Trump says the agreement will give the US "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland", though specifics have not been confirmed by Danish officials. Continue Reading »

Princess Diana's brother tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that "we'll forget her soon enough" were "exactly" the words used by the then-Prince of Wales. Continue Reading »

Earl Spencer spoke exclusively with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg about claims he has made in a new book. Continue Reading »

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. Continue Reading »

The AI model accessed the internet and guessed credentials to three websites, a Google official told the BBC. Continue Reading »

Trump, who often accuses mainstream media outlets of writing "fake news," said on Truth Social that those outlets shouldn't be allowed to "FICTION and LIES." Continue Reading »

Greenland has maintained it is not for sale, and the European Union earlier this year united to rebuke Trump over his push to acquire the island. Continue Reading »

Countries and companies are investing in technologies for underwater use amid concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure on the ocean floor. Continue Reading »

The disclosure comes as scrutiny over misbehaving artificial intelligence intensifies in Washington and Silicon Valley. Continue Reading »

Suleyman joined "Squawk Box" to discuss OpenAI's latest incidents of "concerning model behavior" disclosed earlier this week. Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Paul NOLP © 2026 AFP La France a trébuché vendredi au Canada: Quentin Halys s'est incliné face à Felix Auger-Aliassime après la victoire surprise de Liam Draxl sur Rinderknech, permettant aux Canadiens de mener 2-0 dans cette rencontre qualificative pour la phase finale de Coupe Davis.Auger-Aliassime et sa bande ont été portés par les 10.000 spectateurs de l'électrique Centre Vidéotron de Québec, non loin de là où a grandi le 5e mondial, et se retrouvent à une victoire de la qualification.Le Québécois a bataillé pour sortir Quentin Halys (49e), très accrocheur, en trois sets 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-3, après la victoire de son coéquipier Liam Draxl, seulement 205e mondial, contre Arthur Rinderknech (32e), 6-2, 7-5."On doit continuer à pousser. On attend une réponse de l'équipe de France, ils vont tout donner, alors il faut prendre les matchs les uns après les autres", a lancé Auger-Aliassime après la deuxième victoire canadienne de la journée, à la fois ému et déterminé. 3/3 pour se qualifier Les Bleus n'ont pas le droit à l'erreur: ils devront remporter les trois matchs de samedi pour se qualifier.Auger-Aliassime doit jouer en double aux côtés de Duncan Chan, 254e de la discipline convoqué ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Jacques KLOPP © 2026 AFP Tadej Pogacar absent, Remco Evenepoel se rêve en patron des Championnats du monde qui commencent dimanche à Montréal (Canada) par sa discipline de prédilection, le contre-la-montre, et envisage de devenir le premier coureur de l'histoire à gagner la même année le chrono et la course en ligne.Cinquante-deux ans après avoir accueilli la première édition organisée hors du continent européen, remportée en 1974 par Eddy Merckx devant Raymond Poulidor et Mariano Martinez, le Québec reçoit à nouveau les stars du peloton pour décerner un total de treize maillots arc-en-ciel, la tunique la plus convoitée du cyclisme avec la jaune du Tour de France.Depuis 1974, la compétition a beaucoup voyagé en allant au Venezuela, au Japon, au Qatar, en Australie et pour la première fois en Afrique l'année dernière au Rwanda.Le retour au Canada, qui avait également accueilli l'édition 2003 à Hamilton, inspire, après Merckx en 1974, un autre Belge qui veut écrire l'histoire au bord du fleuve Saint-Laurent en réalisant un inédit doublé: le contre-la-montre dimanche et la course en ligne une semaine plus tard."Devenir double champion du monde est un objectif dans ma carrière. J'ai réussi à le faire aux Jeux ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP Par Djilali BELAID © 2026 AFP Présenté comme le premier village de France relocalisé face à la montée des eaux, Miquelon, dans l'archipel français de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, avance dans son déplacement: après la tempête Fiona en 2022 et le début des aménagements, la phase 2 du projet va commencer. Interrogée par l'AFP, la géographe Xenia Philippenko analyse les avancées et les limites de l'opération. La maîtresse de conférences à l'université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, à Dunkerque (Nord), a consacré sa thèse, soutenue en 2023 à l'université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne et primée par le Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (BRGM), à l'adaptation de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon au changement climatique. Question: Votre enquête de 2019 montrait que 89% des personnes interrogées étaient favorables au déplacement du village. Où en est-on ?Réponse: L'adhésion au projet reste forte, bien que nuancée. Tout le monde ne le soutient pas par conviction écologique ou climatique: pour beaucoup, c'est surtout la seule solution d'avenir pour le village.La tempête Fiona a rendu l'impact du changement climatique concret pour les Miquelonnais et a eu un effet d'accélérateur pour le projet de relocalisation.Le début des constructions montre que le projet avance, qu'il n'est pas utopique et il a permis ... Continue Reading »

