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      <title>Senate expected to vote on stock trading ban, data center bill before election recess</title>
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      <title>&apos;Super intelligence is a national security issue,&apos; Jay Clayton says; dodges AI &apos;czar&apos; question</title>
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      <title>Ken Griffin pledges $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University in &apos;historic&apos; gift</title>
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      <title>Mattel names Roger Lynch as CEO, replacing Ynon Kreiz</title>
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