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NASCAR joined together with star driver Kyle Busch’s family during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway for a heartfelt memorial ceremony to Busch on Sunday, three days after he passed away. This was the first time the Busch family had been seen in public since Busch passed away at 41 on Thursday. The family, NASCAR officials, the drivers, and others gathered on pit road for an emotional pre-race memorial to the driver’s life, according to Fox News. In attendance were Busch’s team owner, Richard Childress; brother Kurt Busch; Kyle’s wife, Samantha; and his son, Brexton, as NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell…

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President Donald Trump on Sunday forcefully defended the emerging U.S.-Iran peace framework as “THE EXACT OPPOSITE” of former President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal, insisting Tehran would receive no sanctions relief or economic concessions unless it surrendered its enriched uranium and permanently abandoned any path toward a nuclear weapon as negotiators worked to finalize what administration officials described as a nearly completed agreement. In a pair of Truth Social posts on Sunday, Trump blasted critics attacking the emerging agreement as “losers” while arguing that any deal reached by his administration would stand in stark contrast to the Obama-era nuclear accord, which…

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The 119th Congress has taken roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill thus far despite a record-long shutdown and a war with Iran. The House and Senate followed through with their recesses during historically rocky times, including when the longest government shutdown in history took place in the Fall of 2025, lasting 43 days. During that time, Speaker Mike Johnson extended district work periods and the House did not return for regular votes, while the Senate took short breaks that prolonged the shutdown.Throughout the shutdown, the Senate reconvened for votes during the first week of October and continued meeting into November…

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani commemorated Nakba Daya, which is an annual Palestinian commemoration of the 1948 displacement of Palestinians by a war their leaders started. Many saw it as a deliberate effort to rile up the violent protesters, and it did. You can view videos here, here, and below. Watch this clip. This is what Nakba Daya is: a memorial to the failure to destroy the Jewish state. Today, the Mayor of New York posted a tribute to Nakba Day, marking the aftermath of the 1948 war launched against the newly created State of Israel after the Arab world rejected partition.…

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President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference in Washington DC. President Trump announced on Monday that he wants every country involved in US-Iran negotiations to sign on to the Abraham Accords as a mandatory term of a peace agreement.  Trump famously brokered the agreement to normalize diplomatic, economic, and security relations between Israel and Arab nations in his first term. Currently, the signatory countries include Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and Kazakhstan. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump announced the “largely negotiated” framework on Saturday. Included in the plan is a 60-day ceasefire, the reopening of the…

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Beyond the well-known impacts generative AI has on the environment and the human psyche, it also comes with a tremendous social burden. Deepfakes — digitally altered content that’s indistinguishable from real life — have proliferated off the back of the AI boom, turning the web into a noxious slurry of half-truths and misinformation. It’s also enabled a major rise in digital sex crimes through deepfake porn of real people. In one recent survey of 557 teenagers in the US, over 36 percent reported…

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One of the oldest regulations that has impacted the ability of law-abiding gun owners to purchase firearms of their choice could be off the books soon. During an April 29 press conference announcing that three major regulations imposed by the Biden administration were slated to be axed, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said that the Justice Department was also reviewing the “sporting purposes” test regulations initially implemented by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under the Gun Control Act of 1968. For about 20 years, the regulation was primarily used to restrict handgun imports through the so-called…

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Gun shipment (file). YouTube video By Harold Hutchison A legal battle that began before the iPhone was invented ended Thursday as the Indiana Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from the city of Gary over a ruling that killed a lawsuit against 11 gun manufacturers. The city initially filed its suit in August 1999 seeking not just money for alleged damages caused by the gun manufacturers’ “negligence,” but also for the court to order the manufacturers, including Smith and Wesson, Glock and Beretta, to take various measures that anti-Second Amendment groups had not been able to achieve via legislation.…

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Screenshot Thomas Massie revealed that he is “not ruling out” a presidential run after his bruising battle with President Donald Trump and the MAGA voters. Fresh off his double-digit primary drubbing last week in Kentucky’s deep-red 4th Congressional District – one of the most expensive House races in history, the anti-Trump congressman appeared on NBC’s far-left Meet the Press Sunday and refused to close the door on a White House run. When host Kristen Welker asked about the chants of “President! President!” from his die-hard supporters at his concession speech, Massie smirked and said: He wouldn’t even commit to running…

