Posts by Nathan Pine
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council says it will dissolve after its head fled to UAE
This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. AP hide caption toggle caption AP CAIRO — Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council and its institutions will be dismantled effective Friday, the group’s secretary-general said after weeks of unrest in southern areas and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates. Abdulrahman…
Read MoreX Limits Grok Image Tool To Subscribers After Deepfake Outcry
Social media service X has stopped its AI chatbot Grok from generating images for most users amid a furious backlash over sexualized pictures of women and children. Many users have created sexual and/or violent deepfake imagery by prompting Grok Imagine, particularly asking it to remove clothing from images of clothed people. X users attempting to…
Read MoreCalifornia sues Trump administration over ‘baseless and cruel’ freezing of child-care funds
California is suing the Trump administration over its “baseless and cruel” decision to freeze $10 billion in federal funding for child care and family assistance allocated to California and four other Democratic-led states, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Thursday. The lawsuit was filed jointly by the five states targeted by the freeze — California, New…
Read MoreMajor Chinese money laundering suspect detained
A California man charged with handling tens of millions of dollars in a Chinese money-laundering operation supporting Mexican drug cartels is being held in federal detention in Ohio, the Justice Department said Thursday. Source link
Read MoreBlue state’s billionaire exodus about to get much worse in 2026, insider warns
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As Google co-founder Larry Page and Oracle founder Larry Ellison become some of the latest high-profile Californians to flee, an insider is warning that the “mass migration” of billionaire business leaders out of the state is only going to speed up in 2026. Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur…
Read MoreAI images and internet rumors spread confusion about ICE agent involved in shooting
An original still image from an eyewitness video shows the masked ICE agent who shot Renee Nicole Good (Left). Users on social media “unmasked” the agent using Grok (Right). Experts warn AI cannot “unmask” individuals. NPR is publishing both images to show how AI is being used to manipulate images of news events. Screenshots by…
Read MoreVideo: Opinion | What Happens When No One Can Say No to Trump?
After the capture of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, over the weekend, “Trump is setting a new course for the country where he can use the military to do just about anything he wants,” argues Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury. “No one is allowed to say ‘no’ to Trump.” Source link
Read More‘Sentimental Value’: Read The Screenplay For Joachim Trier’s Cannes Winner About Artists, Family And Trauma
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the year’s most talked-about movies continues with the Cannes Film Festival-premiering Sentimental Value, Neon‘s complex, multilayered drama from writer Eskil Vogt and co-writer/director Joachim Trier. Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga lbsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning. The film won the coveted Grand Prix award at Cannes, is Norway’s…
Read MoreCalifornia man convicted of killing five of his kids over a decade
A Central California man has been convicted of murdering five of his infant children within months of each of them being born over the course of a decade. Paul Allen Perez, 63, was convicted Tuesday of multiple counts of murder and one count of assault of a child under 8 with force likely to produce…
Read MoreTrump says Venezuela will only buy U.S. products with new oil money
President Trump says Venezuela will use proceeds from its U.S.-guided oil production to buy American products. Source link
Read MoreCommunity reacts to ICE shooting in Minnesota. And, RFK Jr. unveils new food pyramid
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman, yesterday during a road traffic dispute.…
Read MoreHBO Max & RTL+ Partner Up In Germany Ahead Of Jan 13 Launch
HBO Max is seeking major distribution deals as it rolls out to big European territories and the streamer has struck in Germany with RTL+. RTL+ and HBO Max will offer customers a bundle that combines both services under a single subscription when HBO Max launches in Germany in just five days’ time. RTL’s media sales house Ad Alliance already handles ad sales for…
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