Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of St. Pete
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is running for St. Petersburg mayor."Well, it's official. I'm now a candidate for mayor of St. Pete. God bless you all," he said in a video posted to X on Monday.His post includes the message, "I’m in! #stpete."RON DESANTIS UNVEILS NEW FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL MAP THAT WOULD GIVE THE GOP AN EXTRA FOUR SEATS"I’ve fought for the City of St. Petersburg in the Legislature, as Education Commissioner, Attorney General, and Governor, and as a United States Representative....
AI boom tests GOP’s midterm affordability pitch as price pain spreads
Republicans are warning that their ability to deliver on lowering everyday costs, one of their core campaign promises heading into the 2026 midterms, is being tested by an AI-driven chip shortage that has spilled into consumer markets."When you have a big race like we have with AI, there are secondary effects that we need to be very concerned about," former Rep. Patrick McHenry, who served as House Financial Services Committee chairman, told Fox News Digital, adding, "It is hurting Republicans."...
Coffee expert warns one lazy habit can turn your single-serve machine into a germ trap
There's one key step with certain types of coffee machines that's easy to forget but doing so can lead to major issues with your brew.Whether using a Keurig or Nespresso, every pod machine confronts users with the same moment after brewing: Remove the used pod.If you take the pod out immediately after brewing, it may still be boiling hot and increase your risk of burns.'EGG COFFEE' DRINK GOING VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS DOCTOR WARNS OF HIDDEN HEALTH RISKBut if you wait too long, you might forget t...
Who is Hasan Piker? Meet the far-left streamer who is stirring up controversy and dividing Democrats
Hasan Piker, the controversial, far-left Twitch streamer, has made his way into real-life politics, where his presence is causing a rift in the Democratic Party. While some Democrats have embraced Piker and even campaigned with him, others have urged the party to reject the streamer over what they describe as antisemitic and anti-American views.Recently, Piker has found himself at the center of more controversy as some critics wondered, after the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Asso...
Kevin O'Leary details massive Utah AI data center to rival China's tech dominance
"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary unveiled plans for a massive Utah data center on Monday, marking the latest endeavor to defeat China in the intensifying AI race."It shows the Chinese and the rest of the world we're not messing around," the O'Leary Ventures chairman told "Fox and Friends.""We're going to get this done and move it forward and provide the computing power to our AI companies that defend the country."AI IS RESHAPING BUSINESS. THIS IS HOW WE STAY AHEAD OF CHINAThe data center proj...
Republicans scramble to fund Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt amid record-breaking shutdown
Republicans want swift action to fund the Secret Service after it foiled a third apparent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump's life.The federal policing force, along with many other agencies, has not been funded for 74 days amid the record-breaking Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown. While the shutdown began over Democrats' refusal to fund immigration operations, it has now shifted to House Republicans to resolve it. A bill to fund most of the department has been languis...
King Charles set for historic address to Congress in first US visit as monarch
King Charles III will address a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday during his U.S. state visit marking America’s 250th birthday, stepping into a high-profile ceremonial moment as Washington remains on edge over heightened security concerns and tensions tied to the war with Iran.The four-day trip is stacked with various events and private meetings, and comes during escalating pressure on security in Washington, D.C. following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that targeted ...
Top Trump official ignites heated exchange after stumping House Dem on landmark SCOTUS cases
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, got into a heated exchange with Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Monday over whether she was familiar with precedents governing the EPA’s mission."You’re upset that you don’t know what Loper Bright is," Zeldin said, referring to the landmark Supreme Court case from 2024 that reshaped the power of regulatory agencies."I’m upset because," DeLauro started to respond."You k...
King Charles plans to charm Trump and Congress in high-stakes state visit to the United States: expert
Many royal watchers say King Charles’ state visit is a test of the "special friendship" between the U.S. and the U.K. and the monarch is up for the challenge.Royal broadcaster Neil Sean told Fox News Digital that Charles is navigating a "delicate situation" during the four-day visit, which coincides with celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary. But as glasses clink and guests gather at the White House state banquet on April 28, the king, 77, is expected to rely on his greatest asset: hi...
