2 Apr 2025, 1:29 am
Greenland has become the unwitting focus of world attention as president Donald trump seeks to grab control of the huge Arctic territory. Euronews takes a look at the country’s potentially huge deposits of lithium, rare earth metals and other valuable mineral resources.
2 Apr 2025, 1:29 am
Tesla’s stock plummeted 36% in the first quarter amid backlash over CEO Elon Musk’s political interventions, intensifying global competition, and a weakening EV market. Analysts expect Tesla’s car deliveries to fall to a one-year low when it reports its latest figures later today.
2 Apr 2025, 1:13 am
The Top Gun and Batman Forever actor died of pneumonia on Thursday, his daughter said.
2 Apr 2025, 1:06 am
Environment Agency review waste tyre exports after BBC probe reveals millions sent to furnaces in India.
2 Apr 2025, 1:01 am
The woman accused the force of trying to discredit her over her complaints against a Met constable.
2 Apr 2025, 1:00 am
The high costs of laundry and warehousing are among the challenges facing startups.
2 Apr 2025, 1:00 am
First of all, we’d like to give a big shout-out to [Afrotechmods]! After a long hiatus, he has returned to YouTube with an awesome new video all about op-amp characteristics, looking at the relatively awful LM741 in particular. His particular way of explaining things has definitely helped many electronics newbies to learn new concepts quickly! Operational amplifiers have been around for a long time. The uA741, now commonly known as the LM741, was indeed an incredi…
2 Apr 2025, 1:00 am
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2 Apr 2025, 1:00 am
Germany is anticipating a trade war as President Donald Trump prepares a raft of punitive tariffs. How will the country's car manufacturers be affected?
2 Apr 2025, 1:00 am
An urgent recall has been issued for certain Tower-branded air fryers sold at Sainsbury's due to a potential fire hazard. The affected products were manufactured between January 2022 and April 2023. The retailer announced that a small number of units have been identified with a manufacturing defect that could lead to dangerous overheating.Customers who purchased these air fryers are advised to "stop using the items immediately".The recall is being conducted voluntar…
2 Apr 2025, 1:00 am
In today's GB News Daily Reflection, we explore the importance of saying sorry quickly. "Confessing our wrong is vital to our right relationships with each other, so it shouldn't be a surprise to find it's vital to our right relationship with God. "The good news the church teaches is that on the cross, we see Jesus guarantee that if we ask him for forgiveness, he'll surely give it to us."…
2 Apr 2025, 1:00 am
Sen. Cory Booker’s 25-hour Senate speech broke a record and required extended fasting and dehydration for logistical reasons. Interestingly, this unintentional routine aligns with the wellness trend of autophagy, where the body recycles damaged cells. Autophagy is believed to reduce inflammation, slow aging, boost brain health, and lower disease risks, but it isn’t safe for everyone. The rise of fasting as a biohacking strategy has sparked interest in long…
2 Apr 2025, 12:52 am
DEEP DIVE — When the U.S. intelligence community (IC) declared last week that the greatest danger to American national security is old-fashioned organized crime – mainly Mexico’s drug cartels – many former IC experts wondered about other major threats: global terrorism, cyberattacks, and the multiple menaces traced to China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. But the placement of Mexico at the top of the Annual Threat Assessment is welcome news for law enforceme…
2 Apr 2025, 12:45 am
A new paper [PDF] from the AI Disclosures Project claims OpenAI likely trained its GPT-4o model on paywalled O'Reilly Media books without a licensing agreement. The nonprofit organization, co-founded by O'Reilly Media CEO Tim O'Reilly himself, used a method called DE-COP to detect copyrighted content in language model training data. Researchers analyzed 13,962 paragraph excerpts from 34 O'Reilly books, finding that GPT-4o "recognized" significantly more paywalled…
2 Apr 2025, 12:32 am
Val Kilmer -- star of Batman Forever, The Doors, and Tombstone -- has died at age 65, The New York Times reports and Variety has confirmed.BREAKING ...
