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Pentagon Confirms First US Troop Deaths Of 'Operation Epic Fury'
Pentagon Confirms First US Troop Deaths Of 'Operation Epic Fury' The Pentagon is confirming the first American troop deaths of the Trump-ordered 'Operation Epic Fury' toward accomplishing regime change in Iran: U.S. military says three service members have been killed and five seriously wounded in the Iran operation: Associated Press The president campaigned hard on starting no new wars in the Middle East, and abandoning Washington's "addiction to regime change"... but here we a...
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Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business is 60% off through March 8
TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business for Mac or PC for $99.97 (regularly $249.99) before March 8 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Microsoft 365 is great until you realize you're renting your word processor. A Personal plan runs $69.99 per year and Family is $99.99 per year. Read the rest The post Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business is 60% off through March 8 appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Three Maritime Incidents Reported In Strait Of Hormuz Energy Chokepoint
Three Maritime Incidents Reported In Strait Of Hormuz Energy Chokepoint Update (1045ET): The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports three maritime incidents in or around the Strait of Hormuz involving commercial vessels. First Incident Second Incident Third Incident Reuters wrote on X, "Tanker owners, oil majors and trading houses suspended oil, fuel and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran said it had closed navigation." Tanker owners, o...
New to Linux? These 4 systemd Tools Help You Fix Common Issues
Stop guessing, start investigating. Here are 4 systemd tools that make Linux troubleshooting easy.
Galileo's Handwritten Notes Discovered in a Medieval Astronomy Text
In a library in Florence, Italy, historian Ivan Malara noticed handwritten notes on a book printed in the 1500s and recognized the handwriting as Galileo's. The finding "promises new insights into one of the most famous ideological transitions in the history of science," writes Science magazine since the book Galileo annotated was a reprint of Ptolemy's second-century work arguing that the earth was the center of the universe. Galileo's notes, perhaps written around 1590, or roughly 2 decades b...
US women's hockey players crack jokes about men's team on Saturday Night Live after Trump controversy
Players from the men's and women's Olympic gold-medal winning hockey teams appeared together on "Saturday Night Live" amid recent political controversy. The men's and women's players had been publicly pitted against each other after President Donald Trump called the men's team following their gold medal win against Canada to invite them to the State of The Union, and joked that he would have to invite the women too or he'd be impeached. The joke prompted backlash against the men's team after the...
DAVID MARCUS: In Dallas, voters weigh two Senate primaries and now, a war
It was almost the perfect microcosm for current American politics when I met Lizbeth, a lovely young Latina woman who had spent 10 minutes chanting along at the wrong rally. She thought was attending an anti-Trump event that I had also come to cover, but instead there was a small group of mostly Iranians yelling "No Mullahs, No Shahs!" in support of dissident leader Maryam Rajavi, and for a while, Lizbeth just joined in.It was easy to sense in Dallas, just by talking to people, that our strikes ...
What Happens if Iran Shuts Down the Strait of Hormuz?
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most sensitive pressure points in the global economy. Conflict in Iran could put it at risk indefinitely.
Nine Inch Nails Has a New ‘Tron: Ares’ Soundtrack to Rock Out To
New songs and some flashy new remixes of the original score await your ears in 'Tron Ares: Divergence.'
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Germany's Pension Time Bomb: $2+ Billion In CRE Losses Expose Cracks In The Fiat Era
Germany's Pension Time Bomb: $2+ Billion In CRE Losses Expose Cracks In The Fiat Era Submitted by Thomas Kolbe, A shock for the insured members of the Versorgungswerk Zahnärzte Berlin-Brandenburg (VZB). According to a report this week by Bloomberg, losses at the private pension fund total €1.1 billion. Roughly 50 percent of its invested capital has effectively been wiped out—channeled into private loans to non-listed companies, including rPlanet Earth in California, a shrimp farm i...
Israeli national gymnastics team suspends all activities after Iranian counter-attack
Israel's national gymnastics team has suspended all training and team activities amid the recent Iranian counter-attack on the country following the U.S.-assisted strikes on Iran. The Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF) provided a statement to Fox News Digital announcing the violence has caused "unavoidable disruptions." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"The current security situation in our region has resulted in unavoidable disruptions to our regular training schedule and has c...
