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April 21, 2026 | New witness video shows tourists taking cover and being held at gunpoint at Mexico’s Teotihuacán pyramids. U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s extending the ceasefire with Iran so talks can progress. And, Drake’s promotional stunt causes crowd chaos in downtown Toronto.
Which teams have the toughest strength of schedule heading into college football season?
It's hard to believe, but we're just a few months away from the ramp up to the 2026 college football regular season.We've already seen some early, analytics-driven rankings be released, which showcased one obvious point: there are two conferences dominating the sport. The Big Ten Conference, at least based on last year's performances, recruiting rankings, and returning talent, is expected to have three of the five best teams.Meanwhile, the SEC will once again show off its quality depth. Seven of...
Democrats win Virginia redistricting fight, threatening Republican House majority
Democrats scored a major victory on Tuesday as a congressional redistricting referendum that could give the party a significant boost in the battle for the U.S. House of Representatives majority in this year's midterm elections was passed by Virginia voters, The Associated Press reports as of 8:49 p.m. ET.The ballot measure gives the Democrat-controlled Virginia legislature rather than the state's current nonpartisan commission temporary redistricting power through the 2030 election. It could re...
Penguins' Erik Karlsson says the team is ready to 'get out of Pittsburgh' for Game 3 against Flyers
The Pittsburgh Penguins are not in a situation they were probably expecting when the playoffs got underway. They're down 2-0 to the Philadelphia Flyers after a pair of games in their own barn.But that's the reality after the team was shut out on Monday night in Game 2.The Penguins are now dealing with the prospect of entering an always-hostile (especially toward them) Xfinity Mobile Arena for Wednesday's Game 3 in Philadelphia, but maybe that's what they need.Veteran blueliner Erik Karlsson seem...
Maury Povich shuts down Joy Reid’s claim that Senate Democrats ‘do not play politics’
Former daytime talk show host Maury Povich laughed at former MSNBC host Joy Reid's suggestion Monday that Senate Democrats "play by the rules" and don't "play politics" like Republicans.On the "On Par with Maury Povich" podcast, Povich remarked that if the Democratic Party were to regain control of the Senate after the 2026 midterm elections, they would effectively stop any chance of President Donald Trump appointing another Supreme Court justice, similar to how Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., held...
B.C. energy minister says northern route for proposed oil pipeline not realistic
B.C.'s energy minister says that a northern route for an oil pipeline from Alberta, which was recently proposed as part of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with Ottawa, is simply not realistic.
FAA probes JFK near miss after another recent close call fuels scrutiny of air traffic safety
Two passenger jets came too close to each other while approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday, prompting onboard collision warnings and an investigation by federal authorities.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the crew of Republic Airways Flight 4464 performed a go-around after missing its intended approach path and flying too close to Air Canada Express Flight 8554, which had been cleared to land on a parallel runway.Both flight crews responded to on...
Common eating habit may trigger premature immune system aging, study finds
Eating too much salt has long been linked to high blood pressure, but new research suggests it could trick the immune system into prematurely aging the blood vessels.A preclinical study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has identified a biological chain reaction that links a salty diet to cardiovascular decay.Scientists at the University of South Alabama observed that mice on a high-salt diet experienced rapid deterioration in their blood vessel function.HIGH SA...
The ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Reboot Snags an Exciting Director
Curry Barker, the emerging horror talent behind 'Obsession,' will take on Tobe Hooper's legacy at A24.
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Iran urges UN condemnation after US seizes cargo ship
Iran says seizing the Touska violates the ceasefire terms.
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Jane Fonda touts her role in Earth Day musical 'Dear Everything' as her latest environmentalist effort
Activist actress Jane Fonda touted the new musical she will be in, "Dear Everything," during a Monday interview as a timely "Earth opera" to spread environmentalism to a new generation.Fonda has a long history of political activism, most notably her controversial actions amid her opposition to the Vietnam War. Her posing on a Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun led her to being nicknamed "Hanoi Jane" and many accused her of treason.More recently, she spoke about her role in the one-night environmentali...
EXCLUSIVE: Pence warns GOP 'must deliver,' or Planned Parenthood gets taxpayer cash on Fourth of July deadline
FIRST ON FOX Former Vice President Mike Pence is urging congressional Republicans to cut off federal taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers, warning in exclusive comments to Fox News Digital that failure to act would hand the organization a massive paycheck on Independence Day.Pence's demands come alongside a new policy roadmap from his conservative think tank, the Advancing American Freedom Foundation (AAFF), which outlines 20 key legislative priorities for an upcom...
