Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US

There’s no clearer sign of the data center boom than rampant gas projects that have been proposed or that are already under construction.

How to watch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's launch

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled for launch on August 30.

Police arrest 101-year-old great-grandmother for dealing drugs

Esther Ogunmabo was granted bail after allegedly selling 90g of cannabis.

Israeli crime boss shot dead at point-blank range

The killing of Israeli crime boss Yanis Yushvaev highlights rising violence.

[AINews] Andrew Ng gets into AI Engineering

An industry legend starts covering the inevitable!

Shein’s IPO Plans Value It at About $27 Billion. That’s Shockingly Low

That's a little over a quarter of its peak valuation.

Rollover crash in Whittier sends 10 people to the hospital

Three people were critically injuried in a rollover crash in Whittier on Sunday night, Fire Department says.

Sources: Nvidia-backed neocloud Lambda is in talks to raise up to $3B at a $12B+ valuation; its revenue this year is estimated to reach $1.5B+ (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: Nvidia-backed neocloud Lambda is in talks to raise up to $3B at a $12B+ valuation; its revenue this year is estimated to reach $1.5B+ Lambda Inc., an AI cloud-computing provider

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Central Banking: The Scourge Of Civilization

Central Banking: The Scourge Of Civilization Authored by George Ford Smith via Mises Institute, Apple builds and sells iPhones. I happen to own one of the older models, for the same reason I own a last-legs older model car. What if Apple could skip the build part and sell only the phone? The money saved would be an enormous boost to its bottom line. And if Apple passed the savings onto customers I could conceivably afford to upgrade. Where would the phones come from? From a bookke...

OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users, after weeks without the restriction, saying it would smoothen the load on its compute

Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac: OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users, after weeks without the restriction, saying it would smoothen the load on its compute Following several

World's Largest Refiner Says China's Oil Demand "Very Likely Peaked Last Year"

World's Largest Refiner Says China's Oil Demand "Very Likely Peaked Last Year" One of the most understated stories of 2026, and the reason why oil (and gas) aren't trading at persistently nosebleed levels (ignore diesel for the time being), has been China's unexpectedly weak oil demand. And while there has been much speculation surrounding the reason for this chronically weak oil demand, ranging from an accelerated - and offsetting - SPR drain, to a dramatic economic slowdown behind...

Illegal immigrant accused of fentanyl dealing linked to Virginia high school overdoses

An illegal immigrant from El Salvador who has faced a final deportation order since 2024 was caught and later released on bond at the Texas border in 2016 before his arrest last week for allegedly dealing fentanyl near a Virginia high school, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).Isaac Melendez-Carranza, 31, was arrested Aug. 20 and charged with distributing fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a school. He is being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center."ICE lo...

Not ‘Used to Losing’: Apparent Elon Musk Pep Talk to His Cursor Staff Paints Sad Picture

It sounds like Musk is hellbent on Grok becoming dominant in the AI coding world.

Man found guilty in ambush-style slaying of newly engaged sheriff's deputy in Palmdale

A guilty verdict was reached against the man accused of killing Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in an ambush-style shooting in 2023. Next, a jury will determine whether the shooter was sane at the time of the act.

Houston Uber driver caught in wild police chase as officers seen on dashcam video hitching a ride in his car

A Houston Uber driver was caught "off guard" but kept his cool when two police officers jumped into his vehicle and directed him to chase a suspect fleeing on foot, wild dashcam video shows.Anthony Baines said he was driving for Uber at about 12:20 a.m. Aug. 8 in a Houston Heights neighborhood, when a shirtless man ran across the street in front of his vehicle with two Houston Police Department officers close behind, according to Storyful.The video shows Baines getting waved down by an officer a...

Abdul El-Sayed grilled on past statements on Sharia law and White supremacy, taxing the rich

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed was grilled in a fiery interview on "Jesse Watters Primetime" Monday on his progressive policy positions as he sparred over his high-stakes Senate race against former Republican congressman Mike Rogers.El-Sayed was challenged over his stated adherence to Sharia law, which was recently criticized by Vice President JD Vance, as well as previous remarks in which he linked efforts to eliminate Sharia law to White supremacy."Nobody is trying to push S...

