Evening Wire: Anthropic Dev Quits With DIRE Warning & Did Hunter Biden Pull A Crypto Scam? | 9.9.26
Summary
This episode covers the surge in oil prices to $100 a barrel amid the escalating US-Iran conflict, alongside the Trump administration's move to end TPS for Salvadorans. It details the controversy surrounding the one-year Charlie Kirk memorial at Utah Valley University, where left-wing students are organizing a protest. The report also highlights a viral warning from an Anthropic AI researcher about existential risks, the crash of Hunter Biden's new cryptocurrency token, and the kickoff of the GOP's first midterm RNC in Dallas.
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Oil prices surge due to Iran war
US strikes Iranian ships; Trump comments
TPS status for Salvadoran immigrants
Charlie Kirk memorial and student protests
Lindsey Clancy defense motion to dismiss
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Sapporo moves production to US over tariffs
Hunter Biden crypto token crash
AI researcher warns of existential risk
Uganda withdraws from Invictus Games
GOP Midterm RNC kicks off in Dallas
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