PWHL playoff preview: Who will capture the Walter Cup?
Four teams will begin the battle for the PWHL's third championship on Thursday, when the Boston Fleet host Game 1 against the Ottawa Charge (7 p.m. ET). The Montreal Victoire will open its series against the reigning champions, the Minnesota Frost, on Saturday (2 p.m. ET).
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King Charles and Queen Camilla to Visit New York’s 9/11 Memorial
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A City Hall Reporter Reveals Where the Scoops Come From
Sally Goldenberg covers New York City politics and government for The Times, attending to a network of sources more than 20 years in the making.
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Cobra bites German tourist during snake charmer act at Egypt hotel
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Why Iran talks are in limbo as Trump scrambles for a way out of the war he started
The "peace talks" with Iran – if they can even be called that – are going nowhere fast.First, President Donald Trump canceled a visit by JD Vance to the non-existent talks. Then he canceled the lower-level delegation of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.Now the Iranians have come back with a proposal that entirely favors them – and which Trump has already rejected. The murderous mullahs say they want to end their blockade of the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. halts its blockade of Iranian ports. So ...
University of Nebraska at Kearney pulls trans-focused faculty training after governor's threat
The University of Nebraska at Kearney canceled a transgender-focused faculty training module after backlash erupted online and drew swift condemnation from Republican Gov. Jim Pillen.The voluntary workshop, titled "How Can I Move From Supporting to Empowering Trans-spectrum Students?", was part of the school’s Monday Morning Mentor series and referenced a 20-minute program developed by a North Carolina college aimed at helping professors create a more inclusive classroom environment.The program ...
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Canada Proposes POET Mission to Hunt Earth-Sized Planets
Exoplanet science and the search for life beyond Earth continue to advance at break-neck speeds, with the number of confirmed exoplanets by NASA rapidly approaching 6,300, with 223 of those exoplanets being designated as terrestrial (rocky) exoplanets. With the promise of discovering an increasing number of Earth-sized exoplanets increasing every day, new telescopes from across the world have the opportunity to contribute to this incredible field.
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Beau Lamarre-Condon’s mother charged with allegedly interfering in double-murder case
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Israelis Outraged After Govt Sent Vital Arrow Missiles To Germany Mid-Iran War
Israelis Outraged After Govt Sent Vital Arrow Missiles To Germany Mid-Iran War There's growing outrage and political division in Israel after news emerged that the government and defense ministry fulfilled a weapons contract with Germany, sending vital Arrow air defense missiles to Berlin during the middle of the Iran war. At the very moment the missiles were being delivered, Israeli citizens were dying under Iran's fierce ballistic missile retaliation attacks during the height of ...
An interview with AWS CEO Matt Garman on why AWS will be a better OpenAI partner than Microsoft, chip bubble fears, Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus, and more
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Germany's Anti-immigration AfD Party Soars To New Record High Support; Poll Finds
Germany's Anti-immigration AfD Party Soars To New Record High Support; Poll Finds Via Remix News, The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) has jumped to a new record high in a recent poll conducted by the opinion research institute Insa. In the poll, the AfD increased its lead over the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU). According to the “Sunday trend” poll, which is conducted on a weekly basis for the Bild am Sonntag, the AfD has reached...
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Candidates for governor scrap in fiery debate that may grab voter attention, finally
Days before voting begins in California's June primary, top candidates running for governor clash in a debate hosted by CBS stations and Pomona College.
Poolside AI Introduces Laguna XS.2 and M.1: Agentic Coding Models Reaching 68.2% and 72.5% on SWE-bench Verified
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Oilers rally at home to earn 4-1 win, force Game 6 in playoff series against Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers dug deep to stave off elimination, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday to force Game 6 in California.
Oilers beat Ducks 4-1 to force Game 6 in playoff series
The Edmonton Oilers dug deep to stave off elimination, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday to force Game 6 in California.
