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Meet The "South Park" Writer Behind the Viral "Cornell 7" Website
Cornell University has been the subject of innumerable headlines this week, as an anonymous woman’s lawsuit against the university over her alleged 2024 rape prompted New York prosecutors to reopen th...
Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that Elon Musk will co-lead a government project to study the future of warfare, marking the SpaceX CEO’s first return to government since he ran the chaotic, so -called “department of government efficiency”, or Doge. Musk will be joined by Palmer Luckey, CEO of the defense tech company Anduril, and Newt Gingrich, the former Republican speaker of the House. A defense department press release on the effort, called Project Meridian, described its goal as “identifying the capabilities required to achieve absolute technological dominance on the next-generation battlefield”. The project will run for 120 days and culminate in an unclassified public report of its recommendations. Continue reading...
Pete Hegseth confirms cutting 20% of US military generals and admirals
Defense secretary ranted against diversity claiming ‘no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals’ in troops * Send us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midterms US defense secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed plans to cut 20% of generals and admirals and declared “no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps” would be tolerated inside the country’s military. Delivering his latest extraordinary attack on diversity, and dismissing reports of low morale within the US armed forces as “false claims”, Hegseth also suggested they were retaining service personnel at “record” rates. Continue reading...
He Suffered Abuse in a Private Youth Jail. The Company Never Reported It.
Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical ...
President Trump began sending $500 checks to nearly one million people and enclosed a letter touting his record on cutting healthcare costs
Payments will go to 1 million people in states that use the federal healthcare exchange.
Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth says he has transformed U.S. military
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told hundreds of junior military officers and enlisted leaders on Wednesday that the Trump administration has achieved a cultural shift in the military.
Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss
Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe.
The war in Iraq is finally over
The last of the Pentagon's "military advisers" left Wednesday, ending a 23-year presence.
Trump buys ads on CNN, MS NOW as he fights to bar them from the White House
Taxpayer-funded ads denouncing the “deep state” and “globalists” aired locally on the two cable networks Trump has sought to ban from White House grounds.
What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize
The report is the agency's latest effort to chip away at trust in established health care models for transgender people. Critics say it frames transgender identity as illegitimate or even dangerous.
Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-related death in the state
The state’s outbreak is currently the largest in the U.S.
Opinion | Trump Wants to Get His Hands on the Power of the Purse
The search for fraud in the federal government must always end in the same place.
Another Republican Senator Breaks With Trump Over ICE
Senator Jim Justice condemned the rampant ICE arrests.
Trump’s Own Team Disputes His Deranged Sniper Arch Story
Trump claims his “triumphal arch” will be used by snipers. His officials have no idea what he’s talking about.
Trump Says Powell Should Be Forced to Resign From Fed Board
President Donald Trump said former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should resign from the central bank’s Board of Governors over findings the central bank mismanaged the renovation of its headquarters.
WATCH: Justice Department files complaint against judges over immigration enforcement surge comments
The Department of Justice filed a complaint Wednesday against federal judges in Minnesota over their remarks to the media about the pressure on their courthouse during Trump administration's immigrati...
Musk returns to Trump world for Pentagon war study
Elon Musk is back advising the Trump administration.
Kanye West concerts at Russia's Gazprom Arena officially cancelled
Ye, the controversial U.S. rapper formerly known as Kanye West, had been scheduled to play two shows in St. Petersburg in October — which would have made him the biggest Western artist to perform in ...
Hegseth Announces Elon Musk and Newt Gingrich Will Help Lead Military
Pete Hegseth revealed that the men will help direct a project to determine the future of the military.
Decline in tourism hits US economy
Overseas visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year.
Pete Hegseth Taps Elon Musk For Military Weapons Development Project
Hegseth announced Project Meridian on Wednesday, explaining the initiative will identify weapons and technologies for soldiers and propose solutions to test and implement the weapons.
What to know about the terrifying FlyDubai flight bound for Israel
The Israeli prime minister says one pilot stabbed another and attempted to crash a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel.
WATCH: Trump announces $54 billion South Korean investment in Alaska natural gas pipeline
The investment marks the second time this week that the Republican president has sought to highlight the promise of foreign investment made possible by his administration's trade policy in states wher...