Microsoft disabled specific services that Israel’s Ministry of Defense used after an internal review found the ministry was deploying the technology to surveil Palestinians. The move comes after a Guardian investigation revealed the Israeli military had stored millions of phone calls from Gaza and the West Bank on Microsoft’s Azure servers in Europe. How the […]
Two months after flash floods swept through Camp Mystic in Kerr County, Texas, killing 27 campers and counselors, the camp’s leaders are laying out plans to rebuild. They hope to reopen next summer. For families who lost children, the announcement has reopened deep wounds. Among them are the parents of 8-year-old Cile Steward, whose body […]
In this Media Miss Minute, former Vice President Kamala Harris was confronted by protesters during the first stop on her new book tour. Plus, the Department of Energy wants its money back – to the tune of $13 billion. Media Miss by the right: Harris faces protest at NYC book tour, criticizes Gaza conflict Former […]
Since the late 1990s, the U.S. intelligence community has published Global Trends, a public report that forecasts global and domestic challenges in the approaching decades. It includes threats like climate change and pandemics while also highlighting migration trends. However, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her office is scrapping the team that compiles the […]
Former FBI director James Comey’s indictment signals a new phase in President Donald Trump’s quest for retribution against his perceived enemies. Long a prolific filer of civil litigation, Trump is now directing federal prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against those he believes have wronged him. A federal grand jury in Virginia accused Comey of lying […]
TikTok creators in the United States are feeling uncertain about the future of their content, followers and online businesses. A new deal backed by President Donald Trump is reshaping who controls the app — and possibly, how it works. Trump on Thursday signed an executive order approving a deal to keep TikTok operational in the […]
Iran is expanding a deeply buried site near the Natanz Enrichment Complex months after U.S.-Israeli strikes that wrecked thousands of centrifuges, new satellite imagery shows. Fresh tunneling at “Pickaxe Mountain” suggests that Tehran is hardening a facility that the International Atomic Energy Agency hasn’t inspected, and whose purpose remains unclear. New satellite imagery released by […]
A company that sells spyware that monitors individuals on parole and probation had its data leaked to a cybercrime forum this week. The leak, according to an analysis by Straight Arrow News, exposed highly sensitive information regarding employees of the corrections system and those under court-ordered supervision. The affected company, RemoteCOM, describes itself as “the […]
A federal immigration officer has been removed from operational duties pending an internal review after a video showed him forcing a woman against a wall and knocking her to the floor inside New York City’s immigration courthouse. The confrontation unfolded on Thursday at New York’s Federal Plaza Immigration Court, where videos show a woman and […]
The Department of Education accused three of the nation’s largest school districts of breaking federal law by allowing diversity, equity and inclusion in classrooms, along with letting transgender girls participate in girls sports. The districts face the loss of more than $65 million in federal funding — a move that could significantly impact their programs […]