Heidi Klum attacked the ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ red carpet like a braless superhero
If only we all put in as much effort each day as Heidi Klum does when she hits the red carpet. She doesn’t have to be up for an award. She doesn't even have to be the star of a movie to bring her best.Much like her impressive topless start to the year, her run of red carpet appearances that followed has been inspiring. She went viral at the Grammy Awards then put on an award-worthy performance at the Oscars.That's not an easy thing to pull off. Heidi did it in back-to-back months without even bl...
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London hosts military talks on France and UK’s Hormuz mission
Military planners from over 30 countries meet in London for two days.
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Mexico pyramid shooter inspired by Columbine attack, pre-Hispanic sacrifices
The lone gunman injured 13 people and killed a Canadian woman at the site.
Steak ‘n Shake taps MAHA officer as fast-food chain joins RFK Jr's push to overhaul American diet
Steak 'n Shake has tapped its first-ever chief MAHA officer, marking a new step in the fast-food chain's push toward what it describes as healthier, more transparent ingredients.Michael Boes will take on the new executive role, which is "dedicated to advancing nutritional integrity, ingredient transparency and the healthiness of our products," the Indianapolis-based company announced Tuesday on social media. The move aligns with the brand's broader embrace of Health and Human Services Secretary ...
Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models
Meta says that it has a new internal tool that is converting mouse movements and button clicks into data that can train its AI models.
Meta will record employees' keystrokes and use it to train its AI models
Meta says that it has a new internal tool that is converting mouse movements and button clicks into data that can train its AI models.
Eli Manning fires back amid debate comparing ex-Giants star to Falcons great Matt Ryan
Eli Manning retired in 2019 and missed out in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility in 2025. He was passed over again earlier this year but still fired back at a fan who claimed one of his contemporaries was the better quarterback.On Tuesday, a social media user floated a theory about former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan. Ryan, who now oversees football operations as the team’s president, last played in an NFL game in 2022. He announced his retirement in 2024, making him eligible fo...
Filing: Anthropic spent $1.6M and OpenAI $1M on lobbying in Q1, vs. $360K and $560K in Q1 2025, respectively; Meta topped Big Tech lobbying spending with $7.1M
Ashley Gold / Axios: Filing: Anthropic spent $1.6M and OpenAI $1M on lobbying in Q1, vs. $360K and $560K in Q1 2025, respectively; Meta topped Big Tech lobbying spending with $7.1M Both Anthropic an
Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims
Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.
Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic's exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims
Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.
WATCH: Pokémon, sports cards heist hits six figures as detectives hunt suspects
Video captured at least two individuals smashing their way into a Chicago trading card and comics shop early Monday morning.Ronnie Holiday, the owner of Elite Sports Cards, told FOX 32 he received a phone call early Monday about a burglary at his high-end collectible store."It's not the call you want to get at 2 o'clock in the morning," he said.The thieves got away with around $100,000 in valuable packs of Pokémon and major league sports cards as alarm bells rang from within the small business.F...
Gates Foundation plans to cut up to 500 jobs while undergoing review of Jeffrey Epstein ties
The Gates Foundation plans to cut up to 500 jobs, or about 20% of its staff, in the coming years as part of a long-term restructuring, as the foundation also undergoes an external review of its ties to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.Following a Wall Street Journal report that a memo was sent to employees Tuesday, a Gates Foundation spokesperson told Fox News Digital the review was first announced in a foundation-wide email last month and was agreed upon by the board and Bill Gates. The found...
SpaceX and Cursor strike partnership that might end in a $60 billion acquisition
SpaceX and AI company Cursor have struck a new partnership that could see the owner of X buy the AI company for $60 billion later this year. "SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI," SpaceX wrote in a post on X. SpaceXAI and @cursor_ai are now working closely together to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI.The combination of Cursor’s leading product and distribution to expert software engineers with Spa...
Candace Cameron Bure praises Bible event uniting Americans: 'Such an exciting time in history'
Actress Candace Cameron Bure, known for her role as D.J. Tanner on the classic sitcom "Full House," told Fox News that God brings people peace as "America Reads the Bible" takes place in Washington, D.C. The event, which has brought hundreds of people together, features more than 495 Christian leaders who gather to read the Bible aloud from cover to cover. The seven-day event, held at the Museum of the Bible, commemorates America’s 250th birthday, and President Donald Trump participated Tuesday ...
