Fever's Sophie Cunningham has priceless reaction to Blake Shelton showing up to practice
Country music star Blake Shelton showed up to the Indiana Fever's practice, and Sophie Cunningham was floored.Cunningham, 29, was in the middle of practice when she saw the eight-time Grammy nominee, and she lost all focus.Cunningham walked over to Shelton with her jaw dropped and simply stated, "I just lost all focus. Stop it."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMShelton showed her his custom Fever jersey, with his own last name and the No. 7. He then embraced her and said it was g...
Flyers defenseman Cam York fires stick into stands after scoring overtime series-clincher vs Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Cam York did more than just end the Pittsburgh Penguins' season by scoring the overtime winner in Game 6 -- he launched his stick to the edges of the stratosphere during the celebrations.York scored the game-winning goal with 2:28 left in overtime, giving the Flyers a 1-0 series-clinching win over the Penguins on Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Center.York fired a wrist shot through traffic that found the back of the net, sending the Flyers’ faithful into a frenzy. Th...
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Breaking The Stalemate By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro strategist at Rabobank Energy prices continue their ascend –with Brent futures trading above $124/barrel – after media report that the US may try to break the stalemate in the US-Iran war by force. Axios reports that military leaders will brief Trump on potential military options today. Reportedly, the Pentagon is preparing a wave of “short and powerful” strikes on Iran, likely targeting infrastructure. Yesterday, Trump still ...
Critics roast Jasmine Crockett after she calls herself 'one of the 535 most powerful people' in US
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, was called out on social media after claiming she is one of the 535 most powerful people in the country, referencing her role in Congress.Crockett spoke with talk show host Sherri Shepherd, who asked Crockett about some of her more viral moments in Congress, noting her spat with former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene."There’s no preparation for that. But I’m a Black woman in America. So… some people are just like, 'Oh, but you’re a congresswoman.' I’m a Black woman fi...
Boise State honors pair of football legends with unique on-field display
Traditions are what make college football the greatest sport on earth. I've said it before and I will say it again until I'm blue in the face (pun intended).From the Power T and checkerboard end zones at Neyland Stadium to dotting the "i" at the Horseshoe, there isn't another sport in the world that is as tradition-rich as our dear college football.One school that definitely has its fair share of cool traditions is Boise State University.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEThe Broncos bur...
Wizards of the Coast Is Making a Brand New Trading Card Game
Almost 30 years in the making, 'Mood Swings' wants to deliver a smaller, quicker, and more accessible card game experience that not even 'Magic: The Gathering' can provide.
UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer expects White House fights to be 'a spectacle' as event approaches
In roughly six weeks, arguably the most anticipated UFC event of all time will take place when some of the best fighters in the world will be in the Octagon at the South Lawn of the White House.UFC Freedom 250, also known as UFC White House, will take place on June 14, President Donald Trump's 80th birthday, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.In-ring announcer Bruce Buffer is limiting his excitement for the time being, saying he has "a lot of other exciting things to do be...
The ROG Xbox Ally X is getting some updates, including Automatic Super Resolution
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Fidelity, Vanguard Halt Donations To SPLC After Federal Indictment
Fidelity, Vanguard Halt Donations To SPLC After Federal Indictment Fidelity and Vanguard have stopped processing donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center through their donor-advised fund platforms, citing the organization’s recent federal indictment on fraud charges. The moves came April 29, eight days after a federal grand jury in Alabama indicted the SPLC on 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a bank, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Prosecutors allege th...
Most Swiss Back Initiative To Cap Population At 10 Million
A new poll shows a slim majority of Swiss voters now support a June 14 referendum to cap the country's population at 10 million by 2050. Under the proposal backed by the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), "the permanent resident population must not exceed 10 million before 2050, and Switzerland should abandon its freedom of movement agreement with the EU," reports Reuters. From the report: Switzerland's population is now more than 9 million, with official data showing foreign nationals accou...
