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Study: AI poses extinction-level threat
A new study published by Stanford University's Existential Risks Initiative has identified five major threats to humanity by the year 2075. Runaway artificial intelligence is considered one of them. Trond Undheim, research scholar at Stanford, joins CBS News to unpack the study's findings and what can be done to mitigate the risk of AI.
Twitter is now X. Here's what that means.
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Dangerous heat wave expands across U.S.
More than 240 million Americans will experience temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit by Wednesday. Dozens of cities broke record highs Monday -- including Missoula, Montana and Amarillo, Texas -- which saw triple-digits. CBS News reporter Nicole Sganga has the latest from Arizona.
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83-year-old former pastor charged with 1975 murder of 8-year-old girl
An 8-year-old girl was killed on a summer day in 1975. Police have finally arrested her alleged killer, an 83-year-old former pastor.
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During a summer of travel headaches, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addresses delays and cancellations that have impacted tens of thousands of airline passengers.
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Florida lawmaker on Black history curriculum
There is national attention on Florida's new education standards that now include teaching middle school students that some enslaved people benefited from slavery. The new teaching guidelines are a result of legislation known as the "Stop Woke Act" that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law in 2022. Florida Democratic State Sen. Shevrin Jones joins "America Decides" to discuss his reaction to the changes.