Amtrak riders trapped for nearly 24 hours with overflowing bathrooms amid raging wildfires
Hundreds of passengers on an Amtrak train in Florida were left stranded for nearly 24 hours after wildfires broke out near the tracks disrupting service, halting travel and leading to countless complaints.The delays were caused by two brush fires near the Clay County-Putnam County line in northern Florida.Train 98, part of the Silver Meteor route between Miami and New York, was forced to stop near Jacksonville, leaving some passengers stuck onboard for extended periods.AMTRAK APOLOGIZES AFTER HE...
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FBI Officially Investigating Reports Of Deaths, Disappearances Of US Scientists
FBI Officially Investigating Reports Of Deaths, Disappearances Of US Scientists Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The FBI said it is leading federal efforts to investigate potential connections in reports of dead or missing U.S. scientists in recent years, coming days after President Donald Trump expressed alarm. “The FBI is spearheading the effort to look for connections into the missing and deceased scientists. We are working with the Department of Energy, Departmen...
Mike Vrabel admitting to 'difficult conversations' didn't help him or Dianna Russini
Mike Vrabel told reporters he had to have "difficult conversations" with his family and team after the New York Post published photos of him hugging and holding hands with Athletic reporter Dianna Russini at an Arizona resort earlier this month."I've had some difficult conversations with people I care about, with my family, the organization, the coaches, the players," Vrabel said at a pre-draft press conference Tuesday. "Those have been positive and productive. We believe in order to be successf...
Fetterman receives no support for re-election from Pennsylvania House Democrats: report
Pennsylvania Democrats are reluctant to support Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., for re-election, according to a new report.Punchbowl News spoke to several Pennsylvania congressional members on Monday about whether they'd be willing to endorse Fetterman for another term in 2028 despite the backlash he's been facing for opposing the Democratic Party."Want a sense of how tenuous Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) position is with Pennsylvania Democrats? Not a single Pennsylvania House Democrat in the delega...
AcuityMD, which provides AI tools that automate sales call recaps, CRM data entry, and more for medtech companies, raised an $80M Series C at a $955M valuation
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Florida Launches Criminal Investigation Into ChatGPT Over School Shooting
Florida's attorney general has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI over allegations that the accused gunman in a shooting at Florida State University last year used ChatGPT to help plan the attack. OpenAI says the chatbot is "not responsible for this terrible crime" and only provided factual information available from public sources. NPR reports: The Republican attorney general, James Uthmeier, said at a press conference in Tampa on Tuesday that accused gunman Phoenix Ikner consulted C...
Trump warns US 'won't have much of an Olympic team anymore' without new college sports regulations
President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. "won't have an Olympic team anymore," if not for regulation on the NCAA to address dwindling resources for certain non-revenue college sports in the U.S.Trump gave the warning at a White House ceremony honoring several recent NCAA champions in non-revenue sports.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"75% of Olympians competing for Team USA played as college athletes. If we don't straighten out this, we're not going to have much of an Olympi...
Activist tied to Oprah, Biden stabbed, and teacher mom slain in ambush in quiet neighborhood
A normally quiet Southern California neighborhood is in shock after an early morning attack inside a family's home left a mother dead and her daughter hospitalized, with a suspect now in custody, police said.Burbank police arrested 30-year-old Sergio Fraire in the attack. He was booked on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and formal charges are pending review by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.The violence unfolded just after 6 a.m. April 20 at a home on North Brighton ...
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Israel Says Hezbollah Fired Rockets, Breaching Lebanon Ceasefire
Israel Says Hezbollah Fired Rockets, Breaching Lebanon Ceasefire Just as the Iran ceasefire seems on the brink of collapsing (though unilaterally extended late in the day Tuesday by Trump), so does the Lebanon one as well, as on Tuesday Israel accused Hezbollah of firing a new rocket volley at its IDF forces, effectively breaking the ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces said Hezbollah targeted its troops in southern Lebanon, seeing in this a breaching of the fragile ceasefire ahead...
CPAC cuts 15% of its staff and cancels 2 shows amid 'accelerating revenue decline'
CPAC, the Canadian service that provides direct coverage of political events, says declining revenues have led it to cancel two flagship programs, PrimeTime Politics and L'Essentiel.
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Strait of Hormuz blockade drives up costs at Panama Canal
Daily Panama Canal traffic rose from 34 ships in January to 37 in March.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry upstaged by Bondi Beach sunbather who treated them like they were invisible
The sun was shining for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and an unsuspecting beachgoer.During a surprise trip to Bondi Beach last week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex drew a crowd of revelers as cameras flashed while they walked in the sand.Despite a massive group of followers cascading down and surrounding the royal couple, one beachgoer went viral after she couldn't be bothered to dismiss the UV index for the day.MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY ATTEND EVENT AT NETFLIX CEO'S HOME AFTER STREAMER CUTS TIE...
