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Americas News

U.K. spy powers draw U.S. scrutiny over alleged Apple encryption backdoor demand
World

U.K. spy powers draw U.S. scrutiny over alleged Apple encryption backdoor demand

Rep. Jim Jordan scrutinizes U.K. surveillance laws over concerns they could expose American officials' communications and strain the Five Eyes alliance.

Jordi Prohaska · 11 Jun, 2026
UK spy powers draw US scrutiny over alleged Apple encryption backdoor demand
World

UK spy powers draw US scrutiny over alleged Apple encryption backdoor demand

Rep. Jim Jordan scrutinizes U.K. surveillance laws over concerns they could expose American officials' communications and strain the Five Eyes alliance.

Jennings Bogan · 11 Jun, 2026
HGTV stars Tarek and Heather El Moussa feel 'violated' after burglars ransack Newport Beach home
World

HGTV stars Tarek and Heather El Moussa feel 'violated' after burglars ransack Newport Beach home

Tarek and Heather El Moussa say they feel "violated" after suspects broke into their Newport Beach home while the family vacationed in Mexico.

Toy Lynch · 11 Jun, 2026
Anthropic CEO says AI growth is exponential. Anthropic research says otherwise.
Technology

Anthropic CEO says AI growth is exponential. Anthropic research says otherwise.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claims in a new essay that AI growth remains "exponential." Claude Mythos tells us something different.

Ada Wuckert · 11 Jun, 2026
Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
Technology

Bluesky is getting ‘communities’

Bluesky will be getting "communities," which will function as smaller spaces where you can "go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff" so...

Jay Peters · 11 Jun, 2026
Greg Abbott wants data centers to stop passing the bill to Texans
Business

Greg Abbott wants data centers to stop passing the bill to Texans

Gov. Greg Abbott proposed new regulations for Texas data centers, citing concerns about energy consumption and costs for local residents.

Kelsey Vlamis · 11 Jun, 2026
Review: Comulytic Note Pro is now my official sidekick for any meeting
Technology

Review: Comulytic Note Pro is now my official sidekick for any meeting

I spent the last month trying out the Comulytic Note Pro, a credit card-sized AI recording transcriber, summarizer, and all-around assistant. Here are my takeaw...

Marcus Mendes · 11 Jun, 2026
Abortion 'severely stigmatized' in Hollywood with 'dangerously misleading distortions,' new doc claims
World

Abortion 'severely stigmatized' in Hollywood with 'dangerously misleading distortions,' new doc claims

The new documentary "Hollywood Does Abortion" claims that past movies and television shows have pushed a stigma around abortion despite its liberal politics.

Minerva Daugherty · 11 Jun, 2026
Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns rejects Mike Brown's officiating criticism: 'We didn't execute'
World

Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns rejects Mike Brown's officiating criticism: 'We didn't execute'

Karl-Anthony Towns says free throws didn't cost the Knicks Game 3, blaming turnovers and poor execution in their 115-111 NBA Finals loss to the Spurs.

Madelynn Dietrich · 10 Jun, 2026
House Dem lashes out at GOP efforts to probe foreign donations with stunning claim on motive
World

House Dem lashes out at GOP efforts to probe foreign donations with stunning claim on motive

Rep. Terri Sewell claims the GOP probe into ActBlue and CEO Regina Wallace-Jones is part of a pattern of Trump DOJ harassment of Black women in power.

Terrence Frami · 10 Jun, 2026
Undefeated lacrosse team's championship dreams end in controversy after players punished over fake cigars
World

Undefeated lacrosse team's championship dreams end in controversy after players punished over fake cigars

Ipswich High School's undefeated lacrosse team forfeited its state semifinal after nine players were ruled ineligible over a graduation cigar photo.

Samara Koss · 10 Jun, 2026
NBA Finals ratings surge as the league welcomes Trump, drops woke messaging — but is it sustainable?
World

NBA Finals ratings surge as the league welcomes Trump, drops woke messaging — but is it sustainable?

NBA Finals Game 3 drew 23.8 million viewers, but Nielsen methodology changes and structural shifts complicate direct comparisons to past seasons.

Tiffany Batz · 10 Jun, 2026