentence #Virginia #UsCrime #UsNews
US man who plotted with au pair to murder wife given life sentence

Brendan Banfield convicted of killing Christine Banfield and man lured to couple’s Virginia home as fall guy

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New Orleans’ Jesuit high school agrees to pay seven figures to settle child molestation claim

Settlement over alleged child molestation by school janitors is latest in troubling string of allegations spanning decades

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James Handy, known for roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji, dies at home after fatal stabbing

Son of actor’s girlfriend arrested after 81-year-old found unconscious in his front yard in Tarzana, Los Angeles

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James Handy, known for roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji, dies at home after fatal stabbing

Son of actor’s girlfriend arrested after 81-year-old found unconscious in his front yard in Tarzana, Los Angeles

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