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Former U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe has praised the “bravery and courage” of the Iranian women’s soccer team for their actions during the Women’s Asia Cup. The Iranian women’s soccer team became an international sensation after they refused to sing their country’s national anthem following the U.S. attacks against Tehran, with Iranian broadcasters deeming them “wartime traitors” for their actions. After the team’s defeat by the Philippines, fear broke out that they could face possible jail and even death upon return to Iran, sparking demands for the Australian government to grant them asylum. Only two players stayed in the country…

OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video platform less than a year after its debut, marking a significant strategic pivot as the AI company refocuses its efforts on business productivity tools and potentially prepares for a public stock offering. The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI is pulling the plug on its Sora video platform, a consumer-facing product that the company launched with considerable excitement last year but has since faded from the public spotlight. The decision represents a major shift in the company’s product strategy as it narrows its focus on enterprise and coding applications. CEO Sam Altman informed staff…

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Michael Eisenberg, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said that the Iranian people aren’t going to take to the streets while bombs are falling and “It takes months for the people to find their footing and do this.” Eisenberg said, “Israel has always said that this is up to the Iranian people. And Adm. Cooper, the head of CENTCOM, has said to the Iranian people, stay inside for now. And people don’t come outside and do things when bombs are falling. At the end of the day, this is going to be…

House GOP leaders announced in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that the election to fill the vacant leadership role of policy chair will be the morning of April 16. Republicans will hold a candidate forum the afternoon of April 15, according to four people granted anonymity to discuss the plan. Read the full article here

Ukraine will not receive any gas until it restores the flow of Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline, the Hungarian prime minister has announced Hungary will gradually halt natural gas deliveries to Ukraine until Kiev restores the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced.In a video posted to his Facebook page on Wednesday, Orban said that Ukraine has been blocking the operation of the Soviet-era oil pipeline for 30 days. “As long as Ukraine does not provide oil, it will not receive gas from Hungary,” he said.Orban stated that gas that would have…

During Monday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) urged the Trump administration to continue its military strikes against Iran until the current regime in power collapsed. “Senator, these negotiations, what do you expect this week?” host Jesse Watters asked. Cruz replied, “Well, listen, the first three weeks of this military conflict have been incredibly successful. In three weeks, we have taken out all of Iran’s air defenses. We’ve taken out virtually every one of their short range and medium range ballistic missiles. We’ve taken out their missile production capacity. We’ve taken out their drone…

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” Border Czar Tom Homan responded to arguments that sanctuary city policies are needed so crime victims and witnesses can come forward by saying, “That is a bunch of crap. Because we don’t want to talk to the victim and witness.” While discussing Chicago, Homan said, “[H]e calls it a welcoming ordinance, no, it’s a sanctuary ordinance. It’s a sanctuary for criminals. Sanctuary city policies are a sanctuary for criminals, and the worst of the worst are going to go to these cities because they’re going to be protected.”…

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that his panel is moving “expeditiously” to unlock Senate Republicans’ ability to fund defense and homeland security priorities without Democrats’ help. “The purpose of the second reconciliation bill is to make sure there is adequate funding to secure our homeland and to support our men and women in the military who are fighting so bravely,” Graham said in a statement. “More funding will mean they can complete the task assigned and keep America safe – which is money well spent.” Graham added that a second reconciliation bill could also be used to “improve voter integrity,”…

Dhaka has cited volatility in the global market linked to the US-Israel war on Iran as the trigger for the move Bangladesh has enacted an 80% hike in jet fuel prices, the second upward revision in March, the national regulator announced on Tuesday.The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) cited volatility in global prices amid the Middle East conflict as the reason for the move.“We had to adjust the jet fuel price for the second time this month, considering the international fuel price rate which has shot up,” BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed was quoted by AFP as saying.Jet fuel has been…

A New Mexico jury has ruled that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta must pay $375 million in civil damages after finding the social media giant violated state law by failing to protect children from predators on its platforms. CNBC reports that the verdict delivered on Tuesday marks a significant legal defeat for Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, following a civil trial in Santa Fe that began with opening arguments last month. The jury deliberated starting Monday before reaching their decision that Meta willfully violated New Mexico’s unfair practices act. The case was brought by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl…