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Reporter Steve Sweeney and his crew have narrowly escaped an IDF attack on their reporting position with their lives RT correspondent Steve Sweeney and his cameraman, Ali Rida, have been injured in an Israeli strike while filming in southern Lebanon.They said an Israeli aircraft fired a missile at their filming position near Al-Qasmiya Bridge, not far from a local military base.Rida said Israeli forces “deliberately attacked” the crew despite their wearing uniforms displaying their press credentials.Rida’s camera captured the moment of the strike as he filmed Sweeney’s report. The footage shows the missile hitting less than ten meters behind Sweeney…

Wynton Hall’s new book Code Red: The Left, The Right, and The Race to Control AI includes a sobering look at the rapidly evolving danger of autonomous weapons, which look to change warfare in the Twenty-First Century as profoundly as nuclear weapons did in the Twentieth — and it will be far more difficult to keep the AI genie bottled than it was to restrain the proliferation of nuclear bombs. The problem is that unlike uranium enrichment and intercontinental ballistic missile design, AI is cheap and increasingly ubiquitous. The physical components of autonomous weapons are not terribly expensive or difficult to…

A majority of Republicans continue supporting President Donald Trump in his military action, Operation Epic Fury, against the Islamic regime in Iran, a recent poll found. The news comes after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28 to stop its leaders from developing nuclear weapons and threaten countries all over the world. The New York Post reported Thursday, “The J.L. Partners survey showed that 83 percent of likely Republican voters ‘strongly’ or ‘somewhat’ support Operation Epic Fury, while just 9 percent say they ‘strongly’ or ‘somewhat’ oppose military action against Iran.” Meanwhile, a national poll found a…

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of the six servicemembers killed when a KC-135 refueling plane crashed in Iraq. The transfer was closed to media. The president departed the White House in the early afternoon en route to Dover Air Base in Maryland for the transfer of the six servicemembers: National Guard Capt. Curtis J. Angst of Ohio Air Force Maj. John A. Klinner of Alabama National Guard Capt. Seth R. Koval of Indiana Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt of Kentucky Air Force Capt. Ariana G. Savino of Washington National Guard Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons of…

It’s Markwayne Mullin’s day of reckoning after a fiery Senate hearing Wednesday. The Oklahoma Republican will likely secure the votes he needs at the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Thursday, though it’s not a sure thing. If things go as expected, he could be confirmed as DHS secretary early next week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told POLITICO. But Wednesday’s drama at HSGAC — the only obvious chokepoint for his nomination — heralds some real issues going forward given the fierce opposition Mullin encountered from Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and tough questioning from Democrats. — One angry chair: Paul…

HSBC is reportedly considering cutting up to 20,000 jobs as part of a multi-year automation overhaul The UK’s largest bank, HSBC, is considering cutting up to 20,000 jobs over the coming years as part of a major push to integrate artificial intelligence into its operations, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.The potential reductions would represent approximately 10% of the London-based bank’s global workforce, which stood at around 210,000 employees at the end of 2025. Non-client-facing roles in global service centers are expected to be most impacted, particularly in middle- and back-office functions that could be automated.The deliberations are still at an early…

OpenAI has postponed the launch of its controversial “adult mode” feature following intense pushback from its own advisory council and concerns about technical safeguards failing to protect minors. The Wall Street Journal reports that CEO Sam Altman first proposed the feature last year, arguing for the need to “treat adult users like adults” by enabling erotic text conversations. Originally scheduled for Q1 this year, the rollout has been pushed back by at least a month. The proposal triggered fierce opposition from OpenAI’s own handpicked advisory council on well-being and AI. At a January meeting, advisers unanimously expressed fury after learning…

The United States is investigating the circumstances that surround a F-35A jet fighter having to make an emergency landing after a combat mission over Iran. A United States Air Force F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing at a U.S. airbase in the Middle East after flying a combat mission over Iran, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Thursday. “We are aware of reports” of the emergency landing, CENTCOM said, adding “The aircraft landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition. This incident is under investigation.” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) paramilitary moved to…

Brent crude spiked to nearly $120 a barrel Thursday morning before retreating, as the Iran conflict expanded to threaten major energy hubs across the Middle East. A drone struck a Saudi refinery, and President Trump issued a stark warning that the U.S. would destroy Iran’s South Pars gas field if Iran attacks Qatar. By late morning, Brent futures had pulled back to around $112, while West Texas Intermediate was trading near $98. The rally built on Wednesday’s gains, which came after Israeli warplanes struck gas-processing and petrochemical facilities connected to South Pars — the world’s largest natural gas reservoir. The…

Several women have come forward accusing civil rights activist Cesar Chavez of having sexually abused them, according to a recent report from the New York Times. Ana Murguia, Debra Rojas, and Dolores Huerta spoke to the outlet about how Chavez, who was “one of the most revered figures in the Latino civil rights movement,” had sexually abused them. Murguia recounted an instance in which she was 13, and Chavez was 45, where she was in his office and he allegedly “kissed her and pulled her pants down.” Murguia explained that Chavez “molested her but never had intercourse with her.” Rojas explained…