Florida man allegedly shot woman in neck, dragged her back inside before hiding in backyard pool
A Florida man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting a woman in the neck and dragging her back into her home, authorities said.Officers with the Wildwood Police Department responded around 11:30 p.m. Saturday to reports of an argument followed by a gunshot, according to an arrest report cited by WKMG.When police arrived, they found a woman with a gunshot wound to the neck lying in a driveway. She was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.FLORIDA MAN WHO WAS ...
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LIV Golf Louisiana postponed as doubts grow over breakaway tour’s future
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Filing: TSMC sold its remaining 1.11M Arm shares at $207.65 per share for a total of ~$231M this week; TSMC invested ~$100M in Arm's 2023 IPO at $51 per share
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Sources: China suspends issuing new Level 4 autonomous vehicle licenses, after over 100 of Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis disrupted traffic in Wuhan last month (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Sources: China suspends issuing new Level 4 autonomous vehicle licenses, after over 100 of Baidu's Apollo Go robotaxis disrupted traffic in Wuhan last month China has suspended issuing ne
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Sources: Apple tells suppliers it will maintain its current production share in India rather than expand, after local sites struggled without China-based teams (Nikkei Asia)
Nikkei Asia: Sources: Apple tells suppliers it will maintain its current production share in India rather than expand, after local sites struggled without China-based teams PALO ALTO, California/TAI
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Mamdani’s Candidate Concedes in High-Profile Council Race in Manhattan
The City Council special election pitting Lindsey Boylan, backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, against Carl Wilson, a community activist, was not officially called. But Ms. Boylan conceded.
New York-based Actively, which offers AI sales agents for account management, raised a $45M Series B co-led by TCV and First Harmonic at a $250M valuation
Sofia Chierchio / Forbes: New York-based Actively, which offers AI sales agents for account management, raised a $45M Series B co-led by TCV and First Harmonic at a $250M valuation Actively AI has r
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Alice Springs search for missing girl: Police plea to suspected abductor of 5yo Sharon Granites
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Alice Springs missing girl search: Police plea to suspected abductor of Sharon Granites, reveal discovered evidence
The 47yo suspect was released from prison only six days before the alleged abduction.
Sources: the White House is developing rules for government agencies to get around Anthropic's supply chain risk designation and onboard new models like Mythos (Axios)
Axios: Sources: the White House is developing rules for government agencies to get around Anthropic's supply chain risk designation and onboard new models like Mythos - One source described the Whit
Enabling privacy-preserving AI training on everyday devices
A new method could bring more accurate and efficient AI models to high-stakes applications like health care and finance, even in under-resourced settings.
Musk Testifies OpenAI Was Created As Nonprofit To Counter Google
Elon Musk testified on day two of his trial against OpenAI, saying he helped create the company as a nonprofit counterweight to Google and would not have backed it if the goal had been private profit. CNBC reports: Musk on Tuesday was the first witness called to testify in the trial. He spoke about his upbringing, his many companies, his role in founding OpenAI and his understanding of its structure. Musk said in his testimony that he was not opposed to the creation of a small for-profit subsidi...
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12 Signs That The Relentless Decline Of Our Society Is Accelerating
12 Signs That The Relentless Decline Of Our Society Is Accelerating Authored by Michael Snyder via End Of The American Dream, I have got some really crazy stuff to share with you in this article. For more than a decade and a half, I have been writing about the decline of our society. Sadly, over that period of time there has been an inexorable deterioration of our culture. We no longer agree on a generally accepted set of moral values, all of our major institutions are crumbling, a...
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Titan sub victim’s wife reveals ‘slush’ remains in shoeboxes after implosion
Christine Dawood says she received their remains as 'slush' in small boxes.
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Designing In Situ Power Stations for Future Mars Missions
You’re in the lab analyzing Martian regolith samples within your cozy Mars habitat serving on fifth human mission to Mars. The power within the habitat has been flowing flawlessly thanks to the MARS-MES (Mars Atmospheric Resource and Multimodal Energy System), including the general habitat lighting, science lab, sleeping quarters, exercise equipment, the virtual reality headsets the crew use for rest and relaxation, oxygen and fuel generation, and water. All this from converting the Martian atmo...