3 US service members killed, 5 seriously wounded in Iran operation
Three U.S. service members were killed and five others were seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday morning.In addition, several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions and are in the process of being returned to duty, CENTCOM announced."The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been...
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Amazon Warns Of "Degraded" AWS Service In UAE After "Power Issues" Amid Middle East Conflict
Amazon Warns Of "Degraded" AWS Service In UAE After "Power Issues" Amid Middle East Conflict Iran's retaliatory attack ramped up on Sunday after the U.S.-Israeli Operation Epic Fury killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday morning. Follow-on strikes were reported in Israel, across multiple Gulf states, and maritime incidents affected commercial shipping lanes in and around the Strait of Hormuz. One notable and unexpected point of disruption has emerged in the Middle...
Nancy Guthrie abduction sparks fears over senior safety in affluent communities: expert
TUCSON, Ariz. The apparent kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie from her Arizona home has rocked the nation, shining a fresh light on concerns about senior citizens’ safety in neighborhoods typically considered safe and even affluent throughout the country. The remote, desert-like landscape surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s rural home in Tucson’s Catalina Foothills provided the 84-year-old with a retirement oasis many elderly Americans also seek in their golden years. The area boasts a median age of 56 and hom...
Minnie Driver says playing Sarah in FOX’s Bible epic took 'big leaps of faith'
British American actress and singer Minnie Driver says taking on the biblical role of "Sarah" in the upcoming FOX miniseries "The Faithful: Women of the Bible" required a personal and professional leap of faith. "Throughout my career, I’ve been drawn to playing women who take big leaps of faith whether romantically, spiritually or morally," Driver said before the show’s world premiere at London’s National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday. "Stepping into the role of Sarah required embracing all thre...
‘All My Children’ star Susan Lucci once ate asparagus for 10 days to fit into ‘sexy’ nightgown
After welcoming her second child, Susan Lucci returned to "All My Children" a week ahead of schedule and slipped into a curve-hugging nightgown.The actress, forever synonymous with the fearless Erica Kane, opens up in her new memoir, "La Lucci," about rebuilding her life after the loss of her husband, Helmut Huber. The 79-year-old also reflects on the triumphs that have defined her life and the humor she’s found along the way."I really did eat asparagus for 10 days straight before I had to go ba...
Soundcore’s New Headphones Have an Absurd Battery Life for the Price
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JONATHAN TURLEY: How Trump boxed Congress into fight or flight choice on Iran
Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine promised to force a vote on a war powers resolution to bar further prosecution of the war against Iran. Republicans such as Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., have joined in the call to bar further hostilities. These members are certainly within their rights to call for such resolutions, and the Framers wanted such debates to occur in Congress. However, it is too late to make this cat walk backwards.While there are good-faith reasons to oppose the commencement of the a...
A closer look at Honor’s Robot Phone
While Honor has already made plenty of product announcements, with tablets, foldables and more, its most interesting device at MWC 2026 is the Robot Phone and maybe the humanoid robot that came alongside it. After briefly showing off a model at CES, Honor isn't quite ready to launch its Robot Phone. However, we got more specs, tech demos and a closer look following the company's MWC press event in Barcelona. The Robot Phone is currently set to launch later this year. Image by Mat Smith for Eng...
Austin police kill armed gunman after 3 die, 14 wounded in bar shooting
Three people are dead and 14 others injured after a shooting at a busy bar in Austin, Texas, early Sunday morning, authorities said.The gunfire erupted just before 2 a.m. at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on West Sixth Street, a packed entertainment district downtown.When officers arrived, they encountered an armed male. Three officers opened fire, killing the suspect.Austin-Travis County EMS Chief Robert Luckritz pointed to how quickly first responders got to the scene.FLORIDA MAN KILLS 2, WOUND...
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Tens Of Thousands Stranded Amid Mass Airspace Closures At Mideast Hubs: "It's Chaos Here"
Tens Of Thousands Stranded Amid Mass Airspace Closures At Mideast Hubs: "It's Chaos Here" The US State Department is warning all American citizens to exercises extreme caution when traveling abroad amid the ongoing US-Israeli military operation against Iran, which has included two days of heavy bombing aimed at regime change - and which has already resulted in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some 40 top military leaders. "Following the launch of U.S. combat operations in I...
