4 House Dems vote against Women's History Museum bill over biological women-only amendment, Republican claims
All four Democrats on the House Administration Committee voted against advancing a measure to authorize land on the National Mall to construct the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum.The measure cleared the committee on a 7-4 party-line vote, the bill's sponsor, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., said. Malliotakis, who does not sit on the committee, said in a post on X that Democrats opposed an amendment to ensure the museum only honors biological women."Democrats in the House Administrati...
70 House GOP members urge Trump admin on Chinese-vape crackdown
Congressional Republicans are urging the Trump administration to make illegal Chinese-made e-cigarettes a bigger trade and law-enforcement priority, framing the issue as both a public health concern and a politically advantageous one for the 2026 midterms."As trade discussions with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) advance, it is critical that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of the Treasury confront the ongoing exploitation of our trade system," Rep. Mike Care...
Pritzker's $5M push for ally sparks fury from Congressional Black Caucus: reports
Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Ill., emerged as a decisive kingmaker in Illinois’ primary elections Tuesday, but his efforts to boost his deputy, Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, D-Ill., could create headaches for a future presidential run.Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are sharply criticizing Pritzker for spending millions of his personal wealth to shore up support for Stratton in the state’s bruising Senate primary. Pritzker’s deputy beat out Rep. Robyn Kelly, D-Ill., the CBC’s preferred cand...
Trump quips about Pearl Harbor when asked if Japan given advanced notice on Iran attacks: 'Wanted surprise'
President Donald Trump made a quip about Pearl Harbor Thursday when asked if Japan and other American allies were given advance notice about attacking Iran, saying the U.S. "wanted surprise." Trump made the comment while sitting across from Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi during a bilateral meeting at the White House. "Japan and the U.S. are very good friends, but one question, why didn't you tell U.S. allies in Europe and Asia, like Japan, about the war before attacking Iran? So we are v...
Attending the Super Bowl is bucket-list experience that is unaffordable for most Americans
Think your favorite team has improved its Super Bowl odds through free agency? Better start saving. Many hopeful NFL fans spend the offseason dreaming about their favorite team making the Super Bowl as they monitor offseason transactions and gear up for the NFL Draft. But attending the Super Bowl in person is a bucket-list item that will never get checked off for most American sports fans. The dream is becoming more of a nightmare. The median household income was about $83,730 in 2024, according...
Judge rips into teen’s ‘high-risk’ behavior before delivering decades-long sentence in violent robbery
A Texas judge had a few choice words for a teenage defendant convicted of a violent convenience store robbery in which a worker was assaulted. Caden Fontenette, 18, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated robbery in Jefferson County March 10, according to 12 News Now. The charges reportedly stem from Fontenette’s role in a violent robbery and assault of a Bulldog Express convenience store clerk in Nederland in October 2025. Fontenette and two others used a gun to ...
Mystery drones fly near DC-area military base as Iran tensions escalate
U.S. officials detected unidentified drones near a military installation in Washington, D.C., where top administration officials reportedly have been housed, as security concerns mount amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and with Iran. Multiple drones were spotted in recent days near Fort Lesley J. McNair, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are living, The Washington Post reported, citing people briefed on the situation. The origin of the drones has no...
Schumer keeps public guessing on how long Dems will refuse to fund DHS amid terror attacks
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., remained silent earlier this week when asked how long Democrats intended to hold out on funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid a recent string of suspected terror attacks.Fox News Digital approached Schumer with a pair of questions in the basement of the Senate."Is it time to fund the DHS after four domestic suspected terror attacks have occurred?" a Fox News Digital reporter asked."If the Republicans don’t agree to the ICE reforms th...
Bloody NYC Khamenei vigil reveals anti-US protest network linked to Iran
A small group of New Yorkers lined candles beneath a portrait of Iran’s late leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at a recent "vigil" in Manhattan's Washington Square Park, and within minutes, a confrontation turned violent, then viral.As Jewish rapper Rami Even-Esh approached the March 6 vigil, he noticed something was missing in the pro-regime gathering, which drew only a few dozen people from five far-left groups, including the socialist "Workers World Party.""I looked around for images of the reg...
Privacy-focused MVNO Cape raised a $100M Series C at a $900M valuation, and says its revenue grew from $4.5M in 2024 to $37M in 2025
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M.T.A. Aims to Replace Thousands of Aging Subway Cars Built in the 1980s
Transit officials will commit billions of dollars over the next few years to replace Reagan-era subway cars that have aged beyond their useful life.
Meta rolls out new AI content enforcement systems while reducing reliance on third-party vendors
Meta believes these AI systems can detect more violations with greater accuracy, better prevent scams, respond more quickly to real-world events, and reduce over-enforcement.
Former Wyoming volleyball star reveals how the SJSU trans scandal permanently ruined friendships on her team
As San Jose State University approaches a critical deadline in its Title IX conflict against President Donald Trump's administration, another woman who was affected by the school's 2024 volleyball scandal has come forward. Former University of Wyoming volleyball star Macey Boggs said her team had been "torn apart" over a decision of whether to forfeit two matches to SJSU in 2024. The Spartans were embroiled in a national controversy at that time due to the presence of a biological male transgend...
