2 Apr 2025, 7:53 pm
Worlds of Fun looks to give fans cover on iconic roller coaster
By Robert Niles: Kansas City's Worlds of Fun is sharing first look photos of the changes it has made to its Zambezi Zinger roller coaster.The new Zambezi Zinger, from Great Coasters International, debuted in 2023, following a 24-year run for the original coaster of that name, which was a Schwarzkopf model. The original Zambezi Zinger closed in 1997, but it remained beloved by many in the local coaster community, so Worlds of Fun decided to bring back the spirit of t…
2 Apr 2025, 7:48 pm
Four Senate Republicans join with Democrats to rebuke Trump tariff policy in key vote
Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump over trade policy. The Senate adopted a resolution by a vote of 51 to 48 aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on Canadian imports. The four Republicans who voted with Democrats were: Sens. Rand Paul, who cosponsored the resolution, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell and Lisa Murkowski.
2 Apr 2025, 7:46 pm
Trump's tariffs on China, EU and more, at a glance
Japan will face different tax rates than Australia under Trump's plan - here's what else to know.
2 Apr 2025, 7:45 pm
Four Republicans help Democrats pass measure to end Canadian tariffs
Four Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate to pass, 51-48, a joint resolution Wednesday that would effectively end President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on Canadian goods in a vote that revealed GOP resistance to the administration’s sweeping trade agenda. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was a co-sponsor of the measure offered by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
2 Apr 2025, 7:45 pm
Trio of NBA superstars put up video game-like numbers as playoffs approach
As the NBA playoffs approach, a trio of superstars seems ready to make their run. Steph Curry, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo all put up big numbers, Tuesday, April 1. Denver's Nikola Jokic led the way with a 61-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist performance in a double-overtime loss to Minnesota. Golden State's Steph Curry had a 52-point effort in a win over Phoenix, including 12 three-pointers. Full Story The NBA playoffs are just 17 days away,…
2 Apr 2025, 7:40 pm
Anthropic Launches an AI Chatbot Plan For Colleges and Universities
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it's launching a new Claude for Education tier, an answer to OpenAI's ChatGPT Edu plan. The new tier is aimed at higher education, and gives students, faculty, and other staff access to Anthropic's AI chatbot, Claude, with a few additional capabilities. One piece of Claude for Education is "Learning Mode," a new feature within Claude Projects to help students develop their own…
2 Apr 2025, 7:40 pm
RFK Jr.'s Advisor Torches Anti-MAHA Lobbyists: "Insane To Think More Bureaucrats = Better Health"
RFK Jr.'s Advisor Torches Anti-MAHA Lobbyists: "Insane To Think More Bureaucrats = Better Health" Calley Means, co-founder of the Truemed telehealth platform and a special government employee at the Department of Health and Human Services advising Robert F. Kennedy Jr., defended efforts to eliminate waste and fraud within federal health agencies. During a tense exchange at the Politico Health Care Summit on Wednesday, Means criticized existing federal…
2 Apr 2025, 7:36 pm
At least four killed in Russian strikes on Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih
Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is often targeted by Russian strikes. The city lies around 70 kilometres from the nearest frontline.
2 Apr 2025, 7:35 pm
5 things to know about Republicans’ new blueprint to pass Trump’s agenda
Senate Republicans on Wednesday rolled out a 70-page blueprint to advance President Trump’s tax agenda, along with directions that could pave the way for more than a trillion dollars in cuts to government spending. The resolution comes after weeks of negotiations between House and Senate Republicans to reach a compromise on how to enact the……
2 Apr 2025, 7:34 pm
'Aston Villa bucked the trend in January - and are reaping rewards'
Aston Villa's match-winners against Brighton prove they are reaping the rewards of their January business, writes Phil McNulty.
2 Apr 2025, 7:34 pm
5 takeaways from Trump’s major tariff announcement
President Trump reset U.S. trade policy on Wednesday by announcing a 10-percent general tariff on all imports to the U.S. with the exception of Canada and Mexico, along with targeted tariffs on dozens of additional countries. The move makes good on one of the central promises of Trump’s presidential campaign and represents a course-correction in……
2 Apr 2025, 7:24 pm
Martha MacCallum Has To Remind Democrat Chris Coons Of One Unpleasant Fact About Social Security
Fox News host Martha MacCallum called out Democratic Delaware Sen. Chris Coons Wednesday for ignoring recent findings by the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that highlight rampant waste and fraud within the Social Security system. Members of DOGE, currently investigating Social Security for fraud and waste, announced on social media that they have been actively cleaning up that program’s records for the past four weeks, marking approximately 9.9 millio…
2 Apr 2025, 7:24 pm
Schumer on Trump’s new tariffs: A ‘huge tax on American families’ to ‘help billionaires get a tax cut’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs, calling them a “huge tax” on the average American family. “This is a huge tax on American families, all — all — to help billionaires get a tax cut,” Schumer said at the Capitol on Wednesday, suggesting the tariffs announced are……
2 Apr 2025, 7:22 pm
FuguIta: OpenBSD Live CD - Celebrates Their 20th Anniversary!