2 Apr 2025, 12:12 am
Movie actor and star Val Kilmer, known for his roles in films such as Top Gun, Willow, and Heat, among others in an eclectic career, has passed away at 65. (SLNYT)…
2 Apr 2025, 12:02 am
Flash flooding caused significant damage on the Greece's Paros island.
2 Apr 2025, 12:02 am
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told Fox News host Jesse Watters on Tuesday that under President Donald Trump’s leadership “Americans are not sheep for the slaughter anymore.” During an appearance on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Miller minced no words. Miller took a sharp jab at members of the Democratic Party and accused them of supporting the rights of what he described as “illegal alien predators that are in transnational cartels.” …
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
In a genocidal war that has spiraled into a struggle for political survival, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and the global powers supporting him continue to sacrifice Palestinian lives for political gain. The sordid career of Israel’s extremist National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, epitomizes this tragic reality. Ben-Gvir joined Netanyahu’s government coalition following the … Continue reading "War, Doublethink, and the Struggle…
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
A significant amount of US military power has been on the move over this past week, including several B-2 strategic bombers which have landed at the US military base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean just over 2,000 miles southeast of Iran. According to press reports this is the most significant B-2 presence on … Continue reading "Diego Garcia Smells Like War"…
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
David Fincher and Brad Pitt are reportedly re-teaming to revive a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel script written by original director Quentin Tarantino.Details on what could eventually be a groundbreaking entry in Tarantino’s resume come from The Playlist, which says the Se7en duo is propping up the unexpected film to come to Netflix, continuing Fincher’s long-lasting relationship with the streaming giant. Should everything proceed according to plan, the cu…
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
ShareOn Wednesday, April 2, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. The post Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, April 2 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
Donald Trump's "liberation day" has arrived, with the UK set to be hit by tariffs imposed by the US, as part of a larger policy that sees the White House impose tariffs on goods imported from countries around the world.Sir Keir Starmer is currently in negotiations with his US counterpart over a new economic deal and yesterday claimed that "rapid progress" had been made.But, he admitted: "Look, the likelihood is there will be tariffs. Nobody welcomes that, nobody wan…
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
The developer has shared information about its proposals, not yet a planning application…
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
The Local can now report that, according to city officials, the total cost of cleanup for the Alden Park "trash mountain" behind 5720 Wissahickon Ave. amounted to $11,757.72.
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
Eight-year-old Kareem Rosser's life changed forever when a wrong turn on a bicycle landed him at Chamounix Stables in Fairmount Park.
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
Although they just announced plans to open a Kismet Bagels luncheonette in the former Roller's Express-O, the co-owners now are looking for other locations.
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
At the CHC softball field, the numbers changed frequently on one side of the scoreboard and unfortunately for the Griffins, it was in the section labeled "visitors."…
2 Apr 2025, 12:00 am
Until recently, the West has pledged in the name of a two-state model in the partitioned Israel/Palestine. But it has been replaced by a unitary state that is decreasingly secular and democratic. In retrospect, the two-state solution died in Jerusalem on September 17, 1948. After World War II, the UN Partition Plan and Israel’s unilateral … Continue reading "The Demise of the Two-State Solution"…
1 Apr 2025, 11:59 pm
What a team…
1 Apr 2025, 11:56 pm
The UConn Huskies are in their record 24th NCAA Final Four. Paige Bueckers is this season's unparalleled leader. Bueckers has scored 31, 40 and 34 points in her last three NCAA tournament games. The Huskies will take on UCLA in the first game of Friday's Final Four. They will need another magic performance from their senior guard. Full Story Connecticut senior guard Paige Bueckers is the star of the show once again. Monday, March 31, she led the…
1 Apr 2025, 11:55 pm
The Trump administration suspended dozens of research grants Tuesday to Princeton University, making it the latest Ivy League school to lose federal funding over allegations of anti-Semitism.
1 Apr 2025, 11:55 pm
Democrat-endorsed Susan Crawford was elected Tuesday to Wisconsin's Supreme Court, besting Republican Brad Schimel who was backed by the world's richest man, Elon Musk.