34,000 dead people found on voter rolls prompts expert to slam Dems for resisting 'commonsense' cleanup
North Carolina’s discovery of 34,000 dead people on its voter rolls has sparked renewed calls for voter roll cleanup measures, including increased pressure on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act.After a state election official said the number of dead people found on North Carolina’s voter rolls was "higher than we anticipated," Republican Rep. Mark Harris of North Carolina called for immediate action to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, commonly known as the SAVE Americ...
Media outrage over Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision collides with reality
The U.S. Supreme Court released its 6-3 Louisiana v. Callais opinion, holding that race-based gerrymandering of congressional districts to purportedly comply with § 2 of the Voting Rights Act ("VRA," 52 U.S.C. § 10301) is not a narrowly tailored compelling governmental interest and therefore unconstitutional. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion, which straightforwardly applied existing statutes and case law. It did not overturn any prior cases. Justice Elena Kagan dissented.§ 2 prohibits stat...
Microsoft Marks 45 Years of DOS by Open-Sourcing Its Oldest-Known Source Code
Before Microsoft became the company that shipped Windows to corporate desks around the world, it had to start somewhere. That somewhere was a scrappy little operating system written by one guy at Seattle Computer Products.Tim Paterson built what he initially called QDOS, short for Quick and Dirty Operating System, in 1980. Intel's 8086 chip was out, but CP/M, the dominant OS of the time, had no 8086 support. He wrote something to fill that gap, modeling the CP/M API so existing software would ru...
Inevitable outcome arrives for LIV Golf as Saudis officially pull plug on funding
LIV Golf, at least the version we've witnessed develop over recent years, is finished.Since day one, it has always been a question of when, not if, the leaders of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) would reach the point that they could no longer justify investing an obscene sum of money into a breakaway golf league. Even a PIF valued at more than $1 trillion has to eventually see a return on investment.That return never came to fruition, and less than four years after its inaugural event was...
ChatGPT developed a goblin obsession after OpenAI tried to make it nerdy
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The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles In America
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles In America Authored by Wolf Richter via Wolf Street, In 27 of the 33 big and expensive cities we track here, mid-tier home prices in March were down from their respective peaks in prior years, led by Austin (-26%), Oakland (-25%), and New Orleans (-19%). Now also filtering into these mid-tier home prices is the “mansion shortage” in San Francisco, the epicenter of the AI investment bubble. Total employment in the city dropped and the unemploymen...
Quebec mosque shooter wants to move to medium-security prison due to safety concerns
Alexandre Bissonnette, who pleaded guilty to killing six men at a Quebec City mosque in 2017 is requesting to be moved to a medium-security prison, citing safety concerns. The petition outlines that his current condition at Port-Cartier is a violation of his Charter rights.
Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Lox and loaded against hate
Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Armed to answer: Jewish communities fortify for defense- Duke University caves after brief suspension of SJP chapter- Elite New York prep school plunged into antisemitism scandalTOP STORY: Rising antisemitism is transforming skeptics into shooters. Jewish gun group "Lox and Loaded" has partnered with the NRA to provide elite training and resourc...
A Stray SpaceX Rocket Will Smash Into the Moon at Mach 7 in August, Analyst Says
A Falcon 9 upper stage has been stuck in a highly elliptical Earth orbit for over a year—and now it's on a collision course with the Moon.
2 mystery deaths at Zion National Park prompt urgent questions about visitor safety
After two hikers died within five days of one another at Utah's Zion National Park, there is renewed discussion about the risks of hiking in the desert escape known for its red sandstone cliffs.With cliffs soaring over 2,000 feet above the Virgin River, the views are known to be breathtaking. But towering cliffs, narrow slot canyons and rappelling can present significant challenges, even for seasoned hikers.NATIONAL PARK DEATH EXPOSES REPEATED RULE VIOLATIONS AS TOURISTS TAKE DANGEROUS RISKSThe ...