Trump administration proposes six-figure price tag for new H-1B visas

The Trump administration unveiled a proposal on Monday to codify an unprecedented fee of more than $100,000 for cap-subject H-1B petitions for highly skilled foreign workers, replacing a charge first imposed by presidential proclamation last year that has thus far been blocked by a federal court.The Department of Homeland Security's proposed rule would charge $103,265 as an additional fee for every H-1B petition subject to the annual statutory cap, including petitions eligible for the advanced-d...

Robotics AI startup Generalist reportedly raises $200M

Generalist AI Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence software for robots, has reportedly raised $200 million in funding. Axios today cited a source as saying that 8VC led the investment

'Unfortunate accident' at Montreal's Trudeau airport sends employee to hospital

An employee at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport was sent to hospital following an incident involving a plane on Monday evening. Radio-Canada is reporting the employee suffered serious injuries.

Researchers detail the growing use of AI in cyberattacks across many Chinese state-linked groups, primarily using open-weight models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek

Mark Anderson / Bloomberg: Researchers detail the growing use of AI in cyberattacks across many Chinese state-linked groups, primarily using open-weight models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek Chinese hack

DOJ To Deploy 1,000 Election Monitors For Midterms

DOJ To Deploy 1,000 Election Monitors For Midterms The Justice Department is preparing to send a record 1,000 federal monitors to polling places for the 2026 midterms, the largest deployment of its kind in the agency's history. Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general who runs the Civil Rights Division, gave the number to Bloomberg last week and the figure alone tells you how central "election integrity" has become to this administration's second-term agenda. This is not u...

Ex-Lakers player speaks out in defense of Enes Kanter, doubles down against WNBA's trans issue

Ex-Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Ryan isn't staying quiet after watching Enes Kanter Freedom get escorted out of Wintrust Arena on Sunday night for standing up for female athletes.Ryan didn't hold back in Freedom's Instagram comments after the ejection, calling out the WNBA for failing to stand up for female athletes as the league's position on the trans issue keeps falling apart.He doesn't understand why Enes is catching so much heat."Just insane times we are living in," Ryan commented on Fre...

Rob Manfred addresses possibility of cancelling 2027 Major League Baseball season: 'We want to play'

The 2026 Major League Baseball season is rapidly drawing to a close, and there are multiple compelling storylines to follow.Impressively, the American League is potentially set to make the wrong kind of history with several teams under .500 in postseason position. For once, there's a legitimate competition for National League MVP, with Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong giving now-annual winner Shohei Ohtani a run for his money.Speaking of Ohtani, his team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, have recover...

Japan Power Prices Surge To Highest Since 2023

Japan Power Prices Surge To Highest Since 2023 By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Japan’s nationwide day-ahead electricity price soared by 20% in one week to settle on Monday at the highest level since January 2023, as gas supply disruptions from the Middle East and an intense heatwave pushed up prices and consumption.   The day-ahead power price in Japan has jumped to $0.16 (25.18 Japanese yen) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on Monday, per data from the Japan Electric Power Exchange ...

More details about Jed York's arrest in a prostitution sting come to light and begs questions about the 49ers

More details continue to pour in about the "engaging in prostitution" arrest charges and subsequent conviction on lesser charges of San Francisco 49ers majority owner Jed York.York was arrested in his native Ohio on Sunday on one charge of "engaging in prostitution" and another charge of "possessing criminal tools." And while the more salacious charge was downgraded to "disorderly conduct" in a plea deal with the prosecutor, it is that initial charge on which York was arrested and arraigned that...

Syria off US terror blacklist after nearly 50 years as Trump admin clears investment hurdle

The United States on Monday formally removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move Secretary of State Marco Rubio said eliminates the final major barriers to investment and economic recovery in the country.Rubio said in a statement that he had authorized the formal rescission after a mandatory 45-day congressional notification period ended.President Donald Trump had initiated the countdown in July after confirming to Congress that Syria’s government had ceased supporting act...

