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A 47-year-old male middle school teacher is accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to create child pornography while he was at work in Omaha, Nebraska. The suspect in the case was identified as Matthew Lund who worked at Anderson Middle School, Local 12 reported Friday, noting prosecutors also alleged Lund masturbated to the images while he was working. Authorities received a tip in February that the suspect had uploaded over 400 files to his Google account that were possible child pornography which is also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The files allegedly showed images of children under 12…
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street,” Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) criticized the prospect of a government bailout of Spirit Airlines in exchange for a stake in the company by saying, “I think it’s going to, ultimately, undermine the discipline of a free market.” And “imagine if they were Democrats who were in charge of this, we certainly wouldn’t want them investing and making decisions like this.” McCormick said, [relevant remarks begin around 4:05] “I’m sympathetic to the 14,000 jobs, and some of those jobs are in Pennsylvania, but I’m skeptical of the United States…
A transgender-identifying substitute teacher in Loudoun County, Virginia, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly making threats against a high school. Loudoun County is a suburb near D.C. that has become infamous for its transgender-related controversies. Hadyn Dollery, a 19-year-old male who reportedly identifies as female is facing charges for making “threats of bodily injury” after law enforcement received tips that he was threatening to commit violence at a high school near Aldie, Fox News reported. Dollery was apprehended off school property and is being held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center, according to the report. He is being housed…
On Friday’s edition of CBS’s “The Takeout,” former Trump National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said that in Iran, “the nature of the regime hasn’t changed,” and “This pitch that there are moderates and revolutionaries and hardliners, I don’t buy it. All these diplomats and the speaker of the parliament were in the guard in their early years. They’re still assassinating and hanging and killing and executing women and young people in the streets.” Host and CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett asked, “Robert, the president says he believes the regime has changed in Iran. Based on what you’ve seen,…
The winery co-owned by Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) husband has ceased operations as government officials are investigating their family wealth, even though Omar has pushed back on claims she was rich. The winery Tim Mynett co-owned in California closed up shop earlier this month after House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to him saying financial disclosures his wife filed “show eStCru LLC and Rose Lake Capital LLC, which you hold ownership stakes in, went from being worth as much as $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024,” the New York Post reported…
Trump’s decision to drag the US into war was largely shaped by the Israeli PM’s “fanatical” and misguided agenda, the economist says American economist Jeffrey Sachs has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arguing that US President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran was heavily influenced by what he described as Netanyahu’s “fanatical” and misguided agenda.Trump has repeatedly faced criticism, both domestically and internationally, for pursuing policies widely seen as closely aligned with Israeli interests across both his first and current presidential terms. Analysts and political opponents have often pointed to a broader shift in US foreign policy that…
A young Australian entrepreneur who scored a fortune with a prominent vegan startup and sought to stop the violent slaughter of chickens has been accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend in a luxury Manhattan hotel where he was allegedly “hiding out from claims he fleeced investors in his crypto company,” the New York Post reported. New York police arrested Ben Pasternak, 26, earlier this week on charges he assaulted his ex girlfriend, popular social media influencer Evelyn Ha, after she tried to film him on her phone inside the Baccarat Hotel on March 31. Pasternak had been holed up in the $2000-per-night…
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Waymo, the automated self-driving taxi service and subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., paused operations in the Alamo City after one of its unoccupied driverless vehicles was swept away in a low-water crossing on Monday night. The service has yet to resume during the busy “Fiesta” celebration period in San Antonio. Waymo immediately suspended operations after the incident. According to a report by the San Antonio Express-News. The incident is the second flood-related issue faced by the autonomous taxi company in San Antonio, and the first time one of its vehicles was swept away by floodwaters. San Antonio and surrounding communities have…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Members of the screenwriters union overwhelmingly ratified a four-year agreement with Hollywood studios and streamers on Friday, bringing an end to a surprisingly smooth and quick process that brought a prolonged strike the last time around. Union leaders said 90% voted to approve the deal struck between the Writers Guild of America West, Writers Guild of America East and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Studios will now shift to negotiations with actors and directors. Leaders of the unions emphasized gains in health coverage. “In the face of industry contraction and runaway health care cost…
Transgender-identifying Rep. Sarah McBride suggested Tulsi Gabbard could be the next Trump administration official fired, arguing President Donald Trump “only fires women,” even as both men and women have exited the administration, including several women whom Democrats had already called to remove. Asked who could be the next official fired, McBride responded, “All of them deserve to be fired. I’m supporting the impeachment of Pete Hegseth because obviously right now we are engaged in a reckless war of choice that he was a primary driver of, but we know this president, he only fires women, so my guess is Tulsi…