Anthropic’s Claude rises to No. 1 in the App Store following Pentagon dispute
Anthropic’s chatbot Claude seems to have benefited from the attention around the company’s fraught negotiations with the Pentagon.
Pope warns escalating Iran conflict could tip Middle East into ‘irreparable abyss’
Pope Leo XIV warned Sunday that U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Iran risk plunging the Middle East into an "irreparable abyss," urging leaders to halt a dangerous spiral of violence.Speaking at the Angelus, the pontiff expressed "deep concern" over recent developments and called on nations to choose dialogue over war."Stability and peace are not built with mutual threats, nor with weapons, which sow destruction, pain, and death, but only through a reasonable, authentic, and responsible dialogue," the ...
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EU Imposes Drastic Tariffs on Chinese Goods: Is A Trade War Looming?
EU Imposes Drastic Tariffs on Chinese Goods: Is A Trade War Looming? Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Tensions in international trade policy are escalating on multiple fronts. After the U.S. Supreme Court initially declared the tariff regime implemented by President Donald Trump since April of last year unlawful, it appears the administration has explored new ways to stabilize its tariff policy going forward. The signs on the international trade front continue to point toward turmoil. No...
Riley Green chooses Alabama farm over Nashville fame despite having 'every reason' to make the move
Country star Riley Green is not ditching his Alabama roots for Nashville despite having "every reason" to move.During an interview with Fox News Digital at the "Marshals" premiere, Green said his farm in Alabama outweighs his career potential in Tennessee."I feel like I’ve got every reason in the world to move to Nashville, and it’s just never crossed my mind. I love my farm in Alabama, and it’s the place I draw all my inspiration for songs from," he said.Green added, "Life moves a lot slower do...
Scientists make startling discovery when examining prostate cancer tissue
Small fragments of plastic were found in the tumors of most prostate cancer patients, according to a new study from NYU Langone Health. In past studies, microplastics have been found in almost every human organ and in bodily fluids, but their impact on human health still isn’t fully understood.The researchers analyzed tissue samples from 10 patients with prostate cancer who underwent surgery to remove the entire organ. PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS SEE LONGER SURVIVAL WITH NEW COMBINATION DRUGUsing v...
Theologian bishop says AOC pushed culture aside in heated response to Marco Rubio speech
The head of a Roman Catholic Diocese in Minnesota says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed "culture off to the side" in her response to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference last month. Rubio spoke about Western civilization and the shared culture of Europe and America in a well-received address to the conference."We are part of one civilization – Western civilization," Rubio said. "We are bound to one another by the deepest bonds that nations could share, f...
Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete Review: $1,700 Worth of Robot Vacuum Problems
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Protesters storm US Consulate in Pakistan, at least 9 dead
At least nine people are dead and more than two dozen injured, after violent clashes outside the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan.Hundreds of protesters stormed the diplomatic compound in a sharp escalation of anti-American demonstrations.The unrest followed reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli strike, sparking anger among Shiite Muslims in Pakistan.Witnesses told The Associated Press that many of the protesters were Shiite Muslims who...
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85% Of Babies In 2026 Will Be Born In Asia And Africa
85% Of Babies In 2026 Will Be Born In Asia And Africa In 2026, 85% of babies worldwide will be born in just two continents: Asia and Africa. Where someone is born can shape everything from access to education and healthcare to long-term economic opportunity. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, shows how global births are distributed across continents, based on population projections from the United Nations. Asia Accounts for Nearly Half of Global Births Asia is e...
Hailing India as a 'natural partner,' Carney says Canada can secure a free trade deal by year's end
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Indian charm offensive continued over the weekend as he set aside any notion of bilateral bad blood and hailed the South Asian country as a "natural partner."
Grits shock Maine diners as Southern chef spotlights regional breakfast divide
In parts of the U.S., asking for grits with your eggs is expected. In others it's a nonstarter.A Southern staple, grits are rarely found on breakfast menus in much of the U.S., particularly in New England.Conversely, New England's fare of baked beans, fish cakes and corned beef hash could be unappealing to most Southerners.BREAKFAST TIMING MAY HOLD THE KEY TO LIVING LONGER, NEW RESEARCH REVEALSFor chefs who've crossed the Mason-Dixon line, the breakfast divide is unmistakable, said Suzanne Vizet...