LeAnn Rimes cancels concerts due to severe illness, says she is 'truly heartbroken'
LeAnn Rimes was "heartbroken" after canceling a string of concerts to focus on her health.Rimes, 43, admitted she was "very grateful" for her fan support, but had to bow out of two upcoming performances in Washington."Due to severe illness, I am unable to travel and perform this week," Rimes shared on her Instagram Stories Wednesday afternoon.LEANN RIMES UNDERGOES $10K PLASMA TREATMENTS TO REMOVE 'MOLD AND MICROPLASTICS' FROM BODY"I'm sorry to share that the upcoming shows in Spokane and Seattle...
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Caterpillar's Parabolic Rise Continues As AI Boom Supercharges Generator Sales
Caterpillar's Parabolic Rise Continues As AI Boom Supercharges Generator Sales Hyperscalers are deploying as much as $725 billion in capital expenditures this year, primarily on AI data center buildouts, and it comes as no surprise that Caterpillar posted solid first-quarter earnings, as surging on-site power demand has created a boom for the company's power-generation business. CAT is one of the world's biggest makers of machines used to build, mine, dig, haul, and power industria...
Joel Embiid is the only 76er worth trusting with Philadelphia's back against the wall
I play in a basketball league, and our championship game is tonight. Like most men’s basketball leagues or recreational leagues, the playoffs are not a series. They are one game, do-or-die situations. The NBA doesn’t have that (no major sport does outside of football), but it does give us a chance to see who the truly better team is not just a potentially luckier team. We may get an answer tonight if the Celtics or 76ers are the better team in Game 6 of this series.The Celtics turned in a great ...
Costco shoppers sound off after downsized bagels fuel pricing controversy
→ A smaller Costco bagel bundle wins praise for less waste and raises fresh questions about cost. → Skipping one simple post-coffee step could be turning your machine into a breeding ground for germs.→ Microscopic food DNA on a cloth believed to have wrapped Jesus is stirring fresh intrigue.→ A buzzy Panera menu launch is under fire as employees and customers question waste, value and originality. → That pricey, melt-in-your-mouth Wagyu might not be the real deal as experts share how to spot fak...
Craig Ferguson reveals why Trump jokes are missing from his new comedy tour
Scottish-American comedian and former host of CBS' "The Late Late Show" Craig Ferguson said Wednesday he avoids political humor by design in his new stand-up comedy tour, "Pants on Fire," describing the choice as both a creative challenge and a response to how exhausted he is by political discourse."So the reason why I don't [include politics in my show] I'm sick of people that I agree with. Never mind people I don't agree with," Ferguson said on "The View."He added that keeping politics out of ...
The upcoming Resident Evil movie looks legit scary in its first trailer
Zach Cregger's take on the video game source material hits theaters on September 18.
Male EMT in Royals dugout drilled by foul ball in the absolute worst possible spot
You watch and play baseball for long enough, you think you've seen it all. As a former catcher, I'm quite certain that I've felt it all.There is nothing more dangerous than a line drive. Nothing. I'd venture to say it's the riskiest thing in all of sports. We're taught as kids to wear a cup. Always wear a cup. Doesn't matter what position you play, just wear a cup.I was a catcher for years, and then I got Mike Piazzaed and eventually moved to first base in college because my knees were shot. Tho...
Rubio warns China after Panama ship detentions, calls hemisphere sovereignty 'non-negotiable'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned China that "the sovereignty of our hemisphere is non-negotiable" after the U.S. and regional allies accused Beijing of detaining Panama-flagged ships in a dispute tied to canal port control.In a joint statement with Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S. said China’s actions targeting Panama-flagged vessels were a "blatant attempt to politicize maritime trade" and infringe on regional sovereignty, framing the dispute as a bro...
Evolvable AI: Are we on the brink of the next major evolutionary transition?
What happens when natural selection, the most powerful process driving change in the living world, shapes artificial intelligence (AI), perhaps the most potent technology humanity has invented to date
Maker of Dove soap, Axe deodorant warns of small, 'frequent' price hikes due to war in Iran
Unilever said on Thursday it would raise prices to soften the hit from higher-than-expected costs driven by the Iran war, even as it reported first-quarter underlying sales growth ahead of analysts' forecasts.
