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The State Department has officially canceled the Global Engagement Center (GEC) as part of President Donald Trump’s mission to shut down the “censorship industrial complex,” according to a report. Paul Sperry, a senior investigative reporter for RealClearInvestigations, wrote that the State Department officially closed the Global Engagement Center. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in April that the State Department would close the GEC. “Today, it is my pleasure to announce the State Department is taking a crucial step toward keeping the president’s promise to liberate American speech by abolishing forever the body formerly known as the Global Engagement Center…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a leading Democratic critic of President Donald Trump, says he will consider running for the White House in 2028 after the midterm elections next year.Asked in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning” whether if would be fair to say he would give a campaign serious thought after the November 2026 vote, the term-limited governor said, “I’d be lying otherwise.”Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile, adopting a combative style that parodies Trump’s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts, memes and merchandise. The Democratic governor has sparred with the Republican president over the deployment…
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) submitted a new measure that allows it to photograph any non-US citizen who enters or exits the country for facial recognition purposes. According to a filing with the government’s Federal Register, CBP and the Department of Homeland Security are looking to crack down on threats of terrorism, fraudulent use of travel documents and anyone who overstays their authorized stay.The filing detailed that CBP will “implement an integrated, automated entry and exit data system to match records, including biographic data and biometrics, of aliens entering and departing the United States.” The government agency already…
After staying out of favour in the Twenty20 International format for Pakistan’s last five assignments, former skipper Babar Azam was picked for the upcoming three-match series against South Africa only after Fakhar Zaman’s decided to skip it, white-ball head coach Mike Hesson said on Sunday. Since Hesson took over the role in June, Babar hasn’t featured for Pakistan in T20Is with the national side playing series against Bangladesh, the West Indies and a tri-nation series followed by the Asia Cup during that period. Hesson had cited the right-hander’s low strike-rate as the reason for his absence. But Babar’s selection for…
Ethereum’s largest non-exchange holders are tiptoeing back into accumulation. On-chain analytics platform Santiment reported that wallets holding between 100 and 10,000 ETH, also known as whales and sharks, have begun to rebuild positions after unloading roughly 1.36 million ETH between October 5 and 16. Notably, the Ethereum collective holdings chart shows that nearly one-sixth of those coins have already been clawed back, as some confidence starts to return to the second-largest crypto asset. Related Reading Whales Reverse Course After Early-October Capitulation The first half of October was highlighted by one of Ethereum’s most pronounced periods of capitulation this year. Macroeconomic…
Dogecoin’s higher-time-frame structure is starting to look constructive again. In a technical analysis posted on X, crypto analyst EtherNasyonaL noted that Dogecoin’s market cap has completed a build, and momentum is ready, pointing to a cup-and-handle breakout retest breakout on the monthly market-cap chart. The chart he shared shows Dogecoin’s market cap hovering just under $30 billion, riding above its 25-month moving average with a gentle series of higher lows that has been developing since the 2022 bear market base. Related Reading Cup-And-Handle Breakout With A Convincing Retest The chart shared by EtherNasyonaL looks at a cup-and-handle structure that has…
Bestselling author Michael Connelly’s latest Lincoln Lawyer novel explores the dangers of AI and its potential to infringe on human rights and creative disciplines. The author warns that AI is “soulless” and that the technology puts “Every kind of creative discipline is in danger.” The Guardian reports that Michael Connelly, the prolific author behind the bestselling Lincoln Lawyer series among many other popular characters, is tackling the rapidly evolving world of AI in his newly released novel, The Proving Ground. The eighth installment in the series centers around a lawsuit against an AI company whose chatbot encouraged a 16-year-old boy to…
The iterative upgrades for iPads may not be enticing enough to warrant a new purchase every year, but Apple may have a particularly cool upgrade to convince users to shell out for the next iPad Pro. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to include a vapor chamber for the upcoming iPad Pro that’s due to ship with the M6 chip.We’ve already seen the vapor chamber included in the iPhone 17 Pro models, helping to boost cooling and performance. While an iPad’s larger surface area makes for greater heat dissipation than an iPhone, this cooling system should make the…
Superintendent Dr. Myriam Rogers defended Baltimore County’s AI detection system after it misidentified a bag of chips for a gun, resulting in a 16-year-old being ordered to the ground at gunpoint. WMAR reported 16-year-old Taki Allen was waiting outside his school after football practice. While waiting, he ate a bag of Doritos then stuffed the empty bag into his pocket. In about 20 minutes police arrived on scene in response to a warning sent by the school’s AI detection system. Allen said, “Police showed up, like eight cop cars, and then they all came out with guns pointed at me talking…
There is no precedent for it. But, there is never really a precedent for any development in Pakistan cricket. The happenings of Pakistan cricket outsmart one’s wildest fantasies and the current controversy that the country’s cricketing landscape sees itself embroiled in is one such. Since it has emerged that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) served a legal notice to Ali Tareen for the breach of the franchise agreement last month, the conflict between the two has played out publicly. While Tareen, the owner of Multan Sultans, has doubled down his criticism on the social media, the board has dropped subtle…