Florida driver fleeing traffic stop slams head-on into school bus carrying 19 children before fleeing on foot
A Florida driver allegedly fleeing a traffic stop slammed head-on into a school bus carrying 19 children before abandoning his damaged vehicle and fleeing on foot, authorities said.The dramatic Tuesday morning incident was captured on video, including footage of the vehicle crashing into the Sumter County school bus and police body camera video showing a deputy chasing down and arresting the suspect.All 19 children aboard the bus were safe and uninjured, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's ...
PGA Tour Champions golfer Matt Gogel suspended six months for betting on PGA Tour events
Matt Gogel, a golfer on the PGA Tour Champions circuit, was suspended six months by the organization for placing bets on PGA Tour events.Gogel released a statement claiming that he placed "small recreational wagers on golf" in 2024 without knowing he did so."I want to be clear that these wagers were not placed on regular PGA Tour events, PGA Tour Champions events or any tournament in which I participated," Gogel said in his statement released by the PGA Tour.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE O...
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Rules Out Two New Dyson Sphere Candidates
Recent searches for the technosignatures of hypothetical Dyson Spheres again turn up empty.
TCU football pulls credentials from local newspaper for reporting on locker room assault story
TCU Horned Frogs football has a chance to make a run in a wide open Big 12 Conference, coming off a 9-4 season in 2025. But if they do, local fans who subscribe to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram won't have access to the type of reporting they might normally expect.The Star-Telegram reported recently about an incident in the TCU locker room that resulted in senior safety Jacob Fields being dismissed from the football team. Fields allegedly assaulted another player, wide receiver Dozie Ezukanma, tho...
METR and Redwood detail how ~1,200 OpenAI agents coordinated cheating on an unsanctioned board, sending 70K+ messages and files, and ~700 attacked Hugging Face (METR)
METR: METR and Redwood detail how ~1,200 OpenAI agents coordinated cheating on an unsanctioned board, sending 70K+ messages and files, and ~700 attacked Hugging Face Redaction summary statement: Exc
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US Special Forces Conducting Operations Inside Ecuador
US Special Forces Conducting Operations Inside Ecuador Authored by Kyle Anzalone via Antiwar.com, An Ecuadorian official confirmed that US Green Berets were engaged in anti-cartel operations. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump formed a coalition, dubbed Shield of the Americas, that was aimed at combating cartels in Latin and South America. A local official told AFP and UPI that US special forces have been conducting direct operations against suspected cartels in the Esmer...
Backlash over Good Good Golf ad goes too far as stores pull merchandise, PGA Tour event potentially canceled
Just a few days ago, Good Good Golf was viewed as one of the largest brand names among young people starting their interest in golf.Unsurprisingly, major golf brands were quick to partner with the YouTube channel and its personalities. They have a partnership with Callaway Golf to develop putters, golf clubs and golf balls. Their branded apparel is carried by major retailers, including WorldWide Golf Shops outlets such as Roger Dunn in Southern California. It is also sold online through retailer...
Armed man arrested at Trump golf course allegedly had first lady's schedule, notes on Secret Service: reports
An armed man arrested Aug. 2 at President Donald Trump's California golf course allegedly had first lady Melania Trump's schedule and detailed information about U.S. Secret Service (USSS) personnel, according to reports.Jeanine John Taele, 38, had more than 200 pages of writings that included schedules for the first lady and members of the president's USSS detail, The Associated Press reported, citing information revealed during a Los Angeles County court hearing Wednesday.The New York Post repo...
You Should Keep an Eye Out on Chromium's Flatpak Experiment
Chromium's source tree has gained experimental support for packaging the browser as a Flatpak, and the change has already been merged yesterday.It's a small addition, basically a commit sitting behind a disabled build flag, but it's the kind of change worth keeping an eye on if you've been wanting an official way to run Chromium or even Chrome through Flatpak on Linux.Currently, the other instances of Flatpak packaging for Chromium are the unofficial community builds, one that's live on Flathub,...
Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Barret Zoph is returning to Google as VP of research, after leaving OpenAI in June and Thinking Machines Lab in January (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Barret Zoph is returning to Google as VP of research, after leaving OpenAI in June and Thinking Machines Lab in January After a short stint at O
NYC business owners revolt over Mamdani’s government-run grocery stores: ‘Doomed for disaster'
New York City business leaders and bodega owners rallied Wednesday just steps away from the future site of one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's city-run grocery stores, arguing the plan will force local businesses to close.The Multicultural Business Coalition, which is made up of 50 chambers of commerce representing multicultural businesses, filed two lawsuits in state court on Monday challenging Mamdani’s plan to open five government-owned supermarkets with subsidized grocery offerings.On Wednesday, l...