1 Apr 2025, 11:52 pm
Democrats scored a critical win Tuesday in their first major test at the ballot box since President Trump took office in January. The elections came amid growing anger over the Trump’s administration’s immigration and economic policies, its handling of free speech, and the federal cuts made under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The……
1 Apr 2025, 11:51 pm
'These are complex organizations'…
1 Apr 2025, 11:49 pm
Val Kilmer, the actor who starred in Top Gun and played Batman and Jim Morrison, has died aged 65.
1 Apr 2025, 11:38 pm
The Philadelphia 76ers traveled up I-95 for the fourth and final matchup of the season against the New York Knicks. A 105-91 loss gave the Sixers a two-game leg up on the Nets in the lottery race but offered little else in positive takeaways. Both teams saw many players sit due to injury. The Sixers missed most of the top of their rotation, while the Knicks were without their top three point guards and Karl Anthony-Towns. What went right The return of Kyle…
1 Apr 2025, 11:33 pm
Elon Musk was a prominent fundraiser in the campaign, and was the subject of attack ads aired by Crawford's supporters.
1 Apr 2025, 11:30 pm
An anonymous reader quotes an op-ed from Ars Technica's Scharon Harding: TVs offer us an escape from the real world. After a long day, sometimes there's nothing more relaxing than turning on your TV, tuning into your favorite program, and unplugging from the realities around you. But what happens when divisive, potentially offensive messaging infiltrates that escape? Even with streaming services making it easy to watch TV commercial-free, it can still be difficult f…
1 Apr 2025, 11:25 pm
USAID And The Architecture Of Perception Authored by Josh Stylman via The Brownstone Institute, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long portrayed itself as America’s humanitarian aid organization, delivering assistance to developing nations. With an annual budget of nearly $40 billion and operations in over 100 countries, it represents one of the largest foreign aid institutions in the world. But recent disclosures rev…
1 Apr 2025, 11:22 pm
Liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford defeated Conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel on Tuesday, notching a coveted seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. The Associated Press called the race at 10:16 p.m. on Tuesday, with Crawford at 55.8% of the vote and Schimel at 44.3%. The race for the key battleground state’s Supreme Court seat drew national attention, with many viewing the election results as a bellwether for voters’ attitudes toward President…
1 Apr 2025, 11:20 pm
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday said Democrats “have to take some responsibility” for the current state of the country, during his first interview after setting a new record for the longest Senate floor speech in history. In an interview on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Booker said he was inspired to speak on the……
1 Apr 2025, 11:18 pm
The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, cementing a liberal majority for at least three more years.
1 Apr 2025, 11:15 pm
Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, beat conservative challenger Judge Brad Schimel in a contest that shattered spending records and turned a state race into a referendum on President Donald Trump.
1 Apr 2025, 11:15 pm
Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able” in a move of defiance against President Donald Trump's actions.