An Anonymous Coward writes:FuguIta is an OpenBSD live CD featuring portable workplace, low hardware requirements, additional software, and partial support for Japanese. This live CD is intended to be as close as possible to the default OpenBSD when installed on a hard disk. - quote sourceOn February 20, 2025, they celebrated their 20th Anniversary of the public release:To be precise, it dates back to the release of its predecessor, CD-OpenBSD.Initially, it was just…
2 Apr 2025, 7:21 pm
Martha MacCallum Has To Remind Democrat Chris Coons Of One Unpleasant Fact About Social Security
'What have Democrats done, what did Joe Biden’s administration do to find the waste, fraud'…
2 Apr 2025, 7:20 pm
'Reckless' tackle & offside goal - were Liverpool-Everton officials wrong?
A possible red card and potential offside in the build-up to the winner - did the officials get it wrong in the Merseyside derby?
2 Apr 2025, 7:18 pm
Hundreds of laid-off federal workers seeking state jobs, Pa. House panel hears
Protesters rally outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)At least 700 former federal workers have applied for Pennsylvania government jobs following massive reductions in the U.S. government workforce by the Trump administration, according to a public employee union leader. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order l…
2 Apr 2025, 7:18 pm
‘Liberation Day’: Triumphant Trump rolls dice on tariffs despite warnings, risks
ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump did not blink Wednesday while resurrecting an economic policy approach last used 95 years ago, a move that will shape his second term and help decide the fate of his “Make America Great Again” movement.  “My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day,” Trump said at a Rose Garden event to announce sweeping tariffs — one purposely scheduled after U.S. stock markets had closed. “Foreign cheaters have ransacked our fact…
2 Apr 2025, 7:15 pm
Hegseth: Men And Women In Combat Must Meet 'Same, High Standard'
Hegseth: Men And Women In Combat Must Meet 'Same, High Standard' Authored by Rachel Acenas via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Defense Department on Monday revealed that it would be imposing “sex-neutral” standards for military combat roles. US troops take part in weapons training during the 'Balikatan' or 'shoulder-to-shoulder' US-Philippines joint military exercises in Fort Magsaysay on April 13, 2023 in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Ezra Acayan…
2 Apr 2025, 7:14 pm
Day 1534: "Trump has chosen to blow up the system."
1/ Trump imposed a 10% blanket tariff on all U.S. imports and steeper country-specific “reciprocal tariffs” on about 60 countries, bypassing Congress and invoking emergency powers to justify what he called “economic independence.” China will now face a 54% total tariff, while Vietnam, India, Japan, and the EU face rates between 20% and 46%. Trump claimed the tariffs were a response to “economic warfare” and a $1.2 trillion trade deficit. His use of the I…
2 Apr 2025, 7:11 pm
Chinese national caught smuggling migrants between US territories
A Chinese national was sentenced to three months in prison for attempting to smuggle 12 Chinese migrants between the U.S. territories of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. Prosecutors say Zhongli Pang aimed to exploit a loophole allowing Chinese visitors to enter the Northern Mariana Islands without a U.S. visa, unlike Guam, where higher wages are available. The smuggling attempt failed when Pang’s vessel ran out of fuel before reaching Guam. It led to a U.
2 Apr 2025, 7:10 pm
United Airlines to offer service to Thailand, Vietnam in October
United Airlines on Wednesday announced expanded service to Asia becoming only U.S. carrier with daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand on Oct. 26.
2 Apr 2025, 7:09 pm
Americans set to pay more on nearly all imports: Trump activates broad tariffs
Tech slugged with higher duties, base 10% hike, semiconductors avoid retaliatory levies for now US President Donald Trump has imposed a ten percent tariff on nearly all types of imports into America, and higher levies on goods from major producers of digital tech, such as China, South Korea, and Taiwan.……
2 Apr 2025, 7:05 pm
U.S. Has Spent $40 Million to Jail About 400 Migrants at Guantánamo
Five senators who visited the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, criticized the migrant mission there over the weekend as a waste of resources, after the Pentagon estimated that the operation had cost $40 million in its first month. The Senate delegation on Friday toured Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities where about 85 migrants were being held, including in a prison that for years housed wartime detainees linked to Al Qaeda.
