AI safety; Mail-in ballots; Kennedy Center; Emmys : NPR

Key Points:

• Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon are collaborating at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, D.C., urging Congress to act swiftly on regulating AI, while former President Trump dismisses AI criticism as a "sick conspiracy" that could benefit China.
• The Supreme Court blocked Trump's attempt to impose new mail-in voting restrictions before the midterms, ensuring the U.S. Postal Service continues delivering ballots as usual amid ongoing early voting in several states.
• The Kennedy Center faces potential bankruptcy and possible closure, with its board suggesting that only Trump can raise sufficient funds to resolve its financial crisis, amid controversy over renaming the center after him.
• At the Emmys, "Widow's Bay" was the standout comedy, Matthew Rhys made history by winning lead acting awards in two categories in the same year, and Rhea Seehorn won her first Emmy while Jean Smart secured her fifth and final win for "Hacks."
• The Justice Department is investigating Evanston, Illinois, for racial discrimination over its reparations program for Black residents, which provides grants to those affected by past housing segregation, with claims that the program violates the Constitution's equal protection clause.