1 Apr 2025, 11:15 pm
High-level White House officials, including an aide to national security adviser Mike Waltz, have reportedly used their personal Gmail accounts for official business. The story resurrected concerns about security vulnerabilities in government. While Gmail has safety features, it remains the most hacked email provider, with hacking attempts increasing by 243% in early 2024. Waltz and others faced scrutiny after Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was…
1 Apr 2025, 11:13 pm
Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating after a small plane crashed in Tuscarwas County, Ohio.The incident, which involved a 1973 Cessna 310Q fixed-wing multi-engine plane, happened just after 5 p.m. in Mill Township, Ohio.PLANE CRASH NEAR MINNEAPOLIS SENDS HOME UP IN FLAMES WITH NO SURVIVORS ON BOARDThe New Philadelphia Post of the Ohio State Patrol said the plane took off from Harry Clever Field Airport at 4:40 p.m. and crashed in a farm field in Mill Township…
1 Apr 2025, 11:13 pm
빈AI는 르네사스 일렉트로닉스, 르노 등 글로벌 기업 출신 전문가들로 구성되어 글로벌 완성차 제조사(OEM)에 고성능, 확장형 솔루션을 제공하고 있다. 특히 운전자 모니터링 시스템과 음주 상태 측정기 등 자동차 산업에 특화된 AI 기술을 개발하는 솔루션 전문 기업으로 성장해왔다. 모비안AI는 빈AI 내에서 생성형 AI 개발을 전담하던 부서로, 이번 인수를…
1 Apr 2025, 11:05 pm
'presidential-style election'…
1 Apr 2025, 11:03 pm
NEW 'Off The Wall' ONLINE Posted 02 Apr, 2025 3:03:56 UTC The new edition of Off The Wall from 04/01/2025 has been archived and is now available online. "Off The Wall" - 04/01/2025Download the torrent here…
1 Apr 2025, 11:00 pm
Iran 'Incredibly Weakened' By Over 200 US Strikes On Houthis: White House The White House on Tuesday declared that Iran has been "incredibly" weakened as a result of the Pentagon operation against Yemen's Houthis which was renewed on March 15 by President Trump and his national security cabinet. Immense controversy has ensued in the wake of 'Signalgate' which involved discussions of war planning with Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg privy to the gr…
1 Apr 2025, 10:57 pm
Jill Underly was projected to prevail in her reelection for Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, beating challenger Brittany Kinser, according to Decision Desk HQ. Though the race is technically nonpartisan, Underly was backed by the state Democratic Party and Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), while Kinser, an education consultant who has advocated for school choice,……
1 Apr 2025, 10:57 pm
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said on Tuesday he was determined to surpass Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (R-S.C.) prior record for longest Senate floor speech in history, saying it “irked” him that the late senator made history by trying to block civil rights legislation in the 1950s. “To be candid, Strom Thurmond’s record always kind of, just,……
1 Apr 2025, 10:51 pm
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey broke the record for the longest Senate speech after he held the floor for just over 25 hours. His remarks, which began Monday evening and ended Tuesday night, criticized President Trump’s policies on issues like cost of living, deportations and tariffs. Booker also referenced Strom Thurmond's 1957 filibuster, which previously held the record. During his record-breaking speech, which ended with a standing ovation, Booker called…
1 Apr 2025, 10:51 pm
*Happy April Fools Day! This blog is entirely fake. You can invest in AllSides today on Wefunder to help prevent hostile takeovers by partisan billionaires. At AllSides, we’re dedicated to balance, transparency, and independence. And sometimes, that means making major changes to meet a historical moment, an inflection point — a vibe shift. Today, we enter a new era of funding by a politically balanced group of major donors. We’re excited to announce the…
1 Apr 2025, 10:50 pm
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9390…
1 Apr 2025, 10:45 pm
세계 경제는 이제 끊임없이 변화하는 가운데 극도로 정치화하고 있다. 미국 정부의 예산 구조를 비유적으로 이르는 오래된 표현이 있다. ‘미국 정부는 사실상 군대를 갖춘 보험 회사에 불과하다’라는 말이다. 오늘날에도 이런 표현이 사용되고 있음에도 불구하고, 최근 CNBC의 ‘스쿼크 박스(Squawk Box)’ 프로그램에서 3 명의 앵커들은 관세와 백악관/정…
1 Apr 2025, 10:44 pm
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said on Fox Business Tuesday that he’s concerned about district judges shaping national policy, especially when they overrule decisions made by President Donald Trump. During an appearance on “Kudlow,” Gingrich described this as a pivotal moment in U.S. history. “There are already more of these [rulings] coming down the road than the Supreme Court has ever heard in a single term. I would hope that the Supreme Court C…
1 Apr 2025, 10:39 pm
'This is a very real constitutional crisis'…
1 Apr 2025, 10:36 pm