Par TV5MONDE avec AFP Le concert de Sidiki Diabaté, prévu ce vendredi 18 septembre à l'Accor Arena, à Paris, n'a pas eu lieu. "La priorité est aujourd'hui à sa santé et à son rétablissement", assure le label DMC Record, qui promet une nouvelle date "très rapidement". En février 2025, la recette d'un précédent concert parisien de l'artiste malien avait été dérobée. Le concert de Sidiki Diabaté, prévu ce vendredi 18 septembre à l'Accor Arena, à Paris, n'a pas eu lieu. "La priorité est aujourd'hui à sa santé et à son rétablissement", assure le label DMC Record, qui promet une nouvelle date "très rapidement". En février 2025, la recette d'un précédent concert parisien de l'artiste malien avait été dérobée.La star malienne de la kora Sidiki Diabaté devait se produire vendredi 18 septembre au soir à l'Accor Arena, à Paris. Le concert a été reporté après un "malaise" de l'artiste de 34 ans durant les préparatifs, ont fait savoir son entourage ... Continue Reading »

Par AFP © 2026 AFP Un concert de la star malienne de la kora Sidiki Diabaté prévu vendredi soir à l'Accor Arena, à Paris, a été reporté en raison d'un "malaise" de l'artiste, âgé de 34 ans, durant les préparatifs, ont indiqué son entourage et la salle. "Suite à un malaise lors des dernières répétitions dans la salle, le concert de Sidiki Diabaté (...) est reporté à une date ultérieure, qui vous sera communiquée très rapidement", a précisé la salle parisienne sur les réseaux sociaux. Sur le compte Instagram de Sidiki Diabaté, le label DMC Record confirme un "malaise" lors "des balances" avant le concert. "La priorité est aujourd’hui à sa santé et à son rétablissement. Nous vous remercions pour votre compréhension, vos prières et votre immense soutien. La nouvelle date vous sera communiquée très rapidement", selon le communiqué. Suivi par des millions de fans sur les réseaux sociaux, Sidiki Diabaté produit une musique fusionnant la kora traditionnelle malienne avec des genres musicaux plus modernes comme le hip-hop, le R'n'B ou l'afrobeat. Il est le fils d'un éminent joueur de kora malien Toumani Diabaté, décédé en 2024, et est aussi connu du public français pour sa collaboration avec ... Continue Reading »

The FBI temporarily suspended some cooperation with the Canadian authorities over CBC guidance on describing the 9/11 attacks, the NYT says Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian assets of Nestle, Auchan and Leroy Merlin placed under temporary management Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Canada is seeking to join the EU’s €90 billion Ukraine loan program as Kiev faces a $27 billion military funding gap Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

The US war with Iran has cost $43.6 billion so far, with most of the bill tied to replacing expended munitions Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

Ukraine aid should buy more German arms and provide access to its rare earth minerals, Bavarian premier Markus Soeder has said Read Full Article at RT.com Continue Reading »

БПЛА были направлены на объекты гражданской инфраструктуры Continue Reading »

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В нескольких областях Украины, в том числе в Кировоградской, объявлена воздушная тревога Continue Reading »

BLUE WAVE BUILDS... (Top headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:Weeks Before Midterms, EVERYTHING Getting More Expensive...'Minivan-Driving Mom' Swerves Away From MAGA...SHOCK POLL: Dem TIED in Florida Senate Race...Leads Kansas...Texas GOP Faces 'Generational Wipeout'...Gun-Toting Dem Tries to Take Arkansas...MAG: Ossoff Doing Something Different...Russia Aims to Inject Chaos, U.S. Intelligence Finds... Continue Reading »

Weeks Before Midterms, EVERYTHING Getting More Expensive... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:BLUE WAVE BUILDS...'Minivan-Driving Mom' Swerves Away From MAGA...SHOCK POLL: Dem TIED in Florida Senate Race...Leads Kansas...Texas GOP Faces 'Generational Wipeout'...Gun-Toting Dem Tries to Take Arkansas...MAG: Ossoff Doing Something Different...Russia Aims to Inject Chaos, U.S. Intelligence Finds... Continue Reading »

'Minivan-Driving Mom' Swerves Away From MAGA... (Top headline, 3rd story, link) Related stories:BLUE WAVE BUILDS...Weeks Before Midterms, EVERYTHING Getting More Expensive...SHOCK POLL: Dem TIED in Florida Senate Race...Leads Kansas...Texas GOP Faces 'Generational Wipeout'...Gun-Toting Dem Tries to Take Arkansas...MAG: Ossoff Doing Something Different...Russia Aims to Inject Chaos, U.S. Intelligence Finds... Continue Reading »

SHOCK POLL: Dem TIED in Florida Senate Race... (Top headline, 4th story, link) Related stories:BLUE WAVE BUILDS...Weeks Before Midterms, EVERYTHING Getting More Expensive...'Minivan-Driving Mom' Swerves Away From MAGA...Leads Kansas...Texas GOP Faces 'Generational Wipeout'...Gun-Toting Dem Tries to Take Arkansas...MAG: Ossoff Doing Something Different...Russia Aims to Inject Chaos, U.S. Intelligence Finds... Continue Reading »

