Three U.S. citizens were arrested Friday and accused of conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group, including raising money to purchase drones and rocket-propelled grenades allegedly intended for attacks against American service members deployed overseas. The suspects were identified as Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood, Kansas, Elias Shamsaldeen, 21, of Porterville, California
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Today’s round-up of literary headlines includes the fallout of The Odyssey ticket sales, the newest comics publisher to unionize, classic picture books being translated into Indigenous languages, and more. Ticket Prices for The Odyssey Soar to $1,000 on eBay Yesterday afternoon, ticket sales began for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey—and they quickly became chaotic. Wait times
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(L to R) Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant star in ‘Savage House.’ Opening in theaters on June 5th is the new dark comedy ‘Savage House‘, which written and directed by Peter Glanz (‘Captain America: Brave New World’) and stars Richard E. Grant (‘Saltburn’), and Claire Foy (‘The Crown’). “Polite society has never been so
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This week is the centenary of Allen Ginsberg, the gay, Jewish, Buddhist, Socialist writer who for decades was America’s most public poet. He used his presence as both an outsider and a celebrity to challenge wars, capitalism, censorship, and the codified marginalization of the underserved in this country. He altered the literary canon by presenting
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Bill Pulte, Federal Housing Finance Agency director, speaking on CNBC on Jan. 8, 2026. CNBC President Donald Trump reportedly said Friday that he wants incoming acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to “start the process” of firing large numbers of employees in the DNI’s office. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump, in an
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Amazon’s original Proteus robot has been rolled out in 25 fulfilment centers in the U.S. Sawdah Bhaimiya Amazon has unveiled its latest warehouse robot that can take commands in conversational language, underscoring how AI-powered automation is advancing as companies continue to slash their corporate workforce in AI-driven efficiencies. The tech giant’s next-generation Proteus is an
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After some major blows to democracy that came via my home state in May, Alex Haley’s Roots being returned to schools feels so refreshing. It’s just one piece of a damaged pie, but it is something. It shows that being vigilant and fighting back does work—but we have a lot more to do. This week’s
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Eighteen months ago, the AI SOC was a marketing line. Today it’s a budget item. The category has crossed over from interesting to inevitable, with billions of dollars now flowing into AI-powered security operations platforms, agentic SOC tools, and AI co-pilots built into every layer of the security stack. The data shows SOCs are buying,
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