Susan Crawford won an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, securing the court’s liberal wing another two years in the majority and giving Democrats a major win just months after they were shut out of power in Washington. Crawford, the liberal candidate in the race, was leading Brad Schimel, a fellow circuit court judge, 56 percent to 44 percent when The Associated Press called the race at 10:16 p.m. Eastern time. The technically nonpartisan…
1 Apr 2025, 10:35 pm
Russian Arctic LNG 2 Project Resumes Gas Processing By Charles Kennedy of Oilprice.com Arctic LNG 2, the processing and export facility that was billed as Russia’s flagship LNG project, has gradually resumed gas processing after months of hiatus, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing industry sources and satellite images. Arctic LNG 2 has been under U.S. and EU sanctions since last year, and the project hasn’t been able to sell any cargo because o…
1 Apr 2025, 10:30 pm
The NFL adopted several new rules at the annual owners' meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. The new rules will go into effect this coming season. The new rules involve kickoffs, overtime possessions, replay assists and the free-agent signing period, among other things. The league did not vote to ban the tush push play or adjust playoff seeding rules –– those proposals were tabled for further discussion. Full Story The NFL owners' meetings in Palm Be…
1 Apr 2025, 10:26 pm
The latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) numbers show that during March, the southwest border saw the lowest number of crossings ever, with just 7,180 recorded."Under the leadership of President [Donald] Trump and [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem, the administration has taken bold, decisive action to restore control at the border. Border Patrol agents are empowered like never before to shut down unlawful entry and protect American lives," Pete Flores, acting…
1 Apr 2025, 10:24 pm
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to collect sensitive information or administer Cisco Smart Licensing Utility services on a system while the software is running.<br><br> Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.<br><br> For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the <…
1 Apr 2025, 10:24 pm
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1 Apr 2025, 10:23 pm
More than 80 of Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) former campaign staff praised his record-breaking speech on the Senate floor. “As alumni of your 2020 presidential campaign, we write today to express our gratitude for your response over the last 25 hours to the moment of crisis we are currently in,” the staff wrote in a……
1 Apr 2025, 10:15 pm
Democrat-Backed Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race (Update 2210ET): According to multiple outlets, Democrat-endorsed Susan Crawford has won the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, beating Republican-endorsed Brad Schimel in the most expensive judicial election in US history. Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford. Getty Images The campaigns and their supporters spent more than $81 million, and drew the involvement o…
1 Apr 2025, 10:11 pm
SEGAbits is beyond excited to announce our newest project that has been long in the making: SuperSEGAbits. What is SuperSEGAbits? SuperSEGAbits will combine every single SEGA fan site that has ever existed into one single website. The entirety of SEGAbits, SEGA Driven, SEGA Addicts, SEGA Nerds, MEGA Visions, SEGA-16, SEGA Retro, RadioSEGA, SEGASHIRO, TSSZ as … Continued…
1 Apr 2025, 10:10 pm
Rolling Risk: Unvetted Migrants Behind The Wheel Of Big Rigs Threaten US Safety & Security Leaders of a trucking advocacy group are sounding the alarm, claiming that the American Trucking Association (ATA) advised the federal government during the Biden-Harris administration to issue hundreds of thousands of non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) to non-citizens—many of whom reportedly cannot read or write English. Many of these unvett…
1 Apr 2025, 10:10 pm
With the signing of HB25-1040 on Monday, Colorado now defines nuclear as a "clean energy resource" since it doesn't release large amounts of climate-warming emissions. "The category was previously reserved for renewables like wind, solar and geothermal, which don't carry the radioactive stigma that's hobbled fission power plants following disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima," notes Colorado Public Radio. From the report: In an emailed statement, Ally Sullivan, a…
1 Apr 2025, 10:07 pm
hubie writes:Microsoft's killing script used to avoid Microsoft Account in Windows 11:Microsoft has removed the 'BypassNRO.cmd' script from Windows 11 preview builds, which allowed users to bypass the requirement to use a Microsoft Account when installing the operating system.This change was introduced in the latest Windows 11 Insider Dev preview build, which means it will likely be coming to production builds."We're removing the bypassnro.cmd script from the build…
