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Fulani gunmen killed approximately 20 people across Plateau State before another armed group was seen advancing toward the funeral of three slain village security guards, prompting local leaders to allege political and security-force complicity and demand greater protection for Christian communities. Photos courtesy of Paul a Nigerian journalist   Armed Fulani herdsmen carried out a string of coordinated attacks across Plateau State on the night of September 13, 2026. They ambushed a passenger vehicle at Dungus in Jos South LGA and struck two other communities the same night. On September 15, they killed three village security guards on sentry duty…

The FAA is preparing to launch an AI air traffic control tool called Smart as soon as Monday, starting with a debut in the Washington, DC area before a wider rollout across the country. The Wall Street Journal reports that Smart stands for Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories. The AI system pulls together airline schedules, weather data, airport runway capacity, and other operational constraints to forecast air-traffic flows and flag potential conflicts before they become problems. Air Space Intelligence, the company behind the tool, won an $875 million, 12-year government contract earlier this year to build Smart along with…

A senior German police officer who is said to have decided to become transgender after witnessing a terrorist attack has made a partial confession to a list of allegations including the rape of a 15-year-old girl, possessing a Kalashnikov-type rifle, and possessing child and animal sex abuse videos. The Traunstein Regional Court in Bavaria, Germany, heard evidence this week in the case of an alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl in a McDonald’s bathroom on the motorway between Munich and Salzburg, allegedly by a 55-year-old Police Chief Inspector. Identified only by his chosen feminine name ‘Maja S’, the six-foot elite…

Dario Amodei’s Anthropic, which has spent the last week pushing a campaign of fear about AI advancement, has revealed it built a “wet lab” to conduct AI-driven biology experiments. Reuters reports that Dario Amodei’s Anthropic has confirmed that it operates a wet biology laboratory in the Bay Area where the company uses its AI models to conduct physical experiments. A wet lab is a facility that specifically deals with hazardous liquids or biological samples. The revelation comes at an interesting time, as Amodei has led a campaign of AI doomers calling for a slowdown on AI technology accross the board.…

The pilot ejected safely as an F-16 fighter jet crashed in Michigan on Thursday, sparking an emergency evacuation order within one mile of the site. The crash occurred alongside County Road 633 in Grand Traverse County. The pilot ejected safely and has since been receiving medical attention. Video captured the crash’s aftermath: According to a spokesperson with the 149th Fighter Wing of the Texas National Guard, the pilot was on a routine training mission when the crash occurred. “A 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon was on a routine training mission from the Air National Guard’s Combat…

The legislation, which would allow the president to impose tariffs on countries buying Russian energy, could drive American gasoline prices “ever-higher,” the Russian Embassy has said The “Russophobic” new sanctions bill empowering US President Donald Trump to impose steep tariffs on buyers of Russian energy will lead to ever-higher prices at the pumps for Americans, the Russian Embassy in Washington has warned.The legislation was championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a Russia hawk and staunch Ukraine supporter who pushed for “crushing sanctions” on Moscow before his unexpected death this summer. Named ‘The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran…

Rose Friedman, the NPR editor and reporter who helped build the network’s books and culture desk for 15 years, passed away from cancer on Thursday at her home in New York City at 38 years old. Friedman was a shop steward for SAG-AFTRA, which represents NPR’s editorial staff, and she told colleagues her proudest achievement was helping push the company to expand paid parental leave. NPR’s obituary for Friedman reads, in part: Rose Friedman was an editor to the end. She said she wanted the second line of her obituary to acknowledge her role as a shop steward for SAG-AFTRA,…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy that is meant to punish and pressure Moscow for its ongoing war against Ukraine. The measure was a final legacy item for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a close ally and friend of the president who had just returned from Ukraine when he unexpectedly died in July. In the works for more than a year, the bill passed with large bipartisan margins: 86-11 in the Senate and 262-159 in the House. It´s meant to starve…

Thursday on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight, ” journalist Don Lemon said the Trump administration is attempting to stifle free speech, which he called “fascism.” Co-host Eugene Daniels said, “It’s a whole of government approach stifling free speech in this country. And from a party of folks who have been for years yelling at all of us that they want to be able to say what they want to say, and no one should be canceled. And yet they are using all of the tools of the government and their allies in the right wing media space to do that. And…

Failure doesn’t have to kill ambition. Mike Waltz ought to know.After the infamous Signal chat debacle, which contributed to President Donald Trump’s decision to oust him as national security adviser, Waltz was sent to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Instead of hiding at the struggling global institution in New York, Waltz has seized chances to stay in the spotlight, from hosting hip-hop royalty to warning Cuba’s leaders to “change your ways” to blitzing the Sunday shows defending the U.S.-Israel war in Iran.Next week, Waltz will find himself near the cameras again as Trump attends the U.N.…