A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced legislation that would give TikTok’s China-based parent firm just six months to divest from the social media giant
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Pentagon Using AI Program to Identify Targets in Middle East and Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 6, 2024 | News
A defense official said that US Central Command (CENTCOM) has deployed an AI program to help identify targets to bomb in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. The US used the AI targeting system dubbed “Project Maven” to locate Russian targets that were destroyed by Ukrainian...
UN Experts Condemn Israel for Aid Convoy Massacre
by Will Porter | Mar 5, 2024 | News
Special rapporteurs with the United Nations have rebuked Israel after its forces opened fire on hundreds of Palestinians gathered around aid trucks in the Gaza Strip
Official Dismisses Sending US Troops to Haiti After Diplomats Float Idea
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 5, 2024 | News
A few days after US and Haitian diplomats discussed sending US special forces to Haiti to help Prime Minister Ariel Henry regain control over the capital city, a White House official dismissed the idea of deploying soldiers to the Caribbean nation. According to...
Poll Shows Young Americans’ Support for Israel Plummeting
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 5, 2024 | News
A new poll found that young Americans’ support for Israel is plummeting. Over the past year, the number of adults under 35 who view the country favorably has decreased by 26%. In that age group, more Americans sympathize with the Palestinians. The results from...
Sen. Rubio Says Ukraine Can’t Win War, Backs More US Aid Anyway
by Will Porter | Mar 4, 2024 | News
Republican Senator Marco Rubio has acknowledged that Ukraine will not achieve victory over Russia, saying he has long known Kiev would not prevail but avoided the issue in public.
US Deploys Anti-Drone Laser Systems in the Middle East to Field Test Prototypes
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 4, 2024 | News
The Department of Defense has deployed four laser systems designed to intercept drones and rockets in the Middle East. The Pentagon has been developing a laser-style interceptor to reduce the cost of shooting down UAVs and rockets. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James...
NATO Conducts Large-Scale War Games Across Nordic States
by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 4, 2024 | News
NATO’s Nordic members – Finland, Sweden, and Norway – are hosting massive war games across the three nations. Finland and Sweden are the newest members of the alliance and will each contribute over 4,000 soldiers to the drills. The war games, dubbed Nordic Response...