YOUTUBE (CNN) - El Niño is still supercharging Pacific storms
A new tropical system will threaten Hawaii mere days after Hurricane Polo rapidly intensified into a Category 5, as El Niño propels favorable conditions for storms.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Stanford replaces student with AI in campus ad
Stanford University used AI to replace a Hispanic student in a campus dining ad — news first reported by a student newspaper. The university says the image violated its policy and has since removed it from promotional materials.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - CNN's first reactions to Iran president's UN speech
In his UN General Assembly address, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will never bend to US President Donald Trump and asserted Iranians have been “the victims of terrorism.” A US delegate in the room walked out. Pezeshkian started his speech to the assembly by highlighting the deadly US strike on an Iranian elementary school at the outset of the war, saying Iranians have “been the victims of terrorism.” He stressed that Iran is seeking nuclear technology “for progress, not to threaten societies with weapons,” adding that his country wishes “to cooperate and collaborate for security.” The Iranian leader also called on other countries to collaborate in order to pursue “true peace and stability” in the face of…
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Prince Harry's teleprompter fails during tech speech
During Prince Harry's speech about the risks of AI and social media to children at a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) event in New York Wednesday, a teleprompter fail caused the Duke of Sussex to stop his remarks temporarily. CNN's Max Foster reports.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - 100+ riders claim Six Flags' X2 ride led to brain injuries
Scores of people have come forward saying they suffered brain bleeds and other head trauma from world-famous X2 roller coaster at Six Flags, according to their attorneys. This comes after a CNN investigation into a history of riders saying they suffered debilitating injuries on X2. CNN’s Kyung Lah explores the riders’ stories. 0:00 Injured rollercoaster rider explains his motivation to bring legal action against Six Flags 0:39 Attorney speaks out about the Six Flag lawsuits 2:22 What is different about the X2 rollercoaster? 3:27 Has Six Flags responded to the legal claims? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #SixFlags #RollerCoaster #News
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Trump to Venezuela's Rodriguez: Elections need to happen
In his first-ever meeting with Venezuela's new leader, President Trump emphasized the need to keep oil flowing, relations warm and that country's elections on the horizon, White House sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Trump did not insist on a future election date in his meeting with Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez , but he emphasized their importance as a crucial final step in Venezuela's evolution into a full-fledged democracy, the sources said. - "You have to have elections at the end of the day," Trump said to Rodriguez at one point, one of the sources briefed on the meeting said. Zoom in: Trump held the roughly 15-minute meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to thank Rodriguez for their good…
In his first-ever meeting with Venezuela's new leader, President Trump emphasized the need to keep oil flowing, relations warm and that country's elections on the horizon, White House sources tell Axios. Why it matters: Trump did not insist on a future election date in his meeting with Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez , but he emphasized their importance as a crucial final step in Venezuela's evolution into a full-fledged democracy, the sources said. - "You have to have elections at the end of the day," Trump said to Rodriguez at one point, one of the sources briefed on the meeting said. Zoom in: Trump held the roughly 15-minute meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to thank Rodriguez for their good…Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Jeremy Roebuck) - Hacking group claims to have stolen thousands of FBI employee records
The bureau did not confirm the extent of the breach but said it is investigating the claims from a notorious cybercriminal outfit.
AF (Pentagon News) - AFSOC proves Havoc Spear precise, effective
AFSOC announced its small cruise missile, the AGM-190A Havoc Spear, has been evaluated in a test configuration and successfully meets requirements to become an available weapons system for broader real-world use across a variety of special operations and conventional aircraft.
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Senate Democrats Block Immunity for Fauci's Aide Over Destroyed Docs
One of the more common ways to get a possible co-conspirator to 'fess up to their shenanigans and the possible misdeeds of their former bosses is to offer them immunity from prosecution in exchange for their testimony; it's a sort of an end-run around having them constantly invoking the Fifth Amendment, which no longer applies, because they can no longer self-incriminate.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Fox News ROCKS Trump amid 'blatantly unconstitutional' press ban
Mary McCord and Andrew Weissmann break down the escalating legal fight over President Trump’s decision to ban MS NOW. CNN and POLITICO from the White House — a move the news organizations are challenging in court on First and Fifth Amendment grounds. Andrew calls the ban “blatantly unconstitutional,” while he and Mary examine the due process and free-speech questions at the center of the case, including whether the administration engaged in viewpoint discrimination and retaliation over news coverage. They also ask a larger question: Where were the government officials willing to say no? Mary and Andrew discuss the responsibility of public officials who have taken an oath to the Constitution, the role of those surrounding the…