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US Reportedly Considering Dropping “Mother of All Bombs” on Iran
The US has only ever dropped a MOAB once before — on Afghanistan in 2017.
Trump Cancels Livestream of Firing Squad Execution After Fierce Backlash
Polling released before the announcement found only 18 percent of Americans support the livestreaming idea.
ICE Is Fast-Tracking a Nationwide Domestic Spy Program Across Dozens of Cities
The agency plans to contract with around 142 agents to take part in domestic spying operations.
Students Say Cornell Banning Frat Parties and Adding Investigators Insufficient
“Nowhere among these measures is the institutional change that students demand," said Students for a Democratic Cornell.
As Resistance to Flock Cameras Grows, Another Surveillance Network Is Spreading
Fusus software is being used in at least 324 US communities, with nearly 624,000 cameras connected to a Fusus network.
Regulation Should Target AI’s Current Harms, Not Superintelligence Possibilities
A mix of science fiction and delusion distracts from the real harms that we’re seeing, says tech journalist Paris Marx.
Trump Tells MAGA Audience Leakers Should “Be Shot”
Trump has a long history of deriding leakers and the press, accusing those who publish leaked stories of “treason.”
New Mexico’s Challenges Hold Lessons for the Struggle for Universal Child Care
New Mexico is finding out that successfully providing universal child care requires giving teachers a living wage.
Trump Administration Reportedly Trying to Denaturalize and Deport Ilhan Omar
Officials conducted a raid on her home and have issued over a dozen subpoenas to her family members.
Gaza Child Amputees Are Outgrowing Their Prosthetics Amid Israel’s Restrictions
WHO estimates that over 5,000 people in Gaza have lost limbs since October 2023, and one in five of them is a child.