Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more

The lawmakers cited a 2012 Mitsubishi document, entitled “Root Cause Analysis Report for Tube Wear Identified in the Unit 2 and Unit 3 Steam Generators of San Onofre Generating Station,” which, they maintain, shows the two companies knew about the problems and “rejected enhanced safety modifications” to avoid “triggering a more rigorous license amendment and safety review process.”   read more

GOP Representative Rob Bacon and eight other Republicans introduced legislation that would amend the definition of a person in murder cases to “an individual human being, without regard to age of development, from the moment of conception, when a zygote is formed, until natural death.” The term “zygote” refers to a cell that is created when a sperm fertilizes an egg.   read more

Freshman Representative Raul Ruiz (D-California) has the distinction of owing the most, between $115,001 and $300,000. The son of migrant farmworkers, Ruiz graduated from Harvard Medical School. Four other House members also owe at least $100,000: Republicans James Bridenstine of Oklahoma, John Carter of Texas and Tom Rooney of Florida, and Democrat Grace Meng of New York.   read more

The research also revealed that Florida had the nation’s longest lines (45 minutes), followed by the District of Columbia (33.8), Maryland (28.8), South Carolina (24.8) and Virginia (23.6). In Vermont, on the other hand, the average wait was just two minutes, and in Alaska and Maine 3.7 minutes. In addition, a study by Ohio State University professor Theodore Allen and The Orlando Sentinel concluded that more than 200,000 voters in Florida “gave up in frustration” without voting.   read more

Legislation introduced by Senator Jason Rapert would prevent an abortion if a heartbeat can be detected using an abdominal ultrasound. Originally, Rapert wanted to ban the procedure after six weeks, but then changed it to 10-12 weeks. The proposal includes exemptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. Even with the amendment, the plan would still be the strictest abortion ban in the U.S.   read more

The legislation would eliminate the use of utility bills, pay stubs, bank statements, government checks and Social Security cards as acceptable ID’s when voting. Voters would still be able to show a voter identification card, concealed handgun permit, driver’s license and student ID card.   read more

Marine Corps officials at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina have long insisted they were not required by federal law to test the base’s water supply, which has been the subject of much controversy due to decades of chemical contamination. But it turns out the Corps’ own rules dating back five decades mandated regular water testing that might have revealed the danger posed to thousands living on the base.   read more

Her conclusion: “black-identifying names” (such as Aaliyah, Lakisha and DeShawn) were much more likely than “white-identifying names” (Jill, Emma and Geoffrey) to generate ads that included the word “arrest” (60% vs. 48%). According to Sweeney, the odds are less than 1 in 1,000 that the disparity was a result of random chance.   read more

Rendition is the practice of bypassing due process to seize a suspect in a foreign country and transport him to another country where there is a warrant for his arrest. Extraordinary rendition is the practice of seizing a suspect and transporting him to another country for interrogation, even though he is not wanted for a crime. At least 54 countries co-operated with the CIA’s kidnapping, detaining and torturing operation.   read more

“Much of the data the co-op sells comes from the government and is already part of the public record—information such as voters' names, addresses and party affiliation,” writes Lois Beckett of ProPublica. But other information for sale would include voters’ views and preferences that could be helpful to businesses looking for new marketing opportunities.   read more

“Spraying, watering—there’s a whole market for precision agriculture, and when you put that cost-benefit together, farmers will buy [drones].” Companies are ready to meet this new demand if it develops. CropCam manufactures lightweight GPS-driven gliders (for $7,000) for farmers to obtain aerial views of crop fields. Others say drones could help farmers identify crop diseases and locate lost livestock.   read more

He had met secretly with U.S. intelligence officials in Texas and provided names of military and civilian officials he suspected of providing protection to drug traffickers. Nevertheless, DEA and defense officials had compiled “a troubling portfolio of allegations against the general,” according to the newspaper, referring to him as “Mr. Ten Percent,” in honor of his handling of defense contracts.   read more

The Steve Austin part involves surgically implanting an artificial retina in patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disorder that causes retinal degeneration. The Star Trek (NG) portion resembles the special glasses that the show’s character, Geordi La Forge, wore to help him see. In the case of the Argus II, advanced lens technology will wirelessly transmit signals to the implant, allowing patients to view the world once again.   read more

NBC News obtained the classified memo that says President Barack Obama can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaeda or “an associated force.” The clearance to assassinate does not require any intel showing the targets have actively plotted to attack the U.S. The memo has formed part of the legal basis for the administration’s expanded drone campaign against al-Qaeda figures in Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere.   read more

With a classified legal document in support, the White House concluded that the president of the United States can order a pre-emptive attack using cyberweapons on an enemy preparing to launch its own online assault on American targets. John O. Brennan, Obama’s chief counterterrorism adviser and his nominee to run the Central Intelligence Agency, played a critical role in developing the administration’s new policies regarding cyberwarfare.   read more

The new WiFi networks would reportedly be more powerful than existing wireless networks found in most households. “They could penetrate thick concrete walls and travel over hills and around trees. If all goes as planned, free access to the Web would be available in just about every metropolitan area and in many rural areas,” according to Cecilia Kang of The Washington Post.   read more