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President Donald Trump started Memorial Day with a trio it posts that included attacking RHINOS and “Dumocrats.” The president went after fellow Republicans like Thom Tillis(R-N.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in his first post on Truth Social. The first target was those who oppose his latest Iran deal. “I laugh at all of the Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools who know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran, things that haven’t even been negotiated yet, weak and ineffective people like failed Senator Thom Tillis (Soon out of office!), Bill Cassidy, who just suffered a massive Primary loss, really bad…

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Spc. Richard Leroy McKinley’s white marble headstone may look like the others in Arlington Cemetery, but his grave serves as a grim reminder of the first fatal nuclear accident in America. McKinley’s grave is the only radioactive grave in the cemetery. He was laid to rest in a double lead-lined casket and lowered into a 10-foot concrete grave encased in a metal vault with an additional foot of concrete poured atop his casket. (EXCLUSIVE: Gold Star Families Had Trouble Getting Trump Into Arlington Until House Speaker Intervened)McKinley’s family had to watch the eight-minute veteran’s funeral from 20 feet away. McKinley…

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Chinese President Xi Jinping may not need to launch a full-scale invasion of Taiwan to put the island, the U.S. and the global tech economy in crisis, according to national security experts. Some advisers to President Donald Trump reportedly fear Xi could move against Taiwan within the next five years following Trump’s recent summit with the Chinese leader, Axios reported. One Trump adviser told the outlet the summit signaled a “much higher likelihood” that Taiwan could be “on the table” during that window, warning that the highly vulnerable U.S. semiconductor supply chain would not be ready for such a crisis.…

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By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Monday, May 25, 2026A rally by the Kuki-Zo community | Shared with journalists by Kuki-Zo groupsA hostage crisis in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has left 20 people unaccounted for following the killing of three Kuki-Zo pastors and their driver more than 10 days ago, triggering retaliatory abductions between Kuki-Zo and Naga groups, both predominantly Christian communities.Federal authorities are now investigating after the crisis began May 13, when the pastors were ambushed while returning from the United Baptist Church Conference in Churachandpur to Kangpokpi, two hill districts in the state. The killings were…

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Screenshot Sacramento City Councilwoman Mai Vang, a far-left Democrat now seeking a seat in Congress, is under fire after renewed attention to her repeated refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and instances in which she reportedly turned her back on the American flag during public meetings. Vang is currently serving on the Sacramento City Council while mounting a challenge for California’s 7th Congressional District seat. For millions of Americans, the Pledge of Allegiance is a simple expression of gratitude and patriotism, a moment to honor the republic, the Constitution, and the generations of Americans who fought and died defending…

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CODEPINK activist Olivia DiNucci speaks in a social media video following reports of Treasury/DOJ scrutiny over Cuba convoy activities. (Screenshot: @thestustustudio) CODEPINK DC Coordinator Olivia DiNucci has responded to being personally named in the Trump administration’s Treasury and DOJ investigation into the Cuba “solidarity” convoy by doubling down and openly admitting the operation was never just about delivering “medical aid.” Instead, DiNucci framed the entire fiasco as part of a broader transnational “solidarity” pipeline that ties the Cuban communist regime to Hamas-linked Palestine causes, the Iranian theocracy, Congo activism, and radical domestic protests here in America. As The Gateway Pundit reported,…

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Across his wide-ranging career, the filmmaker Paul Schrader is probably best known for his “man in a room” style stories. They follow lonely, and usually stoic, men in the throes of some sort of existential crisis, alienated from the world around them. Often, they are shown as literally alone in a room. In “First Reformed” (2017), it was an ascetic pastor who confronts climate doom; in “Taxi Driver” (1976), it was an insomniac cabbie and Vietnam War veteran who spirals into paranoia. Now,…

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Beware the Left when they start remembering when there was only “a handful of media outlets out there” that could control the public conversation, keep it within their comfort zone.  On her Friday afternoon show, MS NOW host Katy Tur longed for the days when the liberal elite media had a monopoly on fact-checking politicians as she spoke with MS NOW legal analyst Andrew Weissmann about his new anti-Trump book, Liar’s Kingdom. The segment ignored the liberal media’s history of neglecting to factcheck Democrats as the two focused on President Donald Trump and his supporters as the two conversed about…

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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks to reporters following an emergency committee meeting during a press conference at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 20, 2026. Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via APThe head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 25 that the hantavirus situation is stable for now, after 12 cases were reported, resulting in three deaths.The outbreak of the rare, deadly virus is believed to have originated in Latin America after an infected traveler boarded the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius earlier this month, infecting other passengers.We had a problem loading this article. Please…