Unabomber investigator reveals likely breaking point of alleged would-be Trump assassin
A former FBI criminal profiler who investigated the Unabomber says the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump and other high-level government officials Saturday wasn't simply a crazed gunman, but that something deeper was afoot in his psyche.Cole Allen allegedly charged a Secret Service checkpoint in the Washington Hilton on Saturday night during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, an event attended not just by the president and other elected officials,...
Longtime tenants no longer feel safe in Winnipeg social housing building providing housing to homeless people
Residents in a 55-plus social housing complex on Selkirk Avenue are fed up with safety issues and deteriorating living conditions they say started when tenants with a history of homelessness began moving into the building.
NBA guard Terry Rozier may get hit with new charges in alleged gambling scheme
Federal prosecutors on Monday said they were willing to seek additional charges against NBA player Terry Rozier in the gambling scandal that rocked the league during the 2025-26 season.Prosecutors said they sought to file superseding charges of bribery in sports and honest services wire fraud during a hearing. Prosecutors said they had evidence that the former Miami Heat guard solicited and received a bribe amid the alleged gambling scheme.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE...
Union accuses Apple of unlawful discrimination against represented workers
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union has accused Apple of unlawfully discriminating against the unionized employees of the company’s Towson, Maryland retail store. IAM has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Apple with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after the company announced on April 9 that it was shutting down three of its US stores. One of those locations was the Towson retail outlet, which employed nearly 90 workers and became th...
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Using nothing but a laser beam, scientists at Texas AandM University have demonstrated that tiny engineered devices can be lifted and steered in three dimensions without any physical contact. This breakthrough could one day form the basis of a propulsion system capable of reaching our nearest neighbouring stars in decades rather than centuries.
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The Ancient Art That Could Transform Space Communication
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed an origami inspired foldable antenna for CubeSat satellites that weighs just 64 grams yet in orbit, it deploys to two and a half times its stowed size. The antenna folds away neatly for launch and deploys automatically in space, achieving high gain communications performance from a package small enough to fit in your pocket and could one day support missions as far away as the Moon.
Claude-Powered Agent Apparently Deletes Company Database, Debases Itself Further in Confession
AI agents are powered by the same obsequious LLMs as consumer chatbots.
Acer Swift 16 AI (2026) Review: Where Do Your Hands Go?
Sporting the largest touchpad I’ve ever seen, this ambitious laptop is better in theory than in practice.
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A Shelter’s Closing Is a Turning Point for Homeless Policy
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MORNING GLORY: Trump saw the truth legacy media missed sick minds are fueling violence
"He was probably a pretty sick guy," President Trump correctly concluded about his would-be assassin in a Sunday night "60 Minutes" interview on CBS about the Saturday night attack on the White House Correspondents’ Association annual gathering. "A man with a lot of problems," the president added later in the interview."I wasn’t worried," the president said. "I understand life. We live in a crazy world.""Look, you have sick people, and you have to mitigate the risk," President Trump concluded. H...
STEVE FORBES: 4 ways to fix what’s wrong with New York City and stop the exodus
The political class in New York keeps looking for complicated explanations for a very simple fact: people leave when government makes life too expensive, too cramped, too disorderly and too unrewarding.That is what has happened in New York City.For years, City Hall and Albany behaved as though New York’s appeal was permanent and its taxpayers captive. They assumed families would tolerate shrinking apartments, swelling rents, dirty streets, unreliable transit, rising taxes, bureaucratic arrogance...
BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: My year with DOJ's Religious Liberty Commission: Why I said yes
As my time with the Presidential Commission on Religious Liberty comes to a close, I would like to reflect on the experience, but also on the frankly bizarre reaction that some people had to my participation.Just about a year ago, I received a call from the White House inviting me to serve on a newly formed commission dedicated to fostering religious liberty in our country. I had, and still have, no idea who recommended me or how my name was surfaced. But upon receiving the invitation, I thought...
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The Obamas, Kim Kardashian and Other A-Listers Are Now Broadway Co-Producers
The latest trend on Broadway is celebrity co-producing: A-listers who now have credits as backers of plays and musicals.
