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Sharia Law In Texas? Rep Exposes Muslim-Only Enclaves Operating Next To Police HQs
Sharia Law In Texas? Rep Exposes Muslim-Only Enclaves Operating Next To Police HQs Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Texas Congressman Keith Self has dropped a bombshell on the growing reality of Sharia-adherent communities taking root inside the United States. Far from some future hypothetical, these enclaves are here, now, and operating openly in his own district. Self laid it out plainly: “Sharia is alive, well, and operating in Plano, Texas. Right now, as I speak,...
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SoCal man complained about girlfriend's cooking. She cut his throat, buried him under staircase
Trista Ann Spicer was convicted and sentenced to prison for killing her boyfriend after the two argued argued over a dinner she cooked.
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In South Dakota, neighbours feel sorry for Kristi Noem’s husband
New York Times: Bryon Noem's marriage has been the talk of the prairie for months.
Proposed political neutrality legislation offensive to Alberta teachers, association says
The Alberta Teachers’ Association says the provincial government's suggestion that educators don't act with integrity or present issues in a balanced way is offensive.
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Madness At The Grocery Store
Madness At The Grocery Store Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Sometimes it is just a mood. Sometimes it’s the store or the product. Regardless, I can hardly go to the grocery store these days without a sense of shock at how much I’m spending even while buying as little as possible. Money-saving tactics—choosing cheaper venues, substituting products, just eating less—don’t seem to work anymore. Grocery days used to be happy. Smiles all around. The bounty was all a...
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Medical Examiner Rules That a Rohingya Refugee’s Death Was a Homicide
An autopsy showed that the man suffered dehydration and hypothermia after Border Patrol agents dropped him off on a cold night in Buffalo. Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned their actions as cruel and inhumane.
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Man Convicted of Aggravated Manslaughter in Police Officer’s Death
While the jury found Guy Rivera guilty in the death of Detective Jonathan Diller in 2024, they acquitted him of first-degree murder, the most serious charge he faced.
Chiefs GM Brett Veach won’t reveal invite status for Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift's wedding
As Brett Veach prepares for the NFL Draft and works to position the Chiefs for a return to contention, the general manager is also staying quiet about a widely speculated wedding involving one of the team’s top players.During a sitdown with ESPN at this week’s NFL meetings in Arizona, Brett Veach sidestepped questions about whether he received an invitation to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s upcoming wedding. "We’ll see," Veach said during his appearance on "The Schrager Hour" podcast. "Couldn’t...
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"He Ran On No Wars - Now We Have One": Michael Savage Breaks With Trump Over Iran
"He Ran On No Wars - Now We Have One": Michael Savage Breaks With Trump Over Iran Another notable Trump supporter has come out against the US-Israel war in Iran. In a candid and pointed monologue delivered on his syndicated radio show marking his 84th birthday, longtime conservative voice Michael Savage directly challenged President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran conflict. Savage, a staunch America First advocate, did not mince words: “He [Trump] has good intentions. He liked t...
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7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake hits eastern Indonesia
There is a warning of possible 'hazardous tsunami waves' within 1000km of the epicentre.
Stephen Colbert mocks Trump fans who still support the president: 'Who are you?'
The "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert mocked fans of President Donald Trump during a segment on his show Tuesday night.During his monologue, Colbert remarked that a University of Massachusetts Amherst poll found that Trump's approval rating had sunk to just 33%. After the audience cheered, he added that Trump's other poll numbers were also "pretty rough.""On average, 47.2% of Americans strongly disapprove of him," Colbert said. "There are still 22.4% who strongly approve of him."STEPHEN COLBERT'S...
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Middle East conflict live updates: Donald Trump to deliver first national address on Iran War
Expert believes Trump is likely to declare victory against Iran today.
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Man in Custody After 7-Month-Old Girl Is Fatally Shot in Brooklyn
The baby was struck by a stray bullet on Wednesday afternoon in the Williamsburg neighborhood. The police said they were still looking for another person.
California Suspends Enforcement of Law Requiring VCs to Report Diversity Data
After investors appealed to the governor, California again delayed the deadline for venture firms to disclose the demographics of startup founders they back.
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Nasa Artemis 2 launch: Four astronauts take off for historic moon flyby
The four astronauts hope to venture further from Earth than any human before.