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Beneath King Charles’ jokes and decorum, a subtle rebuttal to Donald Trump
New York Times: King Charles gently pushed back against Trump's attacks on Britain.
MLB says umpires may have made mistake in foul ball saga during ninth inning of Padres-Cubs game
Major League Baseball made the rare decision on Tuesday afternoon to address a controversial call in the game between the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Padres closer Mason Miller, who’s been all but unhittable to start the 2026 regular season, entered the game with his team leading 9-5. On a 1-1 count, Cubs infielder Matt Shaw hit a weak dribbler down the third base line that teetered on the edge of fair or foul. SAN DIEGO PADRES CLOSER MASON MILLER IS AN INSANE HUMAN CHEAT ...
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Republican Lawmakers Move On Legislation To Build And Fund Trump's $400 Million Ballroom
Republican Lawmakers Move On Legislation To Build And Fund Trump's $400 Million Ballroom Two days after a gunman tried to breach security at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Hilton hotel, Republican lawmakers got straight to work pushing for President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom. The president and First Lady Melania Trump were ushered out of the dinner after the gunman pulled a Leeroy Jenkins past security and shot a Secret Service age...
Illegal immigrant accused of killing newlywed couple in Oregon crash arrested by ICE after jail release
An illegal immigrant from India accused of causing a crash that killed a newlywed couple in Oregon has been arrested by federal immigration authorities after being released from jail, officials said.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that Rajinder Kumar, 32, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after being released by what the agency called "Oregon sanctuary politicians."Kumar allegedly jackknifed his semi-truck and trailer, blocking both lanes ...
How to Build Traceable and Evaluated LLM Workflows Using Promptflow, Prompty, and OpenAI
In this tutorial, we build a complete, production-style LLM workflow using Promptflow within a Colab environment. We begin by setting up a reliable keyring backend to avoid OS dependency issues and se
‘Never Talk About Goblins’: OpenAI’s Instructions to Codex Have a Weirdly Emphatic No-Creatures Policy
Goblins are expressly forbidden, along with gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, and pigeons.
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RFK Jr.'s New Autism Committee Issues First Proposals
RFK Jr.'s New Autism Committee Issues First Proposals Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal committee remade by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 28 published proposals to revamp diagnosing and treating people with autism spectrum disorder. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee said in one proposal...
Gina Carano says Disney went quiet after settlement as she gears up for Rousey fight
Gina Carano says she has nothing left to prove, but she is not staying quiet either.After years as one of Hollywood’s most visible examples of cancel culture, the former "Mandalorian" actress is rebuilding her career on her own terms.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!Carano in one of her biggest wins along this "canceled" saga reached a legal settlement with Disney and is now preparing for a high-profile MMA return against Ronda Rousey on May 16.In a new...
Queen Camilla ditches tiara at White House state dinner as King Charles gifts Trump historic bell
King Charles and Queen Camilla are reigning supreme, bringing sparkle, charm, and plenty of dazzle for a glamorous evening at the White House.On Tuesday, the royal couple were greeted by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at a state dinner in the East Room. The wives delighted spectators with their jewel-hued ensembles.The queen wore a deep fuchsia pink evening gown by Fiona Clare, one of her go-to couturiers. The dress was paired with an amethyst and diamond necklace gifted to ...
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Watch: Small Earthquake Registered After IDF Blows Up Largest-Ever Hezbollah Tunnel
Watch: Small Earthquake Registered After IDF Blows Up Largest-Ever Hezbollah Tunnel The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday destroyed a major Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening, minutes after issuing an unusual warning that the blast would be heard across wide areas. The tunnel is being described in regional media as the largest one ever discovered thus far in the war in southern Lebanon. Israeli N12 News reporter Amit Segal has written that "the force of th...
