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Federal Court Compares ICE Detention to Horrors of Japanese Internment
The New Republic

Federal Court Compares ICE Detention to Horrors of Japanese Internment

A federal appeals court on Thursday compared ICE’s detainment policies to the historical “stain” of Japanese internment during World War II, while rejecting the agency’s effort to detain people without bond.A 2–1 majority on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals cited the 1892 Geary Act, which punished Chinese workers with hard labor if they did not carry…

Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates
The Guardian

Oil prices rise above $100 a barrel for first time since July as Iran war escalates

Brent crude up by more than 3% after latest fire between US and Iran in Gulf and Houthi attacks on Saudi citiesBusiness live – latest updatesThe price of oil has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as the escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens further disruption to global supplies.Brent crude, the international benchmark for…

Trump’s midterm strategy: More Trump

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trump is bound for Dallas to kick off Republicans’ midterm convention — which is likely to be all about him. What’s going on? If…

The World Trade Center terrorist who got away
Washington Examiner

The World Trade Center terrorist who got away

A man born in Indiana who admitted playing a significant role in the first World Trade Center attack remains at large more than three decades after the 1993 bombing. The story of Abdul Rahman Yasin is remarkable and baffling in a number of ways, most notably in how the Iraqi-American got away. The FBI searched Yasin’s New Jersey…

James Talarico says he opposes trans athletes in girls’ sports ‘if it risks safety or fairness’

DALLAS — Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday said he opposed transgender student-athletes competing in girls’ sports “if it endangers safety or fairness,” reversing course on previous positions he took while in the Texas House opposing restrictions on trans athletes. “Every sport has to be safe and fair,” Talarico said on Fox News.…

Affordability or bankrolling stay-at-home parents? You can only care about one
Washington Examiner

Affordability or bankrolling stay-at-home parents? You can only care about one

The White House’s reported plot to redirect funding from the Child Care and Development Block Grant subsidies for working parents to families with one stay-at-home parent is best understood as an 11th-hour political ploy to bolster Republicans’ odds in the midterm elections, but a gambit that is unlikely to stand up in court. Because the…

Anthropic Insiders Casually Admit AI Could “Kill All Humans”
The New Republic

Anthropic Insiders Casually Admit AI Could “Kill All Humans”

Researchers on the frontier of artificial intelligence are sounding the alarm on the likelihood that their products will cause a mass extinction event. Jacob Coxon, a researcher who trains AI models, announced his resignation from Anthropic Tuesday night in a series of X posts claiming that AI companies are approaching an “endgame” race that could kill us…

US military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers
The Hill

US military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers

The U.S. military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Tuesday in response to attempted Iranian missile launches at U.S. Navy warships, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced. The U.S. forces disabled IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Kaviz, M/T Charminar, M/T Horizon 1 and M/T Riesco in the Gulf…