2 Apr 2025, 7:05 pm
Sweden’s JAS-39E Is a 4.5 Generation Fighter Rockstar
The JAS-39E is a single-seat aircraft built by the Swedish SAAB company. SAAB’s website states it is designed for air forces facing “more pronounced threats of wider territories to secure.” It perfectly represents the Swedish defensive philosophy, emphasizing dispersed air operations and rapid maintenance. The Gripen E model’s new avionics package places it at the […] The post Sweden’s JAS-39E Is a 4.5 Generation Fighter Rockstar appeared first on 19Fort…
2 Apr 2025, 7:05 pm
Trump to impose 10% base tariff on international imports, higher levies on some nations
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, D.C.  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)This story was updated at 6:55 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday on trading partners and allies across the globe. Declaring that foreign trade practices have…
2 Apr 2025, 7:03 pm
Illegal immigrant who allegedly escaped Colorado ICE site during power outage captured on bus
The second illegal immigrant who allegedly escaped from a Colorado detention center during a power outage last month was captured Tuesday while on a bus, authorities said.  Geilond Vido-Romero, 24, who is accused of having ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, was caught while riding a bus in Denver, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Vido-Romero was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February and was suspected of shoplifting and resi…
2 Apr 2025, 7:01 pm
Mark 2025 as the Year America Wins Border War
President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office a mere 10 weeks ago and his efforts to seal up the U.S. border have succeeded under nearly any criteria imaginable. Cost Savings: ABC News reported over the weekend that the mission to secure the Southwest border cost taxpayers $330 million through mid-March, including more than $40 million for Guantanamo Bay alone.
2 Apr 2025, 7:00 pm
Phillies injury report: The latest on Turner, Painter, more
Baseball is back in Philadelphia, and despite being 3-1 to start the year, the Phillies are already dealing with some injuries. Some players have been stagnant for a bit, while manager Rob Thomson was able to provide an update on others. Let's check out the latest for the injured Phillies. Trea Turner Trea Turner was sidelined for games 2 and 3 with back spasms - something he told the media he dealt with throughout the spring. Turner was cleared to return t…
2 Apr 2025, 7:00 pm
One Book to Boot Them All
Somewhere in the universe, there’s a place that lists every x86 operating system from scratch. Not just some bootloaders, or just a kernel stub, but documentation to build a fully functional, interrupt-handling, multitasking-capable OS. [Erik Helin and Adam Renberg] did just that by documenting every step in The Little Book About OS Development. This is not your typical dry academic textbook. It’s a hands-on, step-by-step guide aimed at hackers, tinkerers, and d…
2 Apr 2025, 7:00 pm
U.S. House Democrats say NOAA cuts will harm weather forecasting, fisheries, Navy operations
A NOAA NO-XP radar antenna prior to operations in VORTEX 2 in Norman, Oklahoma, on Oct. 5, 2010.  (Photo credit NOAA)Democrats on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and a panel of experts on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration’s reduction to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget and workforce, citing consequences for everyday weather data, national security and affected industries. Virtually every American interacts with NO…
2 Apr 2025, 7:00 pm
India Set For $100 Billion Startup IPO Surge By 2027
According to Bloomberg, India is set for a surge in tech startup IPOs valued at around $100 billion by 2027, with major players like Flipkart, PhonePe, and Oyo preparing to go public. From a report: A report from Indian investment bank The Rainmaker Group suggests that the new wave of IPO hopefuls is in a stronger financial position than their predecessors. Many of the startups that were listed during the 2021-2022 boom struggled post-IPO, with fintech firm Paytm lo…
2 Apr 2025, 7:00 pm
Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in chat messaging features of Cisco Enterprise Chat and Email (ECE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.<br><br> This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input to chat entry points. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to a messaging chat entry point in the affected application. A successful exploit could allow the attac…
2 Apr 2025, 7:00 pm
Cisco Meraki MX and Z Series AnyConnect VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series devices could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in the Cisco AnyConnect service on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid VPN user credentials on the affected device.<br><br> This vulnerability exists because a variable is not initialized when an SSL VPN session is esta…
2 Apr 2025, 7:00 pm
Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager and Cisco Prime Infrastructure Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) and Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow a remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface on an affected system.<br><br> For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the <a href="https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-epnmpi-…
2 Apr 2025, 6:59 pm
Match of the Day
Highlights from nine midweek Premier League matches, including the Merseyside derby.
2 Apr 2025, 6:58 pm
Guantanamo ICE Detention Costs $40 Million in 1st Month, Padilla Calls Spending ‘Exorbitant’
The Trump administration’s move to detain people for Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has cost taxpayers $40 million in its first month, according to U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., who called the price tag “exorbitant.” Padilla said the administration only disclosed the cost information after he and several other senators traveled to Guantanamo last Friday. As the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciar…
2 Apr 2025, 6:57 pm
'That was for you, Keelan' - Grealish dedicates goal to late brother
An emotional Jack Grealish dedicates his first Premier League goal in almost 16 months to his younger brother Keelan in the 25th anniversary of his death.