Mozilla says it patched 271 Firefox vulnerabilities thanks to Anthropic's Claude Mythos
Anthropic's buzzy announcement about using AI to improve cybersecurity earlier this month was met with plenty of skepticism. However, Mozilla shared some details that support use of the company's special Claude Mythos Preview model as a way to protect critical services. Using Mythos helped Mozilla's team find and patch 271 vulnerabilities in the latest release of the Firefox browser. "So far we’ve found no category or complexity of vulnerability that humans can find that this model can’t," the f...
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A.I. ‘Hallucinations’ Created Errors in Court Filing, Top Law Firm Says
Sullivan and Cromwell apologized for submitting a court document that had fake citations created by artificial intelligence.
Do the Dodgers get an unfair advantage with 'bizarre' rule impacting Shohei Ohtani?
As if they needed more help.The Los Angeles Dodgers are Major League Baseball's biggest spending team. They've won back-to-back World Series championships. They play in one of the sport's largest media markets. They have a historic stadium that's undergone extensive renovations to make it a desirable place to come for free agents. It's widely believed that they have the game's largest analytics, scouting, and research department to identify minor league and major league talent.They were ahead of...
Pope Leo urges Africans to stay and 'serve your country' instead of migrating as displacement climbs
Pope Leo XIV last Friday urged African youth to work toward improving their own countries rather than migrating elsewhere in search of better opportunities.The leader of the Roman Catholic Church directed his remarks to university students at the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, during an 11-day apostolic journey in Africa. "In the face of the understandable tendency to migrate which may lead one to believe that elsewhere a better future may be more easi...
Chinese marathon robot falls, break dances itself to pieces
I'm always keeping a very close eye on the state of robotics. I'm equally excited and terrified by it.On one hand, I'd love to have a robot around the house so it could fold my laundry and make me feel like George Jetson.On the other hand, I feel like all it would need is one bad day or a bum software update to turn on me and hold me hostage or steal my credit card info.But that's quite a way off. Right now, we're at the "Make robots compete in marathons" phase of development.NEW CAPSULE DEVICE ...
Doctor indicted on 81 new sexual assault charges in case involving dozens of victims
A Massachusetts doctor already facing dozens of rape and assault charges was indicted on more than 80 additional counts tied to his time as a rheumatologist and general practitioner at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital.Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said Tuesday that a grand jury indicted Dr. Derrick Todd on 21 counts of rape, 59 counts of indecent assault and battery, and one count of assault with intent to rape.The new indictment significantly expands the case against Todd, ...
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Democratic Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns Ahead of Ethics Committee Sanctions Hearing
Democratic Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns Ahead of Ethics Committee Sanctions Hearing Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned from Congress on Tuesday, stepping down hours before the House Ethics Committee was set to recommend a punishment for the 25 violations of campaign finance law and House rules it found her guilty of last month. The third-term Florida Democrat announced her resignation in a written statement, calling t...
Federal court upholds Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in public classrooms
A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law requiring public schools across the state to display the Ten Commandments—a major victory for religious freedom advocates who have long argued the biblical text is intertwined with America’s legal, moral, and historical heritage.In a 9–8 ruling, the 17-member Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Senate Bill 10, the law passed by Texas' Republican-led legislature, does not violate either the Constitution’s Establishment Clause or the Free Exercis...
49ers turning to artificial intelligence ahead of NFL Draft as GM says laggards are 'already behind'
The San Francisco 49ers have made a key addition to their front office ahead of this week's NFL Draft: AI.The Niners own six picks this draft, including the 27th overall selection, and it sure sounds like artificial intelligence will be playing a role in who they select."If you aren't using it, you're already behind," Lynch told reporters Monday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMLynch is not wrong, but the continuation of that remark may raise some eyebrows."And the cool thing is...
Severed Trump head painting displayed at Utah Pride event; kids invited to hit Mike Lee piñata
An LGBTQ+ center that calls itself a "resource center for [Brigham Young University] students and anyone else in need" recently held an event where a painting depicting President Donald Trump’s head being served on a platter was on sale, and a piñata of Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, was available for children to hit. "A painting of Donald Trump’s severed head on a platter was found for sale alongside decorative Molotov cocktails at a Pride event in Provo hosted by the Cougar Pride Center, which describ...