Inside China's Humanoid Robot Boom: What BofA Analysts Saw On The Ground In Beijing

Inside China's Humanoid Robot Boom: What BofA Analysts Saw On The Ground In Beijing China put its humanoid robotics industry on full display last week with a series of technological, commercial, and capital-markets milestones. Beijing first hosted the 2026 World Robot Conference, followed by the five-day World Humanoid Robot Games, while Unitree capped the week with a blockbuster IPO. Bank of America analyst Ming Hsun Lee attended last week's 2026 World Robot Conference and provide...

Quintessent, a startup making optical interconnects for data centers, raised a $40M Series A led by Cycle Capital, following its $11.4M seed round in 2024

Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: Quintessent, a startup making optical interconnects for data centers, raised a $40M Series A led by Cycle Capital, following its $11.4M seed round in 2024 Optical int

Trump admin eyes historic mass visa revocation targeting up to 200K asylum seekers: report

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to revoke business and tourist visas held by as many as 200,000 foreigners who have applied for asylum in the U.S.The State Department is expected to announce the sweeping action in the coming weeks, The Associated Press reported, citing internal documents and two U.S. officials.The effort would target B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 to foreigners who later sought asylum. If carried out, the move would mark the largest mass visa revoc...

Ex-NBA player tells Laura Ingraham why WNBA can't ban him: 'I identify as a woman'

Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom joined Laura Ingraham on "The Ingraham Angle" Monday night to set the record straight following his chaotic courtside ejection from Sunday's Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky matchup.Freedom was escorted out of Wintrust Arena late in the third quarter after Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud unleashed an explicit, profanity-laced tirade against him after simply celebrating a 3-pointer by Fever guard Sophie Cunningham.Freedom, who sat baseline wearing a shirt defining "...

John Harbaugh calls it 'reasonable to assume' Malik Nabers will be available for Giants in Week 1 vs Cowboys

Malik Nabers has shocked many New York Giants fans in training camp with just how great he looks on the gridiron with his teammates after an offseason shrouded in mystery and doubt about whether he’d be ready for Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football."Now, after practicing without a red non-contact jersey Monday, head coach John Harbaugh gave yet another encouraging update on the Giants 2024 first-round pick that points in the right direction for his availability to start t...

Michigan's Energy Abundance Is On The Ballot

Michigan's Energy Abundance Is On The Ballot Authored by Samantha Fillmore via RealClearEnergy, It is indisputable that energy is the lifeblood of every civilization. We are reminded of that truth daily at the gas pumps and when it's time to recharge the latest iPhone. Another indisputable truth is that the availability and affordability of energy are as delicate as the fiber-optic cables that supply our homes with Wi-Fi. We are living out that truth in real time between the ong...

Bali scooter crash: Injured Australian tourist Amy Donohue’s medical bills top $30,000

Friends are raising money to fund her treatment and return to Australia.

Utah teen charged with killing mother, 8-year-old brother as mystery of final hours unravels: police

A 17-year-old Utah boy is accused of killing his mother and 8-year-old half-brother after prosecutors say a masked figure matching his build was caught on camera roaming the neighborhood in the hours after a late-night shooting.Saratoga Springs police arrested the teen on Aug. 14 after a 17-month investigation involving dozens of search warrants, hundreds of pieces of evidence and extensive forensic testing, the department said.The teen was booked into juvenile detention after detectives screene...

Wire It, Run It, Deploy It: AI Workflows in Gradio

BBC makes fresh bid to block Trump defamation case over Panorama programme

Lawyers claim a Florida court cannot try the case because the show did not air in the US.