2 Apr 2025, 6:54 pm
NASA seeks 2026, 2027 ISS private-mission proposals
NASA officials want to send two private missions to the International Space Station over the next two years and are seeking proposals to make it happen.
2 Apr 2025, 6:50 pm
Massie Bill Demands Federal Candidates Reveal Dual Citizenship
Massie Bill Demands Federal Candidates Reveal Dual Citizenship Seeking to spotlight federal office-seekers who may have a conflict of interest, Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie has introduced a bill that would require candidates for federal office to disclose any non-American citizenships they hold.   "Personally, I don’t think dual citizens should serve in Congress, but I ultimately decided to introduce a transparency bill requiring full disclos…
2 Apr 2025, 6:49 pm
Why Mainstream Media Abandons Major Stories
Tragic fires ripped through Southern California in January, only a year after they brought Maui to the same fate. President Donald Trump was almost assassinated twice. And famine in Sudan is stealing the lives of children daily, in a historically gargantuan hunger crisis.  What do these major events have in common? Apparently, they're all forgettable – at least sort of. Coverage of each began with a frenzy of national and global attention. And crises and questio…
2 Apr 2025, 6:46 pm
Dauphin County Commissioner calls on Trump administration to end deportations to Bhutan
In this handout photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, two federal law enforcement officers coordinate with other officials on the ground during an enhanced immigration enforcement operation on February 4, 2025 near Washington, D.C. (Photo by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images)Dauphin County Board Chairman Justin Douglas says the Trump administration Wednesday should end the deportation of Bhutanese residents.  Since Pres…
2 Apr 2025, 6:46 pm
Union Workers Say Trump’s Tariffs Are ‘Very Positive Thing’ For Auto, Steel Industries
'Everything is going to be so much better'…
2 Apr 2025, 6:45 pm
Fine, Patronis sworn in after special Florida election, boosting thin GOP House majority
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday swore in newly elected Florida Reps. Jimmy Patronis (R) and Randy Fine (R). The two won special elections Tuesday, and their quick entry to the House gives Johnson some additional room to navigate the GOP’s razor-thin margin. The House now stands at 220 Republicans and 213 Democrats, meaning Johnson……
2 Apr 2025, 6:44 pm
Sean Duffy’s daughter lays into Luna proxy voting push: ‘Feel free to resign’
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughter, Evita Duffy-Alfonso, laid into the effort for proxy voting led by Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna after the House tanked a procedural rule on Tuesday. “When my baby sister was born with two holes in her heart and needed a very risky surgery, my father, @SecDuffy, knew he needed……
2 Apr 2025, 6:42 pm
This student made his own odds with a DIY slot machine
Today’s digital slot machines are anything but “fair,” in the way that most of us understand that word. There is tight regulation in most places, but the machines can still adjust their odds of payout in order to maintain a specific profit margin. If the machine thinks it has paid out too many wins recently, it will effectively prevent you from winning. That’s pretty infuriating when you think about it, so Hugo White built his own slot machine so he could co…
2 Apr 2025, 6:41 pm
Supreme Court hears dispute over South Carolina’s bid to defund Planned Parenthood
ShareThe Supreme Court on Wednesday was divided over whether Planned Parenthood has a legal right under federal civil rights laws to challenge the order by South Carolina’s governor barring abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, from participating in Medicaid. During more than 90 minutes of oral arguments, the justices struggled to determine whether the Medicaid law on which Planned Parenthood relies must use specific words to signal that Congress intende…
2 Apr 2025, 6:40 pm
Is the U.S. Army Ready for World War III?
America’s readiness for a potential World War III centers around maintaining a versatile and globally deployable army. The U.S. Army, under Trump’s presidency, has shifted focus towards deterrence, avoiding prolonged engagements, and strengthening capacities like logistics, long-range precision strikes, population defense, and special operations. The post Is the U.S. Army Ready for World War III? appeared first on 19FortyFive.