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University Of Maryland Warns Trump's Four-Year Visa Cap Could Crush Graduate Enrollment By 30%
University Of Maryland Warns Trump's Four-Year Visa Cap Could Crush Graduate Enrollment By 30% The Trump administration is overhauling rules governing the length of stay for international students and exchange visitors, replacing a decades-old system with a fixed period of up to four years. Beginning Sept. 15, most people entering on F-1 and J-1 visas will no longer be admitted for "duration of status," which generally allows them to remain in the country as long as they maintain t...
Meta Apparently Seeks to Spread Settlement Pain to Its Competitors—With Snapchat Conspicuously Absent
If YouTube, TikTok, and Snap all join, it could actually cost Meta more money. So why bother pleading with Snap?
Trump questions state of MLB while renewing push for Roger Clemens' Hall of Fame induction
Major League Baseball is entering the final weeks of its regular season as labor talks between the league and the MLB Players Association reportedly remain stalled, creating uncertainty ahead of the playoffs.The current agreement between the two sides is set to expire on Dec. 1. If they do not reach a new deal by then, a lockout could follow. In July, ESPN reported that the sides’ fundamental disagreement centers on the league’s pursuit of a salary cap system. The union likely prefers to preserv...
Okta reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $805M, vs. $795M est., net income up 73% YoY to $116M, and raises its full-year guidance; OKTA surges 20% after hours
Samantha Subin / CNBC: Okta reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $805M, vs. $795M est., net income up 73% YoY to $116M, and raises its full-year guidance; OKTA surges 20% after hours Okta shares surged
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Hormuz And The Law Of Diminishing Returns: When Leverage Burns
Hormuz And The Law Of Diminishing Returns: When Leverage Burns Authored by Tamuz Itai via The Epoch Times, For months, the assumption that the Strait of Hormuz was Tehran's ultimate card dominated commentary on the war. Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on Aug. 10, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images As a narrow waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil and a substantial share of liquefied natural gas ...
Bill Gates issues stark warning about AI and the future of humanity
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates has sounded the alarm regarding how artificial intelligence will cause profound disruption in the labor market, warning that millions of jobs are at risk and ther
Source: Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9B; the AI repository has had several potential suitors among its investors, including Salesforce (The Information)
The Information: Source: Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9B; the AI repository has had several potential suitors among its investors, including Salesforce Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugg
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NFL warns clubs they cannot sign any player who returns to college football for 2026 season, memo says
As the college landscape continues through a whirlwind of uncertainty, the NFL reiterated to its clubs on Wednesday that any player returning to college ranks will be prohibited from signing with a team this season.Multiple players in various sports are trying to return to college athletics despite going professional, which has led to quite the stir for the NCAA. Among them is tight end Dae’Quan Wright, who cleared waivers after being released by the Cleveland Browns this week.Wright was expecte...
ATF investigates ‘major’ cybersecurity incident as ransomware group claims attack
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said Wednesday it is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving a standalone system, which senior Justice Department officials have designated a "major incident" under federal guidelines.The disclosure comes as the Qilin ransomware group claimed ATF as a victim, according to cybersecurity outlets tracking the group's leak site. The group has not publicly provided evidence substantiating its claim, and the ATF has not attributed ...
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Pennsylvania Reports Two Deaths From Measles As US Cases Hit Highest Level Since 1991
Pennsylvania Reports Two Deaths From Measles As US Cases Hit Highest Level Since 1991 Two people have died in connection with measles in Pennsylvania, state health officials announced on August 25. A health worker prepares a measles vaccine at a government health center amid a vaccination campaign, in Nejapa, El Salvador, on April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas The Pennsylvania Department of Health said the deaths were "related to measles." Both individuals lived in Lancaster Count...
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AI Spots Hidden Solar Storm Signs 9 Hours Early
When we think of weather forecasts, we instinctively think of weather on Earth like rain or shine. However, we rarely consider weather forecasts from outside of the Earth, also called space weather. While space weather often results in the awe-inspiring aurora located at the northern and southern latitudes, we often forget the negative impacts of space weather on our everyday lives. This includes potential disruption of communication satellites or ground stations. The primary conundrum that has ...