Nvidia reportedly eyes another investment in Perplexity AI at a $30B valuation

Nvidia Corp. is reportedly considering making another investment in the artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity AI Inc. A report by The Information says the chipmaker is holding talks with P

Your Tax Dollars At Work: San Fran Shelter Workers Accused Of Hiding Cop Shooter

Your Tax Dollars At Work: San Fran Shelter Workers Accused Of Hiding Cop Shooter Two employees at a San Francisco homeless shelter funded through city contracts have been arrested for allegedly helping a suspected cop shooter hide from police, according to the New York Post. The case stems from a May 31 confrontation near the Bay Bridge involving 36-year-old Norris Reed III. Authorities say what began as an attempted traffic stop escalated into a pursuit, ending when Reed’s vehicle...

Sydney Sweeney tells Tom Cruise to 'watch out' after strapping herself to top of airplane

Sydney Sweeney is telling Tom Cruise to "watch out" after she strapped herself to the top of an airplane.On Monday, Sweeney uploaded a video of herself holding a GoPro camera and on top of a moving airplane. The "Euphoria" star showed the single-engine plane flipping upside down several times while she was attached to it."watch out tom cruise," Sweeney captioned the post.Sweeney was in casual leggings and a navy crew neck, with her hair styled in pigtail braids as she remained calm during the ai...

Quintessent bags $40M to develop lasers for AI clusters

Optical interconnect startup Quintessent Inc. today announced that it has raised $40 million in funding to ramp up production of its hardware. Cycle Capital led the Series A raise. It was joined by Go

NYC’s 911 System Had an Outage. Officials Kept Quiet About It.

When a partial breakdown of the system occurred last week, New York City officials did not inform the public.

Teen hiker's disappearance ends in tragedy at national park with key question remaining

An eight-day search in a remote national park for a missing person has yielded a tragic outcome for a desperate family.An 18-year-old Australian hiker was found dead in dense bushland, authorities said. Lily Hooper, a teenager from Oakdale, southwest of Sydney, had set out for a hike in the park, according to SBS News, a public broadcaster in Australia and went missing on Aug. 12.A body believed to be Hooper's was found in bushland in Nattai National Park, which New South Wales Police described ...

"Operation Economic Outcast" Begins: Bessent Warns Countries Helping Iran Face Expulsion From Dollar System

"Operation Economic Outcast" Begins: Bessent Warns Countries Helping Iran Face Expulsion From Dollar System Summary Bessent Unveils "Operation Economic Outcast" Against Iran  Pakistan enters diplomatic push: Pakistan's army chief reportedly traveled to Tehran after Trump urged him to help reopen Iran talks. Iran threatens new tanker action: Tehran blacklisted 45 vessels and warned of further Hormuz attacks. US readies sweeping sanctions: Bessent is preparing a sweeping economic ...

Victim of Prince George plane crash identified as devoted coach, volunteer and mother of 2

Alex Garneau was an athlete, coach and volunteer involved in many sports throughout Prince George, B.C.. The mother of two was killed when a plane made an emergency landing on a busy road, hitting her vehicle and three others. The investigation is ongoing.

Massachusetts Citizenship Rule At Center Of Alleged Voter-Impersonation Case

Massachusetts Citizenship Rule At Center Of Alleged Voter-Impersonation Case Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, After federal prosecutors charged a Chinese man for registering to vote and casting a ballot under his former landlord's name, experts are questioning Massachusetts' verification processes. A voter fills out his midterm-election ballot in Boston City Hall on Nov. 8, 2022. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images Yupeng Sun, a Chinese national living in Andover, al...

Amazon Hikes Hardware Prices By 60%, Blaming Memory Shortage

Amazon has raised the prices of its hardware devices by as much as 60%, blaming "significant increases in memory and storage component costs." TechCrunch reports: The price explosion impacted Fire TVs, Echos, Kindles, and Eeros. One egregious example that's been cited is that of the Echo Dot, one of Amazon's cheapest smart speakers, the price of which jumped 60% overnight, from $49.99 to $79.99. Price-tracking sites like CamelCamelCamel show the stark uptick, which has previously hovered much lo...

‘One Piece’ Is Changing Its Dub Release Schedule for the Elbaph Arc

The anime's upcoming arc will no longer drop its dubs in small batches.