The Biggest, Fanciest Astrolabe On God’s Green Earth Is Up For Sale
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CBP seizes massive meth haul worth millions stashed in secret tile shipment
A routine Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection of a commercial truck last Tuesday became the most recent in a string of drug apprehensions when officers discovered $8.1 million worth of methamphetamine, commonly referred to as meth, disguised as a shipment of tiles.The apprehension is an example of the many ways smugglers attempt to bring narcotics across the U.S. border and sparked praise from officials for CBP’s operations."As this significant seizure aptly illustrates, CBP officers ...
LIZ PEEK: Angry, affluent and adrift what's driving some young Americans to violence
It’s 2026, and America’s youth are not ok.Young people in the U.S. are angry and miserable, surveys show, despite living in the most prosperous nation on earth. They are likely to stay that way. They hate capitalism, despair about climate change and social justice, have devalued the things that matter most like family and religion and instead put their faith in false prophets like Zohran Mamdani.Oddly it is our privileged elites highly educated, meaning highly indoctrinated by our leftist school...
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UPS Won’t Bring Packages to Their Doors. Some Are Fed Up.
The United Parcel Service will not deliver inside two buildings on Staten Island where its drivers were assaulted decades ago. Residents are suing.
Trump squeezes Iran with maximum pressure why it hasn’t forced a breakthrough
After two months of conflict, neither a deadly bombing campaign nor a blockade on Iranian exports has forced Tehran to make the concessions the Trump administration is seeking.The campaign has intensified in recent weeks, targeting Iran’s oil exports and financial networks while a naval blockade has disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global energy flows. U.S. officials argue the combination of military pressure and economic isolation is intended to weaken Ira...
OpenAI and Microsoft's new open relationship
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12-Year-Old French Girl Collapses After Judge Releases Men Arrested For Gang Raping Her In Airbnb
12-Year-Old French Girl Collapses After Judge Releases Men Arrested For Gang Raping Her In Airbnb Via Remix News, Two young men, both adults, suspected of gang rape in an Airbnb in the France’s Décines-Charpieu (Rhône), have been released from custody, shocking the family of one of the victims. The victim’s lawyer, David Metaxas, spoke on behalf of the victim’s relatives, who told LyonMag that the judge’s decision was “incomprehensible.” Not only have both men been released to r...
Train collision in Indonesia kills 14, injures dozens as rescuers recover last victims
The crash occurred Monday when a long-distance train crashed into the rear car of a stopped commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station outside Jakarta. The car was one designated for women only, a common accommodation to stop harassment.
The Bloomberg Terminal Is Getting an AI Makeover, Like It or Not
WIRED spoke with Bloomberg's chief technology officer about the big, chatbot-style changes coming to the iconic platform for traders.
N.L. municipal candidate with criminal background vows to continue campaign
A candidate in the upcoming special election in the Town of Victoria says he's "done nothing wrong" and is vowing to continue his campaign, despite an extensive criminal history and an upcoming court date.
Adidas’ Lightest Shoes Ever Were Behind the First Sub-2-Hour Marathon
Weighing 97 grams with a stiff carbon-fiber plate in the sole, Adidas’ new shoes helped Sabastian Sawe beat the two-hour mark in the London Marathon, a time barrier once considered insurmountable.
How some Toronto homeowners are protecting themselves amid rise of home invasions
Security film, which strengthens window glass making it harder to break, is just one of a number of steps Toronto homeowners have been taking to make their houses more difficult to break into, following a rise in brazen home invasions in the last few years in the city.
Colleagues describe Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil's final hours as Israeli bombs rained down
An Israeli airstrike killed Amal Khalil on Wednesday and injured her colleague in the south of Lebanon. The journalist's colleagues accuse Israel of targeting her deliberately and obstructing first responders from reaching her in time to save her life, which Israel denies.
Over 700 Innu community members in Quebec stripped of status take Ottawa to court
The names of 738 people all descendants of Christine Kichera and Adelaïde Matshiragan have been struck from the Indian Register by the federal Office of the Indian Registrar.
Canada is getting a sovereign wealth fund. What are they and how might this one work?
