Former DOJ lawyer alleges Trump admin defied courts, pressured attorneys: report
A former Department of Justice lawyer possesses documents allegedly showing that the Trump administration pushed to defy court rulings and pressured DOJ attorneys to choose between ethics and the president’s agenda, The New York Times reported. Erez Reuveni, a whistleblower, told The New York Times he is alarmed by the administration’s disregard for judges and […]
Digital Imagery Pioneers Were Also Sailors
Navy veteran George E. Smith and Willard S. Boyle shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics for their 1969 invention of the light-sensitive charge-coupled device, which made digital imagery possible.
FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule rejected by appeals court
A U.S. appeals court blocked a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule on Tuesday, July 8, requiring businesses to “make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.” The FTC announced its final “click-to-cancel” rule in October 2024, targeting businesses that make it difficult for customers to cancel subscriptions […]
Trump considers sending another Patriot missile system to Ukraine
President Donald Trump is considering sending Ukraine an additional Patriot missile air-defense system, according to two U.S. officials cited by The Wall Street Journal. The move would mark the first time his administration approved a major weapons system for Ukraine beyond what the Biden administration authorized. Trump has expressed increasing frustration with Russian President Vladimir […]
Trump says he told Putin and Xi he’d bomb their capitals: New audio
President Donald Trump told private donors during last year’s presidential race that he threatened to bomb the capitals of Russia and China in separate conversations with Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. The newly released audio recordings, obtained by CNN, reveal Trump describing the tense exchanges at closed-door fundraisers in 2024. What did Trump say? […]
Is the ‘alpha male’ a myth? New research in primates may debunk theory
The term “alpha male” has been used to describe everything from CEOs to dating personalities. But a new scientific study suggests dominance might not be as natural as we’ve been led to believe. The study, published Monday, July 7, in PNAS, analyzed research from May 2020 to July 2024. Researchers studied more than 100 primate […]
Top Russian diplomat heading to North Korea after military deal
Russia’s top diplomat is scheduled to visit North Korea during the week of July 6. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s trip to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) highlights the growing ties between Russia and North Korea. Why was the invitation extended? According to North Korea’s state media, the Korean Central News Agency, the […]
Exclusive: Evidence of cell phone surveillance detected at anti-ICE protest
Mobile network anomalies consistent with cell phone surveillance were detected at a July 4 protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Washington state. Those anomalies, according to an independent analysis by Straight Arrow News, suggest that a device known as an IMSI catcher may have been used to collect identifying information on […]
Ag sec. suggests Medicaid recipients could replace deported farmworkers
President Donald Trump clarified his position on a migrant farmworker program during this week’s cabinet meeting, stating that farmers will have an avenue to keep migrants in the U.S. without legal documentation on their payroll amid ongoing mass deportations. However, he emphasized that this does not constitute amnesty. Since the prospect of mass deportations was […]