Knicks will close out Hawks in Game 6 after dominating series with double-digit wins
We have three close-out games tonight in the NBA, which is about as exciting as it can be in the playoffs. So far, there have been some great games in the NBA, and none of the series are complete in the Eastern Conference. The first of these matchups Thursday night is between the Knicks and the Hawks.This has been an interesting series for the Knicks. I mentioned this in past articles about this series, but New York has definitely been the better team in the series. The Knicks have won three gam...
Prosecutor drops case against woman accused of threatening Trump on TikTok
The case against a West Virginia library worker charged earlier this year after allegedly posting a threat on social media pertaining to President Donald Trump has reportedly been dismissed.The prosecuting attorney in Jackson County lodged a motion to dismiss without prejudice on April 16, WOWK reported, noting that the filing indicates that the individual, Morgan Morrow, had not been appropriately Mirandized during interrogation."This case has been dismissed. We feel it never should have been ...
X announces a rebuilt ad platform powered by AI
X is rolling out a rebuilt ads platform powered by AI as it works to grow revenue again.
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A New Way to Plan Trajectories to Asteroids
There are tens of thousands of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) that represent some of the most easily accessible resources in the solar system. If we can get to them at least. Planning trajectories to rendezvous with these miniature worlds is notoriously difficult, and requires a massive amount of computational power to calculate. But a new paper from astrodynamicist Alessandro Beolchi of Khalifa University of Science and Technology and his co-authors offers a much less computationally intensive way t...
House Republicans splinter over pesticide provision in farm bill as MAHA movement flexes its muscle
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers moved Thursday to strip out a controversial pesticide provision from legislation setting U.S. farm and nutrition policy after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., threatened to "slaughter" the legislation if her measure did not receive a floor vote.Lawmakers voted 280 to 142 to approve Luna’s amendment, which removed language from the farm bill shielding pesticide manufacturers from legal liability. The successful vote could be a sign of the Make America Healthy ...
The ‘Kagurabachi’ Anime Has the Animation Mandate From Heaven
The internet meme turned manga juggernaut has landed the animator behind the legendary 'Naruto' Rock Lee fight—which is all the quality assurance a shonen anime could ask for.
Union racked up massive tab on swank DC hotel stay to battle Trump and still lost
FIRST ON FOX: The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) racked up a $1.2 million tab at D.C.’s five-star Salamander Hotel during a lobbying trip to oppose President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a new report from the Center for Union Facts (CUF) found.Social media posts show SEIU members from around the country converged in Washington, D.C., between June 23 and June 29, 2025, to confront lawmakers and stage protests against the tax and spending cuts under consideration in Con...
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Pasadena school whooping cough outbreak infects 4
Pasadena investigates a pertussis outbreak at Don Benito Fundamental School after four infections are confirmed.
Light Phone Is Making Its Dumb Phone More Useful With Third-Party ‘Tools’
A new developer program for LightOS allows anyone to create tools for the Light Phone, whether that’s a local public transit app for your city or a way to read ebooks.
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The Philips 4000 Series Touchscreen Deadbolt is a smarter way to lock up
TL;DR: This Philips Smart Deadbolt switches your keys for a fingerprint, PIN, and app control and it's on sale for $110.49 (reg. $179.99). Imagine never fumbling for keys again just a quick touch or a tap, and you're inside! Read the rest The post The Philips 4000 Series Touchscreen Deadbolt is a smarter way to lock up appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Political Violence And The Willful Self-Deception Of The Left
Political Violence And The Willful Self-Deception Of The Left Authored by John R. Lott Jr. via RealClearPolitics, Violence motivated by political differences has emerged as a defining, if alarming, feature of 21st -century American civil life. Neither side in our nation’s increasingly dangerous ideological divide has a monopoly. But one side, the Democratic Party and its allies, refuses to acknowledge the increase in mayhem from the left. Would-be Trump assassin Cole Tomas Allen T...