Sovereign wealth funds are usually started with extra money that governments then use to invest. But the Canada Strong Fund will differ from wealth funds in some other countries, and there are plenty of details that still need to be sorted out.
YouTube is testing an AI search mode that 'feels more like a conversation'
Google is determined to impose AI search onto as many of its products as possible, and the latest, er, victim is YouTube. A new feature called "Ask YouTube" will let you pose complex questions and receive "comprehensive results that include video and text, then ask follow ups to dive deeper," Google explained on its YouTube Labs page. The experimental feature is available starting today until June 8 for Premium US subscribers 18 and older. To use it, first, enable the feature in your account. T...
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After the chaos, a cup of tea: King keeps calm and carries on with the Trumps
Tea in the White House Green Room overran from 30 to more than 45 minutes.
The G512 X is Logitech’s most advanced and customizable gaming keyboard yet
Thanks to the adoption of features like rapid triggers, analog switches and TMR sensors, the tech in fancy gaming keyboards has changed surprisingly quickly in the past few years. So to keep up with the pace of development, Logitech is putting a bunch of advanced components in its latest flagship offering the G512 X to create what may be its most configurable keyboard to date. Available in both 75 and 98 percent layouts, the G512 X is based on a novel design that supports both mechanical and ana...
Trump appeals for unity, rips '60 Minutes,' after a history of inflammatory rhetoric on both sides
I don’t want to hear any more about motives. When someone engages in a mass shooting – or attempts to kill a president – they are by definition crazy. In the case of the Washington Hilton gunman, his motive is spelled out in his so-called manifesto: He hates President Donald Trump. Despite a background in engineering and teaching, he somehow became convinced that Trump was in cahoots with Jeffrey Epstein, calling the president a rapist and pedophile. HOW TRUMP SURVIVES: BATTLING THE MEDIA, FORME...
Trump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms
The Trump administration says it will reimburse energy companies $885 million to cancel two planned offshore wind farms, with the firms in turn agreeing to put money into oil and gas projects instead. "The deals are modeled after a similar agreement last month with the French energy giant TotalEnergies," notes the New York Times. "TotalEnergies forfeited its leases for two wind projects planned off the coasts of New York and North Carolina, while committing to a range of fossil-fuel investments....
Many US rural communities oppose AI data center buildout; Pew says 67% of planned data centers are in rural areas, while 87% of existing ones are in urban areas (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Many US rural communities oppose AI data center buildout; Pew says 67% of planned data centers are in rural areas, while 87% of existing ones are in urban areas Many rural communiti
An analysis of Internet Archive data: by mid-2025, ~35% of new websites published since ChatGPT's launch in November 2022 were AI-generated or AI-assisted
Matthew Gault / 404 Media: An analysis of Internet Archive data: by mid-2025, ~35% of new websites published since ChatGPT's launch in November 2022 were AI-generated or AI-assisted Researchers foun
Kpler, an online analytics platform tracking global maritime traffic and energy flows, says it has gained millions of new users since the war in Iran began
Alice Hancock / Financial Times: Kpler, an online analytics platform tracking global maritime traffic and energy flows, says it has gained millions of new users since the war in Iran began Kpler rep
[AINews] ImageGen is on the Path to AGI
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Jasmine Crockett's social media posts about WHCD shooting show different tones
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, posted on social media what appeared to be contradictory messages about the shooting over the weekend at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.In the shooting that unfolded at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., gunman Cole Tomas Allen of California rushed through a security checkpoint with guns and knives. One Secret Service agent was shot in the chest but was saved by his bulletproof vest.The Justice Department charged Allen with attempting to assassinat...
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Bengaluru-based Snabbit, an on-demand home services startup, raised a $56M Series D, a source says at a ~$350M valuation, up from $180M in October 2025
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Bengaluru-based Snabbit, an on-demand home services startup, raised a $56M Series D, a source says at a ~$350M valuation, up from $180M in October 2025 Snabbit, an Indian
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Space Travel May Impact Human Fertility and Fertilization
Space travel has taught us valuable lessons for living and working in outer space, specifically regarding how microgravity (often mistakenly called zero-gravity) impacts the human body during short- and long-term spaceflight. This includes decreased muscle and bone mass, fluid shifts, reduced heart rate, psychological health, compromised immune system, and radiation exposure. But with agencies like NASA aspiring to build a lunar base and establish a long-term presence on the Moon, and eventually...
