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- Plane Carrying DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Failure
The airplane flown by Coast Guard pilots had 14 people on board including Mullin.
- Head’s up: The $1 coin showing the president’s face is officially on sale
The coin celebrates America’s 250th birthday, though federal law generally bars living presidents from appearing on U.S. currency.
- ‘What a fool I was’: Reported scams reach record high of $15.9 billion, and estimates reach upwards of $500 billion annually
According to former prosecutor and founder of nonprofit Operation Shamrock Erin West, "what happens after the scam might even be worse than the scam itself."
- A US Navy Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Is Now In Grøtsund, Norway
The visit of the nuclear-powered submarine has gotten a bit less attention than the arrival of USS Abraham Lincoln in Thailand!
- China builds ‘soft power’ with Egypt as Jinping cultivates relationships with Middle East allies
The Chinese president arrived in Egypt to present as a stabilizer in the region—and contrast itself with the United States.
Technology
- I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale
The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.
- FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking
Carrier scorecards may include call-blocking stats and data on customer complaints.
- Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design
"Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs."
- Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash, its third Flash model in six weeks
Google's Pro model updates are seemingly paused, but there's yet another Gemini Flash today.
- Trump may be forced to reveal secret rules feds use for AI safety testing
Trump’s secret reviews of frontier AI models may hide corruption, lawsuit says.
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