#URGENT | US reportedly supports Ukraine's entry into NATO sptnkne.ws/GhN4
➕ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into law a new voting measure that strengthens the existing voter identification requirements, prohibits the mass mailing of ballots and bans voter harvesting.
The new law requires additional identification when a voter seeks to change any registration information or requests a vote-by-mail ballot.
The new law requires additional identification when a voter seeks to change any registration information or requests a vote-by-mail ballot.
#URGENT | Three injured as gunman opens fire at Idaho middle school sptnkne.ws/GhP4
🗣 Defense Secretary Austin on U.S. troops withdrawal from Afghanistan this year: "We're going to do just that".
🚫 Germany and the United States “work closely” in all major areas but “have differing positions on Nord Stream 2,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said.
“This is a subject in which we have different positions, and will continue to have different positions,” he told journalists on Thursday.
“This is a subject in which we have different positions, and will continue to have different positions,” he told journalists on Thursday.
❗️An account that attempted to post comments from a blog by former President Donald Trump on Twitter was suspended.
"As stated in our ban evasion policy, we’ll take enforcement action on accounts whose apparent intent is to replace or promote content affiliated with a suspended account," the social media giant said.
"As stated in our ban evasion policy, we’ll take enforcement action on accounts whose apparent intent is to replace or promote content affiliated with a suspended account," the social media giant said.
✈️ Your turn at the wheel, AI !
The US Air Force announced on Thursday that on April 29, a Skyborg autonomous AI piloting system took the helm of an aircraft for the first time, as it test flew an unmanned combat aerial vehicle at Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base.
“We’re extremely excited for the successful flight of an early version of the ’brain‘ of the Skyborg system. It is the first step in a marathon of progressive growth for Skyborg technology,” Brig. Gen. Dale White, program executive officer for fighters and advanced aircraft, said in a press release. “These initial flights kick off the experimentation campaign that will continue to mature the ACS and build trust in the system.”
The US Air Force announced on Thursday that on April 29, a Skyborg autonomous AI piloting system took the helm of an aircraft for the first time, as it test flew an unmanned combat aerial vehicle at Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base.
“We’re extremely excited for the successful flight of an early version of the ’brain‘ of the Skyborg system. It is the first step in a marathon of progressive growth for Skyborg technology,” Brig. Gen. Dale White, program executive officer for fighters and advanced aircraft, said in a press release. “These initial flights kick off the experimentation campaign that will continue to mature the ACS and build trust in the system.”
❗️FBI, Minnesota police responding to 'hostage situation' at Wells Fargo in St. Cloud
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❗️FBI, Minnesota police responding to 'hostage situation' at Wells Fargo in St. Cloud
UPDATE | Several streets have reportedly been blocked off and the public has been told to avoid the immediate area. There have been no reported injuries at this time.
🧐 One does not simply improvise!
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki admitted that the US president's communications team has recommended that he not take impromptu questions from reporters.
"That is not something we recommend. In fact, a lot of times we say ‘don’t take questions,'" she noted. "But he's going to do what he wants to do because he's the president of the United States."
She recalled a story of when Biden was asked by a CNN reporter if an increase in the minimum wage, to $15, would be included in the new coronavirus relief package, and the president gave 'the honest' answer that he didn't think the increase would be included in the bill.
Is avoiding new gaffes one of administration's main jobs?
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki admitted that the US president's communications team has recommended that he not take impromptu questions from reporters.
"That is not something we recommend. In fact, a lot of times we say ‘don’t take questions,'" she noted. "But he's going to do what he wants to do because he's the president of the United States."
She recalled a story of when Biden was asked by a CNN reporter if an increase in the minimum wage, to $15, would be included in the new coronavirus relief package, and the president gave 'the honest' answer that he didn't think the increase would be included in the bill.
Is avoiding new gaffes one of administration's main jobs?
The United States remains committed to supporting India in overcoming the latest COVID-19 surge, and both countries are ready to address other common challenges, the Defense Department’s deputy press secretary, Jamal Brown, said.
Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin H. Kahl and Indian Defense Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar underscored that the bonds between the two nations deepen in times of crisis, according to the release.
Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin H. Kahl and Indian Defense Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar underscored that the bonds between the two nations deepen in times of crisis, according to the release.
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UPDATE | Several streets have reportedly been blocked off and the public has been told to avoid the immediate area. There have been no reported injuries at this time.
UPDATE | One hostage released as FBI, Minnesota police negotiate with bank robbery suspect
🇺🇦 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he held 'productive' talks on Russia and reforms with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other Ukranian officials.
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UPDATE | One hostage released as FBI, Minnesota police negotiate with bank robbery suspect
UPDATE | Two hostages released as FBI, Minnesota police negotiate with bank robbery suspect
❌ A US advocacy group is launching a $4mln campaign in 43 congressional districts controlled by House Democrats to counter what they describe as "Nancy Pelosi's socialist drug takeover plan."
The bill, crafted by the conservative American Action Network advocacy group, aims to regulate and lower prenoscription drug prices, which could lead to fewer cures for life-threatening diseases and “cancel new cures for the patients who need them, and send American innovation overseas,” according to the group's director.
The first commercials shared with Fox News will be played on TV in 12 districts while digital ads are planned for 31 other districts
The bill, crafted by the conservative American Action Network advocacy group, aims to regulate and lower prenoscription drug prices, which could lead to fewer cures for life-threatening diseases and “cancel new cures for the patients who need them, and send American innovation overseas,” according to the group's director.
The first commercials shared with Fox News will be played on TV in 12 districts while digital ads are planned for 31 other districts
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🥊 'Gotcha Hat'
The brother of YouTuber and boxer Logan Paul, Jake Paul, infuriated Floyd Mayweather after taunting the Hall of Fame boxer and snitching his hat during a press conference in Miami.
Guess what happened next!
The boxer started chasing Jake Paul around the place, as the crowd struggled to hold him back.
Later, Jake Paul took to social media to turn his account into a "Gotcha Hat" meme, as he changed his username on Twitter, and revealed that one of Mayweather's guards gave him "a clean shot in the eye".
The brother of YouTuber and boxer Logan Paul, Jake Paul, infuriated Floyd Mayweather after taunting the Hall of Fame boxer and snitching his hat during a press conference in Miami.
Guess what happened next!
The boxer started chasing Jake Paul around the place, as the crowd struggled to hold him back.
Later, Jake Paul took to social media to turn his account into a "Gotcha Hat" meme, as he changed his username on Twitter, and revealed that one of Mayweather's guards gave him "a clean shot in the eye".
🛩🇦🇫 The US military added a “package” of F-18 fighter jets to assist with the US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan.
The approximately 12 F-18s are in addition to a previously announced deployment of B-52 bombers and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, as well as temporary “elements of an Army Ranger task force.”
Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced that the US Department of Defense was considering a variety of options to help support Afghan troops once US soldiers are officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
The approximately 12 F-18s are in addition to a previously announced deployment of B-52 bombers and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, as well as temporary “elements of an Army Ranger task force.”
Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced that the US Department of Defense was considering a variety of options to help support Afghan troops once US soldiers are officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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UPDATE | Two hostages released as FBI, Minnesota police negotiate with bank robbery suspect
UPDATE | Suspect reportedly in custody, all hostages released after bank robbery incident in Minnesota
Harris says it's in US and Central America's 'mutual interest' to tackle root causes of migration sptnkne.ws/Gjqf
➕ Secretary Blinken asks WHO to invite Taiwan to participate in its decision-making body