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High-Profile Race in Manhattan District Won’t Be Called Until Next Week
The City Council special election pitting Lindsey Boylan, backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, against Carl Wilson, a community activist, will go to a second round. Mr. Wilson had a substantial lead.
Pentagon urges Congress to codify 'Department of War' name change it estimates will cost $52 million
The Pentagon has formally asked for congressional approval to codify its "Department of War" moniker, estimating it will cost taxpayers around $52 million.The estimate from the Pentagon is significantly lower than what the Congressional Budget Office projected in January, when it estimated the rebranding could cost as much as $125 million if it were adopted "broadly and rapidly" throughout the department.The Pentagon claimed the change, which includes renaming the Secretary of Defense to the Sec...
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Australian inflation: Consumer Price Index jumps to 4.6% on petrol surge, rate hike odds soar
Petrol prices jumped 32.8% in March, lifting transport costs by 9.2% in 30 days.
Proposal for historic NCAA tournament expansion reaches final stages: report
Michigan’s men’s basketball team secured its first national title in more than 30 years earlier this month. One day earlier, UCLA’s women’s team claimed its first NCAA Tournament crown.Michigan and UCLA powered through a 64-team bracket to hoist their respective championship trophies, but an expanded bracket could make repeat runs more difficult next season. ESPN reported Tuesday, citing sources, that the NCAA is moving forward with plans to expand both tournaments to 76 teams.Expansion has been...
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EU countries and lawmakers reach an impasse on a deal watering down the EU's AI Act due to some parties seeking exemptions for already regulated industries
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: EU countries and lawmakers reach an impasse on a deal watering down the EU's AI Act due to some parties seeking exemptions for already regulated industries EU countries and E
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California Dreamin': GOP's Chance To Flip The Golden State
California Dreamin': GOP's Chance To Flip The Golden State Authored by Mike Robertson via American Thinker, Ahead of the gubernatorial election this fall, pundits are buzzing with something Californians haven’t heard in years: a real chance to flip the Golden State red - at least with a new governor in Sacramento. Thanks to its top-two primary system, in which the top two finishers advance to November regardless of party, this is more than possible. This election cycle matters m...
UCLA official warns conservative law students they face discipline for identifying liberal protesters
EXCLUSIVE - The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law faces accusations of discrimination after an administrator allegedly threatened to discipline a conservative campus group for identifying protesters who disrupted a recent event.The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) said it sent a letter urging the university to retract what it calls a threat against Federalist Society members’ rights.The controversy stems from an April 21 event featuring Department o...
NBA tries fixing tank jobs with confusing '3-2-1' lottery scheme nobody asked for
Adam Silver has finally decided to do something about the tanking epidemic he spent a decade ignoring.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!The NBA is reportedly moving toward a "3-2-1 Lottery" system that is about as convoluted as a government stimulus package.Silver is effectively trying to legislate effort because his previous incentives rewarded teams for being dumpster fires.EX-NBA COACH RICK PITINO FLOATS IDEA TO HELP RATINGSThe proposal expands the lo...
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Trump Tells Aides US Preparing For Extended Blockade, But Could Be Open To Interim Deal With Iran
Trump Tells Aides US Preparing For Extended Blockade, But Could Be Open To Interim Deal With Iran Summary Trump prepares for 'extended blockade' - WSJ reports he has informed aides of risky planning. Trump TS claim: Tehran has informed Washington they are in a "state of collapse" and that the Iranians want the US to "open the Hormuz Strait" - as 'tank tops' loom. Trump doesn't appear open to Iran's proposal which hinges on US naval blockade ending and nuclear issue bein...
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Dad smirks in court as he admits killing his 11yo son and girlfriend
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WWE Videos Made by a Glitching AI That Sounds Like It’s Being Strangled Are the Future of Entertainment
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Ex-Fordham basketball players permanently banned by NCAA over alleged game manipulation betting scheme
Another betting scandal in sports has surfaced, this time involving two Fordham Rams men’s basketball players.Two former players were ruled permanently ineligible to participate in NCAA play after the governing body found them in violation of potential game manipulation for sports betting.The NCAA announced Tuesday that Elijah Gray and Will Richardson allegedly are connected to a known bettor who was indicted on fraud and bribery charges.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMGray and...
