U.S. – SRN News

• As the last US troops pack up in Iraq, militias signal their weapons will stay

• National Hispanic Heritage Month begins with celebrations across the US

• Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?

• Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark rate, defying Trump’s demands

• Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access

• Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. Trump and Congress are not rushing to act

• Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters

• Wiping out measles impossible due to vaccine hesitancy in rich countries, says Gates

• Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms

• US watchdog tallies Iran war’s hit to weapons stockpiles, military bases and more