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Axon Tests Face Recognition on Body-Worn Cameras

Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian police department to test the addition of face recognition technology (FRT) to its body-worn cameras ( BWCs ). This is an alarming development in government surveillance that should put communities everywhere on alert. As many as

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Q&A on Vetting of Accused National Guard Shooter

In the aftermath of the deadly ambush shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump and others in his administration immediately blamed Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden, for failing to vet the Afghan national accused of the attack. Here, we'll

The Red Sea region: where the rules are changing

The competition for global influence and control is shifting. One of the places where this dynamic is playing out is the Red Sea region, which encompasses Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Here, international rivalries, regional ambitions and local

Tennessee election revives Democrats' intraparty feud

The Tennessee special election is reviving a long-simmering debate between the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party over what kind of candidates to nominate. Democrat Aftyn Behn fell short of flipping the seat in the deep-red 7th Congressional District on

Trump takes a bite out of the CAFE standards

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump proposes to loosen vehicle mileage standards The Trump administration proposed rolling back vehicle mileage standards put in place under the last administration, President Trump announced on Wednesday. ©

Trump backs release of second boat strike video

President Trump said on Wednesday he supports the release of the video showing the second boat strike that killed the remaining survivors in a Sept. 2 Caribbean operation. "I don't know what they have, but whatever they have, we'd certainly release, no problem,” Trump told

Scarlett Johansson in Talks for ‘The Batman 2’

Scarlett Johansson is in negotiations to join the cast of “The Batman Part II,” starring opposite Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader. The DC Studios film, directed by Matt Reeves, is expected to begin shooting next spring for an October 2027 theatrical release from Warner Bros.

Did Pete Hegseth Even Read the Signalgate Report?

It seems that Pete Hegseth’s brilliant response to the watchdog report finding that the defense secretary had directly endangered U.S. troops is just to lie and say he didn’t. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell didn’t even try Wednesday to spin the results of the inspector