Carville says Georgia could be huge success if 'idiot progressives' don't screw it up
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday he feels good about the party’s prospects in Georgia, so long as progressives do not snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.While Carville has repeatedly predicted Democrats will do well in November's midterm elections, he has also consistently warned that far-left progressive politics are simply not viable in the American electorate."Not only could we win the governorship, but listen to what I'm telling you, we might win the state house,...
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Ft. Knox Full Of Impure Gold Unfit For International Transactions
Ft. Knox Full Of Impure Gold Unfit For International Transactions Authored by Jp Cortez via The Mises Institute, The bulk of the US gold reserves held in Fort Knox are made up of impure “non-standard” bars that don’t qualify for use in international settlements. In practice, this means that most of America’s massive gold stockpile is illiquid and wouldn’t be readily accepted on the international market should the need arise: “It’s a decrepit relic just like our monetary polic...
Sabres fans jump in as anthem singer's mic craps out during 'O, Canada'
While it wasn't that long ago that the "Star-Spangled Banner" was getting booed north of the border, here in the US of A, fans are happy to jump in and belt out "O, Canada" when the anthemist's microphone decides it doesn't feel like working.It's the neighborly thing to do.On Tuesday night, the Buffalo Sabres welcomed the Boston Bruins to town for Game 5 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series.The Sabres came into the night with a 3-1 lead and a chance to close things out, but first, th...
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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data
Government again seeks to make it possible to search, seize small mail
The Carney government plans to make legislative changes to allow law enforcement to search and seize Canadians’ mail. The proposed legislative change is buried in the 2026 spring economic update.
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US will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America's 250th birthday
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City to fix hole Winnipeg woman fell through, with repairs set to start Thursday
The City of Winnipeg will begin repairing a hole in the Wolseley area a few days after firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped in it for about 40 minutes.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla accompany Donald and Melania Trump to White House state dinner
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At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship
It's a story Musk has told before -- in interviews and to author Walter Isaacson for his bestselling biography of Musk -- but Tuesday was the first time he said it under oath.
MLB's new automated strike zone has created a massive unintended consequence for hitters and pitchers
The introduction of Major League Baseball’s automated balls and strikes challenge system was expected to change the sport in 2026. For the entire history of the game, players and managers had complained about missed calls at home plate, with arguments and on-field disagreements commonplace. And suddenly, for the first time ever, they could do something about it. If catchers, pitchers, or hitters believed an umpire missed a call, they were suddenly allowed to challenge it. Two challenges per game...
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DOJ Sues Cloudera For Deliberately Excluding American Workers From High-Paying Tech Jobs
DOJ Sues Cloudera For Deliberately Excluding American Workers From High-Paying Tech Jobs The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Cloudera Inc., accusing the enterprise data and artificial intelligence company of deliberately engineering a hiring process that excluded American workers from at least seven lucrative technology positions while the firm pursued permanent residency sponsorship for foreign workers on temporary visas. In a 14-page complaint filed with the Office of the Ch...
IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean gives stomach-churning details about hitting a bird during Indy 500 test
It's not even May yet, but we've got IndyCars on track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in preparation for the Indianapolis 500.What a time to be alive.However, the day did not go quite according to plan for Dale Coyne Racing's Romain Grosjean, and that was all thanks to an unfortunate run-in in the most literal sense imaginable with a bird.The two-day open test features all 33 cars currently in the field (which means no one is getting bumped at the moment; I know, I'm bummed too), and it's th...
'I can't leave him': Sask. tow truck driver rescues moose trapped in ice
Clint Gottinger, a tow truck driver in rural Saskatchewan, was heading out to work when he noticed a moose trapped in some ice.