John Stamos stuns social media with first tattoo at 62 as fans crown him a ‘baddie’
Fans praised John Stamos this week after the actor shared his first tattoo at 62 years old."Guess who got his first tattoo?" the "Full House" alum wrote on a video montage showing the process of getting inked with a Native American horseback rider looking skyward."The Beach Boys placed this image: ‘Appeal to the Great Spirit’ over Brother Records as a symbol of artistic freedom and trust in a higher creative path," Stamos revealed in the caption. 'FULL HOUSE' STAR DAVE COULIER URGES AMERICANS NO...
Joy Behar knocks 'negligent' Oscars for not giving big tribute to Robert Duvall
"The View" co-host Joy Behar called out the Oscars on Wednesday and said it was "negligent" and disappointing that they didn't have a big tribute for the late actor Robert Duvall."So why not give a big tribute to one of the great American actors who'd passed away? Who is that person?" Behar asked the show's producer, Brian Teta, during the "Behind the Table" podcast.As Behar waited for Teta to guess, she said, "Robert Duvall!"Duvall passed away on Feb. 15, according to his wife, at the age of 95...
Far-left podcaster Jennifer Welch claims GOP support of military is 'performative'
Jennifer Welch on a Wednesday episode of the "I've Had It" podcast accused President Donald Trump and the Republican Party of treating support for the U.S. troops as "performative," while discussing the possibility of American boots being on the ground in Iran."But what he has exposed is that the Republican Party’s support for the military and for the troops has always been performative," Welch said. "They fund the bombs. They fund the war. They never fund the soldier.""And let's not kid ourselv...
Ubisoft ends development at Tom Clancy studio Red Storm
Ubisoft is ceasing game development at its studio, Red Storm Entertainment, best known for its work on the Tom Clancy’s series. While the studio is set to remain open, 105 people will be laid off, a Ubisoft source told GamesIndustry.biz. Those who survive the cull will reportedly continue to work on the Snowdrop engine, used in many of Ubisoft’s tentpole games over the last decade, including Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora more recently. Red Storm had been working on an untitl...
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China Buys Gold For 16th Straight Month, Wall Street Sells As Retail Loads The Bullion Boat
China Buys Gold For 16th Straight Month, Wall Street Sells As Retail Loads The Bullion Boat For the 16th month in a row, China bought gold into reserves in February even as bullion prices hovered near record highs. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) added another 30,000 troy ounces last month, lifting official reserves to approximately 2,309 metric tonnes (74.22 million ounces), valued at $388 billion. This represents roughly 9-10% of China’s total foreign reserves. At this pace, ...
The NCAA learned a lesson with SMU: Don't trust teams with injury reports, as BJ Edwards saga proved
The conversation surrounding the health of SMU guard B.J. Edwards led to plenty of outrage on Wednesday night before the Mustangs had even started their game against Miami (OH). For two days leading up to ‘Selection Sunday’, the injury status of Edwards was a talking point as to whether SMU deserved to be in the field. On paper, sure its resume' looked like a team that would be worthy of hopping off the bubble and into the ‘first four’. But, with the comments from NCAA Selection Committee chair,...
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Navy probes whether exhausted sailors set fire to $13B warship to go home
After nearly a year at sea, being shuffled around the globe to serve an unfocused and overly aggressive Trump administration, and deployment extensions stacked on top of extensions, the U.S. Navy is now investigating whether sailors aboard the USS Gerald R. Read the rest The post Navy probes whether exhausted sailors set fire to $13B warship to go home appeared first on Boing Boing.
A New Game Turns the H-1B Visa System Into a Surreal Simulation
Inspired by real immigrant stories, H1B.Life captures the uncertainty, trade-offs, and pure luck that shape the lives of people trying to build a future in the US.
Meta isn't shutting down its VR metaverse after all
Meta is backtracking on its plans to shut down the VR version of its metaverse. The company now plans to support Horizon Worlds in VR for the "foreseeable future," though users shouldn't expect new games, CTO Andrew Bosworth said in an update."We will keep horizon worlds working in VR for existing games, to support the fans who've reached out," Bosworth said in a post on Instagram. "For people who already have games they like that they're using in Horizon Worlds, [they] will be able to download ...
Neither the US nor Israel will 'succeed in replacing the Iranian regime,' retired US general says
A retired U.S. general predicted that "neither Israel nor the U.S. will fully succeed in replacing the Iranian regime." Former Lt. Gen. Mark Schwartz was quoted by the Israel Hayom newspaper as making the remark. The joint U.S. and Israeli missions against Iran, named Operation Epic Fury and Operation Roaring Lion, are in their 20th day Thursday."In my professional assessment, neither Israel nor the U.S. will fully succeed in replacing the Iranian regime. The main reason is that there are dozens...