Hawley rips Flock’s sprawling surveillance web as Texas cities cut cameras over privacy and data fears
Sen. Josh Hawley is demanding answers from Flock Safety over whether its rapidly expanding network of AI-powered cameras has helped create a searchable national database of Americans’ movements as communities across the country pull the plug on the technology amid mounting privacy concerns."Flock has assembled an unprecedented national surveillance network," Hawley, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital. "They boast more than 120,000 cameras across 49 states and more than 20 billion vehicle scans every m...
Three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Za'Darius Smith stepped away last year after losing three family members
Within months of abruptly stepping away from the NFL last season, Za'Darius Smith lost his mother, his grandmother, and his father in rapid succession.Now, after navigating unimaginable grief, the three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher is back on the field, using football as his sanctuary with the Atlanta Falcons.After playing for six different franchises across 11 seasons, the 33-year-old was ready to hang up his cleats when he left the Philadelphia Eagles mid-season in October 2025.FALCONS COACH KEVI...
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Waste Of The Day: Deficit Could Surpass $2 Trillion
Waste Of The Day: Deficit Could Surpass $2 Trillion Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, The federal deficit will be $2.1 trillion when fiscal year 2026 ends on Sept. 30, the Congressional Budget Office projected in its monthly budget review. The deficit - the gap between what the government spends and what it collects from taxes and other revenue - has never surpassed $1.8 trillion, except during the Covid-19 pandemic. Key facts: Federal revenues are up 3% i...
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L.A.-area lawmakers urge Trump to fund transit fixes for 2028 Summer Olympics
Officials called on the federal government to expedite $2 billion needed to make L.A. traffic-ready for the 2028 Games.
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How Americans Spent their Trillions of Inflation-Adjusted Dollars on Goods and Services and How that Changed since 2015
Spending on healthcare services, which blew by housing in 2023, continues to soar. But the big splurge on recreational goods and vehicles flipped this year.
How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27
The eclipse will obscure about 93 percent of the moon’s surface. Here are the peak times and tips for the best viewing experience.
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Explosive devices found in a SoCal boy's home after school threat, officials say
Two explosive devices were recovered from an Orcutt boy's home Saturday, and officials said a "potential school threat" had been thwarted.
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How Many $2,500 Foldable iPhones Will Apple Ship In Year One? IDC Has The Answer
How Many $2,500 Foldable iPhones Will Apple Ship In Year One? IDC Has The Answer Apple is set to unveil its first foldable iPhone at the company's September 9 product event at 1300 ET. Ahead of what could be Apple's biggest handset launch in many years, technology market research firm International Data Corporation, better known as IDC, issued a new forecast estimating just how many foldable iPhones Apple could ship during the device's first year. Bloomberg first reported IDC's ...
'View' host Ana Navarro rejects Hunter Biden's assertion that Trump is 'already' a 'dictator'
"The View" co-host Ana Navarro appeared to disagree with former President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, after he accused President Donald Trump of being a dictator on her podcast Monday.In the second half of a two-part interview on "Bleep! with Ana Navarro," Hunter Biden told Navarro the U.S. has "already" lost democracy under Trump regardless of who wins the midterm elections."He is a dictator ... in no uncertain terms," Biden said. "Everybody understands this. He has broken the system. It is ...
Z.ai open-sources ‘Ox Alpha’ model as GLM-5.3-Flash
Z.ai Co. today released the code for GLM-5.3-Flash, a large language model that’s 10 times more cost-efficient than its predecessor. The algorithm made its original debut last week under the codename
Viral AI startup Instinct has raised $350 million at a $2.5 billion valuation
The startup is only a year old but it has already generated a massive amount of hype (and money) while also spurring privacy concerns.
HEAR IT: 911 call captures horrifying first moments of deadly shooting at Seattle’s Bite of Seattle festival
Newly obtained 911 calls shed new light on the deadly shooting at Seattle’s famed Bite of Seattle festival, capturing the frantic response as first responders raced to a scene with multiple people down."I’m losing blood," a caller who said they had been shot in the back told a dispatcher.The caller said they did not know who opened fire.GUNFIRE SHATTERS TORONTO LATIN STREET FESTIVAL, LEAVING AT LEAST 2 DEAD AND MULTIPLE WOUNDED"I don’t know who did it. I took cover. I see the officers down here,...
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Three state senators press UC to restore SAT test requirements, backing faculty outcry
Three Southern California Republican state senators press the UC Board of Regents to restore SAT testing for admissions, weighing new legislation as faculty demand tests return.