1 Apr 2025, 10:06 pm
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a moderate Republican, congratulated her colleague, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), on setting the new record for longest Senate floor speech on Tuesday. “Whether you agree with him or not, the past 24+ hours was what most people think a filibuster actually looks like,” Murkowski wrote in a post on X, shortly……
1 Apr 2025, 10:04 pm
구글이 지메일에 새로운 종단간 암호화(E2EE) 기능을 도입했다. 사용자는 이제 구글조차 읽지 못하게 암호화된 이메일을 다른 지메일 사용자에게 보낼 수 있다. 구글은 올해 말까지 이 기능을 확장해 모든 사용자에게 암호화된 이메일을 보낼 수 있도록 할 예정이다. E2EE는 이메일 서버 간 전송 중 암호화(TLS)나 구글 데이터센터에 저장돼 있는 동안의 암호…
1 Apr 2025, 10:04 pm
Idiots gon' idiot, I guess…
1 Apr 2025, 10:00 pm
One of the most exciting trends we’ve seen over the last few years is the rise of truly personal computers — that is, bespoke computing devices that are built by individuals to fit their specific needs or wants. The more outlandish of these builds, often inspired by science fiction and sporting non-traditional layouts, tend to be lumped together under the term “cyberdecks”, but there are certainly builds where that description doesn’t quite stick, includin…
1 Apr 2025, 10:00 pm
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1 Apr 2025, 10:00 pm
A delegation of U.S. senators visited Guantanamo Bay to assess the handling of deported migrants by the Department of Defense. They criticized the operation, calling it a waste of military resources and a misuse of taxpayer money. Senators were briefed on the high operational costs at Guantanamo, which reached $40 million for a six-week period. The senators are urging President Trump to halt the relocation of migrants to Guantanamo Bay. Full Story A…
1 Apr 2025, 9:58 pm
The SpaceX rocket and spacecraft technology company scrubbed its launch of 27 satellites Tuesday from California.
1 Apr 2025, 9:57 pm
A group of House Republicans rebelled against GOP leadership’s effort to block a vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents and delivering a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) The gambit drew the ire of House Democrats, who bashed the “outrageous” move as several Republicans bucked their party’s leadership. Nine Republicans — led by……
1 Apr 2025, 9:54 pm
Brown University has opened an investigation into a student for sending emails to administrators asking them what they do in a day. The 20-year-old sophomore at the university, Alex Shieh, sent emails to all 3,805 administrators at Brown asking them to “Describe what tasks you performed in the past week.” Now the school is investigating him for inflicting “Emotional/Psychological Harm” on the staff, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Fo…
1 Apr 2025, 9:52 pm
Kyle Lowry, who turned 39 last week, played for the first time in nearly two months on Tuesday night as the Sixers' tank continued with a loss to the New York Knicks.
1 Apr 2025, 9:49 pm
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, preserving liberals’ 4-3 majority, according to projections from Decision Desk HQ and the Cook Political Report. NBC News: “The outcome is a setback for President Trump and his billionaire adviser, Elon Musk. Trump endorsed Schimel in the final stretch of the race, while Musk injected himself into the center of it, spending huge sums of money, visiting Wisconsin days out from Electi…
1 Apr 2025, 9:45 pm
An extended sneak peek from James Gunn’s Superman will be shown ahead of A Minecraft Movie screenings in theaters this weekend, but it was first shown by Warner Bros. at their CinemaCon presentation on Tuesday.DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran were on hand along with lead actors David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult to promote the film.The preview focuses on the "take me home" scene from the trailer where a wounded Superman is saved by…
1 Apr 2025, 9:45 pm
FBI Weaponizes Background Checks To Enforce California Gun Ban Submitted by Gun Owners of America, When you go to a gun store to buy a new gun, you can expect a few things to happen. First, some paperwork. Second, you can expect to have to pass a background check before leaving with your gun. And third, you can expect that the gun store will keep a record of your purchase for as long as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("A…
1 Apr 2025, 9:42 pm
'Utmost seriousness'…
1 Apr 2025, 9:42 pm
Susan Crawford was projected to win an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, keeping the high court’s 4-3 liberal majority intact and delivering a blow to Elon Musk and President Trump, according to Decision Desk HQ. Crawford, a Dane County circuit court judge, defeated conservative candidate Brad Schimel, a former GOP state attorney……