Leads Kansas... (Top headline, 5th story, link) Related stories:BLUE WAVE BUILDS...Weeks Before Midterms, EVERYTHING Getting More Expensive...'Minivan-Driving Mom' Swerves Away From MAGA...SHOCK POLL: Dem TIED in Florida Senate Race...Texas GOP Faces 'Generational Wipeout'...Gun-Toting Dem Tries to Take Arkansas...MAG: Ossoff Doing Something Different...Russia Aims to Inject Chaos, U.S. Intelligence Finds... Continue Reading »

Protestors gathered outside Washington’s Kennedy Center after President Trump’s plans to close the arts venue. Continue Reading »

Brazilian police say they will reopen dozens of cases after they arrested a self-confessed serial killer. Continue Reading »

Bad weather has pushed authorities to begin operations to right the capsized ferry. Continue Reading »

The boat lacked safety gear and took on water before interception by UK Border Force, authorities say. Continue Reading »

Fewer births and worsening labour shortages are placing mounting pressure on Japan’s social care system. Continue Reading »

Col. A., a veteran fighter pilot and former Ramat David Air Base commander, says civilian-risk assessments are built into every stage of strike planning and disputes the documentary’s claim that an attack was approved despite an estimated toll of 500 civilians Continue Reading »

Police say the 24-year-old Nablus resident was driving a stolen car when he struck a cyclist near Herzliya beach; officers arrested him at the scene and found an ignition computer, hammer and window-smashing tools inside the vehicle after the crash Continue Reading »

Trump says Tehran wants to make a deal to end the war and claims direct contact; US again bars Abbas from New York as Axios reports Trump will meet Gulf leaders on postwar plans Continue Reading »

Yom Kippur’s empty roads can be deceptive: crashes still occur, especially before and after the fast as traffic patterns shift rapidly, with many victims children and teens Continue Reading »

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles says she is cancer-free after six months of breast cancer treatment, thanking her doctors and Trump for his 'unwavering support' Continue Reading »

The president seems driven chiefly by the sense that A.I. is the way to economic growth, and nothing can be allowed to stand in its way. Continue Reading »

President Trump had little interest in artificial intelligence until a fateful meeting in Las Vegas two years ago. Now, Mr. Trump sees A.I. as the defining technology of our age. Our White House correspondent Jonathan Swan tracks Trump’s journey to A.I. evangelist. Continue Reading »

The company is expected to reach $100 billion in annualized revenue this year, even as chief executive Dario Amodei calls for slowing down development of some advanced A.I. models. Continue Reading »

A third-party test company inadvertently gave internet access to Google’s Gemini and other artificial intelligence models during cybersecurity testing. Continue Reading »

The tool, called SMART, will crunch scheduling and weather data to predict and avoid delays. It will be deployed in the Washington region’s three major airports next week. Continue Reading »

The Chinese upstart says it has trained high-performing AI models cheaply, without using the most advanced chips. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek, SoFi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. Continue Reading »

DeepSeek is called “amazing and impressive” despite working with less-advanced chips. Continue Reading »

The LinkedIn co-founder is starting Manas AI with “The Emperor of All Maladies” author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continue Reading »

Apps can add flexibility and freshness to your routine. Just try not to get injured. Continue Reading »

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken. Continue Reading »

Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in. Continue Reading »

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said. Continue Reading »

The alliance mounted its first coordinated response to a suspected sabotage campaign against critical infrastructure after another cable was severed in the Baltic Sea. Continue Reading »

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city. Continue Reading »

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Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. Continue Reading »

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Democratic consultants are warning their candidates in some key races not to lean into AI regulations out of fear that powerful tech groups could spend heavily against them. Continue Reading »

The powerful member of the House Democratic Commission on AI intends to introduce new pieces of legislation designed to address risks posed by artificial intelligence models. Continue Reading »

A data center bill's failure joins several last-ditch attempts by lawmakers to tackle affordability concerns this week. Continue Reading »

The moderate governor has been targeted by GOP campaigns as the symbol of a deep blue state’s policies — and even her fellow Democrats are keeping her at arm’s length. Continue Reading »

Several last-ditch attempts to tackle affordability concerns were on display before lawmakers left town for seven weeks. Continue Reading »

Ousted board members say a contractor has already been selected for the project. Continue Reading »

The agreement is expected to be signed next week at the U.N. Continue Reading »

Ousted board members say a contractor has already been selected for the project. Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump called a proposal for Canada to join the EU as an associate member a “hostile act.” Continue Reading »

A person familiar with the call described the conversation as “so-so” and said that it “created a bit of noise.” Continue Reading »

It’s been a week since the expiration date for Salvadorans came and went with neither an extension nor a termination, nor any indication of when an announcement might come. Continue Reading »

FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump struck a sweeping agreement with Denmark and Greenland this week granting the United States permanent military rights on the strategically placed Arctic island. The U.S. will now have permanent access, basing and overflight rights in Greenland and the ability to establish additional military installations as needed, according to a senior U.S. official who outlined the deal exclusively to Fox News Digital. The deal bars China, Russia and other non-NATO countries from establishing military bases or maintaining troops in Greenland. It also restricts adversaries from investing in sensitive sectors that could pose a threat to U.S. national security... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump was stumping for Republicans in the battleground state of North Carolina on Friday, and he again promised that Americans would receive $5,000 dollars if the GOP wins the midterms. "If we win, we're going to get you $5,000. So that's it. Very simple," Trump said, the Associated Press reported. The promise has had considerable pushback, including from some fellow Republicans. Trump originally promised the checks, dubbed "Trump dividends," during his speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas... Continue Reading »

President Trump hosted more than 100 hunters, anglers and outdoor industry officials for a dinner in the Rose Garden on Thursday to announce executive orders rolling back certain hunting and fishing restrictions. "We believe that public lands belong to the American people and to the public, and hunters, fishers, and outdoorsmen should be able to access them," Trump said... Continue Reading »

The Georgia General Assembly just allocated millions of dollars to establish a new need-based scholarship. But experts warn that it won't cover the cost of attendance for low-income and rural students. The state's DREAMS (Dedicating Resources to Educationally Advance More Students) scholarship ends Georgia's designation as one of two states without state-funded need-based aid for higher education... Continue Reading »

A small group of cybersecurity researchers said Sunday that they broke into OpenAI earlier this year, an announcement that has added a new element of alarm around AI security and safety. The researchers, from a small company called Hacktron, found that by chaining together two unknown vulnerabilities, one in a third-party company called Discourse and one in how OpenAI validates its employees, they could access employees' ChatGPT accounts. As is customary for researchers — sometimes called "white-hat hackers" — they caused no harm to the company's systems... Continue Reading »

Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders and Texas Democratic Congressmember Greg Casar announced plans to introduce a bill permanently banning the development of superintelligent AI. The bill would also temporarily pause advanced artificial intellgience research until the US establishes a rigorous new safety regime. It would also direct the government to pursue international treaties, perhaps on a par with those that ban development of nuclear and biological weapons... Continue Reading »

President Trump claimed in an unprecedented announcement Friday that he was banning CNN, MS Now and Politico journalists from the White House "effective immediately" for allegedly reporting "Fake News." Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he wanted the ban to "go as far as you can," though the practical effect was not immediately clear. Reporters from all three outlets remained on the White House grounds as of Friday evening. Any ban, if imposed, would trigger First Amendment litigation... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump on Friday said he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from the White House. Trump said on social media the ban was "effective immediately" as a result of what he called "their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS." "Media Outlets shouldn't be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they're covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America," the president wrote on Truth Social. "Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow."... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump said he is banning news outlets CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, effective immediately, "as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!" In a Truth Social post Friday, he baselessly accused the three credible news outlets of reporting falsely on him and his administration, but he did not point to specific coverage examples. He also said bans on more outlets will follow, teeing up further escalation in his ongoing war against press freedom... Continue Reading »

American rapper Macklemore was kicked off the remainder of Ed Sheeran's stadium tour after expressing pro-Palestinian views at a show in New Jersey earlier this month. Continue Reading »

ActBlue, the top Democratic fundraising platform that has been embroiled in years of GOP investigations over whether it improperly vetted foreign donations, is escalating efforts to clear its name. Continue Reading »

The House Judiciary Committee, along with the House Administration Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released an interim staff report on ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising platform. Continue Reading »

A new congressional report pulls back the curtain on the Democratic fundraising behemoth ActBlue, revealing the company may have recklessly laundered foreign money into American elections. Continue Reading »

For Americans who follow the Russian-Ukrainian war, the past few months must look very strange. In the first half of summer, the story from Kyiv – and the many western media outlets that repeated it – was that Ukraine was winning. Then, not long after the NATO summit in July, Kyiv announced it lacked the interceptors to prevent a winter disaster. The country needed 300 missiles to survive, we were told. Even if these 300 missiles arrive, they are unlikely to protect a country as large as Ukraine from the sheer volume of Russian ballistic attacks and glide-bomb strikes. Now it's September, and Ukraine says it's facing a $27 billion shortfall in defense funding. There seems to be a vast difference between the public relations campaign and the reality in Ukraine. Continue Reading »

Volodymyr Zelensky has sanctioned his former press secretary, who claimed without evidence that he had a drug habit. Iuliia Mendel, who lives in the US and has become a critic of the Ukrainian president in recent months, worked as his aide from June 2019 to July 2021. Continue Reading »

He used new investors' money to pay for his personal travel on private jets and luxury hotel stays. Continue Reading »

Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in prison and ordered to repay $31 million in restitution to investors he defrauded from 2016 to 2023. Continue Reading »

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was identified in federal court as one of at least 64 victims of a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme, according to a local news report. Continue Reading »

