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Up in smoke..
United States military forces intercepted and struck another vessel believed to originate from Venezuela, reportedly used by drug traffickers in international waters off the Caribbean coast. Officials said the boat was carrying cargo bound for the U.S., and calls the operation part of an expanding campaign to target narco‑trafficking and “narcoterrorist” networks.
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The Trump administration has slapped tough new sanctions on major Russian oil firms over Moscow’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine. The move jolted global energy markets, with prices jumping and Indian officials expressing concern over supply. The Kremlin called it “economic warfare,” but Trump says it’s time to “choke the war machine.”
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He was high. Never hit the breaks.
A 21‑year‑old Indian national, Jashanpreet Singh, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2022, is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after his semi‑truck plowed into slow‑moving traffic on the I‑10 Freeway in San Bernardino County, killing three people and injuring several others — dash‑cam footage showed he never applied the brakes, and toxicology confirmed he was under the influence of drugs.
Singh caught & released at the CA border by the Biden admin in March 2022.
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A diverse, high‑profile coalition—featuring tech pioneers like Geoffrey Hinton and Steve Wozniak, royals like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and conservative voices such as Steve Bannon—is calling for an immediate ban on the development of so‑called superintelligent AI, warning that the race to build machines smarter than humans could threaten human freedoms and safety. (Source: CBS News)
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