N.S. premier booed at African Heritage Month gala as budget cuts spark upset
Tim Houston was booed as he delivered remarks at the African Heritage Month gala in Halifax on Saturday night. Houston's government delivered a budget last week that includes cuts to programs aimed at Black and African Nova Scotian communities.
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First Oil Tanker Hit In Strait Of Hormuz
First Oil Tanker Hit In Strait Of Hormuz Oil and gas tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint, has seen disruptions as the U.S.-Israeli campaign, Operation Epic Fury, continues targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command-and-control infrastructure across multiple Iranian cities; as of Sunday morning, only a limited number of tankers were observed exiting the Strait, while separate news reports indicate a sanctioned oil tanker was also atta...
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AI Boom And European Bond Markets: A Deep Dive
AI Boom And European Bond Markets: A Deep Dive Submitted by Thomas Kolbe The “credit pump” could rightfully claim its place as a symbolic flag of the European Union. With virtually unlimited access to the bond market, politics magically transforms an inexhaustible credit stream into political maneuvers and ideological wizardry. Through this manipulation of money, processes and institutions are transplanted into the real world that, under normal circumstances, could never have sur...
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Iran Names Interim Successor To Khamenei Under 2nd Day Of Massive Bombs, Trump Demands Regime Change
Iran Names Interim Successor To Khamenei Under 2nd Day Of Massive Bombs, Trump Demands Regime Change As questions hang over who will ultimately succeed Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an interim leader has been appointed to fulfill his duties. Top Shia cleric Alireza Arafi has been named to the interim Leadership Council after Supreme Leader Khamenei was confirmed killed in US-Israeli strikes, state media reported Sunday. The ISNA news agency has described that ...
Honor’s Magic V6 doesn’t have a new rabbit to pull out of its hat
Honor launched the Magic V5 in August 2025 and yet its successor is being announced just seven months later. Speak to Honor’s representatives, and you can imply that it’s racing to push the envelope against both its real competition (Samsung) and its anticipated one (Apple). With so little time between launches, you’ll be unsurprised to learn that little has changed. The only other real reason this device has been pushed out so swiftly is because it’ll help Honor retain the title of making the w...
Who is Austin Tucker Martin? Little known about Mar-a-Lago intruder, echoing past Trump security scares
The North Carolina man shot and killed after breaching the north gate at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home was described as a "good kid" and had no prior run-ins with the law, but his background remains shrouded in mystery as authorities investigate. Austin Tucker Martin, 21, was killed on Trump's property around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning by a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy and two Secret Service agents, according to Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. Fox News confirmed that he walked onto the prop...
New 'hell heron' Spinosaurus species found in remote Sahara 70 years after fossil clue
Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of Spinosaurus the meat-eating dinosaur that may have rivaled T. rex in size.The new species, called Spinosaurus mirabilis, lived 95 to 100 million years ago. The fossil remains were found in the Sahara Desert, in a remote location called Jenguebi, in the country of Niger.Recently detailed in the journal Science, the discovery was years in the making with researchers finding jaw fragments in 2019 and two additional crests in 2022.T RE...
I’ve been a pastor for 40 years. Young men are struggling and I think I know why
Young men aren’t toxic, so much as they are unformed. The major paths to community, life advancement, social and personal intelligibility have all more or less disintegrated in the past few decades. That disintegration was accelerated dramatically, even completed, by the pandemic.Which means that men aren’t getting the formation they desperately need to become good men and that they have historically received.One in four of American young men report feeling lonesome. Many of them have either bee...
Alberta’s reliance on oil revenues means that when prices fall, the economy follows
The Alberta government's new budget projects years of deficits due to slumping oil prices. Some experts say the province’s predictions for price recovery may be optimistic.
How to share your location via satellite on iPhone
Apple’s satellite features are designed for situations where cellular and Wi-Fi coverage are unavailable. In supported regions, compatible iPhone 14 or later models can connect directly to a satellite to send messages, access Emergency SOS and share location data. Location sharing via satellite is particularly useful when traveling in remote areas, hiking or driving through regions with limited network coverage. This guide explains what is required to use location sharing via satellite on an iPh...
Dems' potential 2028 hopefuls come out against US strikes on Iran
Some of the top rumored Democratic potential candidates for president in 2028 are showing a united front in opposing U.S. strikes on Iran, with several high-profile figures accusing President Donald Trump of launching an unnecessary and unconstitutional war.Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Trump was "dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want.""Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake ...