Slotkin presses DHS pick on ICE at polls, says she can’t trust Trump to allow ‘free and fair’ election
Homeland Security Secretary-designate Markwayne Mullin was challenged Wednesday over concerns that the Trump administration could position ICE agents near polling places this November.The back-and-forth with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., comes amid warnings from some on the right that many blue states’ election security policies are potentially allowing illegal immigrants to cast ballots for races they are prohibited from participating in.Illegal immigrants are allowed to vote in certain local e...
Sarah Sanders flipped off, kicked out of restaurant that claims employees were 'uncomfortable'
Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is speaking out over an incident in a restaurant in her home state where she says she was treated rudely and asked to leave by staff while having lunch. "Last week I was having lunch with two other moms at a restaurant when the owner approached a member of the State Police Executive Protection Detail and said my presence made their employees feel threatened and told us to leave," Sanders said in a statement Thursday about her recent dining experien...
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Dept. of Education quietly yanks Charlie Kirk banner after people notice it exists
For a brief and disgusting moment, the U.S. Department of Education decided that noted bigot, misogynist, and poor debater Charlie Kirk belonged on a banner alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Booker T. Washington as part of a 250th anniversary display celebrating "heroes in American education." Read the rest The post Dept. of Education quietly yanks Charlie Kirk banner after people notice it exists appeared first on Boing Boing.
DOJ fires warning shot at Letitia James over transgender treatments for minors
FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Justice is warning New York Attorney General Letitia James to back away from her fight with NYU Langone Health over its decision to stop providing certain transgender treatments to minors, arguing the law does not require the hospital to offer the treatments.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a letter Wednesday obtained by Fox News Digital that the DOJ disagreed with James' determination that NYU Langone's policy was discriminatory. Blanche warned the de...
Thoughts on OpenAI acquiring Astral and uv/ruff/ty
The big news this morning: Astral to join OpenAI (on the Astral blog) and OpenAI to acquire Astral (the OpenAI announcement). Astral are the company behind uv, ruff, and ty - three increasingly load-b
Hawley launches investigation into abortion drug manufacturers over 'grave risks' to women
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is launching investigations into two mifepristone manufacturers that he says profited off the abortion drug despite evidence that it "poses grave risks to women."Hawley notified the two companies, Danco Laboratories and GenBioPro, in letters addressed to the heads of the companies that were obtained by Fox News Digital. The letters notify company administrators that he is opening an investigation via the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, which ...
Hawks' Jonathan Kuminga drains the sixth-longest shot in NBA history in improbable fashion
Atlanta Hawks star Jonathan Kuminga improbably made the sixth-longest basket in NBA history during the third quarter of the team’s 135-120 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday at the American Airlines Center.Kuminga, 23, snared a rebound under his own basket with about five seconds left in the quarter. He took one dribble and appeared to fling a pass across the court to an open Jock Landale under the rim, hoping for a quick layup.Instead, Kuminga’s 75-foot pass went straight through the ne...
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Trump campaign uses fallen soldiers' remains as merch-adjacent content after families asked for privacy
At the request of families, a recent dignified transfer ceremony for fallen U.S. service members at Dover Air Force Base was closed to cameras, a long-standing policy meant to respect grieving relatives. So naturally, the White House released photos anyway, and then the Trump campaign repurposed those images for social media posts promoting "fallen heroes" conveniently linked to accounts that also funnel users to a store selling MAGA hats. Read the rest The post Trump campaign uses fallen sold...
Kena: Bridge of Spirits launches for Switch 2 on March 26
The Switch 2 ports keep on coming. This time it's Kena: Bridge of Spirits, the award-winning 2021 title from Ember Lab. Previously announced for spring 2026, the visually striking title now has an official release date of March 26.Kena: Bridge of Spirits won Best Independent Game and Best Debut Indie Game at The Game Awards 2021. It's already available for PS5 / PS4, PC (Steam and Epic) and Xbox Series X/S and One.You play as Kena, a young spirit guide on a quest to a sacred mountain shrine. Gam...
Steak 'n Shake's $2.50 Statue of Liberty milkshake goes viral: 'Rolling the dice on dairy'
Steak 'n Shake has rolled out a new deal to celebrate America's 250th anniversary: a $2.50 milkshake topped with a mini Statue of Liberty.The announcement drew attention on social media after the Indianapolis-based company highlighted the shake this week in a post on X. Commenters expressed excitement over the deal and the patriotic tie-in while others lamented not having any Steak 'n Shake locations near them."Patriot Milkshake now comes with [a] Statue of Liberty. Yes fans, it's dark chocolate...
Country star Zac Brown warns ‘poverty of spirit’ and lack of struggle are ruining American kids
Country music star Zac Brown traded stadium stages for the wilderness during a recent appearance on the landmark 50th season of the reality show "Survivor," issuing a warning about entitlement among America’s youth.During his time in Fiji, where the show is filmed, Brown spoke with Rolling Stone and got personal about his own difficult upbringing and the lack of struggle for youth today."There’s a poverty of spirit with a lot of American kids," Brown said while on the set of the hit show."When y...