Judge grants Tiger Woods permission to seek treatment abroad after DUI arrest, court documents say
Tiger Woods was granted permission to travel outside the United States to begin treatment he said he would seek after his DUI arrest Friday in Jupiter Island, Fla. Woods’ attorney, Douglas N. Duncan, filed a motion requesting permission to leave the country, which was granted by Judge Darren Steele. "Based upon the Defendant’s treating physician, the out of country treatment facility recommendation is based upon the Defendant’s complex clinical presentation and the urgent need for a level of car...
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Dubai Crackdown Hits Iran's Economic Lifeline, Squeezes IRGC Networks
Dubai Crackdown Hits Iran's Economic Lifeline, Squeezes IRGC Networks By Negar Mojtahedi of Iran International The arrest of dozens of IRGC-linked money changers in the United Arab Emirates is one of the most serious blows yet to Tehran’s sanctions-evasion network, laying bare how heavily the Islamic Republic has depended on Dubai as an economic lifeline. Sources familiar with the matter told Iran International that UAE authorities detained dozens of money changers tied to financi...
Trump administration makes major move to relieve 'unfair burden' on DHS workers as shutdown drags on
FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration will extend tax filing deadlines for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel as the ongoing shutdown intensifies financial pressure on thousands of federal workers.The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are set to announce a 30-day automatic tax filing extension for affected employees, shielding them from penalties and interest. The partial government shutdown has now entered its 46th day, intensifying pressure on federal workers.HOUSE...
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Farmworkers conflicted on former César Chávez Day: 'You can only judge a living person'
In the wake of the New York Times investigation on the alleged sexual abuse of César Chávez, many have scrubbed his image and name, including the renaming of César Chávez Day as Farmworkers Day. But some farmworkers worry the rebrand will gloss over important history.
WATCH: Robert De Niro brushes off 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' label hurled by critics
FIRST ON FOX: Actor Robert De Niro was in the nation's capital Wednesday sitting in the same crowded courtroom as President Donald Trump and some of his closest advisors during oral arguments by the Supreme Court about birthright citizenship. Fox News Digital caught up with De Niro as he was exiting the courthouse, but De Niro said he did not have any perspective on how the arguments went. "I'm waiting to get a, getting a – I'm not sure because I could hear, but not hear. It's complicated. So, I...
Hidden NYC tunnel tied to Underground Railroad at risk of ‘significant damage,’ advocates warn
An Underground Railroad passageway in New York City was recently identified and is now under potential threat from proposed commercial development, according to advocates. The passage, found in the Merchant's House Museum in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, is believed to have been part of a secret network of routes that helped enslaved Black Americans escape to freedom.The structure is described as "about 2 feet square and secreted beneath a built-in chest of drawers on the second floor, [an...
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Minnesota Judges Enabling Somali Fraud Epidemic With Slaps On Wrist
Minnesota Judges Enabling Somali Fraud Epidemic With Slaps On Wrist The Feeding Our Future fraud is the largest pandemic-relief theft in American history - $250 million stolen, mostly by Somali immigrants who fabricated meal counts and pocketed federal child nutrition funds. The prosecutions have dragged on for years. Now that sentences are finally coming down, a troubling pattern is emerging: the punishments don’t seem to fit the crime. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel nominat...
NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off
NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion spacecraft atop, launched at 6:35 p.m. ET on Wednesday, kicking off the first mission to send astronauts to the Moon in over 50 years.
Queen Elizabeth was 'on to' Meghan Markle 'from the start' and viewed her as an 'opportunist': book
Queen Elizabeth II had concerns about grandson Prince Harry's future wife Meghan Markle from the beginning, according to a new book.In veteran political reporter Susan Page's upcoming book, "The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History," a palace aide claimed the late monarch grew skeptical of the American actress early on, viewing her as calculated and skilled at shaping her public image. "Her Majesty had become wary of Meghan as an opportunist was ‘on to her from the start...
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The Largest Survey of Exoplanet Spins Confirms a Long-held Theory
For some time, astronomers have theorized that there is a connection between planetary mass and rotation. Using the W.M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawai'i, a team of astronomers confirmed this relationship by studying dozens of gas giants and brown dwarfs in distant star systems.
Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026
The AI-powered 'Frozen' animatronic freezing up and taking a little tumble is far more entertaining as a meme than if the magic snowman worked as designed.