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Germany To Scrap Subsidy For Rooftop Solar
Germany To Scrap Subsidy For Rooftop Solar Germany is planning to abolish fixed feed-in tariffs for small rooftop solar installations as of 2027, saying that falling costs have made the technology economically sound without subsidies (narrator: "it isn't"), Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a draft proposal for reforms it has seen. At present, rooftop solar installations of any kind are eligible for guaranteed tariffs. But this could change in a few months, if the government a...
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War in Iran could cause the biggest oil shock in years
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Putin: Killing of Khamenei a 'cynical violation' of morality
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday, calling the death, which came amid strikes from Israel and the U.S. a "cynical violation" of norms.Putin made the statement in a letter to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that the Kremlin released to the public in the wake of Khamenei's death. Saturday's bold daytime strikes eliminated Khamenei along with several other top Iranian leaders, including the head of the Iranian Revolutionary G...
Video Doorbell Advice and Settings for Opting Out of the Surveillance State
Video doorbells are handy, but they’re a threat to privacy. I spoke to experts about why you might ditch your doorbell, and how to safeguard your video.
‘The Chosen’ cast reveals the secret behind its mainstream appeal
CHARLOTTE—The stars of "The Chosen" joined thousands of fans in Charlotte last week for the third annual ChosenCon, celebrating the series that has defied industry expectations. Originally launched as a record-breaking crowdfunded project in 2019, the show has become a hit with religious and secular audiences alike, surpassing 250 million viewers.While the majority of the audience identifies as Christian, the show's creators shared a surprising statistic: roughly 30% of viewers were not Christia...
American Culture Quiz: Test yourself on airport accolades and soda sensations
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.This week's quiz highlights airport accolades, soda sensations and much more. Can you get all 8 questions right?Give it a try and see how you do!CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESTo try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here. Also, to take our latest News Quiz published every Friday click here.
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In Sensational Ruling, Court Prohibits German State From Classifying AfD As A "Confirmed Right-Wing Extremist" Organization
In Sensational Ruling, Court Prohibits German State From Classifying AfD As A "Confirmed Right-Wing Extremist" Organization Authored by 'eugyppius', Old friends may remember the farce we experienced last May, when outgoing Marshmallow Interior Minister Nancy Faeser pushed her gaggle of goons in the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) to upgrade their political classification of Alternative für Deutschland. No longer did the BfV consider the national polit...
Tired of websites blocking your VPN? A dedicated IP fixes that
If you have ever turned on your VPN and suddenly could not log in to your bank, email, streaming service or work portal, you are not imagining things. In fact, this is one of the most common frustrations VPN users face today.However, the issue is not that VPNs stopped working. Instead, websites have become far more aggressive about blocking traffic that looks suspicious.As a result, the way your VPN is built now matters just as much as whether you use one at all.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Repo...
Some Linux LTS Kernels Will Be Supported Even Longer, Announces Greg Kroah-Hartman
An anonymous reader shared this report from the blogIt's FOSS: Greg Kroah-Hartman has updated the projected end-of-life (EOL) dates for several active longterm support kernels via a commit. The provided reasoning? It was done "based on lots of discussions with different companies and groups and the other stable kernel maintainer." The other maintainer is Sasha Levin, who co-maintains these Linux kernel releases alongside Greg. Now, the updated support schedule for the currently active LTS kerne...
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From Quantum Spam to Quantum Minds: Why the ‘Best’ Revolution in Physics Is Only Getting Started
Physicist Paul Davies looks back at the past century of quantum mechanics—the most disruptive theory in the history of modern science.
From hostage crisis to assassination plots: Iran’s near half-century war on Americans
After radical students overthrew Iran's shah in 1979 and took hostages in the U.S. embassy, the Middle Eastern nation became a strident and blood-soaked adversary of what its new Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship has long called the "Great Satan."Since then, Tehran has sponsored terrorism around the globe, including targeting the U.S. in multiple, high-profile instances. Former Reagan Justice Department Chief of Staff Mark Levin said Sunday there are at least 44 examples of Iran targeting Amer...
