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Why? | BBC NewsWhy has US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman? | BBC NewscastLuigi Mangione’s state trial postponed after double jeopardy claimPentagon releases fifth batch of UAP filesTrump threatens to bomb Oman if it interferes with Strait of Hormuz dealTrump: Those opposed to ballroom are ‘DISLOYAL’ to the countryIn a RACE against the clock, time is on AMERICA’S SIDE: Retired Air Force general‘The Five’: Jeffries draws a RED LINE amid rise of socialismTrump SHUTS DOWN ‘fake news’ CNN reporter: ‘BE QUIET’Inside the testosterone boom dominating your algorithmPurchase of Chinese DJI drones sought as threat training for US nuclear missile baseIran offers up to $60K bounty on US troopsUS military continues relief efforts in Colombia after earthquakeMilitary families in Poland navigate school options without a DODEA schoolArmy chooses M1 for sweeping overhaul of helicopter pilot trainingUS-Iran peace prospects dim with Trump in no hurry for a deal609th Engineer Detachment supports Fort McCoy sidewalk troop project during Warrior Exercise '26Dredging projects, large and small, help maintain the nation’s waterwaysThe city so nice they named it twice: How the Kansas Citys Levees mega project exceeded all expectations to reduce flood risk in the heartlandUSACE commemorates completion of Three Rivers Project with ribbon cuttingFort Buchanan welcomes students for first day of DoWEA classesJudge delays Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial after double jeopardy claimJudge delays Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial after double jeopardy claimHouse ethics panel says it’s investigating Rep. 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It all started in July, when one of OpenAI’s autonomous AI agents went rogue during a cybersecurity test. The agent escaped its isolated testing environment, accessed the internet, and hacked another company, Hugging Face. A few years ago, that might have sounded like science fiction. But, broadly speaking, that’s exactly what happened, and the incident kicked off a wave of concern over what increa …

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