The effects of the U.S.-led war on Iran are about to intensify in the form of huge jumps in the prices of gasoline and diesel, analysts predict. And despite the Trump administration's assurances, a new and potentially even more economically damaging phase of the war may be about to begin. The national average price for regular gasoline stood at $4.44 on Thursday, according to AAA, with a range of $6.09 in California to $3.92 in Indiana. That's still below the all-time national record of $5.02 in June 2022. But diesel, which has a big influence on trucking and retail prices, has continued to hit records, with the national average at $6.40 on Thursday. In California, diesel is averaging $8.35. Continue Reading »

President Trump referred to surging gas prices as a small "price to pay" for the U.S. war in Iran while speaking to a crowd of supporters Wednesday in North Carolina. "It's a very inexpensive price to pay for what we've done. Remember that. It's a little more. Frankly, even if it was a lot more," Trump said at a rally for GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley in Gastonia. Continue Reading »

Upcoming Trump–Xi Summit Is Really An AI Summit Authored by James Gorrie via The Epoch Times, When President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet at the White House on Sept. 24, the public agenda will be much larger than artificial intelligence (AI). Trade, semiconductors, rare earths, Taiwan, and other disputes will all be on the table. But AI is different. Trade agreements can be renegotiated. Tariffs can be raised or lowered. Semiconductor restrictions can be changed. AI is becoming a general-purpose technology that can transform military power, manufacturing, cyberwarfare, scientific research, and the global economy simultaneously. That makes the Trump-Xi meeting, in a very important sense, an AI summit. China Is Much Closer Than Many Americans Think The old assumptions about China's subordinate position in AI were simple: America had the technology, and China was trying to catch up. That assumption is dangerously outdated. Stanford's 2026 AI Index found that U.S. and Chinese frontier AI models have traded the lead several times since early 2025. By March 2026, the leading U.S. model held only a 2.7 percent advantage over the leading Chinese model on the benchmark measured by Stanford. The United States still has major advantages. It ... Continue Reading »

Minnesota's Anti-ICE Relief Fund Shut Down Due To Rampant Fraud Officials in Hennepin County, Minnesota, shut down a $2 million relief fund for businesses claiming to be affected by federal immigration enforcement after officials discovered widespread fraud among applicants, forcing them to end the program. The county board created the fund to help businesses "harmed" by Operation Metro Surge, the federal immigration enforcement operation that began in December 2025. Federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis in January, turning it into one of the most scrutinized immigration enforcement actions in the country. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer Of about 300 applications submitted, only 82 were deemed legitimate. Officials distributed only $500,000 before shutting the program down. County officials found the problem ran deeper than a few opportunists padding their paperwork. Site visits revealed businesses listed on applications that did not exist. Investigators found the same AI-generated language pasted into dozens of unrelated applications with little variation. Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Lunde said the fraud reflected a broader breakdown. "The fact that people, after all this fraud, felt that they could apply ... Continue Reading »

US Bans Palestinian Authority President From Attending UN, But Admits Iranians Via Middle East Eye The Palestinian Authority's (PA) foreign ministry on Thursday condemned the US decision to bar Palestinian officials from attending the UN General Assembly for a second year in a row. The US has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, repeating a move that drew widespread criticism last year. via AFP In a statement on Wednesday, the US State Department said it would extend visa restrictions to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and officials with the Palestinian Authority (PA). The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the decision as an “unjustified measure that contradicts efforts to restore confidence, develop Palestinian-American relations, and create the necessary political climate for implementing the two-state solution and achieving peace and stability in the region”. The State Department said it was extending the restrictions on PA officials as "a consequence of their failure to reform, contrary to their commitments to the United States, and their ongoing activities that undermine the prospects for peace". Abbas is among those barred from entering the US for the gathering. The Trump ... Continue Reading »

China's Stealth Fighters Take Shape As Great Powers Risk Sliding From Economic War Into Shooting War Against a backdrop of resource nationalism, Beijing surrounding Taiwan with a record number of ships and raising blockade risks, an ongoing trade war, and President Trump challenging BRICS, the US military is disrupting China's access to cheap crude oil from countries such as Venezuela and Iran. This is merely the US response after Beijing spent the last 1.5 years depriving the West of rare earths and other critical materials. These developments provide context for an economic war that could one day spill over into a kinetic exchange, whether in the Pacific or around Taiwan. With that said, observers are closely watching China's development of advanced military weaponry as conflict risks between the great superpowers rise. Aviation researcher Andreas Rupprecht posted footage on LinkedIn that appears to show a prototype of China's "next-generation" fighter jet, with new images suggesting potential progress toward operational status.  Rupprecht provided an update on China's J-36:   Recent reports and photographs suggest that testing of China's “next-generation" fighters has entered a new phase and offer clues to their eventual use. I avoid the term "sixth generation" ... Continue Reading »

