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Anthropix CEO is rejecting the Defense Department's ultimatum that it loosen safety restrictions or be blacklisted from lucrative military work.

That means it's likely heading to a showdown with the Pentagon over the military use of its AI model.

NPR's Shannon Bond reports a $200 million contract is at stake.

Some popular cereals will no longer be available at Target when summer hits, the retail giant says.

It has been phasing out cereals containing synthetic colors for a few years.

Today it announced

They'll all be gone from its shelves by the end of May.

It didn't say which brands would be affected, but Kellogg makes several cereals with artificial dyes like Froot Loops and Apple Jacks.

U.S.

stocks have been trading lower today.

The Dow is now down 645 points or more than 1%.

The S&P has fallen 50 points.

The Nasdaq is down 249 points.

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Former President Bill Clinton is testifying behind closed doors today before members of the U.S.

House investigating cases related to the late convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified yesterday.

Like his wife, the former president released a copy of his opening remarks in which he says he had no idea of Epstein's crimes.