CHEAT SHEET

01

MIND YOUR MANNERS

AI Giant Bans Users Who Bully Its Chatbot

Anthropic’s new usage policy targets people who repeatedly abuse Claude.

An AI giant is now telling users to be nice to its chatbot or risk getting booted, with new rules barring “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior”. Anthropic, the company behind Claude, updated its usage policy and is giving users just over a month to get any lingering insults out of their systems. The changes take effect Nov. 12, and the update is “meant to apply only in extreme cases, where users repeatedly act cruelly toward our models, with no discernible purpose,” Anthropic said. It “does not apply to common versions of user frustration, pushback, dark creative themes, or model testing and research.” So users can still tell Claude it is wrong, but berating it repeatedly for the sheer pleasure of it could land them in trouble. It’s not clear how Anthropic will tell frustration from gratuitous cruelty, though ending abusive conversations, a power Claude got in August 2025, remains the main enforcement tool. Anthropic says it is “highly uncertain about the potential moral status of Claude and other LLMs.” CEO Dario Amodei has previously said he cannot rule out the possibility that Claude is conscious.

02

‘NOT SAFE ANYMORE’

‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star Left Bloodied in West Hollywood Gunpoint Robbery

The masked robbers threatened to kill him, but “God said no tonight.”

Pretty Little Liars star Keegan Allen, 37, says he was beaten and robbed of his watch outside of a popular West Hollywood luxury grocery store. The actor shared a bloody video on Instagram moments after the attack, saying, “These two dudes hit me on the head and pointed a gun at me with a knife and then took off.” The masked men threatened to kill him, he said, but “God said no tonight.” In the caption, Allen, a Los Angeles native, wrote that “West Hollywood is not safe anymore.” Allen, who played Toby Cavanaugh in Pretty Little Liars from 2010 to 2017, also shared surveillance footage of the robbery. In response to a fan’s comment urging him to seek medical attention, he said he was “def concussed and at hospital.” Allen has also appeared in Walker, King Cobra and Palo Alto. He has been in a relationship with actress Ali Collier since 2016.

03

HAWAII ON EDGE

Lava-Spewing Volcano Forces Trails to Close in Tourist Hot Spot

Hawaii officials reported a surge in tourism since the volcano became active again in 2024, with 1.8 million visits in 2025 to see the lava-spewing attraction.

Volcanic rumbling has triggered earthquakes and rockfall risks, prompting closures of hiking trails around one of Hawaii’s most popular tourist attractions. Around the Kīlauea Volcano in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, the National Park Service announced Wednesday that the Halemaʻumaʻu Trail and part of the Byron Ledge Trail would temporarily close 1.3 miles of trail. Since the volcano became intermittently active again in 2024, NPS reported a surge in tourism with 1.8 million visits in 2025 to see the lava-spewing attraction. Officials monitored the renewed volcanic activity after the U.S. Geological Survey issued a volcanic activity notice earlier this week. The USGS reported renewed “spattering” at Kīlauea and 200 shallow earthquakes beneath Kīlauea’s summit this week. The volcano, which erupted continuously from 1983 to 2018, earned an orange aviation color code, the second-highest level, indicating heightened volcanic activity and the potential for an eruption. Scientists say they can’t forecast when, or if, the volcano’s 55th eruption since 2024 will occur, according to the USGS. Officials warned residents about potentially dangerous gas emissions, volcanic fragments that can irritate skin and eyes, and unstable cliff edges that could collapse without warning.

04

SHOWSTOPPER

Member of Legendary Band Suffers Medical Emergency on Stage

The incident occurred just two songs into Journey’s set.

A gig by rock group Journey was temporarily stopped after drummer Deen Castronovo suffered a medical emergency on stage. The concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was just two songs in when the 62-year-old drummer suffered a health scare. The other band members left the stage, and keyboardist Jonathan Cain returned to address the crowd at the BOK Center. “We’re going to see what happens as this progresses,” Cain said. “It’s an unfortunate situation. We’re very sorry. We’re hoping it’s only a delay, but please — I’m sorry. Don’t worry. Have your prayers ready.” About 10 minutes later, guitarist Neal Schon confirmed to the audience that Castronovo had been taken to hospital. Drum tech Steve Toomey filled in for Castronovo, and the band continued the performance. No further details have been shared about Castronovo’s condition, but Schon said later in the show: “This concert is for Deen. I think he’s going to be fine.” Journey singer Arnel Pineda suggested that Castronovo fell ill because of “too much Gatorade,” according to Ultimate Classic Rock. Castronovo is not a founding member of Journey, but first played drums for them from 1998 to 2015 before returning to the group in July 2021.

05

RED ALERT

Trump Told to Get ‘Worried’ About Cost of War in Red States

Army veteran Democratic congressional candidate says Trump voters feel “betrayed” by the Iran conflict.

Donald Trump should be “worried” about losing voters in deep-red Texas over his costly war with Iran, a Democratic congressional candidate has warned. Caitlin Rourk, 39, is challenging Republican Chris Gober in a district Trump won by 22 points in 2024. But a campaign-commissioned poll puts Gober ahead by just seven points. “A lot of these voters embraced the ‘America First’ doctrine and feel betrayed,” the Army veteran told PunchUp, the Daily Beast’s sister Substack.