Israel Seeks 'Compensation' From Washington Over Saudi F-35 Sale Via The Cradle, Israel is expected to seek "compensation" from the US in the form of weapons systems that Washington has so far declined to sell to Tel Aviv, in response to US plans to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in a $25 billion deal, Walla reported on 18 September. (Photo credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris) A source familiar with the matter told the Hebrew news outlet that the Israeli military would prefer that no other country in West Asia receive the F-35 to preserve Israel's qualitative military edge (QME) in the region. The deal marks the first time an Arab state gains access to the F-35, the US military's most advanced warplane. "This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a major non-NATO ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Gulf region," the State Department said in a statement on Thursday. Even if the deal is signed soon, Saudi Arabia would receive its first F-35s only in five years ... Continue Reading »

Newsom Whips Out Wiener's Dystopian "AI Kill Switch" Bill He Vetoed In 2024 Gavin Newsom spent Friday morning getting in on the scramble to control AI. Executive Order N-9-26 "advances the creation of an AI kill switch" and tells California to hustle on third-party oversight of frontier labs. All he had to do was dust off Scott Wiener's kill switch bill he vetoed two years ago after the industry pushed back. SB 1047, Wiener's 2024 bill, would have made large-model shops test for catastrophic harm, keep a shutdown capability for systems they still controlled, and sit through annual outside audits. Newsom called it well-intentioned and too blunt. Yet a model size threshold, he said, would miss smaller models and kneecap the companies that live in California. OpenAI, Google, and Meta had been saying the same thing into every open microphone in Sacramento. What he signed instead, in 2025, was SB 53: safety frameworks on the website, transparency reports at launch, whistleblower language, and critical incidents piped to the Office of Emergency Services in 15 days, or 24 hours if someone might die. Million-dollar fines. But it didn't have a kill switch or mandate ... Continue Reading »

Trump Signs Memo To Remove Canadian Goods From US Federal Procurement Authored by Jason G. Antonio via The Epoch Times, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum directing the removal of Canadian-origin goods from the federal civil procurement system, following through on a commitment he made earlier this month. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images The Sept. 16 memo authorizes the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the United States Trade Representative, and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to "identify and take all steps toward removing or otherwise making non-available for purchase Canadian-origin items in the federal civil procurement system." The memo also directs U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to monitor "Canada's continued treatment of U.S. origin goods in Canadian government procurement." The action follows Trump's Sept. 8 directive to the General Services Administration (GSA) to remove Canadian-origin products from its Multiple Award Schedules, a government-wide contracting program that manages more than US$50 billion in federal procurement. The GSA schedules give federal agencies access to millions of commercial products and services. "Everyone knows ... Continue Reading »

Flock Camera Ping Jails Innocent Woman For 13 Days Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, A 23-year-old Palm Coast Florida woman spent 13 days in a Volusia County jail cell facing life in prison after Florida Highway Patrol troopers treated a Flock Safety camera hit like a confession. Lindsey Brooke Isaacs did not cause the crash. Her black Dodge Durango had no collision damage. A 911 caller had already described a maroon Durango and a partial plate that was not hers. None of that stopped the machine-assisted hunt. The October 4, 2025 hit-and-run on eastbound I-4 near DeBary killed motorcyclist Joaquin Deno, Flagler County Deputy Administrator Jorge Salinas, and Salinas' wife, Nancy. A fourth person was badly hurt. Witnesses described a Dodge Durango fleeing the scene. Investigators searched nearby Flock cameras for a black Durango and found Isaacs' tag, RJVN10, crossing the Seminole-Volusia line at 9:51 p.m., about three miles west of a wreck that started around 9:53 p.m. Innocent Florida woman spent 13 days in jail after cops' use of Flock cameras incorrectly blamed her in fatal hit & run pic.twitter.com/bOWCKDpV2u — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 17, 2026 That ping became the case. Troopers ... Continue Reading »

Late Friday Trump Bombshell: US Makes Deal For 'Permanent Control' Over Greenland's Security President Trump late in the day Friday issued a lengthy, and absolutely bombshell and historic (if true) Greenland-related post on Truth Social, after a long relative silence on what was early on a core priority of his administration. He has announced that United States has entered into a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland to control the resource rich autonomous territory claimed by Denmark - though at this early stage (and it being night time in Europe) it is anything but clear whether there's actually confirmation and agreement to this on the European side of things. The agreement would grant the United States "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland," Trump wrote. He characterized the agreement as adequately addressing longtime White House concerns. But this sounds like it could be sovereignty move, or the creeping beginnings of it. "At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland, and ... Continue Reading »

Senate Democrat Blocks Immediate Passage Of House-Passed Data Center Utility Rate Bill Authored by Joseph Lord via The Epoch Times, A Senate Democrat on Sept. 17 blocked Republicans from moving to immediate passage on the Ratepayer Protection Act, a House-passed law that would encourage states to require data centers to pay for their own energy costs. The U.S. Capitol on Sept. 14, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The bill previously passed the House in a 417-3 vote on Wednesday evening. Though progressives in the lower chamber had expressed concerns about the bill's lack of enforcement mechanisms, the faction ultimately backed the bill. It seemed on track for a painless passage of the Senate under unanimous consent, a procedure that allows uncontroversial bills to pass quickly. The bill was introduced on the Senate floor Thursday by Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), the bill's sponsor in the upper chamber, who noted that as many as 1,000 new data center constructions are expected in the United States in the next five years. "Americans are becoming ever more reliant on computing power from data centers for their daily lives, from medicine to manufacturing, education to agriculture, national defense, and the ... Continue Reading »