Republican Senator Launches Investigation Into Flock as Backlash Sweeps Country
The company reportedly scans 20 billion vehicles each month.
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New details from 49ers owner Jed York's arrest: Fake ad, rental car and $160 cash
San Francisco 49ers owner and Chief Executive John "Jed" York was arrested after responding to an online ad advertising a prostitute that ended up being a sting, according to an arrest report.
2026 TOUR Championship picks for East Lake: Why Chris Gotterup, Hideki Matsuyama and Russell Henley stand out
The 2026 PGA TOUR season concludes this week anticlimactically with the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. After using a "starting strokes" format from 2019-24 that no one liked — not the fans nor the golfers — this is the second year all 30 guys in the TOUR Championship field will start at even-par.Fortunately, new PGA TOUR commissioner Brian Rolapp announced a new postseason format earlier this week that will start in 2028. The top 90 players will compete in a final ...
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Japan Holds Off On New Oil Reserve Release Despite September Import Drop
Japan Holds Off On New Oil Reserve Release Despite September Import Drop Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, Japan expects its oil imports next month to be lower than this month's but has no plans to release additional crude from storage, the country's economy minister said. Oil imports next month are seen at 80% of the average monthly for 2025, Ryosei Akazawa said, as quoted by Reuters. The report noted that the August import rate had been 100% of the 2025 monthly total. ...
Trump signs an EO banning the use of certain foreign-made bulk-power equipment, including associated critical software, deemed to pose national security risks
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Internet reacts to Georgia schoolteacher's groundbreaking invention, the 'fart corner'
The old adage goes, "Necessity is the mother of invention," and nowhere is that perhaps more true than with one Georgia teacher’s invention: the "fart corner."That's not a euphemism. It is indeed a corner one goes into to release a little gas.But, like many pioneering inventions and technological breakthroughs, it is dividing and at times clearing the proverbial room.'SPIDER-MAN' SHOWING WAS REPORTEDLY EVACUATED DUE TO SOMEONE'S UNCONTROLLED GAS RELEASEAccording to NBC San Diego, second-grade te...
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Canada out-weeds California
In June, Canadians bought more weed than Californians. Bong down, eh? Canada's weed market is growing, while California's has fallen off its peak. While there are perhaps 2-3 million more Canadians than Californians, many of the Canadians are Québécois and probably not into it. Read the rest The post Canada out-weeds California appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Iran Says Persian-Language Media Outlets 'Funded By CIA' Are Military Targets
Iran Says Persian-Language Media Outlets 'Funded By CIA' Are Military Targets One key tool Washington has long utilized for influence operations and covert regime change plotting abroad has long been the establishment of foreign media for political messaging. The idea is that a foreign language satellite news channel gets presented as 'independent' while in reality it beams propaganda onto a unsuspecting population within a so-called 'rogue' state being targeted by the US. For exa...
Justice Thomas recalls why he wasn't friends with Alito in law school: 'Clarence, you were scary'
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently recalled a funny conversation with Justice Samuel Alito about why they weren't friends during their time at Yale Law School.When asked why they were never friends at the Ivy League institution, Alito told Thomas he was "scary."Thomas sat down with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for a rare interview in which the pair discussed race, politics and a variety of other issues on an episode of the "Verdict with Ted Cruz" podcast, which aired Wednesday.CLARENCE TH...
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Trump administration's wage cuts for seasonal farmworkers is unlawful, federal judge in California rules
The ruling is a win for farmworker advocates who sued the Trump administration last year, arguing that a Labor Department rule would "undercut and adversely affect" wages paid to U.S. workers.
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Trump administration wage cuts for seasonal farmworkers unlawful, federal judge in California rules
The ruling is a win for farmworker advocates who sued the Trump administration last year, arguing that a Labor Department rule would "undercut and adversely affect" wages paid to U.S. workers.
Trump's lawyers put Dem AG on notice for targeting his family in NY fraud fight: 'Cannot stand'
On Wednesday, representatives of President Donald Trump filed a brief in the New York Court of Appeals, arguing the court should throw out his liability finding in a $464 million civil fraud case that centered on Trump's real estate valuations.The reply, made in response to an appeal from New York Attorney General Lititia James' efforts to resurrect those penalties after a lower court tossed them out, argues the case had several legal flaws that should have prevented it from being heard in the f...
