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Ivan Pentchoukov
National Editor

Ivan Pentchoukov
National Editor

Good morning! It’s Saturday. Here are today’s top stories.

  • Chinese state actors were using Claude to surveil dissident and religious communities, including practitioners of the faith group Falun Gong and NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister media outlet, AI company Anthropic said in a report.
  • In London, Ottawa, Melbourne, Jerusalem, and beyond, allies honored the people who died in the 9/11 attacks.
  • The national average price of a gallon of diesel hit a record high on Friday, exceeding $6 for the first time as tensions in the Middle East continued to disrupt oil shipments.
  • Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori announced that Peru will join the Shield of the Americas, a U.S.-led coalition to combat transnational drug cartels and reduce illegal immigration in the Western Hemisphere.