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(L-R) Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Matthew Williams and Lt. Col. (Ret.) William “Will” Swenson  On Memorial Day weekend, CBS anchor Margaret Brennan attempted to corner two genuine American heroes – Medal of Honor recipients Lt. Col. (Ret.) William “Will” Swenson and Command Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Matthew Williams – into badmouthing the United States during a Sunday appearance on Face the Nation. As the country gears up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American experiment in 2026, Brennan couldn’t resist injecting her network’s favorite narrative of national “darkness” and despair. Brennan clearly expected them to pile on with the usual…

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It’s been a long-time goal of mine to visit all 50 states. A few years back, my mom gave me a scratch-off map for Christmas as a way to track where I’d already been. By then, I’d already racked up a good number.During college, my dad and I did a road trip from New York, where I’m from, to California, where I had an internship that summer. That helped me cross off a lot of states. We got a flat tire in Missouri. I got pulled over in Oklahoma. More tire problems in Texas. We got lunch in New Mexico…

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Memorial Day reminds us of the price of freedom. This weekend is a time to remember the Americans who gave everything, and to sit with the terrible weight of what freedom costs. It is also a time to keep faith with the men and women who served beside them. Veterans do not need another round of polished speeches from politicians who forget them after the wreaths are laid. For years, former servicemembers watched Washington move faster for almost every political priority except them. The same bureaucrats who always found money and urgency for illegal immigrants and climate programs told veterans…

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The Department of Justice logo on a podium before a news conference in Washington on May 4, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP PhotoThe Southern District of Texas filed 271 lawsuits between May 15 and 21 related to border security or immigration crimes, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a May 22 statement.Out of the 271 cases, 249 illegal immigrants were charged with being in the United States unlawfully—67 individuals for illegal entry and 182 for reentry, the DOJ said. Most of these individuals have prior convictions for crimes such as violent acts, narcotics, and immigration offenses. Nineteen of the 271…

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Iranian mouthpiece Mahmoud Nabavian, deputy chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, recently called for President Trump’s assassination on X. Nabavian recently threatened Arab leaders for their role in siding against the evil Iranian regime and threatened to “kill the despots and have their palaces destroyed.” Iranian MP and member of the negotiation delegation Mahmoud Nabavian states that if Iranian leaders are assassinated in any attack, all of the complicit despots in the Persian Gulf will be killed and their palaces destroyed. pic.twitter.com/JUioYttQtc — Seyed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) May 1, 2026 But, Nabavian was not finished. Earlier…

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On a day when Americans traditionally pause to honor the brave service members who made the ultimate sacrifice, MS NOW opted for a different approach: publishing an opinion piece accusing the U.S. military of wrongdoing in the ongoing conflict with Iran. In her Memorial Day article entitled “The Pentagon can honor our military dead this Memorial Day by committing to fight the right way,” retired Air Force Lt. Col. and MS NOW contributor Rachel E. VanLandingham argues that the best way for the Pentagon to honor fallen troops is by “owning the mistakes” that have killed Iranian civilians, restoring the Civilian…

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Stephen Colbert’s final episode attracted only 12 percent of the audience that tuned in to say goodbye to Johnny Carson in 1992. Last week, a mere 6.74 million watched Colbert celebrate himself for the final time on the Late Show franchise, his ego destroyed. Back in 1992, 55 million tuned in to watch Carson for the last time. I know, I know… All the usual-usual excuses apply. Americans are more fragmented today due to streaming and the internet, and blah, blah… Still… Twelve percent? How about this for context… We did have video games, home video, and access to 100…

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President Trump released a very moving statement for Memorial Day this year. America’s favorite president honored the the extraordinary service of selfless men and women who safeguard our liberty and preserve our way of life. We are all grateful.Thank you, God for this exceptional country and protect our president. Photo courtesy of Trump White House Archived on Facebook. MEMORIAL DAY, 2026 PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The greatest fighting force the world has ever known is built upon the extraordinary service of selfless men and women who safeguard our liberty and preserve our…

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This Week in Historyby Dianne Hermann “In the summer of 1776 our Founding Fathers sought tosecure our independence and our liberties that remain thefoundation of our nation today.” Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) May 25-31, 2026 May 25 1787 – The Constitutional Convention opened in Philadelphia with George Washington presiding. 1928 – Amelia Earhart (as a passenger) was the first woman to fly across Atlantic Ocean. 1935 – Babe Ruth hit his final homerun, his 714th, and set a record that would stand for 39 years. Hank Aaron broke Ruth’s record in 1974 and Barry Bonds broke Aaron’s record in 2007.…