NASA Launches Artemis II Astronauts Around the Moon
NASA's Artemis II mission has launched four astronauts around the moon and back, marking humanity's first crewed lunar voyage in 53 years and the first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) with people on board. Five minutes into the flight, Commander Reid Wiseman saw the team's target: "We have a beautiful moonrise, we're headed right at it," he said from the capsule. The Associated Press reports: Artemis II set sail from the same Florida launch site that sent Apollo...
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Expect Electricity Prices To Rise Further, Analysts Warn
Expect Electricity Prices To Rise Further, Analysts Warn By Robert Walton of UtilityDive, U.S. electricity prices have risen significantly in recent years, though “national trends mask stark differences” in state prices, according to an April 1 analysis by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and The Brattle Group. Whether you take a “crisis” or “more nuanced view” of the increases - the analysis offers both - one thing is likely, according to the report: “Record levels of [inv...
Kia’s EV3 Is Headed to the US This Year With Up to 320 Miles of Range
There's set to be a new, compact EV in town soon.
Artemis II launches astronauts around the moon in first deep space mission since Apollo
The Artemis II crew launched into the history books Wednesday, blasting off aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft on a mission around the moon the first crewed journey beyond low-Earth orbit in more than 50 years.Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the U.S., and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, boarded the 322-foot Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B on Wednesday afternoon, just hours before launching at 6:35 p.m.The Artemis II crew is expec...
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Judges Delay Start of Luigi Mangione’s State and Federal Trials
On Wednesday, a judge delayed Mr. Mangione’s federal trial by a month, moving it to October. Hours later, another judge pushed his state trial from June to September.
Trump admonishes reporter for interrupting his answer on Iran operations: 'Lot of problems with you'
President Donald Trump admonished a reporter Tuesday after the reporter asked him a question and then interrupted him while he was giving his answer.The reporter was NewsNation White House correspondent Libbey Dean. She asked if Iran has to make a deal for the U.S. to stop military operations against the nation and whether Trump has spoken to the country's new leader."No, Iran doesn’t have to make a deal, no," he said. "I’ve spoken to a lot of people. It’s a new regime. They are much more access...
Union says no snow crab will be processed in N.L. until 'fair' price agreed upon
The union representing fishery workers in Newfoundland and Labrador says there will be no snow crab processed in the province until they get a deal for a "fair" price.
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How heavily fuel-reliant Pacific Islands are handling the Iran war crisis
About 80% of Pacific energy use relies on imported oil products.
Puka Nacua enters rehab center amid legal issues, antisemitic remark allegations: report
Los Angeles Rams all-pro wide receiver Puka Nacua has entered a rehab center after some recent off-field issues.Nacua was recently accused of assault and battery by a woman who alleges he bit her on the shoulder on New Year’s Eve and made an antisemitic remark. Neither Nacua's attorney, Levi McCathern, nor the Rams, immediately responded to an email for confirmation. However, the New York Post quoted McCathern as saying, "He was in there a substantial period of time before any of these allegatio...
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Pentagon Prepares A-10 Warthog Surge As Mideast Fleet Set To Double
Pentagon Prepares A-10 Warthog Surge As Mideast Fleet Set To Double The Department of War is preparing to double its fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, better known in the aviation community as "Warthogs," in the Middle East in the very near term, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The surge of additional Warthogs, as many as 18, on top of the roughly dozen A-10s already operating in the region, has already been used to sink Iranian boats in the Hormuz chokepo...
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Watch Live: NASA's Artemis II Rocket On Way To Moon
Watch Live: NASA's Artemis II Rocket On Way To Moon Watch Live (successful launch at 6:35 p.m. EST): NASA's Artemis II mission is finally set to launch three Americans and one Canadian atop the Space Launch System rocket on a lunar mission not seen in more than 50 years. The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch at 6:24 p.m. EST on Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fueling process for the Artemis II rocket has picked up speed. The rocket is now more q...
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Syracuse Drops 84 Programs Including Classics, Ceramics and Italian
In all, 93 of the 460 academic programs at the university will be closed or paused. No students were majoring in 55 of the programs that are ending.
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Mahmoud Khalil Asks Emil Bove to Recuse Himself From Immigration Case
Mr. Khalil, who is fighting his deportation, and Judge Bove were on opposite sides of President Trump’s crackdown on campus protesters when the judge was a Justice Department official.