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'A voluptuous sex symbol.' Judge invokes Dolly Parton in overturning Texas 'drag ban'
U.S. District Judge David Hittner on Tuesday cited Dolly Parton in his decision to strike down Senate Bill 12, a 2023 law that sought to restrict drag shows in Texas.
Jon Stewart asks whether 'The Daily Show' is like high-sugar food giving US 'political diabetes'
Talk show host Jon Stewart told former first lady Michelle Obama Wednesday he questions whether shows like his have been a net positive or net negative for the country.On her "IMO" podcast, Obama asked Stewart whether it’s healthy for young people to get their news from "The Daily Show.""Do you think comedy helps or hurts the political climate?" she asked. "I wonder what you think, because sometimes I think, ‘Is it good that most young people are getting their news from The Daily Show?’ Or that ...
Ex-ESPN host Cindy Brunson embarrasses herself trying to discredit Caitlin Clark
We previously discussed the all-time low the sports media reached in defending DiJonai Carrington after she clotheslined Sophie Cunningham and then posted "White privilege" from the locker room following her ejection. In doing so, no one embarrassed themselves more than former ESPN broadcaster Cindy Brunson.Brunson claimed Carrington did not deserve a Flagrant 2. Instead, she argued that Cunningham should have been ejected not the player who clotheslined her.Brunson also shared a post claiming w...
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India's Crude Import Bill Surges As Hormuz Shipping Rates Soar
India's Crude Import Bill Surges As Hormuz Shipping Rates Soar Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, India's crude oil import bill has soared since the Iran war choked Middle Eastern oil supply, raised benchmark crude prices, quadrupled freight rates, and boosted insurance on a single Strait of Hormuz voyage to never-before-seen highs. India has been paying elevated prices to import Middle Eastern crude not only because of the spike in oil prices, but also due to the ...
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California moves to outlaw child marriage with bill headed to Newsom's desk
A bill that would make it illegal to issue marriage licenses to anyone under the age of 18 in California is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom for final approval, likely ending a decade-long fight to outlaw the practice.
Busy Philipps diagnosed with rare brain tumor after undergoing body scan her doctor told her she didn't 'need'
Busy Philipps is sharing how she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor.During a recent interview with People magazine, the 47-year-old "Cougar Town" actress shared the terrifying moment her doctor told her she had a brain tumor, the day after her "Dawson's Creek" co-star, James Van Der Beek, died following a battle with colorectal cancer."Dr. Devinsky says to me, 'I'm just going to say this to you the way I would want someone to say it to me,'" she recalled. "And that was when the wind like sort...
Why Dolly Parton could bring together Americans who agree on almost nothing
Throughout her life, Dolly Parton kept reminding me of something beautiful about being human.Perhaps you noticed it too.Her death has brought an outpouring of affection from people who otherwise might agree on very little. And it leaves me wondering: What was it about Dolly? Talent alone doesn't explain it. Success doesn't explain it. Even her extraordinary generosity doesn't fully explain it.DOLLY PARTON DIES AT THE AGE OF 80: A LOOK AT HER LIFE THROUGH PHOTOSI suspect we recognized something d...
Australia's recording association bans AI-made music from charts
Songs using gen-AI as a support tool will still be allowed, so long as they're "substantially human made."
'Tragic accident' unfolds as travelers, employees witness deadly passenger jet incident
An airport worker was tragically killed on the job this week after being struck by a passenger jet.The incident took place at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport in Quebec, Canada, on Monday, airport officials said. The incident involved an Airbus A350 operated by French Bee, a low-cost airline, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). MYSTERY WI-FI NETWORK ABOARD FLIGHT RAISES 'UNUSUAL' ALARM ABOUT TRAVELERS' INFORMATIONThe employee, who was not identified by airport...
OpenAI Releases Its Official Report On the Hugging Face Breach
TechCrunch reports that OpenAI released its official report Wednesday on the Hugging Face breach, "offering the clearest picture yet of how an unusual chain of events allowed an AI model to escape its testing environment and triggered a sprawling cybersecurity incident." The AI company says the breach began when an unreleased cyber model, tested without normal production safeguards, encountered an impossible task and chained together previously unknown exploits to escape its environment and comp...
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Activist Obama Judge Bends The Knee, Lifts Block On Trump's Mail-In Ballot Restrictions After USSC Ruling
Activist Obama Judge Bends The Knee, Lifts Block On Trump's Mail-In Ballot Restrictions After USSC Ruling A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday lifted her own order blocking the postal service from implementing election integrity measures for mail-in ballots. US District Judge Indira Talwani issued the block after the League of Women Voters challenged proposed USPS rules that said states had to provide a list of voters who are eligible to receive mail-in ballots, and had...