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Middle East conflict live updates: Iranian attacks on gas, oil refineries heighten war fallout fears
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Phishing scam exploits Apple Mail 'trusted sender' label
Phishing emails are getting more convincing every day. Scammers copy the look of trusted brands and rely on urgency to get you to click before you think. But sometimes the most misleading part of a scam is not the email itself. It is the signal your own email app gives you.A CyberGuy reader recently sent us a screenshot of an email that looked suspicious but included something surprising at the top. Apple Mail displayed a banner that said, "This message was sent from a trusted sender." At first ...
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Senate Again Rejects Effort to Restrict Trump's Iran War Powers
Senate Again Rejects Effort to Restrict Trump's Iran War Powers Authored by Kimberley Hayek via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Senate on Tuesday once again rejected a motion to discharge S.J. Res. 118, a joint resolution to withdraw American armed forces from military actions in Iran sans Congressional approval. The motion was shot down in a 47–53 vote. The measure, introduced by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), is an attempt to invoke the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to require explicit ...
LeBron James backtracks on potential NBA team ownership in Vegas, says he's not interested 'at all'
It's been widely speculated, and said by LeBron James himself, that after his playing days, he wants to own a team.In 2022, he specifically eyed Las Vegas, which is yet to have an NBA franchise, but it's where the new NBA Cup semifinals and finals have been played since the 2023-24 season.Also, beginning in 2028, MLB's Athletics will be the third team in Sin City, joining the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, who came in as an expansion franchise in 2017 and the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, who moved ther...
Hochul pleads for wealthy New Yorkers to return from red states like Florida, Texas as tax base 'eroded'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul indicated that the Empire State needs wealthy individuals paying taxes in the state to help fund social programs, but noted that the state's tax base has "eroded."During remarks at Politico's "New York Agenda: Albany Summit" event last week, the Democratic governor explained that she needs individuals with a "high net worth to support the generous social programs that we wanna have in our state."She highlighted the issue by suggesting that wealthy individuals should vi...
Texas Senate hopeful Talarico in hot seat for calling men in women’s sports a ‘far-right conspiracy’
FIRST ON FOX: Top Democratic candidate James Talarico, who is running for U.S. Senate in Texas, is facing criticism for suggesting concerns about biological males in girls’ sports are a "far-right conspiracy."Since rising to the national stage, Talarico, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, has faced intense criticism for his history of highly controversial, progressive statements and policy positions.Now, the latest Talarico controversy stems from an unearthed 2021 interview with Fox...
OpenAI overhauls ChatGPT's model selection
OpenAI has redesigned how model selection works in ChatGPT. The article OpenAI overhauls ChatGPT's model selection appeared first on The Decoder.
‘Stranger Things’ Is Getting the Physical Media Release of Your Dreams
The complete series is getting a beastly, 25-disc set including special features to turn you Upside Down.
Meta plans to reduce its reliance on third-party vendors for content moderation, in favor of AI tools that it says are better at spotting scams and other tasks
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: Meta plans to reduce its reliance on third-party vendors for content moderation, in favor of AI tools that it says are better at spotting scams and other tasks Meta Platform
California’s trans agenda suffers another legal blow after attempt to undercut SCOTUS order fails
Conservatives celebrated Tuesday after a federal appeals court denied California’s request to narrow a Supreme Court ruling on transgender policies, two weeks after the high court dealt the state a major blow in the same case."California has now lost at the district court, lost at the Supreme Court, and been turned away by the Ninth Circuit," Executive Vice President of the Thomas More Society Peter Breen said in a statement. "The state has repeatedly tried to paint parents who don’t immediately...
Sen Kennedy urges 'smart lawyers' to rework SAVE America Act for simple-majority path
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., in his patented off-the-cuff, southern style, urged the "smart lawyers" in Congress and beyond to rework the SAVE America Act to pass Senate parliamentarian "muster," so it can move to law with a simple budget reconciliation majority."You don't know till you try, and we haven't tried," Kennedy said Wednesday night during the brief Senate debate window on the federal election integrity bill seeking voter I.D., proof of citizenship, vetted voter rolls and mail-in ballot r...
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Iran Oil Exports Soar As Bessent Floats Unsanctioning Iranian Oil Already-At-Sea
Iran Oil Exports Soar As Bessent Floats Unsanctioning Iranian Oil Already-At-Sea If the unstated intention of the Iran war was to give far more leverage to Russia, and - paradoxically - to Iran, by legitimizing their sanctioned oil exports in a world suddenly starved of energy, then mission accomplished. Just days after the US "temporarily" lifted sanctions on Russian oil stored on sanctioned tankers, Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the Trump administration may suspend s...
19 Kids and Counting star Joseph Duggar arrested, accused of child sexual abuse
Joseph Duggar, former star of the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting, was arrested and charged in Arkansas Wednesday for lewd and lascivious behaviour involving unlawful sexual activity with a minor, authorities said.
