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The former French president has again rejected allegations that his 2007 campaign was bankrolled by Libya, as an appeals court re-examines the case Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has claimed that “not a single cent” from Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya found its way into his 2007 election campaign, at an appearance before a Paris appeals court on Tuesday.He is appealing a five-year prison sentence handed down in 2025 after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case centered on alleged efforts to secure covert Libyan funding for his presidential bid between 2005 and 2007. He briefly served part of the…

Voters in a Milwaukee suburb on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a measure that would restrict future data centers in their county. Voters in the city of Port Washington, Wisconsin approved the anti-data center measure by a two-to-one margin, according to reports. Residents who sponsored the voter initiative said that the referendum marks an escalation of tactics to oppose the data center facilities, which greatly increase local energy usage to power AI. Christine Le Jeune, founder of the nonprofit Great Lakes Neighbors United, said, “This is really setting a precedent. This is something that other communities can look to.” At least three…

A South Korean lawmaker, citing the country’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), revealed in comments on Monday that Seoul believes North Korea is failing to offer full-throated support to its longtime ally Iran to avoid hurting chances of future negotiations with the United States. America and North Korea, as well as allies South Korea and China, have been technically at war since 1950, when communist dictator Kim Il-sung invaded the South shortly after establishing his cult tyranny. While an armistice agreement in 1953 ended active hostilities, no peace treaty has ever been signed between the warring parties and Pyongyang often makes…

Sony Pictures Entertainment is reportedly set to lay off hundreds of employees across its TV, film, and corporate offices as Hollywood continues to contract. According to Variety, one of the top layoffs will be that of Colin Davis, EVP of Comedy Development. Sources tell the paper that the layoffs are not “cost driven” but are “targeted and strategic” and are an effort to reorganize for the future. The company is looking to maximize growth all across the company, including anime, YouTube, brand extension, game shows, video gaming, and many other areas. The campaign was announced in a memo to employees…

Bill Gates is set to appear before the House Oversight Committee for the group’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, following other powerful figures who have already testified, like former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and billionaire Les Wexner. The Microsoft co-founder is scheduled for a transcribed interview on June 10, a source familiar with the plans told CBS News.  Epstein files released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in early February showed the late sex predator claiming in a 2013 email that Gates caught an STD after “sex with Russians girls,” and wanted to secretly slip antibiotics…

US Vice President J.D. Vance has condemned Vladimir Zelensky’s “completely scandalous” threat to send soldiers to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s home to “talk to him in their own language.”Speaking in Budapest on Wednesday, Vance said that he hadn’t heard about Zelensky’s threat – made early last month – until Orban told him this week.”Viktor actually told me that and I went and looked it up. I almost couldn’t believe it’s true, but it’s true,” he said. “It’s completely scandalous. You should never have a foreign head of government or a foreign head of state threatening the head of government…

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), an Iranian-American lawmaker, on Monday said she would introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, alleging he committed war crimes and endangered American servicemembers during President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. Ansari said in a written statement: Donald Trump’s deranged statements — including one on Easter Sunday — are further entrenching our country and our world in another devastating, never-ending war. He’s threatening war crimes that violate U.S. law and the Geneva Convention, on top of illegal actions and atrocities already committed at his direction — including violence that has destroyed schools, hospitals, and critical…

A Haitian national, in the United States illegally, was arrested and charged with the murder of a woman at a Florida gas station, after he allegedly bludgeoned her to death with a hammer. Fox News’s Bill Melugin reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that the alleged suspect, Rolbert Joachim, was “caught & released” into the country under the Biden administration in 2022. While a judge ordered Joachim to be “deported from the U.S. later that same year,” the Biden admin is accused of protecting him from being deported and gave him Temporary Protect Status (TPS). Joachim’s TPS…

The Microsoft co-founder has been under heavy scrutiny for his interactions with the late sex offender Bill Gates will testify before a US congressional committee about his interactions with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to media reports.The Microsoft co-founder is set to sit for a transcribed interview on June 10, multiple outlets said on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources. It follows a March 3 request from lawmakers seeking details about his ties to Epstein.Gates is the latest high-profile figure to agree to testify before the House Oversight Committee as part of the probe into the disgraced financier, who…

AI startup Anthropic has announced it will not make its most powerful “mythos” model publicly available, citing unprecedented capabilities that present potential security risks. Mythos reported broke Anthropic’s containment system, and the AI even bragged about its escape artistry in online posts. Business Insider reports that Anthropic plans to withhold general release of its latest AI model, Claude Mythos, marking a significant departure from standard industry practice. The decision comes after the company published a comprehensive 244-page system card detailing the model’s advanced capabilities and concerning behaviors observed during testing. The model represents what Anthropic describes as a substantial leap in AI…