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Barabak: With midterm vote starting, here's where things stand in national redistricting fight
President Trump set off a partisan battle over the congressional map for November's election. The result has been sound and fury in more than a dozen states, starting with Texas and California.
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A charismatic educator, a connected consultant and an AI deal that failed L.A. schools
Alberto Carvalho and Debra Kerr's roots date back to their days together in the Florida education community. Now, both find themselves as central figures in a federal probe into AllHere, the company behind L.A. Unified's failed AI chatbot project.
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Surveillance company Flock generates controversy — and a roster of L.A. clients
Other cities have ended their relationships with Flock Safety over its ties to the federal government and concerns about cybersecurity and privacy. But connections in the L.A. area endure.
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Fear that herbicides are poisoning Orange County creeks blows up on social media
A group of residents is demanding answers from Orange County officials about herbicide spraying in waterways.
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Claude hits No. 1 on App Store as ChatGPT users defect in show of support for Anthropic's Pentagon stance
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MARK LEVIN: Hands off postwar Iran? That could be a grave strategic mistake for America and the world
What will the Iranian government look like after this military conflict? This question is being asked across the media. And, we are told, it could be a disaster, depending on who or what replaces the current Islamic dictatorship.Well, this is interesting.So, I will answer this apparently complicated question: We have no idea what it will look like. In fact, since we have no desire to be involved in any kind of postwar "democracy project," how can we know?We have declared to the Iranian people th...
MARK LEVIN: Hands off post-war Iran? That could be a grave strategic mistake for America and the world
What will the Iranian government look like after this military conflict? This question is being asked across the media. And, we are told, it could be a disaster, depending on who or what replaces the current Islamic dictatorship.Well, this is interesting.So, I will answer this apparently complicated question: We have no idea what it will look like. In fact, since we have no desire to be involved in any kind of postwar "democracy project," how can we know?We have declared to the Iranian people th...
Disgraced Mt Gox CEO Suggests Bitcoin Hard Fork to Recover $5 Billion in Customer Funds
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Nova Scotia's craft beer industry seeing 'unheard of' number of closures
While Nova Scotia's craft beer industry saw huge growth in the past couple of decades, growing to as many as 60 breweries with some having additional taproom locations, the number of breweries has decreased to around 50 in just the last two years.
Family believes Nova Scotia's new medical records system played part in baby's death
A Musquodoboit, N.S., family says it believes a tragedy could have been averted if not for the One Person One Record system that launched in December at the IWK Health Centre.
The Piracy Problem Streaming Platforms Can’t Solve
In parts of the Middle East and North Africa, a patchwork of sanctions, payment failures, and licensing gaps pushes people into piracy networks.
Canada poised to become 'one of the largest suppliers of LNG in the world': energy minister
Canada's energy minister says the country is poised to become one of the world's biggest suppliers of liquefied natural gas, exporting as much as 100 million tonnes per year.
The rise of singlehood could impact everything from housing to taxes
For decades there has been an increase in single people across the world. But more recently that number seems to be not only growing, but changing how we talk about single people and how the world might work with more of them.
Canada poised to become 'one of the largest suppliers of LNG in the world': Energy minister
Canada's energy minister says the country is poised to become one of the world's biggest suppliers of liquefied natural gas, exporting as much as 100 million tonnes per year.
Canada should not have an election before reviewing CUSMA trade deal, says Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Polievre says Canada should not have an election before it reviews the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) this year and instead he's reiterating his proposal the Carney government set up an all-party committee on the matter.
Why much of Canada's national art collection isn't online
Canada has the technology to share its national art collection online. What it hasn’t clearly decided is how much copyright law should stand in the way.
Snowbanks are still blocking parking on some streets more than a month after Toronto's last big storm
More than a month after Toronto's last major snowstorm, some residents are complaining their streets are still so clogged with curbside snowbanks that finding on-street parking remains a problem not just for residents but local businesses too.
Anthropic's Claude Leaps to #2 on Apple's 'Top Apps' Chart After Pentagon Controversy
Anthropic's Claude AI assistant "jumped to the No. 2 slot on Apple's chart of top U.S. free apps late on Friday," reports CNBC: The rise in popularity suggests that Anthropic is benefiting from its presence in news headlines, stemming from its refusal to have its models used for mass domestic surveillance or for fully autonomous weapons... OpenAI's ChatGPT sat at No. 1 on the App Store rankings on Saturday, while Google's Gemini was at No. 3... On Jan. 30, [Claude] was ranked No. 131 in the U....