DoorDash launches a new ‘Tasks’ app that pays couriers to submit videos to train AI
Delivery couriers will be able to earn money by completing activities like filming everyday tasks or recording themselves speaking in another language.
DoorDash launches a new 'Tasks' app that pays couriers to submit videos to train AI
Delivery couriers will be able to earn money by completing activities like filming everyday tasks or recording themselves speaking in another language.
ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance
OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.
ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance
OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare.
Astronomers Pinpoint the Best 45 Places in the Galaxy to Look For Alien Life
Out of the 6,000 known exoplanets, it's these rocky worlds that are most worthy of attention in the search for life beyond our planet.
Think the RAM Crisis Is Bad Now? It Just Keeps Getting Worse
With relief now not expected until 2030, PCs and smartphones will just keep getting more expensive.
Walmart Wins Patents To Give Algorithms More Sway Over Prices
Walmart has secured patents for systems that use machine learning to forecast demand and automate pricing decisions, "pushing the U.S. retail behemoth into a debate over the use of algorithms to adjust product costs," reports the Financial Times. From the report: In January Walmart obtained a U.S. patent for a "system and method for dynamically and automatically updating item prices" to carry out markdowns in its ecommerce unit, a rapidly growing division that generated more than $150 billion in...
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BABA Shares Crash Most In Six Months As Net Income Plunge Overshadows AI Progress
BABA Shares Crash Most In Six Months As Net Income Plunge Overshadows AI Progress Alibaba ADRs suffered their sharpest drop in six months during the US cash session after quarterly results revealed a massive tumble in net income and sluggish top-line growth, overshadowing yet another quarter of triple-digit expansion across its cloud and AI businesses. Third-quarter results showed that Alibaba's core retail business remained sluggish, while its Cloud Intelligence Group posted 36% ...
Cursor launches Composer 2, an AI agent trained solely on coding-related data to perform autonomous, lengthy coding tasks, to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Cursor launches Composer 2, an AI agent trained solely on coding-related data to perform autonomous, lengthy coding tasks, to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI Cursor, a lea
Bob Barker became ‘supreme ruler of the universe’ on 'Price is Right' set after wife’s death: former model
Bob Barker, longtime host of "The Price Is Right," allegedly went through some major personality changes after the death of his wife, Dorothy Jo Gideon, in 1982. In E!’s documentary series "Dirty Rotten Scandals," those closest to Barker at the time opened up about the sudden shift in attitude and the mental health challenges the TV personality experienced amid his grief. "{Bob and Dorothy Jo] went to Hawaii in August and she was diagnosed with lung cancer and died two months later," Barbara Hun...
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WTI Crude Bursts Back Above $100 After US Export Ban Hopes Crushed
WTI Crude Bursts Back Above $100 After US Export Ban Hopes Crushed Having diverged significantly overnight from Brent crude prices, WTI is now exploding higher, breaking back above $100, after hopes of a US export ban were crushed by Politico's sources. Sophia Cai (@SophiaCai99) posted on X that: NEW: The White House will not implement a crude export ban, and told oil executives as much at this morning’s meeting with API, per an admin official who participated in the meeting. T...
Uber and Rivian Team Up to Deploy 50,000 Robotaxis
Uber has agreed to invest $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031.
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CBS News Investigation Uncovers Massive Medicare Hospice Fraud In L.A. County
CBS News Investigation Uncovers Massive Medicare Hospice Fraud In L.A. County Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, An investigation by CBS News has discovered massive Medicare fraud at more than 700 out of 1,800 licensed hospice providers in Los Angeles County. The scam utilizes stolen Medicare numbers to fraudulently enroll healthy seniors in hospice with fake terminal diagnoses, billing Medicare an average of $29,000 per patient without delivering care, to the tune o...
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US F-35 Damaged By Iranian Fire In First of War; Israeli Refinery Targeted, Iran's Caspian Fleet Destroyed
US F-35 Damaged By Iranian Fire In First of War; Israeli Refinery Targeted, Iran's Caspian Fleet Destroyed Summary F-35 stealth jet takes on Iranian fire, emergency landing: CNN Trump dials up threat, seeking leverage, denies approving Israeli Pars strikes: however, reports from The Wall Street Journal and Axios say the White House was aware. US sending more troops to region. Energy war hits breaking point: Qatar's Ras Laffan damaged, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain sites attacke...
Rivian will provide 50,000 robotaxis to Uber in a deal worth $1.25 billion
Rivian and Uber have entered into a major partnership, with the former to provide the latter with 50,000 robotaxis in a deal worth $1.25 billion in funding. This starts with Uber purchasing 10,000 Rivian R2 robotaxis, which will be deployed in San Francisco and Miami by 2028. If all goes well, Uber will scoop up 40,000 more robotaxis by 2030. The company plans to scale the initiative to 25 major cities by 2031. The full $1.25 billion investment is contingent on several autonomous milestones, acc...