2 Apr 2025, 6:34 pm
Analysts: Trump tariffs ‘worse than the worst case scenario’ for tech investors
Analysts described President Trump’s latest slate of tariffs Wednesday as “worse than the worst case scenario” for tech investors.  Trump announced a sweeping 10 percent tariff on goods from all foreign countries, alongside higher tariffs on nations deemed the “worst offenders” when it comes to trade barriers.  Tech firms, such as Apple, Nvidia and other chipmakers,……
2 Apr 2025, 6:32 pm
How to Win in the Brave New Whiskey World
 As seen on the TTB website.When approved labels appear on the website of the Treasury Department's Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), that doesn't necessarily mean those products will be released. This one, however, with the bottling date right on the label, seems like a pretty good bet.*If it seems like only a few years ago that everybody was dropping age statements, it was. Although Wild Turkey 101 lost its 8-year age statement in the 1990s, and Evan Williams l…
2 Apr 2025, 6:31 pm
Trump announces 10% reciprocal global tariffs, with higher rates on some nations
US President Donald Trump announced the long-awaited “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs at the White House Rose Garden. Global markets shifted into “risk-off” mode, with US stock futures tumbling sharply and gold surging to a new high.
2 Apr 2025, 6:30 pm
Man pleads guilty to plan to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Nicholas Roske, who initially pleaded not guilty to a federal attempted murder charge, has now changed his plea to guilty regarding the plot to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Police arrested him near Kavanaugh's home with an unloaded gun, ammunition, a knife and zip ties. Roske's plan was influenced by the leaked Supreme Court documents in May 2022, outlining a draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and his anger over the Uvalde school shooti…
2 Apr 2025, 6:27 pm
USDA freezes funding for Maine schools over transgender athletes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday it had frozen federal funds for some Maine education programs over the state’s refusal to ban transgender students from girls’ and women’s sports as ordered by President Trump and his administration.  Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the freeze following a letter sent to Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D)……
2 Apr 2025, 6:26 pm
Gov. Shapiro slams Trump tariff proposal as “disastrous, reckless policy”
Governor Shapiro visited Fegley’s Brew Works in the Lehigh Valley to highlight his Administration’s work to grow Pennsylvania’s economy and support our small businesses and Main Streets. (Commonwealth Media Services)A few hours before President Donald Trump’s announcements of another round on tariffs, Gov. Josh Shapiro described it as a “disastrous, reckless policy.” He expressed his concern about the impact it would have on businesses and consumers in t…
2 Apr 2025, 6:25 pm
‘Came over here to act’: Man accused of attempting to assassinate Kavanaugh will plead guilty — without a deal
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Brett Kavanaugh watches as Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaks at a breakfast meeting hosted by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at his official residence in Washington D.C., as part of his weeklong visit to the U.S. on March 12, 2025 (Press Association via AP Images). The California man who allegedly attempted to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will plead guilty as charged, according to a Tu…
2 Apr 2025, 6:25 pm
Revealed: Pro-Kamala Social-Media Millions That Couldn't Sync 'Brat' With 'Democrat'
Revealed: Pro-Kamala Social-Media Millions That Couldn't Sync 'Brat' With 'Democrat' Authored by Lee Fang via RealClearInvestigations, The abrupt withdrawal last year of President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee, followed rapidly by his replacement with Vice President Kamala Harris, irked many voters left out by the process. Yet social media seemed to ooze with enthusiasm and Gen Z-friendly hipster appeal.  British singer Charli XCX,…
2 Apr 2025, 6:21 pm
Machete-wielding, cinnamon bun-stealing North Carolina man arrested for armed robbery: police
An Asheville, North Carolina man wielding a machete was arrested for armed robbery after he allegedly stole a cinnamon bun from a grocery store before fleeing on foot, according to police.The Asheville Police Department said 33-year-old Jeffrey Dewayne Bradburn has been charged with armed robbery, shoplifting and possession of drug paraphernalia.The department said in a press release that its officers responded to the grocery store at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday after…
2 Apr 2025, 6:20 pm
Trump says Great Depression would never have started if tariffs continued
President Trump on Wednesday said that the 1930s Great Depression wouldn’t have happened if tariffs had continued, while announcing his massive tariff plan to hit trading partners. The president argued that before the income tax on U.S. citizens was established in 1913, the U.S. leaned into tariffs and was collecting money from other countries. Then……
2 Apr 2025, 6:20 pm
Bill Gates Celebrates Microsoft's 50th By Releasing Altair BASIC Source Code
To mark Microsoft's 50th anniversary, Bill Gates has released the original Altair BASIC source code he co-wrote with Paul Allen, calling it the "coolest code" he's ever written and a symbol of the company's humble beginnings. Thurrott reports: "Before there was Office or Windows 95 or Xbox or AI, there was Altair BASIC," Bill Gates writes on his Gates Notes website. "In 1975, Paul Allen and I created Microsoft because we believed in our vision of a computer on every…
2 Apr 2025, 6:19 pm
Johnson: ‘Working on every possible accommodation’ for mothers amid parental proxy voting impasse
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he is “working on every possible accommodation” to make it easier for mothers to serve in Congress amid the impasse between GOP leadership and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) over parental proxy voting. “Proxy voting aside, I am actively working on every possible accommodation to make Congressional service……
2 Apr 2025, 6:17 pm
Trump announces tariffs at ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event
President Donald Trump announced tariffs on global trade partners during a White House Rose Garden event dubbed "Make America Wealthy Again" Wednesday afternoon.