Jimmy Kimmel remains defiant, insists 'expectant widow' jab against Trumps was about age difference
ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel remained defiant Monday night, insisting his now-viral "expectant widow" joke about President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump was simply about their age. "This was Thursday, and there was no big reaction to it until this morning, when I greeted the day facing yet another Twitter vomit storm," Kimmel said during his monologue. "I said, our First Lady, Melania, is here. Look at her. So beautiful. This is from the glow. Like an expected widow, which obviou...
Robotically assembled building blocks could make construction more efficient and sustainable
New research suggests constructing a simple building from interlocking subunits should be mechanically feasible and have a much smaller carbon footprint.
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Siblings lose parents in 'devastating act of violence'; authorities investigate Baldwin Park shooting
A Baldwin Park couple died along with another man in a shooting in the city early Friday morning that is being investigated by homicide detectives.
Vancouver Goldeneyes' debut season scores major victory with fans
They may not have made the playoffs but the Goldeneyes were first in one category: PWHL regular-season attendance.
Amazon says it plans to expand its Amazon Now quick commerce service to 100 Indian cities; the service is currently live in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru (The Economic Times)
The Economic Times: Amazon says it plans to expand its Amazon Now quick commerce service to 100 Indian cities; the service is currently live in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru Amazon Now is rapidly exp
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Head To Court
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires' once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence. The trial, which started Monday with jury selection, centers on the 2015 birth of ChatGPT maker OpenAI as a nonprofit startup primarily funded by Musk before evolving int...
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Australia targets Meta, Google with new media pay laws
Anthony Albanese says the plan targets a loophole in current bargaining rules.
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America: Land Of The (Not Really) Free
America: Land Of The (Not Really) Free Authored by Ron Paul via the Ron Paul Institute, Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump commemorated income tax payments being due by having DoorDash deliver food from McDonald’s to the White House. The delivery was intended to highlight the first year of tax-free tips. Removing tax on tips was part of the 2025 Big Beautiful Bill (BBB). As the sponsor of the first No Tax on Tips legislation introduced in Congress, I was obviously pleased to ...
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Police believe missing 5yo girl still alive after alleged abduction from Alice Springs home
Sharon vanished from her home after being put to bed.
Rodent infestation at Angel Stadium leads to concession stand shutdown after health inspection report
The Los Angeles Angels have seemingly traded the rally monkey in for alley rats. Now, there is a new problem crawling into Anaheim: a rodent infestation at Angel Stadium.Health inspection reports that surfaced this week showed Section 432 at Angel Stadium was hit with a shutdown, and inspectors found the concession stands were not exactly running a tight ship.Turns out some uninvited, four-legged guests were making themselves at home. For once, the stench at the Big A is not just coming from the...
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OpenAI Misses Revenue, User Targets As CFO Fears $1.5 Trillion In Commitments Can't Be Paid
OpenAI Misses Revenue, User Targets As CFO Fears $1.5 Trillion In Commitments Can't Be Paid Earlier today, when previewing this week's earnings by the Mag 7 which account for over $10 trillion in market cap set to report Q1 results after the close on Wednesday, Goldman's Delta-One head Rich Privorotsky said that "Equities are being driven by one thing…AI spend", and warned that "it's hard not to respect the strength of the AI bid, but the velocity has been extreme. The upside surpri...
Cooper Flagg wins NBA Rookie of the Year after Kon Knueppel's Play-In Tournament struggles swayed voters
Dallas Mavericks first overall pick Cooper Flagg was named the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year, and it was a thrillingly close vote in the end.Flagg narrowly beat out Charlotte Hornets’ sharpshooter Kon Knueppel, his fellow Duke Blue Devils star who went three picks later than Flagg in last year’s draft, earning 56 first-place votes compared to Knueppel’s 44. So, Flagg finished with 412 total vote points to Knueppel’s 386.Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe finished in third place with 96 point...