Reagan shooter calls link to Washington hotel ‘spooky’ after alleged Trump assassination attempt at same site
John Hinckley Jr. called it "spooky" that an alleged assassination attempt against President Donald Trump occurred at the same Washington, D.C., hotel where he shot President Ronald Reagan decades earlier, according to a report.The plot against Trump unfolded Saturday night at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton.Authorities said the 32-year-old suspect, Cole Allen of Torrance, California, stormed the venue and opened fire before he was arrested. A Secret S...
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DHS To Vet Immigrants For 'Extremist Views'
DHS To Vet Immigrants For 'Extremist Views' Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on April 27 that past statements expressing what it labeled extremist views from immigrants applying for green cards and naturalization would warrant closer scrutiny. The DHS statement was in response to a New York Times report over the weekend that, citing internal DHS training materials, said that under new guidance introduced by the T...
Tourist dies at luxury resort after cobra from snake show climbs up pants, bites him: police
A German tourist has died after a venomous cobra featured in a snake show reportedly slithered up his pants and bit him on the leg, authorities said.The freak accident occurred early April at a luxury resort destination in Egypt, according to the Bavarian State Police in Germany, which released details Monday."During the snake charmer's performance, one of the snakes crawled into the trousers of a 57-year-old man, resulting in a bite to the German tourist's leg," officials said. Police said the ...
Alex Cooper pushes back on TikTok dating rules with graphic first-date advice on 'Call Her Daddy'
"Call Her Daddy" podcast host Alex Cooper is attracting attention for her provocative dating advice on a recent episode of her popular show.During the April 5 episode, "Making Dating Fun Again," Cooper pushed back on dating "rules" she said are popular on TikTok, including advice against kissing on a first date."No, I completely disagree with you," Cooper said. "No kissing on a first date? Well, sometimes I f----- them on the first date! How about that TikTok?"If a first kiss feels right, it fee...
YouTube TV is about to change the way we watch live sports
In one of the few recent developments aimed at benefiting sports fans, YouTube TV launched a new customizable multiview feature on Tuesday.Subscribers can now watch up to four channels on one screen. Starting this fall, users will be able to select any four football games, college or pro, included in their channel lineup and watch them simultaneously.Here’s how the new feature looks on screen:"Today, we’re officially launching fully customizable multiview on @YouTubeTV," YouTube CEO Neal Mohan w...
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Las Vegas police give details in incident where officers fired at armed man with tactical vest
Las Vegas police give details in incident where officers fired at armed man with tactical vest
JONATHAN TURLEY: Comey’s shell post may be crass, but charging him is a free speech trap
In the last year, coverage of former FBI Director James Comey appears to be reverting to the level of a high school yearbook. Last March, we were discussing how Comey channeled Beyoncé in a classified meeting and then may have revealed a code name in an encore performance for family. Now we are back to discussing Comey's beach shell art on social media.The latter controversy is now at the heart of a second criminal indictment of Comey. Last November, a court dismissed the first indictment for fa...
US Secret Service arrests suspect after barrier breach near White House during King Charles' visit
A security breach near the White House led to an arrest Tuesday as King Charles III and Queen Camilla toured Washington, D.C., amid heightened security days after a gunman opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.A U.S. Secret Service spokesperson told Fox News Digital a suspect was detained and arrested by the agency after bypassing a security barrier near The Ellipse, often referred to as President's Park South.Criminal charges are pending, the spokesperson said.The suspect's iden...
OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins
“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions.
OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins
“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions.
Vermont pays $566K in damages to Christian school it banned from all sports competitions for years
FIRST ON FOX: State education agencies in Vermont have paid $566,000 in damages and legal fees to a Christian school that was banned from all sports and academic competitions for two years after its girls' basketball team refused to compete against a trans athlete in 2023.A judge's decision was finalized on Tuesday that awarded the plaintiffs, including the Mid Vermont Christian School and its law firm Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the $566,000. The plaintiffs took legal action to challenge ...