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Mamdani Persuades C.E.O.s to Join His Business Advisory Council
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who has struggled to win over Wall Street, intends to use the council to help him invigorate New York City’s economy.
Hegseth upgrades Abbey Gate Marines' valor awards after 5-year delay: 'Those days are over'
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth upgraded valor awards Wednesday for three Marines who risked their lives to save others during the deadly Abbey Gate bombing, saying their original award submissions were "inappropriately" downgraded after one of the darkest days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan."For half a decade, this building allowed bureaucratic caution, or maybe politics, to stand in the way of proper recognition," Hegseth said during a Pentagon ceremony marking exactly five years since ...
Brazil's government sues Discord for $97M, accusing it of failing to comply with laws protecting children and teens; Discord calls the lawsuit disproportionate (Reuters)
Reuters: Brazil's government sues Discord for $97M, accusing it of failing to comply with laws protecting children and teens; Discord calls the lawsuit disproportionate The Brazilian government said
Deep Cogito raises $43M to develop self-improving AI models
Artificial intelligence startup Deep Cogito Inc. today announced that it has raised $43 million in funding. TQ Ventures led the Series A round. It was joined by Benchmark, Nexus Venture Partners, Atre
You Can Thank Lin Shaye for ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’
'Insidious' franchise star Lin Shaye pushed back after Sony initially canceled the series' sixth installment.
Girl Scouts denies teaching religion amid scrutiny of Muslim faith awards, mosque visits
Girls Scouts of the USA pushed back Wednesday on reports that mosque-based troops incorporated Islamic prayer, hijab lessons and faith-specific patches into scouting activities across several states, saying outside faith organizations independently run the optional programs."Girl Scouts is proudly for every girl. Contrary to misinformation circulating online, Girl Scouts is not a religious organization and does not teach religion. For more than a century, we've welcomed girls of every faith and ...
NFL ends Pro Bowl after decades of declining interest, will turn all-star game into an award for 88 players
The Pro Bowl is dead. The NFL finally laid its season-ending All-Star event to rest Wednesday.(This was a long time in coming because the Pro Bowl has been something of a corpse for years and the NFL has finally admitted it needed to be buried.)The NFL will no longer stage an AFC vs. NFC Pro Bowl game. Instead, the league will place greater emphasis on the moment a player is selected, the recognition that accompanies that distinction, and bringing the Pro Bowl class together to celebrate the ach...
How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood
Climate change is causing glaciers to retreat and become less stable, upping the odds of catastrophic collapses.
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California county's election drama worsens as official locks up contested ballots
Shasta County has condemned its registrar of voters, who has sought to hire a convicted election denier who served prison time to be his assistant.
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At home and abroad, deference to Donald Trump turns increasingly to defiance
New York Times: At home and abroad, Trump's targets are pushing back.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo apologizes to Chicago Cubs after sign stealing controversy: 'bush league'
It's one of baseball's oldest, and often most misunderstood, traditions: stealing signs from the opposition.Despite popular misconceptions, sign stealing in baseball is perfectly legal. If, say, a runner at second base is able to pick up signs from the catcher to the pitcher, he's within his rights to relay them to the hitter. It's up to the pitcher and catcher to come up with their own elaborate system to keep the other team guessing.The Houston Astros in 2017 and into 2018 are the most obvious...
Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, 3 co-defendants set for 2028 trial
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and three alleged co-conspirators will stand trial in 2028, a military judge ruled Wednesday.Lt. Col. Michael Schrama set the trial for June 5, 2028, rejecting prosecutors’ request to begin proceedings in January 2027. Mohammed and the three other defendants have been held at Guantánamo Bay since 2003 in the long-delayed case stemming from the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.Schrama said the prosecution’s prop...
Chicago Sky owner opens up on Enes Kanter Freedom ejection, makes analogy to shooting a gun
EXCLUSIVE: Chicago Sky principal owner Michael Alter addressed the team's decision to eject and ban Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. When asked why Freedom was not given a warning, Alter made the analogy that someone would not receive a warning for shooting a gun at someone before being punished.Alter announced on Tuesday that Kanter was banned after his ejection from Sunday's game against the Fever, as the team determined that he was "a threat." Al...