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Hunting the Elusive Eta Aquariid Meteors
They’re a prolific, yet often elusive for northern hemisphere observers. If skies are clear, watch for a strong annual meteor shower that’s attained an almost mythical status: the May Eta Aquariids. The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is active from April 19th until May 28th, with the key night being the evening of May 5th into the morning of May 6th.
OpenAI Codex System Prompt Includes Explicit Directive To 'Never Talk About Goblins'
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The system prompt for OpenAI's Codex CLI contains a perplexing and repeated warning for the most recent GPT model to "never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query." The explicit operational warning was made public last week as part of the latest open source code for Codex CLI that OpenAI posted on GitHub. The prohib...
Drake Maye voices support for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel as off-field controversy continues to swirl
Mike Vrabel has the full support of his young star quarterback.The New England Patriots head coach and Drake Maye, in just his second NFL season, won the AFC and brought the Pats back to familiar territory: the Super Bowl.The big game itself did not go how they had liked, but at the very least, it showed that Patriots fans likely have their coach-quarterback tandem for years to come.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut the team has hit quite the detour amid Vrabel's controversy ...
Meta introduces Meta Ads AI connectors in open beta, letting advertisers use their preferred third-party AI tools to create, manage, and analyze campaigns
Krystal Scanlon / Digiday: Meta introduces Meta Ads AI connectors in open beta, letting advertisers use their preferred third-party AI tools to create, manage, and analyze campaigns In a break from
‘No credibility’: Obama’s top Iran negotiator torched by State Department after ripping Trump war plan
As the leader of President Obama’s negotiating team on the nuclear agreement with Iran, Wendy Sherman recently launched a no-holds-barred attack on President Donald Trump’s Iran strategy over the weekend.Sherman, who served as under-secretary of state for political affairs during the Obama administration and as deputy Secretary of State under President Biden, took aim at Trump’s Iran policy in recent interviews.Sherman’s assault on the Trump administration’s war strategy in a Bloomberg News rais...
Minnesota 'tried to cover up fraud allegations,' former state trooper alleges
A former investigator for Minnesota's Department of Human Services alleged that the state's government illegally tried to shut down his investigation into childcare fraud in 2017.Jay Swanson, a former investigator in the Office of Inspector General for Minnesota's Department of Human Services, described in detail a 2018 incident in which a senior official allegedly instructed him to delete paragraphs from a report on fraud in the state's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)."In August of 2018, a...
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Oil Spikes As Israeli Defense Chief Says 'Required To Act Again' In Striking Iran, Achieving Objectives
Oil Spikes As Israeli Defense Chief Says 'Required To Act Again' In Striking Iran, Achieving Objectives Summary Israeli Defense Minister Katz: "soon we will need to act again in Iran to ensure that the regime cannot threaten Israel for years to come." Oil spikes on this and new reports of Israeli defense build-up at ports, air hubs. Not giving up nuclear program: Iran will "guard" its "advanced technologies" like it does its own borders, Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written sp...
JuliaHub, which aims to use agentic coding tools to design complex products such as cars and airplanes, raised a $65M Series B led by Dorilton Capital
Ina Fried / Axios: JuliaHub, which aims to use agentic coding tools to design complex products such as cars and airplanes, raised a $65M Series B led by Dorilton Capital Former Snowflake CEO Bob Mug
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Advocates Worry Mamdani May Be Weakening Anti-Domestic Violence Office
The mayor’s plan to restructure the way the police handle mentally ill people has lessened the standing of an office that combats domestic and gender-based violence.
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California Gas Tops $6 As "Big Prices Hike Expected" Across Great Lakes Region
California Gas Tops $6 As "Big Prices Hike Expected" Across Great Lakes Region The statewide average for 87-octane gasoline in California has topped $6 a gallon as the Iran-war-driven global energy crunch ripples across the West Coast, the hardest-hit U.S. region. Meanwhile, the national average remains above the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon threshold, hovering around $4.30, according to AAA data as of Thursday morning. It’s clear that bad ‘green’ energy policies by unhinged, l...
