Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help state and local governments shore up their defenses against new cybersecurity risks, as more advanced AI models raise concerns about increasingly powerful hacking operations. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday, Schumer said he……
🦠 Plus: Is hantavirus the next COVID? {beacon} Happy Friday! I cannot stop thinking about a customer service agent hanging up on the pope when he called his bank to change his address. He does live in Vatican City now, after all. If you haven’t seen 📹 the clip of the pope’s friend telling the…
President Trump celebrated the Virginia Supreme Court’s Friday decision to strike down a Democrat-led redistricting effort in the state. “Huge win for the Republican Party, and America, in Virginia,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Friday. “The Virginia Supreme Court has just struck down the Democrats’ horrible gerrymander.” The court decided in a……
ABC is accusing President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of violating its First Amendment rights as FCC Chair Brendan Carr ramps up scrutiny of the Disney-owned outlet over the content it broadcasts. In a Friday filing with the FCC, which was first reported by The New York Times, ABC centers its criticism on a regulatory……
Campaigners have been fighting each other for votes, but there have also been heart-warming moments. Source link
Shaw looks set to leave City this summer after talks stalled over a new contract. Chelsea, who won six titles in a row before City’s recent success, are favourites to sign Shaw, who previously had no desire to leave the club. But a breakdown in communications led to her exploring other options and Chelsea are…
There is no doubt Manchester United have given Bruno Fernandes a push to get this award. United have been playing up Fernandes’ claims and also ensured the Portugal playmaker was promoted through some recent media engagements. However, this would have been pointless had Fernandes not delivered at a time in the season when United needed…
Large U.S. companies, such as Amazon, are declining to claim their refunds of wrongfully collected tariff revenue, presumably due to fear of provoking the president’s disfavor, which could cost more than the abandoned refund. Source link
ROME — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio concluded a high-stakes, two-day diplomatic mission to Rome and the Vatican City on May 8, a visit defined by efforts to recalibrate a longstanding relationship with Italy following weeks of heightened friction over Iran. Even as he sought to steady the alliance, Rubio firmly defended Washington’s military…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday accused MAGA Republicans of rigging an election after Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled against state Democrats’ new congressional map. Newsom noted on the social platform X that Republicans in Tennessee and Missouri, respectively, could each pick up an additional congressional seat through redistricting, along with two more in North……