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A crypto super PAC, Fairshake, plans to spend $30 million in Ohio to oppose former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s bid to return to the Senate against incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted. The spending follows the Senate failure of the crypto-backed Clarity Act and could affect a race key to partisan control of the Senate.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened the United Nations General Assembly week by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. The article notes the upcoming UNGA schedule, including speeches by President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and lists major topics such as wars, artificial intelligence, and tariffs.
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Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who is retiring at the end of his term, will join the University of Southern California as a professor and co-director of its Center for the Political Future. He will work alongside Republican strategist Mike Murphy and split his time between Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
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The FAA is beginning a Washington-area rollout of an AI tool, SMART, to help air traffic controllers manage airspace and reduce delays, with nationwide implementation targeted by 2028. The program is part of a broader air traffic control modernization effort, and officials emphasize it will assist rather than replace human controllers.