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King Charles and Queen Camilla Hit the Red Carpet at N.Y.C. Gala
Anna Wintour, Martha Stewart and others greeted the royal couple at the King’s Trust Gala, during their official state visit to the United States.
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ChatGPT goblin infestation explained
Yesterday, it was noted that OpenAI had provided its Codex coding agent with a peculiar instruction: "Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant," went the directive, always applied to its output. Read the rest The post ChatGPT goblin infestation explained appeared first on Boing Boing.
Cloudflare says AI agents can now create Cloudflare accounts, start paid subscriptions, register domains, and deploy apps on behalf of users (Cloudflare)
Cloudflare: Cloudflare says AI agents can now create Cloudflare accounts, start paid subscriptions, register domains, and deploy apps on behalf of users Coding agents are great at building software.
Sources: the NSA has been testing Anthropic's Mythos model to find vulnerabilities in Microsoft products and widely used software from other companies
Jake Bleiberg / Bloomberg: Sources: the NSA has been testing Anthropic's Mythos model to find vulnerabilities in Microsoft products and widely used software from other companies The National Securit
DAVID MARCUS: Sen Thune's duty is to voters, not his Senate colleagues
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., much like his mentor and predecessor, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is a creature of that austere and august upper body of Congress who has completely forgotten his duty to Republican voters.It’s simple math. The Senate issue that the GOP electorate cares most about is passing the Save America Act, with its voter ID requirements and other election security measures, even if it means blowing up the filibuster.But GOP leadership insists that ending the 60-...
Elections Alberta warns of alleged inappropriate distribution of electors list
Elections Alberta says it has become aware of an alleged misuse of an “extremely sensitive” electors database containing the personal information of all individuals who are registered and eligible to vote in provincial elections.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer lands on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on October 6
A $160 physical collector's edition includes a rad-looking landspeeder model.
Freakout Over PlayStation DRM Was a Big Nothingburger
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Senator Finds More Evidence Federal Officials Evaded FOIA
Senator Finds More Evidence Federal Officials Evaded FOIA Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A U.S. senator and his team say they have uncovered additional evidence that federal officials worked to evade requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) speaks during an interview with The Epoch Times at his office in the Hart Senate office building in Washington on March 21, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Sev...
Rep Seth Moulton says Hegseth is 'guilty' of war crimes, links him to Nazis tried during World War II
Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., leveled heavy accusations against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, linking his actions to Nazis during World War II.During Hegseth's testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, Moulton pressed him on the Trump administration's strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, telling him it's a "war crime" under the Geneva Conventions to order the "murder" of remaining survivors on the boats.Hegseth responded by telling Moulton the military abides ...
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Costco hot dog combo stays at $1.50, and now you can have a bottle of water with it
Warehouse retailer Costco is famed for its $1.50 beef hotdogs, which come with a 20 oz. soda and haven't gon up in price since its 1980s debut. Occasionally rumors of a price increase spread, only to be squashed by the company's management; co-founder Jim Sinegal once threatened a previous CEO with death if he considered it. Read the rest The post Costco hot dog combo stays at $1.50, and now you can have a bottle of water with it appeared first on Boing Boing.
Meta tracks workers to train AI agents
Inside Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, employees' everyday clicks, shortcuts and screen habits are now part of how the company trains its artificial intelligence systems.Meta has started rolling out internal software that tracks how employees use their computers, including how they move through apps and complete routine tasks. The company says this data will help build smarter AI tools, but it also raises new questions about how far workplace monitoring should go.Si...
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of man behind Winston Churchill portrait heist in Ottawa
Jeffrey Wood, the man who stole The Roaring Lion portrait of Winston Churchill from Ottawa's Château Laurier hotel between Christmas 2021 and early January 2022, will be able to appeal his jail sentence.
Suspect in stabbing of 2 Jewish men had been flagged by U.K. counterterrorism program
The British government on Thursday said the country was facing an antisemitism "emergency" and pledged funding to increase security for Jewish communities, but also faced heavy criticism after a string of arson attacks and a double stabbing on Wednesday.