China's Moonshot In Talks With Microsoft, Amazon, Google Over K3 Revenue Sharing
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from Reuters: China's Moonshot AI is negotiating revenue-sharing agreements with Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet's Google, that would allow the U.S. cloud giants to host its blockbuster Kimi K3 model, three people familiar with the talks said. Any deal could mark the first big revenue-sharing pact between a Chinese AI firm and a major U.S. cloud company. The discussions highlight how China's leading AI models, often far cheaper than Western offeri...
Panic is refunding tariff fees paid by Playdate owners
The console was subject to added fees under the Trump administration's original tariff regime.
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A Rutgers Dean Is Accused of Filming ‘Upskirt’ Videos
Rutgers said that Josh Kohut, the dean of research at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, had been placed on leave and barred from the university’s campus in New Brunswick, N.J.
OpenAI details the failures that led to Hugging Face breach in official report
Transparency from the company is good, but real trust in its people would be better.
Arizona State hockey player, Blues draft pick hospitalized after collapsing during training
A St. Louis Blues draft pick and current Arizona State Sun Devils hockey player is still hospitalized following an incident during an off-ice training session last week.According to The Athletic, an ASU player was reported to have collapsed last Thursday during a workout."A student-athlete who collapsed during an outdoor exercise Thursday morning remains hospitalized," vice president of ASU media relations Chris Fiscus said. "The student-athlete, a member of the ASU hockey team, is not being nam...
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Two hours a day, no late nights: How Meta’s settlement will change teen accounts
Meta's US$18 billion settlement will limit teen accounts to two hours daily.
Rockstar finally releases statement regarding ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ leaks, leaving fans even more confused
Last week, a series of gameplay leaks of the much anticipated "Grand Theft Auto VI" captivated the video game community.A social media account by the name of CyberLeek posted a number of videos playing what appeared to be a full build of the game, including one in which they flew an airplane through downtown Vice City, a fictionalized version of Miami.Game developer Rockstar remained silent for nearly a week after the leaks, despite CyberLeek’s continued calls for them to respond.GAMING-WORLD VE...
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Israel Developing Offensive Space Capabilities
Israel Developing Offensive Space Capabilities Authored by Ioannis Vlahos via Antiwar.com, Israel is currently prepared to begin development of offensive space capabilities, including systems designed to defend Israeli satellites from hostile spacecraft, and weapons (including lasers) capable of striking targets from space. It is part of the Defense Ministry's multiyear budget plan for the space sector, which will include upgrading and expanding IDF (Israel Defense Forces) intel...
Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45B deal with Nscale
The new deal with the infrastructure provider is the latest example of Anthropic's white-hot compute-gobbling streak.
Anthropic continues compute-gobbling streak in $45 billion deal with Nscale
The new deal with the infrastructure provider is the latest example of Anthropic's white-hot compute-gobbling streak.
Z.ai Releases GLM-5.3-Flash: A 320B-A18B Natively Multimodal MoE With a 1M-Token Context
Z.ai has released GLM-5.3-Flash, the first natively multimodal model in the GLM-5 series a 320B-total / 18B-active MoE with a 1,048,576-token context window, MIT-licensed weights on Hugging Face, an
New NFL fine schedule is going to a point system that could lead to suspensions but also refunds
The NFL and the NFL Players Association have agreed to a one-year experimental change to the fine schedule meant to perhaps curb player behavior and discipline that is most likely to result in injuries.And the changes include one seemingly odd new twist: Refunds.Club owners meeting in Atlanta on Wednesday were briefed and accepted the changes that will place greater emphasis on five player health and safety violations:NFL PLAYER REVEALS SUSPENSION FOR PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUG HAPPENED BECAUSE ...
Caitlin Clark helps Fever deliver WNBA's largest regular-season TV audience in 29 years
Caitlin Clark didn’t need Enes Kanter Freedom or DiJonai Carrington to turn Fever-Sky into appointment TV Sunday night. Her presence has made every Indiana Fever game must-watch television.Still, the nearly 3.5 million people who watched on NBC and Peacock got more than a typical Fever game. First, there was Carrington spending two weeks making the rematch personal.Then, there was Kanter bringing the WNBA’s women’s-sports debate directly courtside.WHO IS DIJONAI CARRINGTON? WNBA STAR WHO SMACKED...
