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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Monday morning that “there are officially no more hostages in captivity in Gaza.”  The last body to be recovered was that of Sergeant First Class (SFC) Ran Gvili, who was killed while defending Israeli civilians from the savage Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. Gvili, 24 years old at the time of his death, was a member of the Negev Border Police in the South District of Israel. He was on medical leave due to a broken shoulder from a motorcycle accident and had been scheduled for surgery when Hamas attacked. Heedless of…

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, China’s TikTok, and Google’s YouTube are set to face their first courtroom trial this week over allegations that their platforms have contributed to a youth mental health crisis through addictive design features. Reuters reports that the landmark bellwether trial, taking place in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County, marks a significant turning point in the national debate surrounding youth screen time and social media usage. The case involves a 19-year-old California woman, identified in court documents as K.G.M., who alleges she developed an addiction to these social media platforms at a young age due to their…

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” CNN host Kasie Hunt discussed ICE deportation policy and stated that “Democrats were very unhappy with how many people” got deported under the Obama administration. After host Bill Maher asked if we could just go back to the Obama deportation policy and if Obama had a tough policy, Hunt answered, “Democrats were very unhappy with how many people he deported. Democrats were unhappy with the rate of deportation under President Obama. It’s absolutely true.” Maher agreed with Hunt’s assessment of the Democratic Party’s negative reaction to the Obama administration, but said that Obama…

Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) on Monday said he regretted his vote last week for a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, amid intense backlash surrounding the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota. “I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis,” he said in a statement. “I hear the anger from my constituents, and I take responsibility for that. I have long been critical of ICE’s unlawful behavior and I must do a better job demonstrating that.” Suozzi was one of seven Democrats who crossed party…

The flightless bird which was used to promote the claim to the island lives in Antarctica, not the far north The Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua has ridiculed the administration of US President Donald Trump for using the popular ‘Nihilist penguin’ meme to promote its campaign to gain control of Greenland.On Saturday, the White House’s page on X decided to exploit the hype around the meme, which features a lone Adelie penguin abandoning his colony to walk towards distant icy mountains.It published an AI-generated picture of Trump leading the flightless bird by his wing along an ice-covered plane towards the…

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher wished that we could go back to the deportation policy of former President Barack Obama, but acknowledged “a lot of the people he deported did not have criminal records.” But stated that “He just did it without this ugliness” we’re seeing now. After criticizing ICE actions and the shooting of Renee Good, Maher said, “Obama, could we just go back to his policy? He was a badass, was he not, on this kind of issue?” After CNN host Kasie Hunt said that Democrats had angst about Obama’s deportation policy, Maher…

Some Republicans on Capitol Hill expressed relief after President Donald Trump announced Monday he would send border czar Tom Homan to handle immigration enforcement in Minnesota after Department of Homeland Security agents shot and killed a second U.S. citizen there. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) said in an interview that the move was “a positive step to get the situation under control” while calling for a “full and transparent investigation” into the two Minneapolis shootings. “There needs to be greater coordination and cooperation between federal, state, and local officials — which is why sanctuary policies need to end and local officials…

Democrat Tim Walz has described the incident as “sickening,” coming mere weeks after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agents A man has been fatally shot by federal agents in the US city of Minneapolis, according to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Earlier this month, a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good, was also killed there by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.The latest fatal incident reportedly occurred near the intersection of 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue on Saturday morning.In a post on X later that day, Governor Walz wrote that he “just spoke with the White House after another…

Autodesk, a San Francisco-based design and engineering software company, announced Thursday it will eliminate approximately 1,000 positions worldwide as part of a multiyear reorganization of its sales operations. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Autodesk, a major San Francisco technology company specializing in design and engineering software, revealed plans Thursday to lay off roughly 1,000 employees across its global operations, representing approximately seven percent of its total workforce. The job cuts come as the company finalizes a comprehensive restructuring of its sales organization that has been underway for several years. The layoffs affect Autodesk’s position as San Francisco’s 16th-largest technology employer.…

The three parties to the weekend’s trilateral peace talks in the United Arab Emirates have individually confirmed they broke with an agreement to host more, with praise for constructive talks even if the key areas of friction clearly remain. Further trilateral talks on the future of the Ukraine War are to take place, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Speaking from Moscow on Monday morning, Peskov told domestic press they are “scheduled for next week. I can’t give you the exact date right now though”. Earlier, U.S. negotiator Steve Witkoff said: “plans were made to continue conversations…