Anthropic took down thousands of GitHub repos trying to yank its leaked source code a move the company says was an accident
Anthropic executives said it was an accident and retracted the bulk of the takedown notices.
Jalen Brunson's sister blasts ESPN after Stephen A Smith Knicks rant: 'Utterly ridiculous'
New York Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson’s sister called out ESPN after personality Stephen A. Smith took aim at her brother’s team and best friend, Josh Hart, during a "First Take" segment. Smith called out Hart, Brunson’s teammate and "Roommates Show" podcast co-host, as the Knicks have struggled in recent games, especially against NBA teams with an above-.500 record. Erica Brunson, Jalen’s sister, took time to post to X on Wednesday, where she ripped the "Worldwide Leader" after listening to Sm...
This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases
Next month might be the traditional big 'Star Wars' drop from Lego, but April is all about 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'.
Stephen A Smith regrets voting for Kamala Harris, says he lost faith in Democrats
Stephen A. Smith said on Wednesday’s episode of "The Sage Steele Show" that he regrets voting for former Vice President Kamala Harris, telling Sage Steele he initially believed Harris could work across the aisle before concluding Democrats still did not understand why they lost.Steele asked Smith about his comments prior to the 2024 election on Dave Rubin's show about voting for former Vice President Kamala Harris. "You went on his show, and you said that you voted for Kamala Harris?" she asked....
Fox News Poll: Broad anxiety about AI doesn’t extend to jobs
As artificial intelligence continues to expand into homes and the workplace, voters are less concerned about it taking their jobs and more worried about its overall influence.The latest Fox News Poll finds 66% of registered voters are concerned about artificial intelligence, up from 63% in December and 56% in 2023 (the first time the question was asked). The increase in concern is across the board, with the biggest jumps happening among women, voters without a college degree, Democrats and liber...
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America's Half-Trillion-Dollar Sewage Problem
America's Half-Trillion-Dollar Sewage Problem Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Beneath city streets and suburban neighborhoods, a vast network of pipes and wastewater treatment systems is reaching the end of its life. This subterranean infrastructure is already suffering tens of thousands of failures per year, while exposing millions of Americans to contamination risks. Utilities, plumbing experts, and environmentalists warn that the scope of th...
UFC-Que Choisir Takes Ubisoft To French Court Over the Crew Shutdown
Longtime Slashdot reader Elektroschock writes: When Ubisoft pulled the plug on The Crew's servers without warning, players were left with a worthless game they'd already paid for. Now, consumer watchdog UFC-Que Choisir is fighting back, demanding gamers' right to play regardless of publisher whims. Supported by the "Stop Killing Games" movement, this landmark case challenges unfair terms before the Creteil Judicial Court (Val-de-Marne near Paris), and aims to protect players from disappearing ga...
Federal 30-days-or-free policy for passports now in place
The federal government's new "30 days or free" policy for issuing passports takes effect on Wednesday.
Investigators link serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 Utah murder
Utah officials announced on Wednesday that they were closing a five-decade-old case after finding "definitive proof" that American serial killer Ted Bundy killed a 17-year-old Utah girl.
Embattled MLB umpire CB Bucknor leaves game after taking foul ball to mask day after controversial call
It has been a rough 24 hours for C.B. Bucknor.On Tuesday night, the longtime Major League Baseball umpire made an egregious call when, without looking, he ruled a runner did not touch first base and called him out yet Jake Bauers' cleat hit smack-dab in the middle of the bag.After going viral on social media, Bucknor, 63, took an even harder job on Wednesday by going behind the plate, which in the ABS era has put umpires under the biggest microscope they've ever been under.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SP...
Ilhan Omar admits Dems are responsible for DHS shutdown
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., admitted during a town hall Tuesday that Democrats were responsible for blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security that led to the ongoing partial shutdown of the government agency.While speaking at a town hall in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, Omar explained that she and fellow Democrats refused to back a funding bill unless changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were included. Her remarks came as Congress remained in a standoff over DHS fundi...
Conversion therapy survivors on edge as U.S. Supreme Court strikes down ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that banning conversion therapy for minors is a violation of free speech. But a man who once underwent the practice himself says it's about protecting vulnerable young people from serious and sometimes fatal harm.
Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI
It gave the leader of a nonprofit involved with it "a very grimy feeling."
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Watch Live: NASA Launches Artemis II Moon Rocket
Watch Live: NASA Launches Artemis II Moon Rocket Watch Live (scheduled for launch at 6:24 p.m. EST): NASA's Artemis II mission is finally set to launch three Americans and one Canadian atop the Space Launch System rocket on a lunar mission not seen in more than 50 years. The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch at 6:24 p.m. EST on Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The fueling process for the Artemis II rocket has picked up speed. The rocket is now more q...
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Driverless robotaxis malfunction on Chinese motorway, leaving passengers stuck
At least 100 Baidu robotaxis stopped on a high-speed ring road in Wuhan, China.
Megan Fox sends fans into a frenzy with racy photoshoot
Megan Fox has posted her latest set of racy photos.On Tuesday, Fox uploaded pictures, taken by Cibelle Levi, to Instagram. The 39-year-old actress was dressed as a provocative school girl in the images. "it is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver," Fox captioned the images.In the first picture, Fox was laying down on a bed, writing in a journal. She was wearing a very short, plaid skirt with a white shirt tied. Fox wore glasses and thigh-high socks.In the second picture, Fox held a pair of ta...
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Migrating American Woodcocks Set Off a Birding Frenzy in NYC’s Bryant Park
American woodcocks, also known as timberdoodles, are bopping and shimmying through the park, charming visitors during a pit stop on their northerly migration.
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The Actual Problem With America's Energy Security Is Starting To Reveal Itself...
The Actual Problem With America's Energy Security Is Starting To Reveal Itself... Constellation Energy’s high-profile effort to revive one of the Three Mile Island reactor plants, now renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center, has run into a four-year-tall roadblock: the grid itself. The company had targeted a restart in the second half of 2027 to deliver roughly 835 megawatts of nuclear power to Microsoft data centers under a long-term agreement. Yet PJM Interconnection, the region...
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Ninja Creami, the PacoJet for the rest of us
I hadn't given the Ninja Creami a second thought, as it just looked like just another tacky 10-in-1 discount store kitchen gadget. We have ice cream at Baskin Robbins, we don't need it at home. When I met one wild-eyed adherent, I dismissed their praise of the inexpensive frozen treat maker as the ravings of a lunatic. Read the rest The post Ninja Creami, the PacoJet for the rest of us appeared first on Boing Boing.
Amazon Facilities in Bahrain Hit Again as Iran Follows Through on Threat, Report Says
Iran had promised to hit American tech companies on April 1st.
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Turns out Tesla's "self-driving" taxis have drivers
Despite years of promises about driverless tech, Tesla says its robotaxis still rely on humans who can step in and drive when things go wrong. As Tesla's future is based on robotaxis and humanoid robots, this seems like quite a problem. Read the rest The post Turns out Tesla's "self-driving" taxis have drivers appeared first on Boing Boing.
Why the PS6 Handheld Will Matter More Than the PS6
After the second round of PS5 price hikes, our best hope for an affordable next-gen console may be Sony's rumored PS6 handheld.
DNA Study Casts Even More Doubt on Shroud of Turin’s True Origin
The infamous Shroud of Turin has been surrounded by controversy since it first appeared in the historical record.
Cognichip, which is building an AI model for chip design, raised a $60M Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new board member Lip-Bu Tan
Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch: Cognichip, which is building an AI model for chip design, raised a $60M Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new board member Lip-Bu Tan The most adv
Woman’s double-twin relationship sparks court’s impossible paternity ruling
A panel of judges has ruled that it is impossible to determine which of two identical twins fathered a woman’s baby.The child (referred to as "P"), who was conceived in 2017, is now 8 years old, according to court documents.The U.K. woman, who was only identified as "the mother," reportedly engaged in sexual relations with the identical twins just four days apart.MALE FERTILITY RATES CRASH AS DOCTORS REVEAL HEALTH THREATS: 'SOMETHING VERY WRONG'She remained in a relationship with one twin, who w...
Artemis II vs. Apollo: Why this mission loops the moon but doesn't land
More than half a century after NASA’s final Apollo mission, astronauts on Wednesday are preparing to return to the moon but this time, they will not land.Instead, four crew members aboard Artemis II will fly past the moon on a 10-day mission, traveling farther into space than any humans since the Apollo era.The mission is designed as a crewed lunar flyby, a critical test of NASA’s deep-space systems before attempting future landings, according to NASA.Launched aboard the Space Launch System rock...
Artemis II vs Apollo: Why this mission loops the moon but doesn't land
More than half a century after NASA’s final Apollo mission, astronauts prepared Wednesday to return to the moon, but this time, they will not land.Instead, four crew members aboard Artemis II will fly past the moon on a 10-day mission, traveling farther into space than any humans since the Apollo era.The mission is designed as a crewed lunar flyby, a critical test of NASA’s deep-space systems before attempting future landings, according to NASA.Launched aboard the Space Launch System rocket, the...
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Artemis II launch: Nasa’s top priority – keep astronauts safe
New York Times: Rocket failures, oxygen leaks and space debris are just the start.
Sam Witwer Is Ready for Maul’s Moment
It was animation that gave Darth Maul a second chance, years after his seeming end in 'The Phantom Menace'. Now, he's starring in his own TV show—and the man behind Maul couldn't be happier.
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Tankers Seized By US Carried 20 Million Barrels Of Iranian Crude To China
Tankers Seized By US Carried 20 Million Barrels Of Iranian Crude To China Nine tankers seized by the US since it began taking direct action against the so-called shadow fleet that transport illicit oil around the world have delivered more than 20 million barrels of Iranian crude to China since 2013, according to the WSJ. The figures form part of a new report that provides an insight into the level of support China has given Iran by buying its sanctioned oil. Between 2013 and 2025, ...
AI Can Clone Open-Source Software In Minutes
ZipNada writes: Two software researchers recently demonstrated how modern AI tools can reproduce entire open-source projects, creating proprietary versions that appear both functional and legally distinct. The partly-satirical demonstration shows how quickly artificial intelligence can blur long-standing boundaries between coding innovation, copyright law, and the open-source principles that underpin much of the modern internet. In their presentation, Dylan Ayrey, founder of Truffle Security, ...
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Keep your data safe while roaming online with this 3-year Surfshark subscription
TL;DR: Mask your IP address, and protect yourself online with this 3-year Surfshark VPN Starter Plan subscription for just $67.20 (reg. $430). People tend to only think about using a VPN when it comes to streaming foreign content, but what's truly undervalued is their security benefits. Read the rest The post Keep your data safe while roaming online with this 3-year Surfshark subscription appeared first on Boing Boing.
Charlamagne baffled by ICE agents at airports being efficient and nice 'like Chick-fil-A workers'
"Breakfast Club" host Charlamagne tha God said Tuesday he saw ICE agents picking up the slack of TSA agents so efficiently and friendly that he suspected there was a government "psy-op" at play.President Donald Trump signed an executive order over the weekend to pay Transportation Security Administration officers who had been impacted by the recent government shutdown. Though complications from hundreds of TSA agents quitting or calling out of work are likely to continue, the effects of the resu...
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Trump makes history with rare Supreme Court visit on birthright citizenship case
If the 14th Amendment is narrowed, hundreds of thousands could be left stateless.
Sauer cites ‘striking’ figures on secretive birth tourism in high-stakes SCOTUS case
Birth tourism in the U.S. remains notoriously difficult to measure, but Solicitor General John Sauer on Wednesday pointed the Supreme Court to what he called "striking" figures as the justices weighed President Donald Trump’s effort to curb birthright citizenship."Here's a fact about it that I think is striking," Sauer said. "Media reported as early as 2015 that, based on Chinese media reports, there are 500 500 birth tourism companies in the People's Republic of China whose business is to bring...
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Woman in critical condition after stabbing in downtown L.A.; suspect arrested
A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing of a woman in downtown Los Angeles. She's in critical condition.
Italy missed the World Cup again but that's good news for Canada
CBC Sports' daily newsletter breaks down Italy's stunning loss in World Cup qualifying and how it could help co-host Canada.
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Obama Judge Orders Trump Admin To Restore Legal Status Of 985,000 Migrants Who Used CBP One App
Obama Judge Orders Trump Admin To Restore Legal Status Of 985,000 Migrants Who Used CBP One App Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully pulled the plug on nearly a million asylum-seekers who were temporarily allowed to live in the U.S. thanks to the Biden-era CBP One app. Fox News reports that the app was used by then-President Joe Biden’s administration beginning in 2023 to allow migrants to schedule appo...
Megan Thee Stallion takes 2 Broadway shows off, citing exhaustion during Moulin Rouge!
Megan Thee Stallion was rushed to the hospital after "feeling very ill" while onstage on Broadway in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. She later took to social media to explain she had been "pushing myself past my limits lately."
Fox News Channel wallops CNN, MS NOW viewership during first quarter of 2026
Fox News Channel dominated the first quarter of 2026, topping all of cable for the 20th consecutive quarter while beating CBS among weekday primetime viewers. Fox News averaged 1.7 million total day viewers during the jam-packed news cycle, compared to 691,000 for MS NOW and 577,000 for CNN. During primetime, Fox News averaged 2.6 million viewers, while MS NOW managed 1.1 million and CNN settled for only 797,000. It was the 97th straight quarter that Fox News topped cable news primetime viewersh...
Ted Bundy unmasked in decades-old teen murder as cold case finally solved by DNA: report
A Utah teenager found dead more than 50 years ago has been named as yet another victim of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. Authorities said Wednesday that DNA helped link Bundy to the killing of Laura Ann Aime. The 17-year-old vanished after leaving a Halloween party to buy cigarettes on Oct. 31, 1974, according to KTVX. Her body was discovered by hikers in an embankment near American Fork Canyon road just days later."Laura didn’t live with the family at the time," Aime’s niece, Tara Stucki, t...
Hershey says it will go back to classic recipe for all Reese's products after criticism
Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese's products starting next year, a change that comes after the grandson of Reese's founder criticized the company for shifting to cheaper ingredients.
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7-Month-Old Is Fatally Shot in Brooklyn
The baby was struck by a stray bullet on Wednesday afternoon in the Williamsburg neighborhood, the police said.
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Three more arrested over alleged anti-Semitic arson on Jewish ambulances in London
Police say the March 23 blaze is being treated as an anti-Semitic hate crime.
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Johnson Caves To Thune On DHS Funding: Accepts Senate's Partial Bill That Ditches Voter ID, Leaves ICE Out In The Cold
Johnson Caves To Thune On DHS Funding: Accepts Senate's Partial Bill That Ditches Voter ID, Leaves ICE Out In The Cold In a clear concession announced April 1, 2026, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) yielded to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and agreed to advance the Senate-passed bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - explicitly excluding ICE and key CBP enforcement operations - while moving long-term immigration enforcement and border security f...
Florida woman accused of squatting in home near The Villages, then selling the owner's appliances
Authorities arrested a woman at a home near The Villages after the homeowner told deputies the woman had been staying there without permission and sold a washer and dryer from the residence, according to an arrest affidavit.Candice Meshelle Mackey, 40, was charged with grand theft and dealing in stolen property after investigators said a neighbor told them he bought the washer-and-dryer set from her for $150 and another witness identified the appliances as ones previously kept inside the home.Ac...
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Longtime Friend of Eric Adams Is Indicted on Health Care Fraud Charges
U.S. prosecutors charged that Zhan Petrosyants, known as Johnny, submitted millions of dollars in false health care claims. He and his twin brother are close associates of Mr. Adams.
Jen Shah, Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes bonded in prison over 'poop duty' responsibilities
Reality star Jen Shah built a bond in prison bathrooms with her fellow inmate and friend, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.Three months after Shah was released from a Texas institution on good behavior after serving more than two years behind bars on wire fraud charges, the "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star broke her silence on life in prison.Shah revealed she got "really close" with a lot of her fellow inmates, including Elizabeth "Lizzy" Holmes.‘REAL HOUSEWIVES’ STAR JEN SHAH FREED EAR...
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Luigi Mangione’s Federal Trial Is Delayed by a Month
Judge Margaret Garnett moved the trial’s start date to October. Mr. Mangione’s lawyers had asked that the case be delayed until January, but prosecutors were opposed.
Howie Mandel 'kind of' regrets making public apology after tense Kelly Ripa on-air moment
Howie Mandel is doubling down and dialing back his apology during his viral on-air moment.The "America’s Got Talent" judge admitted he "kind of" regrets issuing a public apology to Kelly Ripa after a lighthearted live interview spiraled into a wave of reactions."Who got offended?" Billy Bush asked on his podcast.HOWIE MANDEL CALLS OUT KELLY RIPA’S BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT IN TENSE LIVE TV MOMENT"I don't know. I've been reading the articles and the internet and if somebody is offended, if somebody f...