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Typos used to be glaring eyesores. In the age of AI, they’ve become a sight for sore eyes. In fact, Michael Waters argues in The Atlantic that small, forgivable typos are now serving as signs that something was actually written by a human, and hence is worth reading. In a world where everyone expects a ChatGPT’d response, typos have mutated into a mark of authenticity. A misspelled word or two is indicative of the human element. “On a base level, many of us…

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The British government is reviewing the ‘Youth Rehabilitation Order’ sentences given to two teenage rapists by a judge who said he didn’t want to “criminalise” the perpetrators. Two 15-year-old boys were spared jail sentences by a British court last week, prompting one of their victims to come forward and question what the point of going to court at all had been, calling the soft-touch sentence akin to being struck in the face. The unnamed girl, who was 15-years-old at the time of the November 2024 attack, has now told British state broadcaster the BBC that going through the process of…

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It’s easy to find people on the streets of any major dark-blue metropolis who say they sympathize with the people of the Gaza Strip. It’s a bit harder, but still far too easy, to find people who will openly sympathize with the political faction and terrorist organization that runs Gaza. Almost all of them aren’t Palestinians, so they don’t necessarily know what’s at stake or what they’re cosigning. Very well, a group of performance artists said: If you don’t know what you’re supporting, we’ll trick you into watching it. In a viral video originally posted by Israeli social media advocacy…

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 21, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesChina’s securities regulator has opened enforcement actions against Futu, Tiger Brokers, and Longbridge Securities, accusing the offshore online brokerages of illegally serving mainland investors who used the platforms to trade U.S. and Hong Kong stocks.The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on May 22 that it had opened investigations and issued administrative penalty pre-notification letters against Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited, Longbridge Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, and their related onshore and offshore entities.We had a problem loading…

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Hooters, the chain restaurant better known for its waitresses than its food, is attempting a family friendly rebrand.  “There is a lot to clean up,” Hooters CEO Neil Kiefer told The New York Times (NYT) in a recent interview. Kiefer has worked for Hooters since the year of its founding, 1983, and became CEO in 1992. (RELATED: Hooters Unveils Shock Family-Friendly Rebrand After Change In Management) Hooters introduced new shorts for their waitresses in 2021 which resembled thongs. A company representative clarified to Business Insider that the company had adjusted their uniform policy following backlash, and that waitresses would have the…

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New York’s iconic Penn Station will be renovated after the Trump administration pledged $8 billion for the massive project and announced plans not to relocate Madison Square Garden for the project.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced last week the federal government and Amtrak have selected a group called Penn Transformation Partners as the “master developer” to oversee the redesign and reconstruction of the station, which has long been criticized as an eyesore for the millions of commuters who pass through it every day. Duffy said DOT’s plans call for building “a brand-new, world-class station that will provide daily commuters and tourists…

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Wisconsin’s governor says he is trying to give the state’s election clerks the freedom and ability to do their jobs, but not everyone is buying it.A federal judge dismissed the Trump Administration’s lawsuit that sought to get Wisconsin’s unredacted voter list. The judge ruled that Wisconsin’s “voter registration lists are not documents subject to production under [federal law]. That makes it unnecessary to decide whether the government has complied with the other statutory requirements to demand records.” Gov. Tony Evers cheered the ruling. “The Trump Administration only wants this info so they can prevent eligible Wisconsinites from voting, sow doubt…

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Amazon has turned aside another attempt to use Illinois’ stringent biometrics privacy law to extract a potentially big payout from the company. A federal appeals court again has shut down a class action lawsuit over claims Illinois’ residents voices were allegedly wrongly recorded when financial services firm John Hancock used Amazon Web Services and another company to verify customers’ identities over the phone. In the ruling, the appeals court judges said they were joining with other courts in limiting the reach of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), determining the BIPA law can’t be used to sue companies anytime an…

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[embedded content] The Patriot Perspective has recently switched its main platform from YouTube, and we would greatly appreciate it if you subscribed to us there. [HERE] MSNOW spent Sunday evening proving once again how far the left is willing to drag politics into every corner of American life—including college football. The segment focused on the NAACP’s new “Out of Bounds” campaign, which urges black athletes and fans to boycott SEC schools in Southern states because of redistricting fights.  The argument, according to the network’s framing, is that Southern states are “profiting” from black athletes while supposedly weakening black political power through congressional maps. In other words,…