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It’s March. Do You Know Where Your Children Are Going to Camp?
For many New York City parents, the quest to find an affordable, convenient summer camp amounts to an unpleasant annual hazing ritual.
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‘He Opened the Safe and Took Out All the Cash That Was There’
A waiter’s training takes an unlikely turn, panic on a crowded bus and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
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GOP congressman John Rutherford praises Operation "Epic Furry"
Congressman John Rutherford, representing Florida's fifth district since 2017, is a standard-issue contemporary Republican: an elderly, gray-haired former sheriff's deputy, firmly aligned with Donald Trump. When he announces his love for "Epic Furry," then, the internet takes note. "The Iranian regime has set the table for Operation Epic Furry through their forty-seven years of state sponsored terrorism," Rutherford said in a press release posted to his official House website [archive.org] Read ...
Deleted my GPT account and ported my AI game project to Claude. Wow!
I had been working since GPT very first allowed agents to create gaming agents capable of narrating and dreaming up complex game systems while following a verbal command line with minimal hard code. S
Give autonomous military power to AI?
Yes, of course. Because it’s not really a choice. It’s just a matter of when, and how. Because if your enemy does it and you don’t, you lose. A quick jump forward in time: All wars are fought with aut
I built a Claude system prompt that automatically populates NotebookLM notebooks
I've been using NotebookLM heavily for research and got tired of manually hunting down and adding sources. So I wrote a system prompt that hands the whole process off to Claude. When you give it a top
Silicon Valley's Ideas Mocked Over Penchant for Favoring Young Entrepreneurs with 'Agency'
In a 9,000-word expose, a writer for Harper's visited San Francisco's young entrepreneurs in September to mockingly profile "tech's new generation and the end of thinking." There's Cluely founder Roy Lee. ("His grand contribution to the world was a piece of software that told people what to do.") And the Rationalist movement's Scott Alexander, who "would probably have a very easy time starting a suicide cult..." Alexander's relationship with the AI industry is a strange one. "In theory, we thi...
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, is dead at 86
Obituary: Khamenei’s death came amid a joint US-Israel strike on Iran.
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After The Iran Attack, Is Bitcoin GIving A "Green Light" Ahead Of Monday's Market Open
After The Iran Attack, Is Bitcoin GIving A "Green Light" Ahead Of Monday's Market Open The first time Iran found itself in a major regional war with Donald Trump about to enter the White House, was April 13, 2024 when as part of escalating tensions with Israel, "Iran began an attack on Israel by launching dozens of suicide drones" on April 13, 2024. That said, it is s stretch to call that particular weapons exchange war, as both sides just wanted some theatrical appreciation rather ...
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After The Iran Attack, Is Bitcoin Giving A "Green Light" Ahead Of Monday's Market Open
After The Iran Attack, Is Bitcoin Giving A "Green Light" Ahead Of Monday's Market Open The first time Iran found itself in a major regional war with Donald Trump about to enter the White House, was April 13, 2024 when as part of escalating tensions with Israel, "Iran began an attack on Israel by launching dozens of suicide drones" on April 13, 2024. That said, it is s stretch to call that particular weapons exchange war, as both sides just wanted some theatrical appreciation rather ...
Khamenei’s death opens uncertain chapter for Iran’s entrenched theocracy
Iran entered a new chapter Saturday after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, abruptly ending more than three decades of authoritarian rule and setting in motion a leadership transition the regime has long prepared.A senior Arab diplomat told The Times of Israel that while Khamenei’s demise is a "massive blow" to the Islamic Republic, Tehran anticipated the possibility and took steps to withstand such a scenario."Mere survival, at this point, would be considered a victory," the dip...
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What A Taiwan Invasion Would Cost China
What A Taiwan Invasion Would Cost China Authored by Antonio Graceffo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Shortly after meeting with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping in late October, President Donald Trump said China would never attack Taiwan while he is president because Chinese officials “know the consequences.” While support from the United States is welcome news for Taiwan, Trump’s words raise a real question: Does Xi actually know the cost of invading Taiwan? A ...
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Missiles, drones and panic-buying: Inside Dubai after the Fairmont hotel strike
Panicked tourists sheltered in carparks as Dubai's airspace was partly closed.