2 Apr 2025, 6:17 pm
Crockett responds to Bondi’s ‘threat’ over Musk criticism
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Wednesday pushed back against Attorney General Pam Bondi after the Justice Department head criticized the Texas Democrat’s comments about tech billionaire Elon Musk being “taken down” multiple times. “To have her go on Fox News, and to then decide that she wanted to send a threat to me, it was……
2 Apr 2025, 6:12 pm
Livestock may be threatening endangered species in Arizona and New Mexico: Report
Uncontrolled livestock grazing is destroying streamside habitats that are critical to endangered plants and animals in Arizona and New Mexico, a new report has found. Half of roughly 2,400 miles surveyed since 2017 showed significant harm to such spots, while 13 percent of the areas incurred moderate damage, according to the report released Wednesday by the……
2 Apr 2025, 6:11 pm
USDA pauses funds to Maine over state's stand on transgender females in women's sports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday paused federal funds for certain Maine educational programs in response to the state's opposition to banning transgender women from competing in women's sports in Maine.
2 Apr 2025, 6:07 pm
Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week to address his left knee injury
The 2023 league MVP will be reevaluated six weeks after the surgery. Embiid played in only 19 games this season. Another left knee surgery is the decision for Joel Embiid.The 76ers announced Wednesday that after consultations with medical experts, it was determined that the seven-time All-Star will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week.This comes after the determination on Feb. 28 that Embiid was medically unable to play and would remain sidelined for the remainder…
2 Apr 2025, 6:03 pm
Trump meets with top officials over TikTok deal, Amazon places bid: Report
President Donald Trump met with top White House officials Wednesday to discuss the future of TikTok. If the app does not separate from ByteDance, it faces a U.S. ban. Several companies, including Amazon and OnlyFans, expressed interest in acquiring the app. TikTok has maintained that its U.S. operations are not for sale, arguing that the Chinese government would block any deal. Trump has suggested that he may lower tariffs on China to help reach an agreement,…
2 Apr 2025, 6:01 pm
Senate Republicans get ready to roll on revised budget
Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham unveiled the text of a compromise budget blueprint Wednesday that’s designed to pave the way for a major reconciliation package offering tax cuts, border security and defense funding and more. The measure would punt, for now, on the overall size of offsetting spending cuts, but the text clearly states a preference for a minimum $2 trillion in cuts over 10 years. Given the difficulty of achieving that hefty figure, however,…
2 Apr 2025, 6:00 pm
Divided court approves civil RICO liability for injuries from CBD product
ShareThe Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act provides for federal criminal and civil penalties for harms from “racketeering.” Wednesday’s ruling in Medical Marijuana, Inc v. Horn, like so many of the court’s RICO decisions, involves the civil penalties. Douglas Horn was fired from his commercial truck driving job after he ingested a product marketed as including only CBD (cannabidiol, which is completely legal) rather than THC (tetrahydrocanna…
2 Apr 2025, 6:00 pm
Government Funding For mRNA Technology Is Being Scrutinized And, In Some Cases, Sidelined
Government Funding For mRNA Technology Is Being Scrutinized And, In Some Cases, Sidelined It looks as though government funding for mRNA technology is on a short leash... Take, for example, a promising mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer, developed by Memorial Sloan Kettering, that showed encouraging early results: in some patients, immune responses lasted up to four years and appeared to reduce recurrence. It is being overshadowed by new concerns abou…
2 Apr 2025, 5:56 pm
Raw Deel: Corporate spy admits role in espionage at HR software biz Rippling
Double-oh-sh... The name's not Bond. It's O'Brien - Keith O'Brien, now-former global payroll compliance manager at the Dublin, Ireland office of HR software-as-a-service maker Rippling.……
2 Apr 2025, 5:53 pm
Female College Rower Who Identifies As Male Still Chooses To Participate In Women’s Sports
What an interesting situation we have here…
2 Apr 2025, 5:50 pm
Jedi Luke Skywalker Makes his Disneyland Debut
For Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the time locked land didn’t stay that way for long… at least on the West Coast. Luke Skywalker, wearing his Jedi Robes seen in Return of the Jedi and The Mandalorian made his debut at Disneyland on March 28, 2025 for the launch of Season of the Force. Luke makes his appearance throughout the day near the Millennium Falcon, but will occasionally appear near the Marketplace. But do make note, this is not a standard meet & greet…
2 Apr 2025, 5:50 pm
'Put British interests first!' Keir Starmer issued stark warning after 'deeply concerning' Trump tariffs: 'Serious failure!'
