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In the UK, the Green Party has taken a Labour safe seat in a by-election, underscoring the threat facing Keir Starmer's leadership.

Hannah Spencer secured almost 41% of the vote in Gorton and Denton, with Labour coming third with 25%, while Reform finished second on 29%.

Spencer says the Greens have defeated the parties backed by billionaire donors.

Spencer's win is the first time the Green Party's ever won a UK by-election.

The scale of the victory allows the Greens to frame themselves as an electable left-wing alternative to the Labour government.

That's likely to set off alarm bells in Downing Street, where Labour MPs have already questioned Prime Minister Keir Starmer's political strategy and future.

Meanwhile, Anthropic has rejected the Pentagon's latest offer in a dispute over the use of its technology by the U.S.

military.

The move escalates the standoff just one day before a government deadline for the company to drop its conditions.

CEO Dario Amodi says the firm cannot in good conscience accept the Defense Department's demands.

Arshi Sadeghi, a Democratic strategist and the CEO of Bellwether Government Affairs, says the situation is unprecedented.

CEO of Bellwether Government Affairs, Arshi Siddiqui, speaking there.

Anthropic is insisting on two conditions for military use of its clawed AI tools, that the technology won't be used to monitor US citizens or for lethal drone strikes without a human in the loop.

If Anthropic fails to drop its conditions, the Defence Department has threatened to declare the company a supply chain risk, a move that would preclude it from working with other defence contractors.

Hillary Clinton has denied any association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein under questioning from congressional investigators.

The former U.S.

Secretary of State and presidential candidate spoke to reporters after giving an hours-long deposition.

Hillary Clinton also maintained that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, knew nothing about Epstein's crimes and described his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, as a casual acquaintance.