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Jeanine Pirro poised to be hauled before Congress over Reflecting Pool fiasco
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro can expect to be hauled before the House Judiciary Committee after Democrats take control in January. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the panel’s ranking Democrat, made clear Thursday that the former Fox News personality is on his list, the Daily Beast reported. “We have a lot of things we’d like to talk…
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Free Chinese AI Models Are Getting Scary Good at Hacking
Open-weight artificial intelligence models are now almost as capable of hacking into computer networks as the best closed ones, according to new research that heralds a much-anticipated turning point in the cybersecurity landscape. Vals, a company that measures AI capabilities, set out to test how well different AI models could carry out complex, multi-step network…
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Anthropic’s IPO Is Cratering
Big tech got a bruising reality check after this week’s midterm elections. American voters overwhelmingly voted for candidates promising to hold Silicon Valley leaders accountable — while approving dozens of ballot measures opposing the construction of data centers. It was a striking and bipartisan message that was followed by mass panic on Wall Street. On…
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After cancer surgery, Pope Leo embarks on Latin America trip with a first stop in secular Uruguay
ROME — Pope Leo XIV is kicking off a three-nation tour of Latin America on Friday with a visit to Uruguay, the region’s least Catholic and most secular country, three weeks after undergoing lung cancer surgery that had put the entire trip into question. Leo is due to arrive in Montevideo after a 13½-hour flight from Rome.…
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CIA stonewalls the White House as the probe into its black budget heats up
A White House investigation into the CIA’s secret spending is hitting a wall at the spy agency, according to a new report. The Office of Management and Budget, led by Director Russell Vought, has been reviewing the intelligence agencies’ “black budget” – spending and requests kept out of public reports – to find out whether…
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SoCal cops jump into stranger’s pickup truck during wild chase to catch suspected dressing-room creep: video
A pair of quick-thinking Southern California cops turned a stranger’s pickup truck into an impromptu police cruiser during a wild pursuit of a sex offender accused of trying to secretly film a teenage girl changing her clothes. The chase unfolded in Corona after officers responded to a report of a man slipping his cellphone beneath…
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Blake Lively moving to shutter drinks brand Betty Booze — just 3 years after divisive launch
Blake Lively’s beverage company is reportedly being pulled from shelves. The actress’s brand, which includes the nonalcoholic Betty Buzz and alcoholic Betty Booze lines, is seemingly winding down operations and may be on its way to shutting down entirely, a source confirmed to People on Thursday. Among the several trademarks filed since the company’s launch,…
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Houston mayor signs order to limit cooperation with ICE, says ‘elections matter’ after Democrats win
HOUSTON — The mayor of Houston on Friday said the city would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding “a new model” of immigration enforcement after Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades. Mayor John Whitmire said the city would go after immigrants “that pose a danger, not those that are going about…
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Trump-courting CEOs have ‘twisting stomachs’ as Dems eye their messages: analysis
Wealthy CEOs who kowtowed to President Donald Trump woke up Friday morning with “twisting stomachs” as they face a dramatic and potentially imminent reckoning for their conduct, according to Miles Taylor, former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff. “Those CEOs have no idea what’s about to hit them,” Taylor warned in an analysis published…
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‘High Potential’ and ‘The Rookie’ Return Dates Headline ABC Midseason Schedule
“High Potential” and “The Rookie” cemented January return dates to headline ABC‘s midseason schedule, the network announced Friday. The Kaitlin Olson-led crime procedural will return for Season 3 on Tuesday, Jan. 5, after the return of “Will Trent” for Season 5 and followed by new docuseries “Surviving a Scandal.” The new show looks into the…