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Missiles, drones and panic-buying: Inside Dubai after the Fairmont Hotel strike
Panicked tourists sheltered in carparks as Dubai's airspace was partly closed.
US women's basketball player in Israel shares panic in footage of Iranian counterattack on Jerusalem
Former NCAA and Team USA women's basketball player Destiny Littleton shared footage Saturday of her experience fleeing Iranian counterstrikes in Israel. Her documentation concluded with a panicked scene of her and other civilians shouting in fear as drones flew overhead. Littleton, who won a national championship at South Carolina under coach Dawn Staley in 2022, and a gold medal for the U.S. in the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup, currently plays for Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel’s top division. She p...
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The Transatlantic Divide In Language Learning
The Transatlantic Divide In Language Learning The benefits of learning a foreign language are extensive and go way beyond the ability to converse with people from other countries. Speaking a second language broadens the horizon, takes the guesswork out of restaurant orders on vacation and even makes the Super Bowl Halftime Show more enjoyable. It has professional benefits as well, as multilingualism is a much sought-after skill in today's globalized world. Even though you can g...
Does anyone else notice that crypto communities tend toward tribalism while AI communities don't?
I was drafting an article about both AI and crypto and noticed that the brand loyalties between different LLMs and companies using AI tend to be much more chill compared to the fights between differen
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Fed Plans To Release Sweeping Bank‑Capital Rule By Late March: Top Regulator
Fed Plans To Release Sweeping Bank‑Capital Rule By Late March: Top Regulator Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Long-awaited banking regulation—also known as the Basel III Endgame framework—will be released next month, said the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator. Michelle Bowman, vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve Board, in Washington on July 22, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, appearing at a S...
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Helen Clark calls Government response to Iran strikes ‘disgrace’
The former PM says the strikes on Iran breached international law and its sovereignty.
Sam Altman Answers Questions on X.com About Pentagon Deal, Threats to Anthropic
Saturday afternoon Sam Altman announced he'd start answering questions on X.com about OpenAI's work with America's Department of War and all the developments over the past few days. (After that department's negotions had failed with Anthropic, they announced they'd stop using Anthropic's technology and threatened to designate it a "Supply-Chain Risk to National Security". Then they'd reached a deal for OpenAI's technology though Altman says it includes OpenAI's own similar prohibitions against u...
Voice of America pushes Trump’s message inside Iran as regime clamps down on communications: reports
Voice of America’s (VOA) Persian-language service continued broadcasting inside Iran on Saturday despite sweeping communication restrictions imposed by the regime, a spokesperson confirmed to Fox News.VOA the U.S. government-funded international broadcaster overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) appeared to air Persian-language coverage of the U.S.-Israeli military campaign known as "Operation Epic Fury," the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, remarks from President Donald Trump...
Iran goes dark amid 'regime paranoia,' blackout follows Israeli, US strikes on compound
Iran was plunged into an internet blackout Saturday after Israel and the U.S. launched military strikes around the country, according to a global internet monitor.Within hours of the strikes which officials said targeted infrastructure and killed dozens of senior regime figures at a compound in Tehran NetBlocks CEO Alp Toker confirmed connectivity started "flatlining.""We're tracking the ongoing blackout, but our assessment is that this is straight out of Iran's wartime playbook and consistent b...
Iran goes dark amid 'regime paranoia', blackout follows Israeli, US strikes on compound
Iran was plunged into an internet blackout Saturday after Israel and the U.S. launched military strikes around the country, according to a global internet monitor.Within hours of the strikes which officials said targeted infrastructure and killed dozens of senior regime figures at a compound in Tehran— NetBlocks CEO Alp Toker confirmed connectivity started "flatlining.""We're tracking the ongoing blackout, but our assessment is that this is straight out of Iran's wartime playbook and consistent ...
Mamdani's response to Trump's Iran strike sparks conservative backlash: 'Rooting for the ayatollah'
New York City's socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing blowback from conservatives on social media over his post condemning the U.S. attack on Iran that led to the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.On Saturday, as a joint strike on Iran by the United States and Israel was developing, Mamdani blasted the Trump administration's decision in a post on X that has been viewed roughly 20 million times. "Today’s military strikes on Iran carried out by the United States and Israe...