Source: a handful of unauthorized users in a private Discord channel have been accessing Anthropic's Mythos model since the day the company announced it
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Source: a handful of unauthorized users in a private Discord channel have been accessing Anthropic's Mythos model since the day the company announced it A small group of una
Mozilla Uses Anthropic's Mythos To Fix 271 Bugs In Firefox
BrianFagioli writes: Mozilla says it used an early version of Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview to comb through Firefox's code, and the results were hard to ignore. In Firefox 150, the team fixed 271 vulnerabilities identified during this effort, a number that would have been unthinkable not long ago. Instead of relying only on fuzzing tools or human review, the AI was able to reason through code and surface issues that typically require highly specialized expertise. The bigger implication is ...
This Kingston man paid tribute to Gord Downie in the Boston Marathon it was a long time running
Firefighter Joseph Reid ran the prestigious marathon dressed in silver pants, a Jaws T-shirt, and a grey top hat adorned with a feather the same outfit the late Tragically Hip frontman wore for his final concert in Kingston, Ont., in 2016.
DOJ says Southern Poverty Law Center funneled $3M+ to white supremacist and extremist groups
FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Tuesday a sweeping indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), accusing the far-left nonprofit of fraudulently paying members of extremist groups.A grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama returned an 11-count indictment charging the SPLC with six counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to Blanche.The SPLC is a nonprofit that ...
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Claude Opus 4.7 identified a writer from 125 words she'd never published
Kelsey Piper, a writer at Vox's Future Perfect, pasted 125 words of an unpublished political column into Claude Opus 4.7 last week and got her own name back. She hadn't logged in; the test was run in Incognito mode, confirmed through the API, and repeated on a friend's computer. Read the rest The post Claude Opus 4.7 identified a writer from 125 words she'd never published appeared first on Boing Boing.
King Charles honors 'beloved mother' on what would've been Queen Elizabeth's 100th birthday
King Charles honored his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in an emotional speech on what would have been her 100th birthday.In the speech, which was posted on the royals' YouTube page, the monarch reflected on "what would have been my beloved mother's" birthday and called it a day for him and his family to "pause to reflect on the life and loss of a Sovereign who meant so much to us all and to celebrate anew the many blessings of her memory.""Queen Elizabeth’s ‘promise with destiny kept’ shaped ...
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Did Americans Scrimp at Other Retailers to Buy Gas? Nope, not Americans. Born to Splurge
Even without gas stations, retail sales jumped, powered by ecommerce, auto dealers, general merchandise stores, and other retailers.
Billy Strings broke his leg skateboarding backstage and heard it 'snap over the screaming crowd'
Bluegrass superstar (it's kind of fun to have one of those these days, huh?) Billy Strings posted a photo of himself and some nasty-looking X-rays that came from an ill-advised bit of backstage skateboarding.The multi-instrumentalist known for songs like "Dust in a Baggie" and "Away from the Mire," hopped on social media to let fans know what happened during one of his recent shows in Charlottesville, Virginia.It ain't pretty."Well, can’t say y’all didn’t warn me about screwing around on my skat...
N.L. arts and tourism minister says she regrets posting image altered with AI to social media
Andrea Barbour made a social media post with a photo of herself in front of The Rooms in St. John’s Tuesday, but something wasn't quite right. A nonexistent logo was in place of the museum's iconic caribou sculpture. The post was met with swift criticism.
6 inmates released mistakenly still at large, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says
Six inmates who were mistakenly released from Ontario's jails remain at large, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday.
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Eight-year-old pilot in training to be Top Gun Maverick
'I want to be like Top Gun Maverick,' the American youngster says.
Padres' Mason Millers path to Cy Young requires unprecedented dominance from a closer
When Korn’s "Blind" blares from Petco Park’s speakers in the top of the ninth inning, the San Diego Padres' opponent knows the game is over because Mason Miller is coming into the game.The lights around the ballpark flash on and off while the music blares, moments before Miller turns the lights off on whichever unfortunate hitters have to face him.The 27-year-old Pittsburgh native has been a different kind of dominant so far this season. In 11 games, he has a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA, recordin...
Meta Plans to Turn Its Employees’ Clicks and Keystrokes into AI Training Data
Surely this will encourage a sense of job security.
Physicists Now Understand Why a Weird Quantum Gas Refuses to Heat Up
It's weird but true, and physicists now have more questions.
Legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's grandson charged with DWI after collision that killed teen bicylcist
Joseph Savarino, the grandson of legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, was charged Monday with misdemeanor driving while impaired in connection with a collision that killed a 15-year-old bicyclist.Savarino, 26, admitted to drinking before the incident Saturday night, and a Breathalyzer test measured his blood alcohol concentration at 0.11%, according to Durham County court records. The legal limit is 0.08%.The boy was riding his bike in northwest Durham when Savarino’s vehicle struck ...
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Michio Kaku calls clustering of dead scientists a national security issue
A string of researchers connected to advanced weapons, space, and nuclear programs have turned up dead or vanished in recent years and physicist Michio Kaku thinks treating each case in isolation is a mistake the government can't afford to keep making. Read the rest The post Michio Kaku calls clustering of dead scientists a national security issue appeared first on Boing Boing.
Cory Mills says Mace expulsion push could drag House into dangerous new territory
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., blasted an effort to remove him from office over domestic abuse allegations and other misconduct claims, telling Fox News Digital on Monday that Rep. Nancy Mace’s, R-S.C., push is a political stunt."This is political theatrics," Mills said of Mace’s resolution while at the Capitol on Monday. "… She’s essentially saying she’s judge, juror and executioner."Mace introduced an expulsion resolution on Monday, citing a House Ethics Committee probe of Mills. It's the latest dev...
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Desmond Morris wrote The Naked Ape in four weeks to pay for a house
Desmond Morris, the English zoologist whose 1967 bestseller The Naked Ape argued that modern humans are basically fancy primates still running on Stone Age software, died Sunday near Dublin at 98, according to the New York Times. Twenty million copies and 23 translations later, the book is still in print despite being pulled from shelves in a Long Island school district and denounced by professionals in roughly every relevant academic field. Read the rest The post Desmond Morris wrote The Naked...
Google now offers two research agents: Deep Research, replacing its December preview release, and Deep Research Max, both available via Gemini API paid tiers (The Keyword)
The Keyword: Google now offers two research agents: Deep Research, replacing its December preview release, and Deep Research Max, both available via Gemini API paid tiers Built with Gemini 3.1 Pro,
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A Reckoning Is Underway At The FDA
A Reckoning Is Underway At The FDA Authored by Maryanne Demasi via The Brownstone Institute, For months, a quiet battle has been unfolding inside the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It began with an analysis of child deaths after Covid vaccination, followed by strategic leaks to major media outlets, and has now erupted into the open with a memo from the regulator’s own vaccine chief. In September, it was reported that FDA officials had privately investigated 25 paediatri...
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CatRank turns your favorite felines into an online pageant
On CatRank, users can rank images of their favorite cats. When you use the site, you'll see pairs of cats under the "vote" tab. For each pair, you simply pick your favorite, then move on to rank the next pair, and so on. Read the rest The post CatRank turns your favorite felines into an online pageant appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Fourth man charged over alleged kidnapping and murder of Sydney pensioner Chris Baghsarian
Australian police say the 85-year-old was taken from his North Ryde home on February 13.
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Legal Walls maps out where you can graffiti without getting arrested
Legal Walls is a free global directory of spots where you can spray without getting arrested. The website plots each location on a world map with clickable markers zoom in on any one to pull up a Google Street View, read community notes, and see whether the wall is still active. Read the rest The post Legal Walls maps out where you can graffiti without getting arrested appeared first on Boing Boing.
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RTX, Northrop Grumman and GE Aerospace boost weapons output on war demand
More governments are ordering military equipment amid rising geopolitical strife.
Bruce Springsteen trashed by home state paper over expensive anti-Trump concerts
A New Jersey news outlet accused rock legend Bruce Springsteen of hypocritically profiteering off of an expensive anti-Trump concert in his own home state while still portraying himself as a "populist" rocker.NJ.com published a piece on Tuesday, "Springsteen’s N.J. concert was poisoned by hypocrisy. Anti-Trump final act is a tragic mistake."Since kicking off the tour in Minneapolis on March 31, Springsteen, 76, has repeatedly unleashed blistering attacks on President Donald Trump during his show...
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Woman dug 80 feet under her house the city tried to stop her
Sometimes a video like this one will make me look around my home and feel like I'm not using my free will to the fullest. Kala, who goes by Engineer Kala on Instagram and TikTok, decided to build an 80-foot-long, 30-foot-deep passage beneath her home in Virginia. Read the rest The post Woman dug 80 feet under her house the city tried to stop her appeared first on Boing Boing.