Vermont pays $566K in damages, legal fees to Christian school it banned from all sports competitions for years
FIRST ON FOX: State education agencies in Vermont have paid over $566,000 in damages and legal fees to a Christian school that was banned from all sports and academic competitions for two years after its girls' basketball team refused to compete against a trans athlete in 2023.A settlement agreement following mediation was finalized on Tuesday that awarded the plaintiffs, including the Mid Vermont Christian School and its law firm Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), the $566,000. Fox News Digital ...
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The Sun's Impossible Floating Mountains
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research have produced the most detailed simulations ever of solar prominences. These vast clouds of cooler plasma suspended in the Sun's scorching outer atmosphere have often perplexed solar astronomers. Their research reveals that two separate processes work together to keep these structures alive, and could one day help us predict the violent eruptions that drive dangerous space weather here on Earth.
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Man Accuses N.Y.P.D. Detectives in Legal Filing of Brutal Assault
Timothy Brown said he had been humiliated and injured after he was punched and kicked by police during a wrongful arrest that was caught on video.
Texas elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting child as police search for more victims
An elementary school teacher in San Antonio, Texas, has been arrested and charged with continuous sexual assault of a child.Authorities said in a Facebook post Tuesday that Cecilia Mueller, 46, was taken into custody Monday after an investigation.Police said they are concerned there may be additional victims and are urging anyone with information to come forward.According to an arrest report, a 20-year-old man told authorities he had been in Mueller's fifth grade class at Lewis Elementary School...
World Cup players who cover their mouths during confrontations could get red cards
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just weeks away, and as I do every four years or so, I'm jonesing for some World Cup soccer.However, this year's tournament is bringing with it some new rules, one of which might be one of the goofiest I've ever heard.Want to cover your mouth while jawing with an opponent? Not unless you want a red card, you don't, pal.According to The Athletic, FIFA has rolled out some new rules that give officials the latitude to issue players red cards if they cover their mouths dur...
Opening day at Six Flags St. Louis ended in chaos after brawl with as many as 100 people broke out
Opening day at Six Flags St. Louis ended early on Saturday with police on the scene. They were called after multiple brawls involving as many as 100 people, most of whom were juveniles, broke out at the park.This particular amusement park is one of seven properties that were recently sold by the main Six Flags company to a new owner, Enchanted Parks. There was apparently a need to set the tone early with the new ownership.Park guests weren’t going to be waiting around until the blistering heat o...
DHS taunts media for reporting about ‘Green Bay man’ illegal immigrant charged in vicious machete attack
FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security called out the legacy media for characterizing the perpetrator of a recent Wisconsin machete attack as a "Green Bay man" when he is actually an illegal alien from Nicaragua.Fox News Digital has learned that David Joel Herrera-Garcia, 24, who is charged with two counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and armed burglary, is an illegal immigrant who was marked as a "non-enforcement priority" by the Biden administration, according to DHS.Herr...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Melania 'widow' joke | About That
U.S. President Donald Trump says comedian Jimmy Kimmel's joke about first lady Melania Trump being an 'expectant window' was a 'call to violence.' Andrew Chang unpacks Kimmel's comments and how he's defending them after the latest alleged assassination attempt on Trump. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images
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Our Galaxy Has a Hot Side and Now We Know Why
Our Galaxy's halo of hot gas is measurably warmer on one side than the other and a team of scientists have found the culprit. The gravitational pull of the Large Magellanic Cloud is drawing the Milky Way slowly southward, compressing the gas in its path and heating it up, much like a piston in an engine. The discovery solves a puzzle that has intrigued astronomers since the temperature difference was first detected in 2024.
