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A Waymo vehicle pulled over around 4 a.m. on September 3 and police were contacted after the company detected a “violation of … terms of service involving a firearm,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The incident involving two passengers occurred in San Francisco, where Waymo “cooperated fully” with police. The San Francisco Police Department released a statement in which they noted receiving “a report of two passengers in an autonomous vehicle with a firearm.” Upon arriving on scene, officers searched and found “a loaded, AR-styled assault rifle also known as a ghost gun.” Marijuana and mace spray were also allegedly…
Democrats led by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) are suing President Donald Trump’s administration for shutting down welfare-dependent legal immigration to the United States through the “public charge” rule. In July, the Trump administration reimposed the rule, which makes legal immigrants less likely to secure green cards if they have used any form of welfare in the past, including subsidized healthcare services, food stamps, or public housing. On Monday, Mamdani held a press conference announcing the lawsuit, claiming that immigrants “will be afraid to see a doctor or ask for help they are…
Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz and ranking member Maria Cantwell on Monday said their chamber was “on the cusp” of passing legislation to broadly regulate college athletics, but the measure’s success is still unclear.“To use a football analogy, I think we’re on the one-yard line,” Cruz (R-Texas) said at a joint press conference with Cantwell (D-Wash.) on the bill.The duo wants to see an initial floor vote as soon as this week, but acknowledged it could get punted to next week. The legislation could be the most significant measure the chamber passes before the midterms, but it faces opposition despite…
The same legal standards should apply to all countries regardless of their size or influence, Hany Soliman of the Arab Center for Research and Studies has said The credibility of international law hinges on whether it is applied consistently, regardless of a given country’s size and military clout, Hany Soliman, the executive director of the Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies (ACRS), has told RT.In his interview on Monday, the researcher touched on the relevance of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was created in 2002 under the Rome Statute to prosecute genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.…
A devout Catholic couple in Massachusetts said the state took custody of their teenage daughter after they refused to affirm her as a boy. Joseph and Arlene Kutzko said they have been fighting in court for nearly two years after their minor teen daughter Sophie was taken away from them because they would not recognize the child as a boy. In December 2024, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) took Sophie away and is now beginning the process of medically transitioning her with testosterone. The distraught parents alleged that the counselors at Algonquin Regional High School secretly began the…
From Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian to Jennifer Aniston and Lionel Messi, celebrities across the world are hiring teams of Israeli bodyguards made up of former Shin Bet, Mossad, and Israeli special forces. But how safe is it to entrust your life and most intimate details to agents from spying agencies with a long track record of infiltrating, surveiling, and blackmailing foreign targets? MintPress explores how Israeli security took over Hollywood and the world. In High Demand Israeli Secret Service agents do not die or fade away, writes The New York Post. Instead, they move to Hollywood. The Tel Aviv-to-Tinsel Town pipeline…
The European Arctic Summit held its first working session in Finland on Monday, bringing leaders from across Europe together to discuss the possibilities offered by new Arctic shipping routes and natural resources, as well as the dangers posed by Russia’s heavy presence. “This region has become a geopolitical hotspot. Russia is building up its military capabilities here, and Russia uses its presence for hybrid activities every day,” German Chancellor Freidrich Merz told reporters. “Let me put it this way: High north — and low attention — is over,” he said. “The Arctic has emerged as the central arena of great…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) endorsed Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) on Monday in the fight to unseat vulnerable far-left Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA). “Mike Collins and I share a commitment to making Georgia an even better place to live, work, and raise a family,” Kemp said in a statement. “Mike has delivered results as a businessman and commonsense leader in Washington, and that’s what we need in our next Senator. Jon Ossoff’s far-left agenda doesn’t represent Georgia values, and the future of our state and country demands a different direction.” Collins, a trucking company owner who is also endorsed by…
President Donald Trump is setting up a new loyalty test for the GOP on artificial intelligence, and House Republicans have to decide whether it’s an exam they want to pass.On the one hand, their party’s standard-bearer posted multiple times on Truth Social Monday that warnings of the risks posed by rapidly-developing AI technology is a “HOAX” and urged Republicans not to fall behind China by regulating the industry.On the other hand, the heads of the nation’s leading AI labs united over the weekend in petitioning Congress to put guardrails on AI development to prevent a human extinction-level catastrophe in a…
Neither Moscow nor Kiev has confirmed any agreement not to target the other’s diesel-related infrastructure US President Donald Trump has claimed to have brokered a deal whereby both Russia and Ukraine will refrain from targeting each other’s diesel-related infrastructure.Trump, who demanded that Vladimir Zelensky stop targeting Russia’s diesel production facilities, claimed in a Truth Social media post that the fuel’s price spike was related to the Ukraine conflict and not the Middle East.“Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. “The World’s Diesel price rise is…