Hamilton-born NHL prospect Matthew Mayich hospitalized after 'training incident,' OHL says
NHL prospect Matthew Mayich, who was born in Hamilton and played junior hockey with the Ottawa 67's, is in hospital in Arizona following "an off-ice training incident," says the Ontario Hockey League. Now 21, he played minor hockey with the Hamilton Huskies and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 2023.
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Big oil and gas companies are partly responsible for California's water woes, study finds
Scientists have found that climate pollution from the fossil fuel industry is significantly worsening the water crisis in California and the western United States.
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Chinese Hackers Broke Into NASA, Federal Reserve, DOJ and Senate: FBI Announces
Chinese Hackers Broke Into NASA, Federal Reserve, DOJ and Senate: FBI Announces The United States Department of Justice has on Wednesday announced US authorities thwarted a major state-sponsored hack which saw a temporary intrusion into NASA, the Federal Reserve, Senate, the DOJ, Department of Energy, and the Department of Health and Human services, along with four unnamed companies in the US and South Korea. "Today we announced the disruption of a global botnet and hacking platfor...
FDA approves once-daily pill for deadly cancer after patients' survival rates nearly double
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of a new cancer treatment pill on Wednesday.Rasonque, manufactured by Revolution Medicines in California, is an inhibitor for the most common type of pancreatic cancer. The tablet, which is taken once daily, targets multiple forms of a protein called RAS that drives tumor growth.In a press release, the FDA called Rasonque a "new treatment option for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer," noting that the agency approved it more than six m...
NVIDIA NVLink Fusion Brings NVHBM to Next-Generation AI Infrastructure
AI factories must support increasingly large models and more complex reasoning workloads. To keep up with the insatiable compute demands of AI workloads,...
Israel Seeds Internet With Articles From Opaque Group to Influence AI Chatbots
"Accountability for the material is not anonymous," the group claims about its anonymous articles.
NFL owner's prostitution arrest puts top Dem committee on defense: 'So desperate for cash'
Jed York, the owner of the San Francisco 49ers, donated thousands of dollars to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) before authorities arrested him on Monday in a trailer park for attempting to solicit prostitution.York was arrested on one charge of "engaging in prostitution" and another for "possessing criminal tools," according to court documents.York reportedly tried to solicit prostitution for $140.49ERS OWNER JED YORK ARRESTED FOR 'ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION' IN OHIO, PLEAD...
Apple Maps Now Has Ads
Apple has begun rolling out ads in Apple Maps, with sponsored businesses appearing at the top of search results and in the "suggested places" section for users in the U.S. and Canada. Apple says the ads can be based on approximate location, search terms, or the area of the map being viewed, but are not tied to users' Apple Accounts and personal data remains on-device. 9to5Mac reports: Ads appear just like every other business listing, except they have a small blue badge that says 'Ad.' You can s...
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You Know Things Are Bad When This Has To Be Referred To The DOJ...
You Know Things Are Bad When This Has To Be Referred To The DOJ... Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is escalating the fight against what he calls discriminatory religious facilities at two of the state's busiest airports. After DFW Airport scrapped plans for more Islamic ablution stations under pressure, Abbott has referred both Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport to the U.S. Department...
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Build, scale, and code faster for only $30 with MS Visual Studio Pro 2026
TL;DR: Grab your lifetime license to Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for just $29.97 (reg. $499.99). Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 is a 64-bit IDE built for professional developers and development teams in need of software that goes beyond simple coding. Read the rest The post Build, scale, and code faster for only $30 with MS Visual Studio Pro 2026 appeared first on Boing Boing.
Democrats Just Might Win the Senate
Strategists in both parties have long thought that everything would need to go right for Democrats to take over Congress this fall. Their map, though, is becoming more forgiving.
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Nepal-Tibet flood toll hits 160, five New Zealanders reportedly missing
Footage shows dozens running away as surge of debris slams border area.
Let's look back on the best moments (read: crashes) from the World Humanoid Robot Games
Social media algorithms can be a treacherous thing, but sometimes they just bring pure, unleaded delight, as has been the case with videos from the World Humanoid Robot Games.My usual Instagram feed full of guitars, motorsports news, and clips from Amish softball games (which are phenomenal, by the way) was suddenly hijacked by video after video of humanoid robots hitting the track, boxing, and high-jumping at their human masters' bidding.It's a beautiful thing... until they snap and enslave us ...
The Meta Settlement Will Put Limits on Instagram for Teens. They’re Still Vulnerable
Child safety groups and former Meta employees welcome proposed changes to how the company’s platforms will work for teens. They also think states should demanded more.
