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Abraham Bonowitz of Death Penalty Action leads a demonstration against the death penalty in Montgomery, Alabama

An Alabama Judge Blocks a Nitrogen Execution, Calling the Gas Cruel and Unusual

A federal judge has blocked Alabama from putting Jeffery Lee to death by nitrogen gas, ruling the suffocation method cruel and unusual. The state says it will appeal, a fight likely bound

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A SpaceX facility; Mississippi residents have sued SpaceX and xAI over noise and pollution from their data-centre power plant

Musk’s AI Power Plant Came to Mississippi. Now 10,000 Neighbors Are Suing.

More than 10,000 Mississippi residents are suing Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX, saying the gas turbines powering his data centres near Memphis filled their homes with inescapable noise and worse air. It

June 10, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Chinese telecom signage as the US weighs barring interconnection with China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom

America Moves to Cut China Off Its Networks, and Its Own Carriers Push Back

The FCC is weighing a plan to bar US operators from connecting with China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom, and to wall off Chinese-run data centers on American soil. China Unicom

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Technology

An illustration of an autonomous weapons targeting system identifying human targets

Trump Orders the Pentagon to Loosen Its Rules on Autonomous Weapons

Trump has signed a memorandum ordering the military to go 'AI-first,' stripping AI guardrails and giving the Pentagon 90 days to rewrite the rulebook on weapons that can kill without a human

June 10, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

A customer being served at a mobile phone shop

America Moves to Kill the Burner Phone and the Anonymous Call

An FCC proposal would force telecoms to collect a government ID before activating any phone line, effectively outlawing the anonymous burner phone. Privacy advocates warn it would expose journalists, abuse survivors and

June 10, 2026

News·Technology

Rivian Stakes Its Future on the R2 as Cheaper Chinese EVs Circle

Rivian has begun deliveries of the R2, the make-or-break electric SUV it needs to reach scale, starting near $58,000. The launch lands in a US market walled off by tariffs from the

June 10, 2026

Business·News·Technology

A person applies sunscreen before sun exposure

FDA Clears First New Sunscreen Filter in Decades, Behind Europe

The FDA has cleared bemotrizinol, a broad-spectrum UV filter long sold in Europe and Asia, for US sunscreens, the first new sunscreen ingredient approved in nearly three decades. The decision narrows a

June 9, 2026

Health·News

Eric Trump speaks at a cryptocurrency event alongside World Liberty Financial co-founders

Trump Family Reaped $500 Million From Crypto as Investors Lost Big

The Trump family was entitled to about $500 million from a sale of its World Liberty Financial crypto tokens, even as ordinary investors in the company that bought them lost some $675

June 9, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

A United States Social Security card, representing retirement benefits

Social Security Retirement Fund Will Run Dry in 2032, a Year Earlier

The fund that pays America's retirement benefits will run dry in late 2032, a year earlier than forecast, the Social Security trustees said Tuesday, with the program's own actuary pointing in part

June 9, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Advanced nuclear reactor at Idaho National Laboratory achieves criticality under DOE Reactor Pilot Program

US Races to Critical: Four Advanced Nuclear Reactors Set to Go Online Before July 4 Deadline

Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed a second advanced non-light-water reactor reached criticality last week and said two more are expected before July 4, compressing a four-decade gap in US nuclear development into

June 15, 2026

Business·News·Technology

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An Alabama Judge Blocks a Nitrogen Execution, Calling the Gas Cruel and Unusual

Musk’s AI Power Plant Came to Mississippi. Now 10,000 Neighbors Are Suing.

America Moves to Cut China Off Its Networks, and Its Own Carriers Push Back

Trump Orders the Pentagon to Loosen Its Rules on Autonomous Weapons

America Moves to Kill the Burner Phone and the Anonymous Call

Rivian Stakes Its Future on the R2 as Cheaper Chinese EVs Circle

FDA Clears First New Sunscreen Filter in Decades, Behind Europe

Trump Family Reaped $500 Million From Crypto as Investors Lost Big

US Races to Critical: Four Advanced Nuclear Reactors Set to Go Online Before July 4 Deadline

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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