Ole Miss had FBI agent sweep football facility for bugs after Lane Kiffin left for LSU

Would it be shocking to learn that Ole Miss officials had someone with FBI ties help check its football facility in the days following Lane Kiffin’s departure for LSU?Sure, if college athletics were operating in anything resembling normal times.But with former NFL players now finding paths back to college football and Congress debating legislation that could limit coaches from leaving during a season, almost nothing feels too absurd anymore.NCAA Created This Mess, Now LSU Set To Make Dae’Quan Wr...

Newsoms list Sacramento-area mansion for $7.5M, plan to exit city governor once called 'so dull'

The 12,700-square-foot mansion in Fair Oaks an unincorporated community in Sacramento County bordering the American River has been listed for $7.5 million.

Newsoms list Sacramento-area mansion for $7.5 million, may flee city governor called 'so dull'

The 12,700-square-foot mansion in Fair Oaks an unincorporated community in Sacramento County bordering the American River has been listed for $7.5 million.

Docs: Meta plans to launch its version of OpenClaw, codenamed Hatch, in late August or early September and its latest AI model, Watermelon, in October

Jyoti Mann / The Information: Docs: Meta plans to launch its version of OpenClaw, codenamed Hatch, in late August or early September and its latest AI model, Watermelon, in October Meta Platforms pl

TotalEnergies CEO Reveals Cost To Move A Supertanker Through Hormuz

TotalEnergies CEO Reveals Cost To Move A Supertanker Through Hormuz The crisis-driven dislocation across Gulf oil markets has positioned French energy giant TotalEnergies SE as an early mover, capitalizing on heavily discounted Persian Gulf crude priced at $50 to $60 a barrel and moving it through the highly contested Strait of Hormuz. CEO Patrick Pouyanné revealed at the Norwegian energy conference on Monday that transiting the waterway now costs roughly $20 million per supertanker...

California Supreme Court appears skeptical of sheriff's authority to seize ballots

The state's high court heard arguments Monday in the dispute over whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco had the authority to seize more than 600,000 ballots in last year's special election in what he claimed was an investigation into potential voter fraud.

'National Treasure' director predicts upcoming third film won't be able to 'ignore' politics

"National Treasure" director Jon Turteltaub suggested Friday that politics was a factor in delaying the third film in the Nicolas Cage-led franchise and predicted the issue would be addressed in the new sequel.During a live recording of the "National Treasure Hunt" podcast in Philadelphia, Turteltaub confirmed to an audience that "National Treasure 3" was "finally real" with a finished script approved by him and Disney.The original film, "National Treasure," came out in 2004 with its sequel, "Na...

Kacey Musgraves divides fans with immigrant children’s plea, faces boycott calls to ‘shut up and sing’

Kacey Musgraves is facing backlash after asking fans to donate to an immigrant children’s rights group as her birthday wish while kicking off her "Middle of Nowhere" tour.On Friday, the country music star marked her 38th birthday on the opening night of her tour at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. At one point, Musgraves paused her show and urged concertgoers to contribute to the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights."It’s a wonderful organization, and they help give aid legal aid ...

The Mayor Went on Vacation. He Didn’t Travel Very Far.

Zohran Mamdani is known for working around the clock as mayor of New York City, but last week he and his wife headed “upstate” for vacation and some locals were thrilled to spot them.

Garden Grove aerospace firm to pay up to $100 million to residents who evacuated over chemical leak

GKN Aerospace officials did not specify how people will be asked to apply, but the program will be administered by an independent third party unaffiliated with the company, the Orange County district attorney's office said.

Apple reverses its plan to move iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses to private.icloud.com after user backlash; the feature will continue using the icloud.com domain

Juli Clover / MacRumors: Apple reverses its plan to move iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses to private.icloud.com after user backlash; the feature will continue using the icloud.com domain Apple today

Forensic Scientists Use ‘Breakthrough’ Method to Identify 9/11 Victim

DNA analysts at the New York City medical examiner’s office partnered with a squad of local detectives skilled at genealogical research.