This ‘Portable’ Party Speaker Gets as Loud as an Actual Chainsaw
Soundboks is back with another ridiculously loud speaker.
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Gameboy-like gadget with a rotating display
Ambernic makes cute portable retrogaming handhelds, and its latest design is turning heads. That is because it has a turning screen. A video posted to Reddit's SBCGaming boad by Quinki001 shows leaked footage of the device. It has the Ambernic logo, and has a 1:1 rotating display that closes to form a square and opens to reveal standard game controls. Read the rest The post Gameboy-like gadget with a rotating display appeared first on Boing Boing.
Inside Joe Kent’s abrupt fall as GOP backlash grows over antisemitism accusations, FBI probe
Joe Kent's eyebrow-raising resignation as director of the National Counterterrorism Center Tuesday has given way to news that Kent is under FBI investigation and has been for weeks for allegedly leaking classified information.It's a stunning turn of events for someone in such a high-profile job. And Kent's incendiary letter and subsequent statements have exposed an apparent fracture in President Donald Trump's national security team pitting officials who favor a more aggressive military posture ...
LAPD union calls for probe into LA council president over alleged call during traffic stop
First on Fox: A Los Angeles police union is calling for an investigation into City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson for allegedly calling a school board member in an attempt to get out of a citation after he was stopped earlier this month while driving in a school zone.Harris-Dawson claimed he was the victim of possible racial profiling when he was stopped on March 4 by a Los Angeles School police officer while on his way to a committee meeting in a government vehicle. He was pulled ove...
Pentagon seeks at least $200B from Congress for Iran war
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday the Pentagon will ask Congress for additional funding related to the Iran war as Operation Epic Fury continues into its third week.Speaking at a Pentagon press briefing, Hegseth said the supplemental request would help cover the costs of operations and replenish U.S. weapons stockpiles."As far as $200 billion, I think that number could move, obviously. It takes money to kill bad guys," he told reporters, confirming reporting from The Washington Post that ...
SpaceX Fires Up Its Biggest, Baddest Rocket Yet: Starship V3
It now appears Starship Version 3 is on track for an inaugural launch in April.
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MMT Vs Austrian Economics: Deficits, War, and Markets
MMT Vs Austrian Economics: Deficits, War, and Markets The Keynesian-Austrian debate has raged for over a century. Questions of deficits, taxes, money printing, and their impact on inflation are at the center of the disagreement. War breaking out in the Middle East means we will see more of these three inputs, so how will they show up as inflation: in assets, consumer goods, everywhere? Tonight, two opposing economists will answer those questions and how these macro trends are lik...
Canada's top court will hear challenges to Liberals' firearms ban
The Supreme Court will hear arguments against the Liberal government's deeply controversial decision to outlaw certain firearms.
Vikings sign Carson Wentz to 1-year deal as they continue to add veteran depth around JJ McCarthy
The Minnesota Vikings have made another addition to their quarterback room.After signing Kyler Murray to a one-year contract last week, the Vikings announced they signed Carson Wentz to a one-year deal on Thursday. Wentz spent last season with the Vikings as a backup to J.J. McCarthy.With the addition of Murray and the return of Wentz, the Vikings have added competition for McCarthy while ensuring they have quality backup quarterback options. Murray and McCarthy will compete for the starting qua...
Pentagon targets Iran-linked militias in Iraq as Hegseth vows 'we will finish this' for fallen US troops
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said the U.S. military is striking "Iranian-aligned militia groups" in Iraq as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth vowed Thursday to "honor" the sacrifice of six U.S. service members killed in a plane crash there last week. President Donald Trump, Hegseth and Caine on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of the six fallen soldiers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The Pentagon said last week that the U.S. forces were killed when a KC-135 ref...
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5-inch hail from supercell thunderstorm devastates Illinois
On March 10, 2026, a powerful supercell thunderstorm in Kankakee, Illinois, produced extremely large hail. The stones were up to 5–6 inches in diameter (roughly the size of softballs). If confirmed, the largest hailstone could break the Illinois state record of 4.75 inches. Read the rest The post 5-inch hail from supercell thunderstorm devastates Illinois appeared first on Boing Boing.
Can Lebanon's Hezbollah survive another war with Israel?
With its ally Iran now at war with the U.S. and Israel, and the Israel Defence Forces pounding Hezbollah’s weapons storage and infrastructure and killing senior leadership, can the militant group survive another war?
Vampire Survivors spinoff Vampire Crawlers is coming to PC and consoles on April 21
Poncle could be about to ruin the planet’s productivity all over again now that Vampire Crawlers has a release date for PC and consoles. The dungeon-crawling roguelike deckbuilder which is a Vampire Survivors spinoff is coming to Steam, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and Nintendo Switch on April 21. It’ll cost $10. Alternatively, you’ll be able to check it out via Xbox Game Pass on day one. Vampire Crawlers is on the way to iOS and Android as well. However, you’ll have to wait until sometime later this ye...