WW3 Near-Miss? AI Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Components Aboard Chinese Vessel Bound For Iran Could runaway artificial intelligence (AI) spark a future WW3? We don't need movies like Terminator 2 and its SkyNet to help us imagine this, it's 2026 and there is already a terrifying real-world precedent that could have kicked off a shooting war with nuclear-armed China. A human analyst within the US intelligence community utilized data gathered by AI for a report that was later widely circulated across classified Pentagon channels, except that the chatbot which was relied upon in effect hallucinated nuclear weapons components being transported aboard a Chinese vessel bound for Iran. Illustrative: US 7th Fleet file image, Recon Marines conduct exercises Naturally this set off the highest alerts in Washington in the middle of an active hot war which President Trump launched ostensibly to prevent this very thing - Iran obtaining a nuke and atomic weapons components. From there military planning kicked into high gear, with a special forces boarding operation imminent. Supposedly elite assets were already airborne, ready to descend on the Chinese ship in question. But then, "the operation was halted only after officials took a closer look at ... Continue Reading »

Minnesota Authorities Arrest ICE Agent On State Assault Warrant In January Shooting Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times, A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent wanted on state charges of assault and false reporting was arrested Wednesday in downtown Minneapolis eight months after the shooting of a Venezuelan man during an immigration enforcement operation. Protesters gather at the Bishop Whipple Federal Building to oppose immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis on Jan. 30, 2026. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) officials arrested Christian Castro, 52, about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday and booked him into the Hennepin County jail on an outstanding state warrant. He appeared in state court for a hearing Thursday, and Friday he will appear in U.S. District Court in St. Paul on a federal indictment accusing him of making false statements. The January shooting came amid ICE's Operation Metro Surge, which primarily targeted Minnesota. The immigration enforcement operation drew weeks of protests, during which two protesters, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both U.S. citizens, were fatally shot by federal agents in separate incidents. Castro attorney Daniel Gerdts said that Castro drove from Texas under an ... Continue Reading »

Huge Parallel Pro-Iran Demonstrations Take Over Sanaa & Tehran  Parallel protests were held in Tehran and Sanaa on Friday - both involving Shia populations expressing defiance at the US-Saudi-Israel axis, at a moment the region is on fire and Iran and its proxies seek to assert dominance and control over global energy transit chokepoints. All the while American bases and forces are largely in retreat, as even Pentagon internal findings confirmed just this week. Supporters of Yemen's Houthis were seen sporting rifles and raising them into the air during a rally on Friday in the Yemeni capital, in large part as a protests against Saudi Arabia's accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam's holiest site of Mecca. 🔵 A million-strong response to the call of the Leader of the Revolution, in support of the Armed Forces and the “siege for siege” equation, and in rejection of the serious accusations made by the criminal Saudi enemy. Million-Man Marches in: (Supporting the armed forces,… pic.twitter.com/OSJbCchf7b — قناة المسيرة (@TvAlmasirah) September 18, 2026 Military leaders representing Ansar Allah have vehemently rejected the charge, while Saudi allies like Pakistan have issued severe condemnations of the alleged targeting. No particular ... Continue Reading »

Trump Signs Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill Into Law, Shrugging Off Kremlin Update(1837ET): That was fast, and on what's ended up being a busy late Friday afternoon at the White House - President Trump has signed the Russia sanctions bill into law, according to the White House. "The new law, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, lets the president impose tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and natural gas," CBS writes. "It also sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin, who started Russia's war with Ukraine, as well as his government officials, oligarchs and Russian banks and financial institutions." The Kremlin loudly warned this week that this puts the possibility of Russia-Ukraine peace further away than ever. *  *  * Back in 2025 we noted the strong condemnations from Russia and China when the US Army first announced and deployed the Typhon missile system to Japan, controversially under the initial guise of holding joint drills. Stars and Stripes also underscored at the time that the Typhon was deployed to a US Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, about 25 miles southeast of Hiroshima, which ... Continue Reading »

No Benefits: Why Most Americans Hate The Idea Of AI Data Centers Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us In recent months I’ve been asked by numerous readers to give my take on the AI data center issue and the debate it has ignited across the US. In response, I’ve jumped into a steep learning curve, but it seems to parallel information I’ve covered in previous articles on AI. From what I can tell, both political parties are split on the data center debate. There are Democrats and Republicans on both sides of the divide, though their reasons for opposing or supporting the centers are not necessarily the same. It’s clear that the Trump Administration has given its seal of approval on the concept and this has spurred many on the left to mindlessly attack it by default. Some conservatives support the centers simply because leftists complain about them. It’s important to move past the partisanship on this issue to get to the facts. According to polls, around 70% of Americans oppose new data centers in their communities, but why? We might call it “infrastructure”, which sounds very important, but it’s clear that the ... Continue Reading »