Air safety concerns mount in Australia amid surge in close calls

Bloomberg: Sydney Airport recorded at least four near misses in the past month.

The Director of ‘Insidious 6’ Already Has His Next Movie Set

It's called 'Sleepover' and will arrive in time for spooky season in 2027.

41 injured and hundreds of homes damaged as tornado hits French village

The tornado hit hardest in the village of Pomas in southwestern France.

Regulation: Protecting Incumbents And Suppressing Competition

Regulation: Protecting Incumbents And Suppressing Competition Authored by Hal Snarr via Mises Institute, A previous article attributed widespread airline service failures not to individual carriers but to government interventions sold as consumer protections. Through a web of intricate regulations and controls, the state restricts entry, grants shared monopoly privileges to approved carriers, and creates what Rothbard calls a state-enforced cartel. The result is an illusion of comp...

Why this summer's L.A. heat waves feel so miserable: Hotter nights, broiling beaches

Until this week, Southern California's summer temperatures had actually been "pretty typical," according to the National Weather Service. So why has it felt so oppressive?

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Five Years In, Makes Her Case for Four More

Ms. Hochul, who ascended to the governorship in the depths of the pandemic, believes that New York is back. She hopes she has persuaded New Yorkers.

Why this summer's SoCal heat waves feel so bad: Hotter nights, broiling beaches

Until this week, Southern California's summer temperatures had actually been "pretty typical," according to the National Weather Service. So why has it felt so oppressive?

North Carolina doctor accused of shooting 2 sisters in alleged interstate road rage attack

A North Carolina doctor was arrested Aug. 22 after he allegedly fired into a Jeep during an interstate road rage incident, wounding two sisters, ages 12 and 20, according to Virginia State Police.Dr. Richard Thomas Arriviello, 61, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was driving north on Interstate 77 in his Mercedes-Benz around 8:50 a.m. when gunfire erupted about three miles north of the North Carolina-Virginia state line.State police said in a press release that Arriviello fired into the moving Jeep...

‘Moderate’ Dem gubernatorial candidate embraced DEI budget tool, Green New Deal-style policies

Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary earlier this month, but some of the progressive policies that define the party’s far-left flank may not have disappeared with her campaign entirely.David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive who defeated Hong after being cast as the more moderate choice, has overseen racial-equity budgeting, expanded the county’s equity bureaucracy and urged the Wisconsin attorney general to sue fossil fuel companies for env...

SEC Investigating Near-Implosion of AI Hedge Fund

The SEC is investigating the near-collapse of AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness, sending subpoenas to major Wall Street banks for details about the fund's trades, borrowing, and communications with lenders. The fund, founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, managed over $30 billion and borrowed tens of billions more before leveraged bets unraveled, forcing it to sell most of its stock portfolio to Citadel at a discount. The New York Times reports: The subpoenas asked ...

US Scraps September Korea Marine Drills In Wake Of Iran War Strain

US Scraps September Korea Marine Drills In Wake Of Iran War Strain Fresh on the heels of President Trump controversially ordering scaled-down US-South Korea military drills last week, there are emerging reports of more canceled plans for joint exercises. South Korean and American force were going to hold large-scale maritime drills focused on amphibious landing exercises in September, but Seoul has said the Pentagon had to back out related to constraints due to Iran war deployments...

Scandal-Plagued Texas AG Pivots to Anti-Data Center Platform in Senate Race

The move might put the MAGA-aligned politician at odds with Trump.

Rare signed Picasso print stolen from gallery turns up in vacant apartment years later

A signed Pablo Picasso etching stolen from a Wisconsin art gallery nearly a decade ago has been recovered after a Milwaukee landlord turned the artwork in to police, authorities said.The original 1949 Picasso etching, titled "Torero," was brought into Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) District Four on Aug. 5, after the person who found it suspected it had been stolen, the MPD said.An authenticator confirmed the next day that it was the same print reported stolen from a Milwaukee art gallery in t...