Fetterman says America must turn down the temperature after White House Correspondents Dinner shooting
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said America needs to cool heated political rhetoric after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner."We really have to just… turn that temperature down," he told "Hannity" Monday. "The president was shot in the head in my own state just back in Butler too. People seem to, they forgot that, too.""We really got lucky because it could have been far more even catastrophic, and I'm so grateful no one was hurt."TRUMP RUSHED AWAY FROM WHITE H...
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"Racial-Profiling" Or Race-Baiting? Tom Steyer's Illiterate Take On English Proficiency
"Racial-Profiling" Or Race-Baiting? Tom Steyer's Illiterate Take On English Proficiency Authored by Jonathan Turley, If you go to NASCAR to watch the cars crash, the Democratic gubernatorial race in California has been a thrilling pile-up. The recent debate saw all the Democratic candidates play the race card over a curious issue. When asked if they supported the move to rescind at least 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, every single Democrat declared the po...
Shanghai-based Lightelligence, which makes photonics chips, surges by nearly 400% in its trading debut in Hong Kong after raising ~$310M in its IPO
Ann Cao / South China Morning Post: Shanghai-based Lightelligence, which makes photonics chips, surges by nearly 400% in its trading debut in Hong Kong after raising ~$310M in its IPO Lightelligence
Meet Talkie-1930: A 13B Open-Weight LLM Trained on Pre-1931 English Text for Historical Reasoning and Generalization Research
What if a language model had never heard of the internet, smartphones, or even World War II? That’s not a hypothetical it’s exactly what a team of researchers led by Nick Levine, David Duvenaud, and
Wisconsin teacher placed on leave after social media post advocating to 'make Americans great assassins again'
A Wisconsin teacher was placed on leave following controversial comments in which he said he was "not impressed with recent presidential assassins."Kaukauna High School social studies teacher Patrick Meyer suggested that the four men who successfully assassinated a U.S. president John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau, Leon Czolgosz and, Lee Harvey Oswald must be rolling over in their graves after recent failed attempts to kill a president."I am not impressed with recent presidential assassins. It's...
OpenAI releases Symphony, an open-source spec for agent orchestration that turns a project-management board like Linear into a control plane for coding agents (OpenAI)
OpenAI: OpenAI releases Symphony, an open-source spec for agent orchestration that turns a project-management board like Linear into a control plane for coding agents Six months ago, while working o
#TheMoment King Charles responded to a young artist
Grace and Susan Connell, from Kitchener, Ont., tell The National about the moment five-year-old Grace sent her artwork to Buckingham Palace and received a personalized thank-you note from King Charles.
South Korea's stock market value has surpassed the UK's, growing 45%+ this year to $4.04T after a surge in AI-linked tech stocks like Samsung and SK Hynix
Charlotte Yang / Bloomberg: South Korea's stock market value has surpassed the UK's, growing 45%+ this year to $4.04T after a surge in AI-linked tech stocks like Samsung and SK Hynix South Korea has
Kentucky man credits Younghoe Koo's embarrassing botched field goal attempt with saving his life
One of the worst moments in Younghoe Koo's NFL career last season may have saved a man's life.At least that's how it seems if you hear Mark Toothaker describe what happened to him when he was home with his wife last December watching Monday Night Football as the New York Giants played the New England Patriots.In the second quarter of the game, Koo, kicking for the Giants, suffered a terrible, funny, awful, embarrassing moment when he abruptly decided not to follow through on a field goal attempt...
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SEC Issues Warning For US Investors On Phishing, Smishing, and Vishing Scams
SEC Issues Warning For US Investors On Phishing, Smishing, and Vishing Scams Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned investors recently that fraudsters use phishing, smishing, and vishing scams to attempt to compromise their financial, investment, or personal accounts. “Phishing, smishing, and vishing are types of scams where a fraudster tries to trick you into providing sensitive personal or financial informatio...
