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AI experts react after Google amends AI weapons plan
Full Story Experts in the world of artificial intelligence have reacted to Google’s change in its AI weapons plan. The tech giant dropped its pledge to not build AI systems for weapons. What was Google’s AI weapon plan? In 2018, activists protested the company’s Project Maven. The project was a partnership with Google and the… -
Judge temporarily halts Musk, DOGE access to Treasury’s payment system
Full Story A federal judge has prevented Elon Musk’s team at the Department of Governmental Efficiency from accessing the Treasury Department’s payment system. This comes after his team was given access to the system by the Treasury on Jan. 31. However, the judge said they had access since Jan. 20. Why did the judge prevent… -
Judge pauses Trump plan from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave
Full Story A federal judge on Friday, Feb. 7, temporarily stopped President Donald Trump’s plans to place thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development staffers on leave. President Donald Trump has said that USAID is wasteful and has posted on social media his intent to “close it down.” What did the judge’s order do? U.S.… -
USAID security chiefs on leave after trying to stop DOGE from accessing data
The Trump administration has placed two security chiefs from the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave on Sunday, Feb. 2. Trump officials said the two chiefs refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to officials with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Musk’s team eventually gained access to the classified information on… -
Syrian interim president meets Saudi prince in first official foreign visit
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Saudi Arabia during his first official visit as the country’s new leader. During his visit, he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Sunday, Feb. 2. Al-Sharaa assumed the new role of president on Wednesday, Jan. 29. This came less than two months after his… -
Justin Baldoni releases website against Blake Lively following amended lawsuit
Actor and director Justin Baldoni has issued new accusations against actress Blake Lively, news outlet The New York Times and others in a newly amended lawsuit. The lawsuit is seeking $400 million in compensatory damages. Lawyers for Baldoni filed a 224-page amended counterclaim on Friday, Jan. 31. Along with the counterclaim, they also released a… -
Dozens killed in attack on open market, hospital in Sudan
An attack at an open market in Sudan, on Saturday, Feb. 1, left more than 50 dead and nearly 160 injured, according to The Associated Press. The Sudanese government said the Rapid Support Forces carried out the attack. However, the RSF denied committing the attack. The attack on the Sabrein Market killed 54 and injured… -
Maduro agrees to accept Trump deportees into Venezuela
President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela has agreed to receive all Venezuelans illegally living in the United States. Trump made the announcement on social media Saturday, Feb. 1. In addition to accepting the migrants, Venezuela will also supply the transportation for them, Trump said. “Venezuela has agreed to receive, back into their country, all Venezuela… -
Musk’s DOGE gains access to critical Treasury Department payment system
President Donald Trump’s new Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has given Tesla CEO Elon Musk full access to the federal payment system late Friday. This gives Musk a powerful tool to monitor and possibly limit government spending. This comes after an incident last week when a top Treasury official resisted giving officials with Musk’s Department of… -
California wildfires fully contained three weeks after fires began
California officials announced Friday, Jan. 31, that fire crews have fully contained the Eaton and Palisades wildfires after three weeks of fighting. At least 29 people were killed by the two fires. According to Cal Fire, the 14,000-acre Eaton Fire was first reported on Jan. 7, in southern California. The Palisades Fire started the same… -
Trump signs executive orders imposing new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
A new study shows President Donald Trump’s newly enacted tariffs could cost the average American family nearly $1,000 annually. Trump signed a trio of executive order imposing the new tariffs on Saturday, Feb. 1. How much will this cost Americans? The new study published by the nonpartisan nonprofit Tax Foundation found that the tariffs would… -
Trump fires Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Rohit Chopra
The Trump administration announced it had fired Rohit Chopra, the chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The administration made the announcement on Saturday. Chopra said he expected to be fired immediately after President Donald Trump took office. However, he spent the nearly two weeks following the beginning of Trump’s second term imposing a $2… -
DOD removes media outlets from Pentagon under new rotation program
Several major media companies were told they would need to vacate their office spaces at the Pentagon, in favor of other outlets. Pentagon officials told the news agencies on Friday night. NBC News, The New York Times, National Public Radio and Politico must vacate their dedicated workspaces. The organizations learned about the new directive in…
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