‘Facial recognition tech mistook me for wanted man’
Shaun Thompson is challenging the Met Police’s use of live facial recognition technology.
ESPN inks deal with NFL to acquire NFL Network, Red Zone Channel
ESPN and the NFL have reached a deal that will see the Disney-owned sports media company acquire NFL Network and certain other media assets owned and controlled by the NFL in exchange for a 10 percent equity stake in ESPN. The agreement, which will see NFL media assets including NFL’s linear RedZone Channel, and NFL Fantasy, will…
DOGE staffer known as ‘Big Balls’ attacked in DC
A former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee was beaten in an attempted carjacking in Washington, D.C. this week, prompting President Trump to renew his threats to take control of the nation’s capital, according to multiple news reports. The victim, Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old software engineer nicknamed “Big Balls,” was assaulted early Sunday by a…
Trump says he didn’t know about Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison transfer beforehand
President Trump said Tuesday that he didn’t know about Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s recent prison transfer beforehand. “Were you aware of and did you personally approve the prison transfer for Ghislaine Maxwell that your Justice Department —” Trump was asked by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “I didn’t know about it at all, nope. I read…
Georgetown Scholar Reaches Deal to Return to Work While Fighting Deportation
In a settlement, the government agreed to reinstate Badar Khan Suri’s legal status amid litigation over the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him.
RFK Jr cancels $500m in funding for mRNA vaccines for diseases like Covid
Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.
Coast Guard says Titan submersible deaths were preventable and faults company’s CEO
Two years after passengers hoping for a glimpse of the Titanic wreckage died in the Titan submersible implosion, the Coast Guard issued a scathing report, saying the tragedy shouldn’t have happened. (Image credit: Image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard)
Abbott sues to remove Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu from seat
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has sued to remove Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu from his seat amid a battle between Texas Democrats and Republicans over redistricting. “What is at stake here? Nothing less than the future of Texas. If a small fraction of recalcitrant lawmakers choose to run out the clock today,…
Chinese nationals arrested for allegedly shipping AI chips to China
Two Chinese nationals were charged with illegally shipping to China tens of millions of dollars’ worth of sensitive microchips used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday. Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang are accused of “knowingly and willfully” exporting chips, including Nvidia H100s, to China without obtaining the required licensing…
Russia breaks self-imposed freeze on intermediate-range missiles
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Russia breaks self-imposed freeze on intermediate-range missiles Russia said it will no longer be bound by a self-imposed restriction on the deployment of short- and medium-range nuclear missiles. © AP Moscow justified its move by pointing…