Shadow Justice Secretary has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after Britain was hit with a 10 per cent tariff by US President Donald Trump.Delivering his list of reciprocal tariffs to the world, Trump claims that foreign countries, "friend and foe", have "looted, pillaged, raped and plundered" America.The UK was handed one of the lowest tariff rates at 10 per cent, with other countries including China, Taiwan and Thailand being hit with…
2 Apr 2025, 5:50 pm
Mark Zuckerberg Bought a $23 Million Mansion in D.C.
Politico: “For a month, neighbors in Washington’s upscale Woodland Normanstone neighborhood have speculated about the unidentified buyer who paid $23 million in cash for a 15,000-square-foot mansion.” “The sale was the third-most expensive in city history and was shrouded in secrecy, with real estate agents muzzled by non-disclosure agreements. Soon after the deal went through in early March, images of the house became pixelated on Google Maps.”…
2 Apr 2025, 5:48 pm
DPRK 'IT Workers' Pivot to Europe for Employment Scams
By using fake references and building connections with recruiters, some North Korean nationals are landing six-figure jobs that replenish DPRK coffers.
2 Apr 2025, 5:48 pm
ACLU sues Trump administration over NIH grant cancellations
A coalition of health researchers, unions and other stakeholders filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the abrupt cancellation of billions of dollars in research grants by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as unconstitutional.  The coalition, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), argues the administration’s “ongoing ideological purge of hundreds of critical research projects”……
2 Apr 2025, 5:47 pm
Trump Declares National Emergency To Impose ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
Trump Declares National Emergency To Impose 'Liberation Day' Tariffs…
2 Apr 2025, 5:47 pm
‘I shot that b— in the face’: Vindictive ex sentenced for murdering a mom outside day care now must face trial for strangling sheriff’s deputy with handcuff chain
Insets, from left: Krystal Walton, (WXIN) Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy John Durm (Marion County Sheriff’s Office) and Orlando Mitchell (Marion County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The location where Mitchell crashed and was returned to custody (WXIN). At 36, murder defendant Orlando Mitchell will be a very, very old man if he somehow manages to live out his punishment for gunning down Krystal Walton, 32, the mother of his son, outside a day care. Records in…
2 Apr 2025, 5:45 pm
Monitor service dependencies with Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals SLOs
Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals now supports creating Service Level Objectives (SLOs) using metrics from your service dependencies. You can now monitor the performance of your services' dependencies, and proactively resolve problems through SLO goal setting, thanks to this new ability. Using Application Signals you can create period-based or request-based SLOs that track key metrics like latency and faults for the outgoing requests from your services to their…
2 Apr 2025, 5:43 pm
Lawsuit filed against Bucknell University after player collapses, dies at football practice
This story originally appeared on 6abc. The parents of a Bucknell University football player who died after collapsing on the field last summer have filed a lawsuit against the school. Calvin “CJ” Dickey Jr., 18, was a freshman player from Florida. Last July, he collapsed during a team workout due to sickle-cell related rhabdomyolysis. He died two days later. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Center City Philadelphia. The Dickey family is demanding answers as t…
2 Apr 2025, 5:41 pm
Judge blocks social media age-verification law in Arkansas
A federal judge in Arkansas permanently blocked a law requiring age verification for social media accounts, deeming it unconstitutional. The law was stopped by U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks of the Western District of Arkansas. In a Monday ruling, the judge said the law, known as Act 689, would violate the First Amendment rights……
2 Apr 2025, 5:41 pm
Vast Pedophile Network Shut Down In Europol's Largest CSAM Operation
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Europol has shut down one of the largest dark web pedophile networks in the world, prompting dozens of arrests worldwide and threatening that more are to follow. Launched in 2021, KidFlix allowed users to join for free to preview low-quality videos depicting child sex abuse materials (CSAM). To see higher-resolution videos, users had to earn credits by sending cryptocurrency payments, uploading CSAM, or "verifyi…
2 Apr 2025, 5:40 pm
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Nearly 4 Times Lower Than Breast, Colon Cancers
(MedPage Today) -- Americans eligible for lung cancer screening are about four times less likely to undergo screening for the disease than for breast cancer or colorectal cancer (CRC), an analysis of CDC survey data found. Population-weighted...
2 Apr 2025, 5:40 pm
California's Regulations, Not Price Gouging, Cause High Gas Prices, USC Study Finds
California's Regulations, Not Price Gouging, Cause High Gas Prices, USC Study Finds Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, Gov. Gavin Newsom stands behind his claim that “Big Oil” is responsible for California’s higher gas prices and vowed on April 1 to continue his fight against the industry. The pledge comes after new research put the blame on state regulations and policies for the high prices at the pump. California’s Democratic…
2 Apr 2025, 5:39 pm
Three ways Trump's move may affect you and your money
The UK has been hit with 10% tariffs by the US, but there is uncertainty of the impact of them.