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As parades make their way down city streets and burgers are flipped on thousands of grills across the nation, let’s take a moment to remember the lives of the nation’s most recently fallen heroes — the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty during Operation Epic Fury. Since the beginning of the strikes launched against Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, 13 service members have died in combat. On March 1, a drone struck members of the 103rd Sustainment Command stationed at Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, killing six, according to a statement from the U.S. Army Reserve.[embedded…

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as he begins working-level peace talks with Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter at the U.S. State Department in Washington on April 14, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe United States condemned Hezbollah’s call for the overthrow of the Lebanese government on May 24.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the terrorist group had “ignored repeated calls from the legitimate Government of Lebanon to cease its attacks and respect a ceasefire.”We had a problem loading this article. Please enable…

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The Disney Grooming Syndicate’s return to Star Wars feature films has resulted in the lowest opening ever for a Disney Star Wars movie. If you figure inflation in, it’s the lowest opening since 1999. The Mandalorian and Grogu thudded over the Friday-Saturday-Sunday with just $81 million. With the extra day due to the four-day Memorial Day weekend, it is expected to bellyflop at right around $97 million. The previous record-holder was the flop Solo: A Star Wars Story, which opened to $84 million over three days and $103 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend. If you account for the…

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Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech An “independent label” in South Carolina is churning out mountains of AI slop featuring AI-generated “viking rappers” — alongside suave Christian rockers, for some reason — and blasting it across social media sites and music streamers, where it’s doing some serious numbers. We first came across the AI-generated vikings by way of short, 30-second clips posted to Facebook. The AI-generated videos feature a line-up of ripped, heavily-tattooed men and women whose long hair is often seen in dreadlocks or braided into cornrows. (Although…

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As Yale celebrated its 325th commencement last week, the institution’s medical school faced new scrutiny for alleged racial discrimination in admissions. The Department of Justice sent a letter to Yale School of Medicine on May 14 notifying it that “the Department finds that Yale continues to intentionally discriminate against applicants based on their race.” That letter presents evidence that black and Hispanic students were significantly more likely to be admitted than white and Asian students with the same MCAT scores and grade point averages, an outcome that “cannot be explained by a coincidence.” Specifically, “Yale’s use of race resulted in…

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Thirty people died in 17 semi-truck crashes caused by noncitizen commercial truck drivers in 2025, according to the Department of Transportation. That number is almost certainly an undercount. Prior to 2025, the immigration status of a commercial truck driver was mostly not recorded in crash reports, court filings, or news coverage. The national conversation focuses on the truck driver at fault for the latest accident, but rarely goes deeper. Why was this truck driver on the highways? What trucking company hired him? How are operations like this still in business? Somewhere between receiving a package from the distribution center to…

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Robust regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) and its human developers is essential for the common good to be served rather than naked, undisguised profit. Pope Leo XIV made this clarion call Monday, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as AI technology spreads into almost every facet of existence. He cautioned AI systems prioritise ​conflict, spread misinformation and risk leading the world down a path of unending war. “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity), Leo’s first major encyclical, has been eagerly awaited ever since history’s first U.S.-born pope announced days after his election that he considered AI to be the biggest challenge facing…

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Travelers wait in long lines early in the morning at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on March 26, 2026. Megan Varner/Getty ImagesThe large airport in Atlanta, Georgia, has been added as an option for people traveling from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in Africa, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 23.The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a second option for people traveling from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan, the CDC said in a statement.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please…

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The proposed route for a privately funded road and tollway over the Red River that would run through the Esplanade Subdivision in Shreveport, La., drew concern from City Councilman Grayson Boucher, who expressed interest in allowing homeowners an opportunity to voice an opinion.Earlier this month, the City Council introduced an ordinance granting right-of-way access to a city-owned tract of land with Red River Expressway for the construction of a “roadway facility,” described in the document as a “carriageway-boulevard” needed to move the developer’s project forward. The council didn’t grant the right of way but is expected to consider that measure…

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Pope Leo XIV on Monday unleashed his first and long-awaited papal encyclical, pleading with political and corporate leaders to create robust regulations that keep artificial intelligence from eradicating jobs or developing autonomous warfare that could end humanity.“It is not enough to invoke ethics in the abstract; robust legal frameworks, independent oversight, informed users and a political system that does not abdicate its responsibility are required,” Leo wrote. “A more moral AI is not enough if that morality is determined by a few.” In the 42,000-plus word document entitled “Magnifica Humanitas”  — Magnificent Humanity — the U.S born pope urged labor…

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