U.K. suspect accused of stabbing 2 Jewish men was previously flagged by counterterrorism program
The British government on Thursday said the country was facing an antisemitism "emergency" and pledged funding to increase security for Jewish communities, but also faced heavy criticism after a string of arson attacks and a double stabbing on Wednesday.
Humanoid robotics startup 1X opens a new 58,000-square-foot factory in Hayward, California, where it aims to build 100,000 robots by the end of 2027
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Norway-founded humanoid robotics startup 1X opens a new 58,000-square-foot factory in Hayward, California, where it aims to build 100K robots by the end of 2027
Samantha Kelly / Bloomberg: Norway-founded humanoid robotics startup 1X opens a new 58,000-square-foot factory in Hayward, California, where it aims to build 100K robots by the end of 2027 1X Techno
Bodycam shows dad bolt from cops with young child in his arms before ditching her alone in the woods
Body camera footage shows the harrowing moment a Florida man fled police with his child in his arms before ditching the youngster alone in the woods in an alleged attempt to evade being arrested. The incident unfolded Saturday, when officers with the Daytona Beach Police Department pulled over Cory Acree, 47, after they determined his car matched the description of a vehicle involved in a shooting, according to News 6. As officers began questioning Acree, they reportedly noticed a small baggie ...
Search site dismantled at Winnipeg-area landfill, where remains of First Nations women killed by serial killer were recovered
The search site at a Winnipeg-area landfill, where remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran were found, has officially been decommissioned.
Trump urges ABC to fire ‘seriously unfunny’ Jimmy Kimmel, says it ‘better be soon’
President Donald Trump on Thursday continued to call for Disney-owned ABC to terminate late-night host Jimmy Kimmel with a scathing Truth Social post. Kimmel's "expectant widow" joke from last week about first lady Melania Trump went viral on social media in the wake of Saturday's attack at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner, prompting the president and first lady to call for ABC to act. "When is ABC Fake News Network firing seriously unfunny Jimmy Kimmel, who incompetentl...
Trump DOJ report lays bare Biden administration's alleged anti-Christian bias
The Department of Justice's investigations and prosecutions of Christians during the Biden administration signal that the government discriminated against people based on their faith, according to a sweeping 200-page report released Thursday by the Trump DOJ. "The Biden Administration generally tolerated religious beliefs that were privately held but zealously pursued actions to limit Christians’ ability to act in accordance with their faith," the report found.The document, released by a DOJ tas...
PGA Tour CEO shares jarring comments about players returning as LIV Golf Saudi funding disappears
LIV Golf has announced new board appointments for what it is calling a "transition from a foundational launch phase to a diversified, multi-partner investment model." The announcement confirms countless reports that the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will be pulling the plug on its funding of the breakaway league, raising many questions, including what comes next for the players.PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp shared a glimpse into what the answer may be, and while his comments seem to have gone l...
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Japan Intervened In FX Market To Buy Yen
Japan Intervened In FX Market To Buy Yen With Brent surging to a new post war high overnight, rising as high as $125 on fear of an imminent resumption of hostilities in Iran, which dragged yields higher, and also pushed the USDJPY above 160 for the first time since late March, overnight Japan made clear - again - it wouldn't take it any more, with the usual round of jawboning. *KATAYAMA: WE ARE MONITORING FX MARKET WHILE YOU ARE ON HOLIDAY *KATAYAMA: WE ARE NEARING TIMING TO TAKE ...
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A coding color theme for burned-out eyes
Warm Burnout is a theme for those who are burned out, but need to meet their deadlines. Every color is chosen to please the eyes, calm the mind, and avoid the brain-poking bright blues alleged to interfere with sleep cycles. It's all very brown: like a tasty chocolate or vanilla cookie, depending on whether you're using the light or dark variant. Read the rest The post A coding color theme for burned-out eyes appeared first on Boing Boing.
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