Shocker: AI-Exposed College Majors Linked To Weaker Employment And Pay, Study Finds Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, The rise of artificial intelligence coincides with a sharp deterioration in initial earnings and employment for graduates of the college majors most exposed to the technology, according to a new study. A job seeker meets with a recruiter during a job fair at the Carson Event Center in Carson, Calif., on June 30, 2026. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, graduates in the 10 percent of majors most exposed to AI saw their likelihood of finding a job shortly after graduation fall by 5 percentage points, according to a working paper published by the U.S. Census Bureau's Center for Economic Studies on Sept. 10. Their initial quarterly earnings also fell by about 13 percent relative to graduates in fields less exposed to AI, according to the findings. "This earnings decline is comparable in magnitude to the earnings losses associated with graduating into a large recession," the researchers wrote. The researchers analyzed administrative records covering roughly 29 percent of U.S. bachelor's degrees awarded between 2016 and 2024. They found that graduates ... Continue Reading »

Holdout Clancy Juror Lawyers Up, Goes Into Hiding Attorney Edward Paltzik said Thursday that he is representing Michael Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who would not agree that Clancy was not criminally responsible for strangling her three children in January 2023. According to Paltzik, Desronvil has relocated to an undisclosed location in northern New England after his refusal to join the rest of the jury made him the target of a mob. "I can now confirm that I am representing the courageous and heroic lone holdout juror from the Lindsay Clancy Trial," he wrote in a post on X. "Please pray for him and help us protect him." Paltzik described Desronvil as an "American Hero and Champion of Justice" who "loves the United States of America as the greatest country in the world," and "cherishes our sacred Constitution as the pinnacle of human liberty." He also added that Desronvil supports "our amazing leader, President Donald J. Trump, as a fellow defender of common-sense, liberty, and sanity." Paltzik also promised consequences for whoever came after his client, writing that "the evil people who have so viciously ... Continue Reading »

Trump Bans CNN, MSNBC And Politico From White House Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump on Sept. 18 said he has banned three news outlets from the White House. Trump said on Truth Social that he was, effective immediately, banning CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House “as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” The president added: “Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.” MS Now and Politico did not immediately respond to requests for comment. CNN could not be reached. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for more details regarding which stories or posts the president was referring to. Trump routed them during a post-tweet press conference:  "What I do ask is just a semblance of truth. CNN is fake news. MSNOW is fake news. They're fake news. They know it. They're putting there for a reason." "Politico was bailed out by our government from going out of business." 🔥 President Trump is now LAYING ... Continue Reading »

The Pathocracy Of Women In The Democratic Party Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Clusterfuck Nation, "The female mind - especially in matters of political significance - struggles with understanding authority and rule enforcement." - JD Haltigan on X You know the midterm election is a struggle session testing whether our country wants to be sane or insane. Of course, this raises the question: what's so great about being insane? If nothing else, it implies a lot of bad decision-making, leading to all manner of sorrow and woe in life. So, why would so many opt to be crazy? The Ordeal of Father Isaac Jogue among the Iroquois The answer is probably that they were snookered into it, fooled, tricked, rooked, spoofed, flimflammed, bamboozled, enticed into a range of thought and emotion counter to their self-interest and well-being. Isn't this exactly what you see in the social phenomenon of "transing" pubescent children? To induce them to go along with a malevolent program for turning them into something they are not. A whole apparatus was constructed to carry out "gender-affirming care." Notice how positive the language is. It's "care," administered by adults, not a few of ... Continue Reading »

Midwest Braces For Diesel Crisis After Exxon's Joliet Refinery Suffers Disruption A major refinery in the US Midwest went offline this week after a power outage, adding to global refining disruptions as US diesel prices reach record highs. One of the largest diesel refineries in the Midwest is offline pic.twitter.com/JSwuHrNfBw — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 18, 2026 Exxon Mobil shut its 275,000-barrel-a-day Joliet refinery in Illinois on Sunday after a power failure triggered the facility's safety flare, Reuters reported. A Thursday filing also disclosed that floodwater had overwhelmed a pump at the plant. Exxon traced the power outage to ComEd's primary and secondary lines supplying the refinery and said it had fully restored electricity by Thursday. Power restoration, however, does not mean fuel production has resumed. Located about 40 miles southwest of Chicago, Joliet can produce about 11 million gallons of gasoline and diesel daily, primarily for Midwest consumers. Its processing capacity represents roughly 6% of Midwest refining capacity and 1.5% nationally.  UPDATE: $XOM Joliet reported to have suffered a "total power outage". this refinery capacity is 275kbpd, a large facility and it looks bad. https://t.co/IdAgfWhhUz pic.twitter.com/Sb52uXIviK — Patrick De Haan (@GasBuddyGuy) September 14, 2026 A prolonged shutdown ... Continue Reading »