“They’re asking why we’re spending so much overseas when costs are climbing at home.” Rourk, who served in the Texas Army National Guard, said veterans were even more angry, with some accusing Trump of “getting our boys killed.” She added: “Donald Trump should be worried about districts like this in Texas.” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly defended Trump’s decision to attack Iran, while the Republican National Committee said Rourk “should worry about her own campaign.” Gober did not respond to requests for comment.

Tom Latchem exposes the secrets, scandals, and stories that powerful people and institutions want to keep under wraps. Follow all of his reporting at PunchUp on Substack.

06

MIDAIR NIGHTMARE

8 Hospitalized as Severe Turbulence Strikes New York Flight

Ambulances were already waiting on the tarmac when the plane made an emergency landing around 3.30 a.m. on Friday.

Emergency workers transported at least eight passengers to the hospital in the small hours of Friday morning after their plane encountered serious turbulence. The incident occurred sometime after the Avianca aircraft left Medellin, Colombia, at around 10.30 p.m. on Thursday for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The pilot was forced to divert and descend for an emergency landing in Miami about three hours after takeoff. “When we arrived, when we landed, we saw that very close to where we were going to disembark, there were more than five or six ambulances,” passenger Maria Paula Jiminez said. “Seven of them with their lights on as if they were waiting for something. When we arrived, well, you know, it wasn’t normal.” Footage from inside the plane after it arrived in Miami appears to show several passengers holding ice packs against their heads. Authorities have not disclosed the extent of injuries suffered by those taken to hospital.

07

WINK WINK

Survivor of Brutal Attack Says Shark Winked at Him

The firefighter has spoken publicly for the first time since the attack.

An Australian firefighter has described locking eyes with the shark that severed his leg. Mel Ismail was surfing at Glenfield Beach near Geraldton, about 250 miles north of Perth in West Australia, on Sept. 14 when he felt something big slam into him. “I thought I got hit by a dolphin, initially,” he told ABC News Australia. Ismail was dragged underwater, where he tried to push his fingers into the animal’s “big black eye.” “I personally reckon it gave me the wink, and then shut my leg off,” he said. Ismail caught a wave closer to shore, where a fellow surfer, Shannan Dunn, raced into the water and put him on his board. A bystander called Rick made a tourniquet from a leg rope before Dunn drove Ismail down the beach in his four-wheel drive to meet an ambulance. Ismail’s leg was amputated just below the knee. He told ABC the attack won’t keep him from the surf forever, and he plans to return to the water as his recovery continues. Fisheries officials have still not identified the species of shark involved in the attack.

08

MANSON MAYHEM

Charles Manson Follower Convicted of Murder Granted Parole

Gov. Gavin Newsom has blocked her release twice before.

One of Charles Manson’s most notorious lackeys has been granted parole. At a hearing on Oct. 6, Patricia Krenwinkel, 78, was preliminarily approved for parole, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records obtained by People. Krenwinkel has been in lockup since 1971, after she was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca killings. Among the victims was actress Sharon Tate, best known for playing Jennifer North in the 1967 film adaptation of Valley of the Dolls. Krenwinkel was granted parole in 2022 and 2025, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom reversed both decisions, arguing she had not “developed sufficient insight into the causative factors of her crime,” according to The Guardian. The decision now faces a 120-day review by the state parole board. Newsom could then intervene, with 30 more days to decide whether to block it again, NBC Los Angeles reports. Krenwinkel’s prison record is reportedly squeaky clean, showing she even earned a bachelor’s degree in human services, according to CieloDrive.com. Since Manson family member Susan Atkins died in prison in 2009, Krenwinkel has been California’s longest-serving female inmate.

09

ENDURING LEGACY

American-Born First Lady of Greece Dies at 102

Margaret Papandreou saw through major feminist reforms.

Margaret Papandreou, the American-born former first lady of Greece who led the charge for lasting feminist reforms in the Mediterranean country, died on Sept. 18 in the Athens suburb of Palaio Paliro, her family announced. She was 102. Beginning largely with her founding of the Women’s Union of Greece in 1975, Papandreou was an architect of several women’s rights efforts. “We’ve had enough of being second-class citizens, always pushed to the margin,” she said in 1981. Two years later, while her husband Andreas Papandreou was serving as prime minister, she successfully pushed lawmakers to pass legislation modernizing women’s roles on several fronts: creating divorce by mutual consent, allowing women to keep their last names after marriage, abolishing dowries, making single mothers their children’s legal guardians, and allowing women to start businesses and travel abroad with their children without their husband’s permission. In 1986, Greece also legalized abortion. Greek President Constantine Tassoulas, in a statement following Papandreou’s death, said her legacy was “the reform of family law, the breakthrough in social and political rights, and the modernization of women’s status in Greek society.” Papandreou, who was born Margaret Chant in Oak Park, Illinois, married Andreas Papandreou in 1951. They divorced in 1989. One of their four children, George Papandreou, was prime minister from 2009 to 2011.

10

BEFORE & AFTER

I Got a Full Teeth Makeover and Love My Smile Again

Hiding my smile every day felt awful, but a complete dental transformation brought my grin back.

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Lisa was hiding her smile. She felt her teeth were too warm in shade, too small, and worn down. One front tooth had chipped, and the composite filling in the other was worn down, creating a visible gap.

The dedicated wife and mother of three decided it was time to put herself first and headed to see Dr. Arthur Glosman.

The Beverly Hills-based cosmetic dentist talked with Lisa about her hopes and worries. By the end of her appointment, they landed on the following plan: a cleaning, teeth whitening for the lower teeth, and 10 porcelain veneers on the top teeth.

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