ESPN writers try to make WrestleMania all about race, calls event "Blackest of all time"
Overall, ESPN did a fine job airing its first WrestleMania this past weekend. The network covered it like a major sporting event on SportsCenter, expanding the WWE’s mainstream bona fides. But ESPN’s involvement also all but guaranteed that someone on its roster would turn the moment into a commentary on race.And that’s exactly what happened.OutKick has previously detailed how ESPN's David Dennis Jr. strives to be the next Jemele Hill and Bomani Jones. His entire schtick depends on filtering sto...
CSIS says it's likely unable to approve early retirements, citing 'operational pressures'
Employees at Canada's spy agency who were hoping to take advantage of the federal government's early retirement incentive appear to be out of luck.
Trump endorses Sticker Mule CEO who battled officials over 100-foot pro-Trump sign for Stefanik's House seat
President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed the CEO of a sticker company—who once fought local officials to keep a massive pro-Trump sign on his factory—to fill the House seat of outgoing Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.In a move that defied the preferred nominee of the New York GOP, Trump threw his support toward Anthony Constantino over Assembly member Robert Smullen."It is my Great Honor to endorse America First Patriot, Anthony Constantino, who is running to represent the fantastic people of New Y...
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Xbox finally cut Game Pass prices here's the fine print
For the past while, it's seemed like every time Xbox was in the news, it was the same old story: prices going up, offerings staying exactly the same. Whether it was hardware, software, or Game Pass, you'd be paying more for the same stuff either as a result of the AI bubble impacting tech prices or reports of Microsoft ramping up internal profit margin goals to ludicrous levels. Read the rest The post Xbox finally cut Game Pass prices here's the fine print appeared first on Boing Boing.
King Charles says late Queen would be ‘troubled’ by today’s world
In a video message, King Charles paid tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth on what would have been her 100th birthday, saying today’s world ‘may have troubled her deeply.’
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Is a ‘Curse of the Mambino’ Plaguing the Mets? Mamdani, Say It Ain’t So.
On April 9, Zohran Mamdani posed for a picture with the New York Mets mascots. Since the joyous photo op, the Mets have not won a game.
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This cat brushing game has Flappy Bird vibes but scarier
Brushing a cat is a tricky affair. Cats require consent for any kind of touching, and will attempt to murder you if you violate their bodily autonomy. This is essentially the core idea behind Brush Jjaemu, a free web game on itch.io. Read the rest The post This cat brushing game has Flappy Bird vibes but scarier appeared first on Boing Boing.
Reliable Robotics, which is developing autonomous aircraft systems for cargo flights, raised $160M led by Nimble Partners, pushing its valuation to ~$1B
Cailley LaPara / Bloomberg: Reliable Robotics, which is developing autonomous aircraft systems for cargo flights, raised $160M led by Nimble Partners, pushing its valuation to ~$1B Reliable Robotics
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Whistleblower Says CIA Hid 2020 Election Threats To Help Biden
Whistleblower Says CIA Hid 2020 Election Threats To Help Biden For years, Democrats and the mainstream media treated 2020 as settled history: the system worked, the election was secure, and accusations of fraud were conspiracy theories. However, a newly declassified intelligence memo, paired with fresh whistleblower allegations, points in a less convenient direction. Behind the scenes, U.S. intelligence warned well before the 2020 election that core election systems were more exp...
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Splatoon Raiders finally gets a release date July 23
I really, really, like Splatoon's colorful postapocalyptic universe, its unbelievably slick form-shifting gameplay, and, weirdly enough, the awesome ink physics. I do not like getting my ass handed to me by 12-year-olds hopped up on Capri-Sun, though, which means I've always had a bit of a love-hate relationship with Nintendo's online-focused movement shooter series. Read the rest The post Splatoon Raiders finally gets a release date July 23 appeared first on Boing Boing.
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FBI probes cases of missing or dead scientists, including four from the L.A. area
President Trump told reporters last week that he had been briefed on the missing and dead scientists, which he described as "pretty serious stuff."
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Florida investigating ChatGPT role in mass shooting
'If ChatGPT were a person, it would be facing charges for murder'.
Florida's Thomas Haugh ditches Draft to return to school amid swirling Todd Golden rumors
After weeks of speculation following the Florida Gators' earlier-than-expected ousting from the NCAA Tournament, the Rowdy Reptiles got some much-needed good news.Potential lottery pick, Thomas Haugh, will be withdrawing his name from the NBA Draft and returning for his senior season.TALLEST COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER EVER, STANDING AT 7-FOOT-9, ENTERING TRANSFER PORTALThis comes less than a week after forward Alex Condon, another potential first-round pick, announced he would be returning to pla...
