| Backdrop for Putin summit: A pattern of Trump disrespecting allies? Posted: 02 Jul 2018 02:06 PM PDT ![Backdrop for Putin summit: A pattern of Trump disrespecting allies?]( "Backdrop for Putin summit: A pattern of Trump disrespecting allies?") President Trump has wanted to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a long time, essentially from Day 1 of his tenure. The president seemed to relish his recent one-two punch of a contentious meeting with America's chief economic partners at the G7 summit in Quebec, Canada, followed immediately by the historic and ebullient one-on-one in Singapore with North Korea's Kim Jong-un.
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| As Americans celebrate Independence Day, what does it mean to be a patriot? Posted: 02 Jul 2018 12:43 PM PDT ![As Americans celebrate Independence Day, what does it mean to be a patriot?]( "As Americans celebrate Independence Day, what does it mean to be a patriot?") For as much as "patriotism" blooms in the national debate, there is little agreement on what it is. As an increasingly riven country chooses up tribal sides, patriotism is being used as a litmus test, but Americans can't agree on what color passes. National Football League (NFL) players who knelt during the national anthem were accused of not being patriots.
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| Iran protests: why Rouhani's foes are backing off their hard line Posted: 02 Jul 2018 12:31 PM PDT ![Iran protests: why Rouhani's foes are backing off their hard line]( "Iran protests: why Rouhani's foes are backing off their hard line") Protests erupted anew in Iran over the weekend, with thirsty residents of the parched city of Khorramshahr raising popular pressure on President Hassan Rouhani by quickly turning their demand for water into anti-regime anger. "Under the name of religion, the thieves robbed us of everything!" echoed one chant, along with calls for the deaths of Mr. Rouhani and Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Khorramshahr protests, a week after three days of protests in Tehran, were the latest sign of popular discontent over Iran's faltering economy, sliding currency, and the prospect of tough new US sanctions.
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| AI can have values if not a conscience Posted: 02 Jul 2018 05:31 AM PDT ![AI can have values if not a conscience]( "AI can have values if not a conscience") Today the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) raises fundamental questions: "What is intelligence, identity, or consciousness? What is being called artificial general intelligence, machines that would mimic the way humans think, continues to elude scientists.
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