You probably wouldn't notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses
Hundreds of millions of people consult artificial intelligence chatbots on a daily basis for everything from product recommendations to romance, making them a tempting audience to target with potentia
Paris-based SquareMind, whose Swan robot uses AI for full-body dermoscopic skin imaging, raised $18M, including a previously undisclosed pre-Series A
Jim Hammerand / MassDevice: Paris-based SquareMind, whose Swan robot uses AI for full-body dermoscopic skin imaging, raised $18M, including a previously undisclosed pre-Series A SquareMind has raise
Florida Murder Suspect Reportedly Asked ChatGPT What Happens If You Put Someone in a Dumpster
Florida's attorney general has an ongoing criminal probe into ChatGPT.
'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison after sexual assault conviction
"Dances With Wolves" star Nathan Chasing Horse has been sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault.According to the Associated Press, a Nevada judge sentenced the actor on Monday. Earlier this year, jurors found Chasing Horse guilty of 13 of the 21 charges he faced, most involving a victim who was 14 years old when the assaults began. According to the outlet, Chasing Horse stared straight ahead as the victims and their families told Judge Jessica Peterson about the trauma they continue to su...
Stagecoach festivalgoers split on whether America is headed in the right direction ahead of its 250th birthday
In a dusty corner of the California desert, the national anthem plays on loudspeakers, awakening patriots for another day at one of the largest country music festivals in the world.Stagecoach – headlined this year by Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone – draws roughly 80,000 people a day to Indio, Calif., to listen to some of the biggest names in country music.Fox News Digital spoke with festival goers about the state of the country, whether the American dream is still achievable and wha...
Giants legend Lawrence Taylor hospitalized for a week with stomach-related issue, attorney says
New York Giants legendary linebacker Lawrence Taylor was hospitalized for a stomach-related issue that his attorney says is non-life-threatening.Attorney Mark Eiglarsh issued a statement on Monday saying Taylor authorized him to let people know he has been in the hospital for a week with no discharge date determined.The 67-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer is under medical observation for the stomach-related issue, and he is showing signs of improvement. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE O...
Some jurors selected in the Musk v. Altman trial expressed negative feelings about Elon Musk and AI, but assured the court they would put these concerns aside (Wired)
Wired: Some jurors selected in the Musk v. Altman trial expressed negative feelings about Elon Musk and AI, but assured the court they would put these concerns aside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and presid
LIV Golf's New Orleans event cancelled weeks after CEO vowed season would go on 'full throttle'
The LIV Golf Tour seems to be at a major turning point. Rumors swirled about the breakaway golf format over the last few weeks, when reports broke that an announcement was imminent about the future of the Tour and its relationship with the Saudi Arabia-backed Public Investment Fund. Then, LIV CEO Scott O’Neil confirmed that the Saudis would be pulling their financial support for LIV after the end of the 2026 season. While most have assumed that would mean the end of the league entirely, O’Neil t...
Stephen A. Smith calls out heated political rhetoric after WHCD security scare
Stephen A. Smith expected a routine night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The black tie event was anything but, as it turned into a moment of real fear.The ESPN host was inside the Washington Hilton on Saturday night when gunfire outside the event triggered panic throughout the room.Ben Stiller's three-word post about the Knicks sparked a firestorm after White House security scareThe deranged anti-Trump and anti-Christian gunman never made it into the ballroom and was stopped by secur...
Study finds more AI praise for Black students, softer treatment of females
A new study found that artificial intelligence (AI) gave more praise and positive feedback to Black students' essays and differing treatment for other students based on their race and sex.The study, titled "Marked Pedagogies: Examining Linguistic Biases in Personalized Automated Writing Feedback," was published in March by three Stanford University researchers who analyzed 600 eighth-grade persuasive essays through four different AI models, including various versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT, as well...
The National | Carney says Canada can't rush U.S. trade deal
April 27, 2026 | Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada must hold out for a good U.S. trade deal without rushing. Press night shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen is charged with trying to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump. And parasitic diseases devastate P.E.I.'s oyster industry.
Ontario Provincial Police officer killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg, Ont.
An Ontario Provincial Police officer was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg, Ont., on Monday, the OPP says.