Docs: OpenAI projected at the start of this year that $8/month ChatGPT Go subs will grow ~36x to 112M in 2026, while $20/month Plus subs will fall 80% to ~9M
Sri Muppidi / The Information: Docs: OpenAI projected at the start of this year that $8/month ChatGPT Go subs will grow ~36x to 112M in 2026, while $20/month Plus subs will fall 80% to ~9M For three
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The US Grid Wasn't Built For This
The US Grid Wasn't Built For This Authored by Tejasri Gururaj via Interesting Engineering, Global data center power demand is projected to hit 84 GW by 2027—a 50 percent jump from 2023 levels—with AI workloads accounting for 27 percent of that total, according to Goldman Sachs Research. The grid is strained by increasing demand from electricity-hungry data centers and electric vehicles.Getty Images The grid cannot keep up with AI. For decades, electricity demand grew slowly and pr...
Trial begins for Penticton city councillor accused of sexual offences involving youth
A Penticton city councillor accused of multiple historical sexual offences against youth appeared in a Sarnia, Ont., courtroom Tuesday for the second day of his trial.
Scorpions Are Literally Metal, Study Reveals
Many scorpion species carry zinc and other heavy metals in their pincers and stingers, according to new research.
Former Nebraska senator battling cancer warns people have 'stopped making babies'
Former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse lamented how current generations have "stopped having babies" despite living in a richer world."What in the world is happening with the natalism crisis?" Sasse asked on "60 Minutes Overtime" Sunday. "All across the industrialized, rich world, people have just stopped having babies in the last couple of decades."Sasse added that, out of every demographic, only Mormons and specific Jewish populations have replacement-level birth rates, a detail he found "super weird....
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Beloved Windows text editor Notepad++ now on Mac
On MacOS, there's a wealth of beautifully elegant and powerful text editors to choose from. On Windows, there's Notepad++. And now, on MacOS, there's… Notepad++! Notepad++ is now available as a native macOS application. It is a free, open-source source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports many programming languages and is great for general text editing. Read the rest The post Beloved Windows text editor Notepad++ now on Mac appeared first on Boing Boing.
Electrical Current Might Be the Key To a Better Cup of Coffee
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: University of Oregon chemist Christopher Hendon loves his coffee -- so much so that studying all the factors that go into creating the perfect cuppa constitutes a significant area of research for him. His latest project: discovering a novel means of measuring the flavor profile of coffee simply by sending an electrical current through a sample beverage. The results appear in a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications. [...]...
Oakland can now include San Francisco in its airport's name as long as it doesn't highlight the 2 words
San Francisco has settled a two-year legal fight with its neighbour across the bay that will allow the city of Oakland to include "San Francisco" in its airport's name as long as it doesn't highlight the two words in any way.
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Homeowner Floats Mansion Swap For Anthropic Equity
Homeowner Floats Mansion Swap For Anthropic Equity A LinkedIn profile for a luxury property in Marin County, just north of San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge, states that the homeowner is open to exchanging the 14-acre estate for Anthropic equity. "I own a 14 acre estate in Mill Valley, CA (See link below) and would like to exchange the property for Anthropic equity (understanding in advance that this would be substantially above the valuation of Anthropic's last fin...
Colbert calls Trump 'authoritarian' but rejects 'partisan' label in exit interview with NY Times
As talk show host Stephen Colbert prepares to depart from his show, he condemned President Donald Trump during a Tuesday interview with The New York Times.CBS announced in July that it had canceled "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and that it would officially go off the air in May 2026. Liberal critics have accused CBS and Paramount of ending the show to appease Trump and receive approval for a long-planned merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media.Colbert spoke out about the saga i...
Popular tourist hot spot moves to strip beaches of sunbeds and umbrellas in tough new ban
A top summer destination has expanded its list of protected beaches, banning the rental of sunbeds and other commercial activity ahead of the busy travel season.Greece, a travel hot spot facing overtourism pressure, added new beaches to its protected list this month, according to a translated statement from Greece's Ministry of the Environment and Energy.Officials say the total number of protected beaches stands at 250, though some international media have put the figure at 251.POPULAR DESTINATI...
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Father and Daughter Who Sold Fake Warhols Plead Guilty in Forgery Scheme
Erwin Bankowski and Karolina Bankowska, of New Jersey, commissioned a Polish artist to create counterfeit artworks that sold for a total of over $2 million.