Anthropic Can’t Cover Up Its Claude Code Leak Fast Enough
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Zach Cregger Recruits Second Zach for His Aunt Gladys Spinoff
'Weapons' is officially getting a prequel focused on the character played by Oscar winner Amy Madigan, with Zach Shields coming aboard to co-write the screenplay.
Samsung’s Best OLED TV Is $300 Off
The gorgeous Samsung S95F QD-OLED is on super sale ahead of the newest models hitting stores.
Cloudflare Announces EmDash As Open-Source 'Spiritual Successor' To WordPress
In classic Cloudflare fashion, the CDN provider used April Fool's Day to unveil an actual, "not a joke" product. Today, the company announced EmDash -- an open-source "spiritual successor" to WordPress that aims to solve plugin security. Phoronix reports: With the help of AI coding agents, Cloudflare engineers have been rebuilding the WordPress open-source project "from the ground up." EmDash is written entirely in TypeScript and is a server-less design. Making plug-ins more secure than the Word...
Reporter kidnapped in Baghdad known for pursuing gutsy, low-budget assignments while living ‘frugal existence’
American journalist Shelly Kittleson, who often took on dangerous assignments, was warned about looming risks that coincided with her coverage, but didn’t believe threats against her were credible, before she was kidnapped in Iraq on Tuesday. Viral surveillance footage appeared to show Kittleson being forced into a car by two men at a busy intersection in Baghdad on Tuesday. The State Department has said an individual with ties to the Iranian-aligned militia group Kataib Hizballah is believed to...
Golf influencer Paige Spiranac shares words of encouragement for Tiger Woods after DUI arrest
Golf influencer Paige Spiranac shared some encouraging words for Tiger Woods, who announced this week he would be stepping away from golf to "seek treatment" after his DUI arrest in Jupiter Island, Florida Friday. Spiranac reacted on social media after seeing Woods’ statement and the whole situation unfold after his rollover car crash. "I think we are all rooting for Tiger," she posted on X. "Not as a golfer but more importantly as a person. None of us can fathom what he’s been through both emot...
Costco's hot dog-inspired bourbon triggers buying frenzy with $1,000 resale prices
Costco's famous $1.50 hot dog combo may have inspired an unexpected new spin-off a bottle of bourbon that sold out within hours.The bottle, called "I Got That Dog in Me," is a Rare Character single-barrel bourbon featuring Costco's food court hot dog and soda combo on the label. Limited to one per membership, the bottle was released at a Washington, D.C.-area store, where it quickly drew attention from both bourbon enthusiasts and Costco fans. COSTCO'S $140, 10-POUND EASTER BUNNY HAS SHOPPERS QU...
‘Virginia father’ charged with murdering infant daughter is illegal alien, says DHS
A "Virginia father" charged with beating his infant daughter to death is a Guatemalan illegal immigrant who was let into the country under the Biden administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Local outlet WUSA9 reported Tuesday that 28-year-old "Virginia father" Misael Lopez Gomez was arrested Friday for allegedly killing his own daughter. According to the outlet, the three-month-old baby was found not breathing by Fairfax County Police. Officers administered CPR, but the i...
Man with prior arrest caught allegedly trying to shove stranger into train tracks twice in terrifying video
A man accused of trying to push a stranger into the path of an oncoming train in Seattle is now facing an attempted murder charge and the moment was caught on video.The incident unfolded at the busy Northgate light rail station, where a man was standing on the platform waiting for a northbound train when, investigators say, the suspect, Elisio Melendez, suddenly came up behind him and tried to shove him onto the tracks as the train approached.Prosecutors say the attack appeared deliberate.Survei...
Trump hypes moon mission as Artemis II prepares to lift off under pressure from past failures
President Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated NASA’s Artemis II mission, which is set to send U.S. astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit for the first time in more than five decades."Tonight at 6:24 P.M. EST, for the first time in over 50 YEARS, America is going back to the Moon!," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Artemis II, among the most powerful rockets ever built, is launching our Brave Astronauts farther into Deep Space than any human has EVER gone. We are WINNING, in Space, on Earth, and everywhe...
AI blueprints can be stolen with a single small antenna
From smartphone facial recognition to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI) has long been protected as a black box. However, a joint research team from KAIST and international institutions