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French teen arrested for licking vending machine straw in Singapore
The good news for Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien is that Singapore's draconian attitude toward petty crime won't get him caned. But filming himself licking a straw and putting it back in a vending machine could get him a jail term and a fine. Read the rest The post French teen arrested for licking vending machine straw in Singapore appeared first on Boing Boing.
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The Moral Malaise: The New York Times Makes The Case For "Microlooting" To Murder
The Moral Malaise: The New York Times Makes The Case For "Microlooting" To Murder Authored by Jonathan Turley, “It is so hard to live ethically in an unethical society.” That lament heard this week from New York Times opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman could well be the Democratic Party’s epitaph. Spiegelman was interviewing two left-wing influencers about how everything from shoplifting to murder may be excusable today in light of the unfairness they see in society. The p...
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CCSD specialized programs assistant charged with abuse at elementary school
CCSD specialized programs assistant charged with abuse at elementary school
Dances with Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse handed life sentence for sexual assaults
A Nevada judge sentenced Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls.
Some Musk v. Altman Jurors Don't Like Elon Musk
Musk’s lawsuit challenges OpenAI’s evolution under Sam Altman. But during jury selection, several potential jurors voiced negative views of Musk himself.
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Bessent: IRGC Leaders 'Trapped' Like 'Drowning Rats' By US Blockade, Will Soon Face Uprising Over Coming 'Gasoline Shortages Next'
Bessent: IRGC Leaders 'Trapped' Like 'Drowning Rats' By US Blockade, Will Soon Face Uprising Over Coming 'Gasoline Shortages Next' Summary Bessent describes IRGC leaders as now "trapped like drowning rats" amid the enduring US naval blockade of Iranian ports, which will soon result in gasoline shortages, anger and uprising Putin tells FM Araghchi that he's been in contact with the new Supreme Leader, and says Iran fighting for 'sovereignty' After a weekend of stalemate ...
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Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI
Ex-Mountie's lawyer claims no evidence showing he'd threatened B.C. fraudster on China's behalf
The Crown has failed to prove William Majcher was taking steps to threaten an alleged B.C.-based fraudster at the behest of the Chinese government, a lawyer for the former Mountie told the judge overseeing Majcher's foreign influence trial Monday.
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Boy, 13, on e-bike is killed by Amtrak train; community mourns teen with 'unforgettable smile'
Simi Valley community is mourning the loss of a 13-year-old baseball player who was fatally struck by an Amtrak train while riding an e-bike.
Newsom's wife lashes out at Trump after he rips '60 Minutes' host: 'Internalized misogyny'
California's "First Partner," Jennifer Siebel Newsom, ripped into President Donald Trump after his contentious "60 Minutes" interview with the female host, slamming the president for "speak[ing] to a woman journalist with that level of contempt."The interview included a contentious back-and-forth between Trump and Norah O'Donnell over her questions about the shooter from this past weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner, with President Trump calling O'Donnell a "disgrace" and "disgraceful" ...
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Upcoming Weather Shift "Far From Drought-Breaker" For America's Parched Breadbasket
Upcoming Weather Shift "Far From Drought-Breaker" For America's Parched Breadbasket Some of the worst drought conditions in a generation are plaguing America’s breadbasket just as spring planting season gets underway. Institutional desks, including UBS, have ramped up warnings about drought, fertilizer shortages, and what these current-day issues could morph into for the food supply chain later this year. The good news: parts of the central U.S. may finally see some weather relie...
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United Airlines CEO confirms he approached American about potential merger, but was rebuffed
United Airlines CEO confirms he approached American about potential merger, but was rebuffed
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Nearly 10,000 Pounds Of Methamphetamine And Marijuana Seized By US Authorities
Nearly 10,000 Pounds Of Methamphetamine And Marijuana Seized By US Authorities Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Around 10,000 pounds of marijuana and methamphetamine were seized by U.S. authorities in two separate incidents in recent weeks. A joint operation on April 20 intercepted a Go-Fast vessel with 3.2 tons of marijuana, the largest load of marijuana ever stopped in Colombian waters. Courtesy of the Joint Interagency Task Force/X “A joint op...