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer brings back cavalcade of fan-favorite characters
Nine years. It's been nine years since genuine S-tier actor Michael Mando was teased in the role of delightfully unhinged baddie Scorpion at the end of Spider-Man: Homecoming. I have only gotten more fed up with the MCU with every movie since then that hasn't brought him back, eventually just writing him off to the long list of teases in these movies that just haven't gone anywhere. Read the rest The post Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer brings back cavalcade of fan-favorite characters appeare...
DoorDash launches Tasks, a new app that pays delivery couriers in some markets to submit video clips and complete other tasks for training AI models
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: DoorDash launches Tasks, a new app that pays delivery couriers in some markets to submit video clips and complete other tasks for training AI models DoorDash Inc. is paying
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Yakuza is getting another live-action adaptation, because the third time has to be the charm
Given how much the Yakuza game series borrows from classic yakuza film, to then turn around and make a film adaptation of that feels a little like a disco-suited snake eating its own tail. Not that it's stopped people from trying, though: Takashi Miike himself made an okay movie out of the first game in 2007, and Amazon made that same game into an absolutely terrible show in 2024. Read the rest The post Yakuza is getting another live-action adaptation, because the third time has to be the charm...
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Brutal gaming masterpiece Sekiro to get anime adaptation
From Software's beautiful-but-punishing precision action masterpiece Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an amazing game, but it's somewhat incorrectly named: I died literally hundreds of times playing it. That trend has continued in the game's newly-announced anime adaptation, Sekiro: No Defeat. Read the rest The post Brutal gaming masterpiece Sekiro to get anime adaptation appeared first on Boing Boing.
How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Made Andy Weir’s Story Even More Cinematic
io9 spoke to directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller about some additions to the movie, out March 20.
Microsoft Considers Legal Action Over $50 Billion Amazon-OpenAI Cloud Deal
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Microsoft is considering legal action against its partner OpenAI and Amazon over a $50 billion deal that could violate its exclusive cloud agreement with the ChatGPT maker, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Last month, Amazon and OpenAI signed several agreements, including one that makes Amazon Web Services the exclusive third-party cloud provider for Frontier, OpenAI's enterprise platform for building and running AI agents. The dispute ...
Pence urges Senate to ‘restore public confidence’ with nationwide voter ID law
EXCLUSIVE: Former Vice President Mike Pence says that a national voter ID law "is truly an idea whose time has come."In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Pence urged the Senate to "make voter ID the law of the land in all 50 states." The Senate is currently debating the SAVE America Act, which is strongly championed by Pence's former boss, President Donald Trump.The SAVE Act, which stands for Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, narrowly passed the GOP-controlled House in February m...
House Democrats vote against deporting immigrants who harm police dogs, horses
Nearly all Democrats opposed legislation Thursday targeting noncitizens who harm law enforcement animals. Lawmakers voted 228-190 largely along party lines to approve the measure, with just 15 Democratic lawmakers voting "yes." All Republicans who voted supported the legislation.The Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals (BOWOW) Act, introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., would make any noncitizen who is convicted of or admits to harming animals used in law enforcement operations...
Canada fast-tracks army rifle upgrade with $307M initial order
Canada is fast-tracking the purchase of more than 65,000 new assault rifles, starting with a $307 million order for 30,000 weapons. Built by Colt Canada, the rifles will replace aging C7 and C8 models, marking a push to modernize the army and speed up procurement through a streamlined process.
Enhanced metrics for Amazon SageMaker AI endpoints: deeper visibility for better performance
SageMaker AI endpoints now support enhanced metrics with configurable publishing frequency. This launch provides the granular visibility needed to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve your production en
Florida deputies mock rowdy spring breakers with NCAA-style scoreboard as arrests surge
Police departments throughout the Sunshine State are looking to restore order to their beaches as spring breakers bring a new level of chaos to their otherwise serene shores. One sheriff’s office in the Florida Panhandle has turned to a tongue-in-cheek scoring system to publicly shame the worst offenders, posting a leaderboard of NCAA college conferences while adding points for each police bust. "Hold on there, Pistol Pete. This looks mighty familiar. Oklahoma State University has joined the ch...
Umar Zameer's lawyer sets 'record straight' after OPP investigation, Ford's call for judge apology
The lawyer for a man acquitted in a high-profile Toronto murder trial where a police officer was killed are calling for a public inquiry into the “secretive process” behind a recent Ontario Provincial Police report that re-examines evidence from the trial.
Umar Zameer's lawyer calls for public inquiry after Doug Ford, police cast doubt on acquittal
The lawyer for a man acquitted in a high-profile Toronto murder trial where a police officer was killed is calling for a public inquiry into the “secretive process” behind a recent Ontario Provincial Police report that re-examines evidence from the trial.
