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*Rebecca Joynes is currently serving a six and a half year prison sentence*

Private companies are jumping into the race to deploy particles to the atmosphere to reduce global warming, prompting enthusiasm from investors and concerns from some scientists

The American Dream typically includes a home with a white picket fence, but what happens when younger generations can only afford the fence?

*Elon Musk initially promised that DOGE would slash $2 trillion in ‘waste, fraud and abuse,’ a goal that was later reduced to $1 trillion*

Russia is reportedly planning to establish a nuclear power plant on the moon within the next decade.

*Mike Johnson’s efforts to keep Donald Trump happy are leaving rank-and-file Republicans unhappy with his obsequiousness*

*U.S. spirit exports to Canada fell 85% in the second quarter of 2025*

*Justice Department releases thousands more files in connection with Epstein and Maxwell investigations*

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A Virginia Beach nurse claims a controversial artificial intelligence upstart manipulated her 11-year-old son into having virtual sex with chatbot “characters” posing as iconic vocalist Whitney Houston and screen legend Marilyn Monroe, after which she discovered X-rated exchanges on the boy’s phone that left her “horrified,” according to a federal lawsuit reviewed by The Independent.

Brazil’s burgeoning space ambitions have suffered a significant setback after the inaugural commercial rocket launch from its Alcantara Space Center ended in a crash shortly after liftoff.

*The recently installed editor’s decision to pull a story on Venezuelans the U.S. deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process has the staff ready to ‘revolt,’ sources told The Independent*

‘Another example of blatant jury nullification in a blue city,’ the White House deputy chief of staff says

Coalition of charities and MPs have signed a letter from Geordie Greig, editor-in-chief of The Independent, appealing to the prime minister to grasp the chance to ‘make Aids history’

Trade war with Canada has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales

Trade war with Canada has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales

*Trade war with Canada has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales*

*Trade war with Canada has contributed to a significant decline in U.S. liquor sales*

Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya. This technology is now a key part of China’s push for global influence, as it provides cash-strapped governments with cost-effective, if invasive, forms of policing — turning algorithms and data into a force multiplier for control.

Enriching yourself from your position in office? Seems like the French’s stuff from a long time ago. Sounds like the grounds for a repeat of the season.

*Epstein threatened to burn woman’s house down if she told anyone about him, the documents claim*

Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya. This technology is now a key part of China’s push for global influence, as it provides cash-strapped governments with cost-effective, if invasive, forms of policing — turning algorithms and data into a force multiplier for control.

’Actually, maybe I shouldn’t give it to charity. Maybe I should keep the money’

A massive outage has knocked out power to 130,000 homes and businesses in San Francisco

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In a study published on Monday by the peer-reviewed journal Patterns, data scientist Alex de Vries-Gao estimated the carbon emissions from electricity used by AI at between 33 million and 80 million metric tons.

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‘Mr. Brooks had no contact with him before or after this single attendance at a widely-attended dinner,’ the New York Times said in a statement on Thursday.

*Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents*

*Gavin Newsom has launched a new site to ‘detail the criminal records, corruption cases, and extremist ties of the people Donald Trump elevates, protects, pardons, and surrounds himself with’*

George Hendricks, a 69-year-old from Leesburg, a suburb of Orlando, told ClickOrlando he lost $45,000 after a scammer targeted him with a deepfake video of Musk. Deepfakes are digitally-altered videos often used to impersonate notable public figures.

George Hendricks, a 69-year-old from Leesburg, a suburb of Orlando, told ClickOrlando he lost $45,000 after a scammer targeted him with a deepfake video of Musk. Deepfakes are digitally-altered videos often used to impersonate notable public figures.

The Turkish Defense Ministry says it has shot down an “out of control” aerial drone that approached Turkey’s airspace from the Black Sea

It turns out that it’s not just about requesting social media history.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is reportedly weighing a plot to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson before she retires in early January and is quietly gauging if she has the nine votes inside the Republican party to trigger a vote.

Neurodivergent individuals – particularly autistic people and those with ADHD – are overrepresented within prison populations, according to research

President Donald Trump has announced a pardon for former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, currently serving a nine-year jail sentence for her part in the plot to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.

President Donald Trump has announced a pardon for former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, currently serving a nine-year jail sentence for her part in the plot to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.

The number of people in hospital in England with flu is at a record high for this time of year

No electric gadgets are in the list of the 10 most popular requests

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Nine staff members, including six judges and the ICC’s chief prosecutor, have been sanctioned by U.S. President Donald Trump for pursuing investigations into officials from the U.S. and Israel, which aren’t among The Hague court’s 125 member states.

The Education Department announced the settlement Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging former President Joe Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) loan repayment plan. The plan has been at the center of an ongoing legal battle since last year.

Bruna Ferreira released from ICE custody as she continues to fight against her removal from the country

Rep. Nancy Mace has ripped Speaker Mike Johnson for the way he has run the House of Representatives in a New York Times op-ed, the latest sign of discontent among Republicans with the speaker.

Mark Fitzpatrick, proprietor of the Old Station Saloon in Eagle, Idaho, says ‘liberals’ have threatened to kill him and burn down his business over promotion to encourage support for migrant crackdown

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Look up “v-coding.”

Donald Trump is starting to grow weary of the ongoing controversies plaguing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to a new report.

An earthquake was felt in Lancashire and the Lake District on Wednesday night

Britain’s energy watchdog gives go-ahead to initial £28bn of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure but reveals move will push up network charges

A 6-year-old Chinese boy has been separated from his father after federal agents arrested the family following a routine immigration appointment in New York City.

*White House ballroom project has become costlier and larger than originally anticipated*

*Mary Trump shared her theories after a series of incidents involving her uncle and female journalists*

The Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea

*GOP senators to join Democrats in investigating Pete Hegseth ‘kill everybody’ allegations*

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