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Security researchers say a new Windows malware strain called x47.c can use xAI’s Grok chatbot to help it evade detection while stealing passwords, hijacking browser sessions and draining victims’ AI account credits.

New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie took a birthday trip to Rio de Janeiro with influential Albany lobbyist Patrick Jenkins, and neither man will say who paid for it, raising questions under the state’s strict $15 gift limit.

The defending champion Knicks open preseason play Monday at Philadelphia, a near pick’em game that bettors see tilting toward the 76ers because of their deeper bench experience.

A bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Nathaniel Moran and Sens. Tim Scott and Adam Schiff would offer federal subsidies to film and TV productions that shoot in the U.S., with added incentives for rural and disaster-recovery areas.

A new state audit found Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s office overpaid employees without seeking repayment, split purchases to dodge a $5,000 card limit, and lacked proper documentation for nearly all vendor payments tested, with most issues from a 2022 audit still unresolved.

The Justice Department charged 16 lawful permanent residents with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes, officials announced.

Court filings from 2016 show Mariam Jukaku, sister-in-law of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, was a plaintiff in lawsuits over alleged placement on the federal terrorist watch list, amid ongoing scrutiny of El-Sayed’s family and political associations.

NASCAR’s playoff race at Las Vegas ended in a wreck-filled finish as Tony Stewart publicly blasted the sport’s reduced horsepower, Kasey Kahne announced a surprise comeback, Brad Keselowski confirmed he’s leaving his own race team, and a civil court ordered driver Jennifer Jo Cobb to pay $850,000 over an affair.

The Giants activated newly acquired quarterback J.J. McCarthy for Sunday’s win over the Cardinals, giving themselves the option to use him at any point in the game, but he never took the field as New York relied on a center swap, a stingy pass rush and a perfect rookie kicker instead.

President Trump rallied outside Dayton for the third straight night, citing billions in Ohio investment and urging voters to back Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in next month’s midterms.