Costco debuts new sundae but shoppers call it a 'slap in face'
→ A proposed to-go packaging ban has restaurant owners warning it could upend costs, quality and their survival.→ Costco's long-awaited churro comeback arrives in bite-size form and fans aren't exactly sweet on it.→ A whiskey mogul is giving away a $200M campus but only if it fuels a faith-driven revival.→ The so-called "Irish goodbye" might seem rude but experts say it can actually be a polite move.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER→ A tipping prompt ignites debate as a former N...
What Will ‘The Scream’ Look Like in 300 Years? This Tool Simulates Its Future
The tool remains an interesting proof of concept, but it could expand into something genuinely useful for researchers and conservators.
Claros, which aims to cut data center energy losses by using voltage regulators that provide power directly to servers' main processors, raised a $30M seed
Ben Geman / Axios: Claros, which aims to cut data center energy losses by using voltage regulators that provide power directly to servers' main processors, raised a $30M seed Claros, a startup with
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Another Depraved Leftist: Many Such Cases...
Another Depraved Leftist: Many Such Cases... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, An Oregon high school principal placed on leave for celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk has been sentenced to five years in prison for possession of child abuse material. Jeremy P. Williams, former head of Rainier Junior-Senior High School, now joins a disturbing list of leftists in education and politics whose public anti-conservative rage masked far darker realities threatening ...
NBA MVP candidate, 24, diagnosed with collapsed lung as playoffs near: report
As the Detroit Pistons have suddenly become a contender for the NBA title, their best player will be missing for the foreseeable future.Cade Cunningham, who has thrust his name into the MVP conversation, has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung, according to ESPN, and is expected to miss an extended period of time.The 24-year-old was the first overall pick five years ago out of Oklahoma State and has lived up to the billing, averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game in his car...
FOSS Weekly #26.12: GNOME 50 Release, Fedora for Apple, New Ageless Linux, Manjaro Drama and More
In the previous newsletter, I discussed how various distros are handling the age verification laws. At the end of the article, I speculated that we would see a few existing or new distros coming up with "no age verification" as their unique feature. Guess what? We have a new distro called Ageless Linux which is created specifically to refuse compliance with OS-level age verification laws.But it's more than just a distro; the project also maintains a tracker of where various distros and organizat...
Suspect accused of killing NYPD's Jonathan Diller 'looks like he's smiling' in bodycam video: testimony
The suspect accused of gunning down NYPD officer Jonathan Diller appeared to be smiling in police bodycam video just moments after the fatal shooting, according to testimony from one of Diller’s fellow officers.NYPD Detective Derval Whyte took the witness stand in a Queens courtroom Wednesday, describing how he "watched my friend get shot for no reason" during a routine traffic stop in March 2024. Whyte went on to recount Diller’s final moments, the New York Post reported."He’s on his back, he’s...
Illegal immigrant groping case latest allegation of misconduct in Northern Virginia school system
Virginia’s largest public school district is facing renewed scrutiny after parents accused Fairfax County Public Schools officials this week of delaying notification that an adult student identified as an illegal immigrant allegedly groped multiple female classmates.News broke last week that Israel Flores Ortiz, 19, a junior at Fairfax High School, was charged with nine counts of assault and battery after multiple female students accused him of inappropriately touching them while they were walki...
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The Moon's Going To Get Crowded - We Should Protect Our Heritage On It While We Still Can
In 1959, the Luna 2 probe from the Soviet Union became the very first human-made object to reach our closest celestial neighbor. In the decades since, we have been leaving footprints - both literally and figuratively - all over the Moon. Today, there are over 100 metric tons of human-made material resting on the Moon’s surface - everything from advanced cameras and sensors to literal human waste. But that’s nothing compared to what’s to come. NASA predicts the next decade will see over 100 new l...
Video captures crazy airport crowds as passengers pour into terminal after security checkpoints close
While TSA officers on the front lines of airports across the nation continue to miss their paychecks, chaos is gripping some U.S. airports.Footage from the Philadelphia International Airport, shot early Thursday morning, shows hundreds of passengers waiting on elevators and escalators to get through a security check point.The airport announced it was temporarily closing three security checkpoints "to help optimize operations across other checkpoints," starting Wednesday.TSA WARNS OF SECURITY 'TH...
Paxton racks up Texas endorsements as bitter Cornyn runoff hits fever pitch
EXCLUSIVE: The Texas Senate primary runoff is reaching a fever pitch as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton receives a slate of new endorsements from major state lawmakers and candidates over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.The bitter rivals have been lobbing increasingly personal attacks at each other after a bruising primary election in which neither candidate achieved the 50% threshold to receive the GOP nomination. Now, Paxton has received 13 new state-level political endorsements, includi...
Alexa+ launches in the UK
Amazon’s next-generation smart assistant has entered its Early Access program in the UK, marking Alexa+’s European debut following rollouts in the US, Canada and Mexico. Starting March 19, invitations to start using the smarter, more conversational Alexa will be sent out to "hundreds of thousands" of willing participants, Amazon said in a press release, adding that Alexa is the most popular voice assistant in the UK. As well as its more natural communication, agentic capabilities, contextual awa...