TikTok accused of labelling videos of high-speed police chases ‘thrilling’

The platform's AI-generated summaries have also called such videos 'exciting'.

Five best hikes in Tallahassee to try ahead of Florida State and New Mexico State's Week Zero showdown

College football is officially here, and that means traveling to different parts of the country to see the games this season.The beauty of college football is that most of the games don't take place in some overcrowded metropolitan area, so you'll be able to take in all the natural wonders of a particular venue.Here at OutKick OutDoors, we wanted to provide you lovers of nature with some of the best hiking spots to hit each week you decide to make the trek to a different college town, and first ...

'Consumed with revenge': Trial underway for Grammy winner Lil Durk, accused of murder-for-hire

In rapper Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial, prosecutors painted him as a man "consumed with revenge," after the death of his close friend Dayvon Bennett, known as King Von. Durk Banks' defense attorneys place the blame on his former personal assistant.

'Consumed with revenge': Trial underway for Grammy winner, Lil Durk, accused of murder-for-hire

In rapper Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial, prosecutors painted him as a man "consumed with revenge," after the death of his close friend Dayvon Bennett, known as King Von. Durk Banks' defense attorneys place the blame on his former personal assistant.

"Consumed with revenge": Trial underway for Grammy winner, Lil Durk, accused of murder-for-hire

In rapper Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial, prosecutors painted him as a man "consumed with revenge," after the death of his close friend Dayvon Bennett, known as King Von. Durk Banks' defense attorneys place the blame on his former personal assistant.

Democrat rips Hasan Piker as 'hack who thrives on hate' over his warning to American Jews about Israel

Controversial far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who has become increasingly prominent in Democratic politics, is facing backlash from Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., over his remarks about American Jews' support for Israel that she characterized as "talk of violence" targeting Jewish Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss.In a statement published Monday, Scholten said Piker was "a hack who thrives on hate, shock and awe because he lacks substance.""Hasan Piker's talk of violence against American Je...

Simon Cowell to miss weeks of ‘AGT’ filming as old injuries send him to surgery

Simon Cowell is stepping away from the judges’ table.The longtime "America’s Got Talent" judge will miss weeks of filming as he prepares to undergo a medical procedure related to lingering back issues, Fox News Digital has learned. The show is in the process of scheduling guest judges to fill in during Cowell's absence.TMZ reported the procedure is routine and tied to Cowell’s longstanding back problems, rather than a new or serious health concern.'AMERICA'S GOT TALENT' JUDGES CLASH OVER COUNTRY...

We’re Both Confused and Fascinated by This Disney and NFL Team-Up

Every NFL team has been assigned a Disney character for a new merchandise collection and it's wild.

Supreme Court Backs Trump's Mail-In Ballot Overhaul

Supreme Court Backs Trump's Mail-In Ballot Overhaul The Supreme Court sided with President Trump over his plan to use the Postal Service to impose broad new restrictions on the distribution of mail ballots. Over the dissent of the court's three liberal judges, SCOTUS' ruling means that the Trump administration can move forward with a proposal for DHS to compile state-specific lists of people it believes are eligible to vote in the Democratic-led states that had challenged the pla...

Sources: smart ring maker Oura and some of its backers seek to raise up to $3B in a US IPO that could take place as soon as September and value it at over $16B (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: smart ring maker Oura and some of its backers seek to raise up to $3B in a US IPO that could take place as soon as September and value it at over $16B Oura Health Oy, a maker of

How does converting a video to 4K actually work?

Upscaling software is getting better all the time, but there are still some caveats to be aware of.

8-Year-Old Girl in Louisiana Dies From ‘Brain-Eating’ Amoeba After Lake Swim

Though incredibly rare, Naegleria fowleri infections are nearly always fatal.

