Author: Press Room
Ecuador is crying foul before their World Cup knockout stage match against Mexico has even begun. On Monday night, an estimated crowd of 1,000 Mexican fans congregated outside the hotel housing their Ecuadorian opponents in Santa Fe, near Mexico City, and regaled their foe with a boisterous display of loud music and incessant chanting, to ensure their opponents did not get a pleasant night’s sleep. This did not sit well with Ecuador’s Football Federation (FEF), which, on Tuesday, filed a formal complaint with FIFA World Cup organizers. “This conduct is far removed from the principles of fair play, equality, and unity that…
Taiwanese government agencies conducted raids on Super Micro offices and several local affiliated companies as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected illegal exports of Nvidia AI chips to China. Bloomberg reports that Taiwanese prosecutors expanded their crackdown on technology smuggling operations with coordinated raids targeting Super Micro Computer and its business partners. The Keelung District Prosecutors Office announced that investigators searched the residences of six individuals and facilities belonging to three affiliated companies on Monday. According to a person familiar with the situation who requested anonymity, Super Micro’s Taiwan office was among the locations targeted in the operation. The raids…
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Tuesday to reject President Donald Trump’s reform of the nation’s birthright citizenship policy, which now grants the huge prize of citizenship to nearly all infants born in the United States, even if the parents are illegal migrants or temporary visitors. The long 194-page Trump v. Barbara decision says Trump’s order violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. The decision was 6 to 3 against Trump, but Justice Brett Kavanaugh argued that Trump and other politicians can change the rule via legislation. “Citizenship, then and now,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority, “was…
The House approved a measure Tuesday compelling the public release of records showing which House members have used taxpayer dollars to settle sexual misconduct charges levied against them and how much money was spent. The resolution, offered by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), directs the House Ethics Committee and the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights — which also handles claims of misconduct — to produce such information within 60 days. It passed nearly unanimously, 420-0, with only Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) — an outspoken advocate for victims of sexual harassment and assault — voting present. “We need to know what’s been…
President Donald Trump is convening Republicans in Texas ahead of the midterms as the party tries to keep control of Congress. The midterm convention will be held Sept. 9-10 in Dallas, the president announced Tuesday on social media. “It has never been done before, and will be a truly Historic Event,” Trump wrote in the Truth Social post. He previewed that he expects Republicans to celebrate the “Great American comeback,” which he said includes tax cuts, improved border security and and “lower costs,” even though inflation has surged to its highest level in over three years. “At the Event, we…
Craig Williams has pleaded guilty to using confidential government knowledge to place wagers on the 2024 vote A former Conservative lawmaker who served as the closest parliamentary aide to then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pleaded guilty to using insider information to place bets on the date of the 2024 UK general election.Craig Williams admitted the offense at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday, media reported, citing court proceedings. Prosecutors said he used confidential knowledge obtained through his role in the government to place the wagers before Sunak publicly announced the election date.Election gambling is legal in the UK, and…
It started with “adult content” in the UK and US, and social media bans for children in Australia, France…and many others. The UK just passed their own social media ban, and we know they’re not done yet. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has promised to “revisit” Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in July, with a potential ban on the table. The US is hovering toward a federal social media ban as well. Next comes the operating systems themselves – meaning needing ID scans to access any and all phones, laptops, desktops or tablets. Or at least those from Google, Microsoft or Apple. As…
Elon Musk has publicly criticized the philanthropic efforts of Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott on social media, claiming her billions in charitable donations are making the world a worse place. Complex reports that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO engaged in multiple social media exchanges about Scott, responding to posts about Scott’s record-setting charitable giving. The controversy began when a social media account posted about Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, having donated more than $26.3 billion to charity with plans to give away most of her wealth. When an X user named Officer Frenly commented that Scott…
Iraqi investigators carried out a major anti-corruption operation on Sunday, raiding several homes in exclusive Baghdad neighborhoods and arresting dozens of prominent public figures. One of the most remarkable arrests was Deputy Minister of Oil for Distribution Affairs Ali Maarij al-Bahadly, whose home proved to have $14 million in cash stuffed into its walls. The Iraqi judiciary released footage of investigators smashing through the wall of al-Bahadly’s pool house and discovering suitcases filled with American dollars and Iraqi dinars, plus a few luxury goods, such as a Rolex wristwatch. The presiding judge of the Iraqi Central Criminal Court for Corruption,…
The Supreme Court’s Bruen (2022) ruling was key to the preliminary injunction secured by the NRA against Virginia’s “assault weapons” and magazine ban. Ironically, it was key to SCOTUS’s 9-0 ruling in Hemani (2026) and again in the 6-3 ruling in Wolford (2026). In Hemani, SCOTUS ruled against the prosecution of Ali Hemani for being a marijuana user in possession of a firearm and in Wolford SCOTUS ruled against concealed carry gun controls enacted by Hawaii post-Bruen. Bruen requires gun controls to be challenged by a two-step test, the fist step of which is to test whether the control aligns with regulatory…