Family Who Lost Daughter to Fentanyl Fighting to Protect Others
Matt Capelouto’s daughter was poisoned by a counterfeit pharmaceutical pill laced with fentanyl spurring family to advocate for ending the fentanyl crisis.
Telegram Agrees to Give Phone Numbers and IP Addresses to Authorities
The messaging app Telegram has agreed to disclose users’ phone numbers and IP addresses to law enforcement agencies in response to “valid legal requests.”
99 College Campuses Closed Over the Past Year—Is Yours Next?
99 college campuses closed over the past year. Struggling financially and enrollments decreasing, smaller colleges and regional campuses are shutting down.
U.N. Approves Bid For World Government
The UN adopted without debate a “Pact for the Future” that includes a mandate for the organization and its Secretary-General to manage “complex global shocks.”
Los Angeles County Seeing ‘Unprecedented’ Number of Mosquito-Borne Disease Cases, Officials Warn
Cases of dengue virus were found in Baldwin Park, CA among those who have “no history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic prior to their symptoms".
SEC to Seek Sanctions Against Musk for Not Appearing for Testimony Over Twitter Acquisition
SEC plans to sanction Elon Musk for not attending court-ordered testimony in connection with agency’s investigation into his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.
Rep Kevin Kiley on Gavin Newsom and the Death of Parody and Free Speech
I lament the death of comedy and satire and a serious blow struck against freedom of speech and a healthy democratic process in California and the country.
Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Using People’s Data to Train Artificial Intelligence Models
Professional networking platform LinkedIn has confirmed that it automatically uses personal user data to train AI models without first informing its members.
NYPD Faces Uncertain Future Amid New York’s Growing Political Crisis
With resignation of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban amid a federal probe of Mayor Eric Adams’s administration, city officials are facing a public trust crisis.
Caterpillar Pulls Back on DEI, Joining John Deere, Ford, and Others
Caterpillar Inc. introduced new guidelines refocusing company’s employee programs on business goals as broader review of its Code of Conduct and corporate culture.
X Says It Inadvertently Evaded Brazil Ban After Network Switch
Elon Musk’s X became accessible in Brazil after update to communications network, which company said inadvertently circumvented a block order by country’s court.
Fed Slashes Interest Rates by Half a Percentage Point, First Cut in 4 Years
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the first time in four years after concluding its two-day policy meeting on Sept. 18, 2024.