2 Apr 2025, 5:38 pm
Tesla Stock Is Soaring for the Funniest Possible Reason
Tesla released some terrible news about sales this morning, but then a funny thing happened: after an initial crash, its stock started to rise significantly. Why? Well, it seems a lot like it has to do with a Politico story reporting, per three unnamed insiders, that president Donald Trump had been telling confidantes of Musk's upcoming departure in a few months — purportedly to focus on his many businesses, and not because he can't get security clearance due t…
2 Apr 2025, 5:38 pm
Live updates: Trump slams trade partners as he unveils new tariffs
President Trump’s long promised day of reciprocal tariffs arrived, and he announced sweeping actions in a Rose Garden event on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s liberation day in America,” Trump posted in all caps to his Truth Social platform around 7 a.m. By day’s end, he set up a baseline 10 percent tariff on imports from all……
2 Apr 2025, 5:38 pm
Charges dropped against foster youth advocate in alleged 'assault' on U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace
Federal prosecutors took steps to drop charges against the man accused of assaulting U.S Rep. Nancy Mace, R.-S.C., in a disputed event last year at the U.S. Capitol.
2 Apr 2025, 5:33 pm
Trump Goes Crazy on Trade
Paul Krugman: “I guess it’s just possible that when we get details about the Trump tariffs they will be lower than what he just announced, but based on what he said, he’s gone full-on crazy. It’s not just that he appears to be imposing much higher tariffs than almost anyone expected. He’s also making false claims about our trading partners — not sure in this case whether they’re lies, because he may be truly ignorant — that will both enrage them and…
2 Apr 2025, 5:32 pm
Obama opposed Harris’ nomination, pushed open primary, new book alleges
A new book alleges former President Barack Obama worked behind the scenes to prevent Kamala Harris from securing the Democratic nomination after Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race. Instead, Obama pushed for an open primary before endorsing Harris. The book claims Nancy Pelosi discouraged Biden from debating Trump and had concerns about Harris taking the nomination. The book also details alleged observations of Biden’s cognitive decline and efforts to hid…
2 Apr 2025, 5:32 pm
NYC Mayor Eric Adams indictment dismissed with prejudice
A judge on Wednesday dismissed the corruption indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.  U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho of the Southern District of New York dismissed the case against Adams with prejudice, meaning it can't be brought back again. …
2 Apr 2025, 5:32 pm
Tyrese Maxey out for Sixers-Bucks on Thursday
Tyrese Maxey will officially miss a full month of action.
2 Apr 2025, 5:31 pm
US stock market futures: Markets TUMBLE as Donald Trump rolls out tariffs around the world
US stocks tumbled in after-hours trading as President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping blanket tariffs of at least 10 per cent on imports from around the world.The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which tracks the S&P 500, dropped approximately 2 per cent following the announcement.While the tech-heavy Invesco QQQ ETF, corresponding to the Nasdaq-100 Index, fell even more sharply, shedding 3.3 per cent.The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust also declined, losi…
2 Apr 2025, 5:31 pm
Judge permanently dismisses criminal case against NYC mayor
A federal judge has permanently dismissed the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, weeks after the Trump administration directed prosecutors to drop the corruption charges.
2 Apr 2025, 5:30 pm
Experts Warn Congress Another Salt Typhoon Attack Is Coming
Chinese Hackers Are Pre-Positioned, and Top Officials Could Be Making Matters WorseExperts told lawmakers on Wednesday that without urgent federal action to strengthen cyber defenses and additional efforts to improve the cybersecurity practices of some of the highest ranking government officials, another Salt Typhoon attack could be just around the corner.
2 Apr 2025, 5:30 pm
Cyberhaven's $100M Raise Targets Gen AI, DSPM Capabilities
Integrated Tools Across Generative AI Security, DSPM, DDR Key to Growth StrategyCyberhaven is building a data security platform to address evolving risks in generative AI, DSPM and beyond. Backed by $100 million, CEO Howard Ting says the firm will use the funds to expand its portfolio and go-to-market footprint while staying independent.
2 Apr 2025, 5:30 pm
North Korean IT Scammers Targeting European Companies
Inside North Korea’s IT Scam Network Now Shifting to EuropeNorth Koreans posing as remote IT workers have spread to Europe, where one Pyongyang fraudster assumed at least 12 personas to target companies in Germany, Portugal and the United Kingdom. Western companies have grappled for years with the prospect of unintentionally hiring a North Korean national.