Source: robotics startup Generalist, which released its GEN-1 model to complete physical tasks in April, raised ~$200M led by 8VC, after raising $400M in June

Dan Primack / Axios: Source: robotics startup Generalist, which released its GEN-1 model to complete physical tasks in April, raised ~$200M led by 8VC, after raising $400M in June Generalist has qui

Trump scores Supreme Court win on mail-in voting restrictions before midterms

The Supreme Court on Monday handed the Trump administration a victory, allowing it to enforce President Donald Trump’s "election integrity" executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the November midterms. The high court lifted an injunction that had blocked the order in 23 states that challenged it after the administration appealed in July; Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented. The U.S. Postal Service and Justice Department said they would immediate...

WNBA reportedly says Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White are ineligible, but won't explain why

The WNBA has apparently decided Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White aren't eligible to play in the league.Now it needs to say, on the record, how it reached that decision.WNBA SILENT AFTER CAITLIN CLARK SAYS LEAGUES SHOULD DETERMINE WHO SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN WOMEN'S SPORTSFront Office Sports reported Monday that unnamed league sources said Freedom and White, two former NBA players who have declared for the 2027 WNBA Draft, are ineligible.The sources also called their declarations "simply publici...

WestJet flight attendants vote to ratify new collective agreement

WestJet flight attendants have ratified a new collective agreement with the airline, with a 90.2 per cent vote in favour of the agreement.

Canada-based logistics software company Descartes acquires Tai, a California-based transportation management system provider, for $100M in cash

Colin Campbell / Axios: Canada-based logistics software company Descartes acquires Tai, a California-based transportation management system provider, for $100M in cash Logistics software giant Desca

State bill targets abandoned assets. When can California seize your forgotten stocks?

Proposed legislation to streamline California's ability to seize abandoned stocks and mutual funds is drawing opposition from business groups and dividing Democratic lawmakers.

State bill targets abandoned funds. When can California seize your forgotten stocks?

Proposed legislation to streamline California's ability to seize abandoned stocks and mutual funds is drawing opposition from business groups and dividing Democratic lawmakers.

Trump Admin Moves to Impose More Than $100K Fee For H-1B Worker Visas

The Trump administration is proposing to make permanent a $103,265 fee on certain new H-1B visas, dramatically increasing costs for employers that rely on highly skilled foreign workers in tech, education, and research. "A federal judge in June ruled that the fee was illegal and blocked the Trump administration from collecting it," reports Reuters. "A Boston-based appeals court is reviewing that decision while a different court considers whether a judge properly rejected a challenge to the fee b...

DEI Refuses To Die

DEI Refuses To Die Authored by Kenin M. Spivak via RealClearPolitics, Although the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and civil rights laws dating back to 1866 prohibit nearly all racial preferences, most Americans oppose these preferences, and Donald Trump was elected vowing to eliminate DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) - progressives won't give up. Their race-obsessed thinking reduces America to intersectional classifications of oppressed and oppressor. This addled ...

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Tesla Finally Sets a Launch Date for the Cybercab

The EV company has sent out invites for a Sept. 3 event in Austin.

Trump administration touts ‘hard reset’ for American schools, vows to put parents ‘back in charge’

President Donald Trump on Monday marked the back-to-school season by promoting his administration’s school choice agenda and pledging to put parents "back in charge" of where and how their children are educated.Speaking at a White House event alongside Education Secretary Linda McMahon, students, parents and educators, Trump said his administration is working to expand school choice while removing what he called "far left extremism" from classrooms."We're putting the parents back in charge," Tru...

Trump defends AI data center buildout amid pushback

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for data center projects in a radio interview that aired on Sunday. The segment was hosted by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, who had testified again

Mariska Hargitay nearly left 'Law and Order SVU' over fear of being a 'one-trick pony'

Mariska Hargitay once considered leaving "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" after more than two decades as Olivia Benson because she worried the role had come to define her career.In a new interview with Variety, the actress who has starred as Benson since "SVU" premiered in 1999 said she began questioning her future on the long-running NBC drama around its 25th season."I’ve got to leave the show too. I don’t want people to think I’m a one-trick pony," Hargitay recalled telling "ER" co-star J...

Trump Wants 1,000 Rocket Launches Per Year, More Than 5 Times Today’s Rate

A new memo seeks to drastically ramp up space activity by 2030.