1 Apr 2025, 9:41 pm
Victoria Uber Workers Could Be First in Canada to Unionize. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union has held a certification vote ordered by the BC Labour Relations Board after Uber disputed whether 500 drivers signing union cards represented more than 55% of the workforce. UFCW estimates Uber in Victoria has ~600 drivers. In BC certification is automatically granted if 55% of workers sign with a union. This follows on UFCW's previous agreement w…
1 Apr 2025, 9:36 pm
But his emails! Sharing them with Google! Senior members of the US National Security Council, including the White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have been accused of using their personal Gmail accounts to exchange sensitive information.……
1 Apr 2025, 9:32 pm
The White House played an April Fools’ Day prank on journalists inside the press room. Around 6 p.m. EDT, the White House Assistant Press Secretary Taylor Rogers announced over the loudspeaker that there was a “dinner lid until 8:47” p.m., signaling an unexpected later night of work. “You have a dinner lid until 8:47,” Rogers……
1 Apr 2025, 9:30 pm
Two Trump-endorsed Republicans, Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis, won in Florida's special election Tuesday night to expand the GOP's narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
1 Apr 2025, 9:30 pm
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over $11.4 billion in funding cuts by the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC says the funds were allocated for COVID-19-related programs, while the attorneys general argue the funding is being used for necessary programs. The lawsuit, filed in Rhode Island, argues the cuts violate federal law, jeopardize public health, and harm key initiatives, including the opioid c…
1 Apr 2025, 9:29 pm
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Pennsylvania accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the political action committee he started of failing to pay a suburban Philadelphia man more than $20,000 for getting people to sign a petition in favor of free speech and gun rights. The lawsuit seeking class-action status claims the man, referred to as Bucks County resident John Doe and requesting to remain anonymous, received hourly pay for canvassing ahead of the November president…
1 Apr 2025, 9:26 pm
New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker on Tuesday evening broke the record for the longest floor speech in the Senate’s history with a marathon speech taking aim at the Trump administration’s policies and efforts to downsize the federal government. Booker continued speaking after surpassing the 24-hour-and-18 minute record set in 1957 by South Carolina Democrat Strom Thurmond. Booker yielded the floor after holding it for 25 hours and four minutes, according to the…
1 Apr 2025, 9:20 pm
Posted by Mel Beckman via NANOG on Apr 01Brilliant! And also a pic of Bob Metcalfe 🙂 -mel ________________________________ From: John Curran <jcurran () istaff org> Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 5:59 PM To: North American Network Operators Group <nanog () lists nanog org> Cc: Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org> Subject: Re: [NANOG] IPv6 Legacy IP Warning Stickers Mel - If you do so, you can include one slide near the front that includes –…
1 Apr 2025, 9:20 pm
Wisconsin voters were projected to pass a ballot measure that amends the state Constitution to require photo identification in order to vote, according to Decision Desk HQ. Wisconsin lawmakers referred a ballot measure to voters that would mandate that “a qualified elector may not vote in any election unless the elector presents photographic identification issued……
1 Apr 2025, 9:17 pm
Former NFL star Tim Tebow and his wife, Demi-Leigh Tebow, joined President Trump for a visit in the Oval Office on Monday. In a post on X, Margo Martin, a special assistant and communications advisor for Trump, shared a photo with the Tebows with Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to cheer on the……
1 Apr 2025, 9:08 pm
Scores of Muslims died in Sagaing when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan.
1 Apr 2025, 9:06 pm
A battered leather briefcase left behind by Guy Burgess when he fled to Moscow in 1951 is among 20 objects from MI5's archives to go on display for the first time from Saturday.
1 Apr 2025, 9:00 pm
A fifth 21% happy with NHS in Britain, finds long-running poll, with waits and staffing of major concern.
1 Apr 2025, 9:00 pm
Posted by John Curran via NANOG on Apr 01Mel - If you do so, you can include one slide near the front that includes – “What didn’t Happen - RFC 5211” <chuckle> :-) /John…