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The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers

The FBI wants to buy access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) nationwide, which would likely allow the agency to track the movements of vehicles—and by extension people—across the country without a warrant, according to FBI procurement records reviewed by 404 Media. The documents show that ALPRs continue to be a sought-after tool for law enforcement, not just for local police and individual communities, but federal agencies too. The news also comes as protests and pushback against ALPR ...

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Ukraine's First Precision Guided Bomb Built Entirely in Country, Now Combat-Ready, Defense Minister Says

Ukraine has developed its first domestically produced guided aerial bomb, which is now ready for combat use, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Monday, May 18. Fedorov said the bomb was created by a participant in Ukraine’s Brave1 defense technology platform and has already passed the necessary preliminary tests. “The first Ukrainian guided aerial bomb is ready for combat use,” Fedorov said, adding that Ukraine continues to develop “high-tech solutions for the front.” Fedorov, who prev ...

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Police investigating 'active shooter' report at Islamic Center of San Diego

San Diego police were investigating a report of a shooting at an Islamic center in Clairemont on Monday morning, officials said. Police said they got a report of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Eckstrom Avenue around 11:40 a.m. About an hour later, San Diego police posted an update, saying the scene at the mosque was “still active but contained.” Police cordon off an area close to the Islamic Center of San Diego after reports of an active shooter on Monday. “We have sig ...

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Trump planning to build helipad at White House for new Marine One: Reports

05/18/26 12:04 PM ET President Trump is planning to build a helipad at the White House for the new Marine One helicopter, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the president has discussed placing a helipad at the White House so the new helicopter, a VH-92A Patriot, does not destroy the South Lawn. Three sources also told The Washington Post that Trump is looking to create a permanent helipad. The newspaper repor ...

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Jury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal jury on Monday found that tech billionaire Elon Musk waited too long to bring his lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others, throwing out the suit that claimed Altman had unlawfully enriched himself from the organization Musk and Altman co-founded. The jury found Altman, co-founder Greg Brockman and OpenAI not liable on all claims after a blockbuster three-week trial that has captivated the tech industry and could have reshaped the race to develop artificial i ...

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Stacey Abrams Accuses Mike Johnson of Celebrating The 'Return of Jim Crow'

(Mediaite) Stacey Abrams accused House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) of celebrating “the return of Jim Crow to the South” after he commended the Supreme Court for ruling race-based gerrymandering violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Abrams ripped Johnson and the recent redistricting decisions during an interview on MS NOW’s The Weekend: Primetime on Sunday. The show played a clip of Johnson telling Fox News earlier in the day that the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that Louisiana’s congressional map violated the VRA was “long overdue” and was “bringing back fairness and certainty to the system.”

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Sends 'Revolution' Warning To Donald Trump: 'I'll Make Sure Of It'

(Huff Post) Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Sunday issued a stark warning about what she believes will happen in the U.S. if Donald Trump sends American troops into Iran. “If you send in U.S. military troops into Iran, there is going to be a political revolution in America,” Greene wrote on X. “WE. ARE. DONE,” she continued. “We said no more foreign wars, and we meant it. The coalition will unite and be unstoppable. I’ll make sure of it.”

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Oil markets could be a month away from the moment of truth. Brace for a 'non-linear' price spike and panic buying

(Fortune) Dire warnings about oil supplies are coming from everywhere lately as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed while President Donald Trump’s trip to China failed to produce a breakthrough to reopen the critical waterway. While investors have been trading on hopes that the Iran ceasefire will remain intact, there is little sign that the oil trade will return to normal soon, forcing them to reckon with the reality of worsening shortages and an imminent tipping point ahead.

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Americans are leaving the U.S. in record numbers and spending hundreds to learn how to do it

(CNBC) A record number of Americans are leaving the U.S.: The country saw a net negative migration of between 10,000 and 295,000 people in 2025, according to research from The Brookings Institution. The widest estimated range was among people who left voluntarily, with Brookings estimating that between 210,000 to 405,000 people did so last year. It’s the first time in at least 50 years that more people moved out of the country than moved in.

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Epstein prison guard to testify in front of House Oversight Committee today

(MS NOW) A corrections officer who was on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died in a New York City prison cell in August 2019 is set to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday. Tova Noel told federal investigators that she believes she was the last person to see the convicted sex offender alive at the Metropolitan Correctional Center before he killed himself.

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Meta to receive over $3 billion in tax breaks for its 2,250 acre Louisiana data center - enough to fund the state's poli

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Ukraine's First Precision Guided Bomb Built Entirely in Country, Now Combat-Ready, Defense Minister Says

6 hrs ago - Ukraine has developed its first domestically produced guided aerial bomb, which is now ready for combat use, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Monday, May 18. Fedorov said the bomb was created by a participant in Ukraine’s Brave1 defense ... (Kyiv Post)

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The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers

8 hrs ago - The FBI wants to buy access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) nationwide, which would likely allow the agency to track the movements of vehicles—and by extension people—across the country without a warrant, according to FBI procure ... (404 Media)

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Police investigating 'active shooter' report at Islamic Center of San Diego

8 hrs ago - San Diego police were investigating a report of a shooting at an Islamic center in Clairemont on Monday morning, officials said. Police said they got a report of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Eckstrom Avenue around 11:40 a.m ... (San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Trump planning to build helipad at White House for new Marine One: Reports

9 hrs ago - 05/18/26 12:04 PM ET President Trump is planning to build a helipad at the White House for the new Marine One helicopter, according to multiple reports. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter, that the presid ... (The Hill)

Jury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

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Researchers Wanted Preschool Teachers to Wear Cameras to Train AI

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Supreme Court tells lower courts to take new look at 2 major voting rights cases

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