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N.Y.P.D. Narcotics Unit Under Review After a Beating Is Caught on Tape
The police also disbanded a team within the unit after two of its detectives were seen on tape beating a man in Brooklyn last week.
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SpaceX settles lawsuit with state Coastal Commission over Vandenberg flights
SpaceX and the California Coastal Commission have settled a lawsuit over the state agency's attempts to regulate rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Ella Langley celebrates No. 1 album lakeside in a bikini and Mike Vrabel (sort of) apologizes
Welcome to the Jungle (and by Jungle, I mean the internet). If you just stumbled into Nightcaps for the first time don’t worry, you’re not lost. Pull up a chair, grab an adult beverage (or a frosty Diet Coke, whatever works), and let’s get into it.If Joe Kinsey’s Screencaps is your morning coffee and "Real America" talk radio, consider Nightcaps your happy hour. This is where we decompress from the chaos of the day.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMI’m Amber, and I live in Nashvi...
Cash App now supports accounts for kids 6-12
Cash App, the banking and payments app run by Block, has added support for parent-managed kids accounts. The new accounts include key benefits from the service's normal account, with an eye towards teaching financial literacy to younger users ages 6 to 12. Cash App first allowed teenage users on its platform in 2021.As part of the "expanded Cash App Families experience," eligible legal guardians and parents can create managed accounts that offer "a dedicated place on the platform to send allowan...
Senators call on Carney to restore antisemitism envoy, step up fight against hate
The Senate human rights committee is calling for more education, better digital literacy and a federal task force on hate to fight a spike in anti-Jewish hate crimes and acts of intimidation.
Hallmark's All's Fair in Love and Mahjong kicks off debate around Asian representation
An upcoming Hallmark movie, All’s Fair in Live and Mahjong, became the subject of criticism for what some see as a disregard for the Asian cultural elements its story is based around.
High school counselor pleads guilty to multiple sex crimes involving teen she was meant to help
A North Carolina high school counselor and volleyball coach was sentenced to up to 40 years in prison after admitting to sexually abusing a teenage student she was supposed to help with anxiety, authorities said.Jessica Patrick Finley pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple felony sex offenses involving a minor, including six counts of statutory sex offense with a child, eight counts of indecent liberties with a child, sex act with a student and offenses involving a child under the age of 15, accord...
Senate takes first step to fund ICE, Border Patrol in bid to cut Dems out of the funding process
Senate Republicans launched their party-line gamble Tuesday to fund immigration operations for the remainder of President Donald Trump's time in office.The GOP took its first step in the budget reconciliation process, which is meant to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for the next three-and-a-half years. The party-line vote sets up a forthcoming marathon vote on amendments in the upper chamber before the budget blueprint is shipped to the House.It’s a maneuver mea...
Watch the Lego ‘Project Hail Mary’ Set (Almost) Go to Space
It notched a Guinness World Record for the highest-altitude launch and retrieval of a Lego set.
Framework Laptop 13 Pro Is a Major Overhaul For the Modular, Upgradeable Laptop
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Framework has been selling and shipping its modular, repairable, upgradable Laptop 13 for five years now, and in that time, it has released six distinct versions of its system board, each using fresh versions of Intel and AMD processors (seven versions, if you count this RISC-V one). The laptop around those components has gradually gotten better, too. Over the years, Framework has added higher-resolution screens in both matte and glossy fini...
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This $80 AI tool brings chat, image, audio, video, and docs together in one place
TL;DR: This $79.97 1min.AI plan (reg. $540) combines a huge list of AI models and tools for writing, images, PDFs, audio, video, and team collaboration. There is now a whole genre of digital life built around opening one AI tool for writing, another for images, another for PDFs, another for transcription, and then five more because apparently everyone on Earth needed their own dashboard. Read the rest The post This $80 AI tool brings chat, image, audio, video, and docs together in one place ap...
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This AI Warning Is A Myth; The Danger Is Not...
This AI Warning Is A Myth; The Danger Is Not... Authored by Kay Rubacek via The Epoch Times, You know this story. Drop a frog into boiling water, and it will scramble out immediately. But place that same frog in cool water, heat it slowly, and degree by degree, it will never notice the danger until it is too late. Most of us accept this without question. The problem is that the story is not true. It traces back to a German physiologist named Friedrich Goltz, who in 1869 conduct...
