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Trump threatens to strip Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship as he says she's a 'threat to humanity'

FOX News

Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo sounds off on Rosie The Pivoter ODonnell for her latest criticism of the Trump administration and the NEA teacher of the years admission that the job is deeply political. President Donald Trump has escalated his long-running feud with Rosie O'Donnell. On Saturday, Trump, 79, floated the idea of revoking the 63-year-old comedian and actress's U.S. citizenship following her move to Ireland earlier this year. "Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship," Trump wrote in a post to his social media platform Truth Social. "She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!" he added.


Six killed in massive Russian drone, missile attack across Ukraine

The Japan Times

Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight, killing at least six people in the latest wave of strikes, Ukraine said Saturday, adding that it was close to an agreement to receive more Patriot air-defense systems. "The Russians continue to use their specific tactics of terror against our country, striking concentrated blows at one city or another, at one region or another," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address. Moscow has stepped up aerial strikes over recent months as U.S.-led ceasefire talks have stalled.


Fox News AI Newsletter: Trump Cabinet official impersonated

FOX News

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the State Department on June 27, 2025, in Washington. DIGITAL DECEPTION: The State Department is investigating an impostor who reportedly pretended to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio with the help of AI. TECH SHIFT: Artificial Intelligence and automation are often used interchangeably. While the technologies are similar, the concepts are different. Automation is often used to reduce human labor for routine or predictable tasks, while A.I. simulates human intelligence that can eventually act independently.


4 Arrested Over Scattered Spider Hacking Spree

WIRED

WIRED reported this week on public records that show the United States Department of Homeland Security urging local law enforcement around the country to interpret common protest activities and surrounding logistics--including riding a bike, livestreaming a police encounter, or skateboarding--as "violent tactics." The guidance could influence cops to use everyday behavior as a pretext for police action. An AI hiring bot used on the McDonald's "McHire" site exposed tens of millions of job applicants' personal data because of a group of web-based security vulnerabilities--including use of the classically guessable password "123456" on an administrator account. The site's chatbot, known as Olivia, was built by the artificial intelligence software firm Paradox.ai. Meanwhile, in the wake of last week's devastating floods in Texas that killed at least 120 people, conspiracy theories about the extreme weather event have gained enough traction among anti-government extremists, GOP influencers, and others with large platforms to produce real-world consequences like death threats.


How government use of AI could hurt democracy

New Scientist

Many countries are exploring how artificial intelligence might help with everything from processing taxes to determining welfare benefits. But a survey shows citizens are not as enthusiastic as their governments โ€“ and this can create real risks for democracy. "Focusing only on short-term efficiency gains and shiny technology risks triggering public backlash and contributing to a long-term decline in democratic trust and legitimacy," says Alexander Wuttke at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany. Wuttke and his colleagues asked around 1200 people in the UK to share their feelings about government actions where either a human or an AI handled the task. These hypothetical scenarios included processing tax returns, approving or rejecting welfare applications and making risk assessments about whether defendants should be eligible for bail. Some people were only told about how AI could improve government efficiency โ€“ but others learned about both AI-related benefits and risks.


As millions adopt Grok to fact-check, misinformation abounds

Al Jazeera

On June 9, soon after United States President Donald Trump dispatched US National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell the protests taking place over immigration raids, California Governor Gavin Newsom posted two photographs on X. The images showed dozens of troopers wearing the National Guard uniform sleeping on the floor in a cramped space, with a caption that decried Trump for disrespecting the troops. X users immediately turned to Grok, Elon Musk's AI, which is integrated directly into X, to fact-check the veracity of the image. For that, they tagged @grok in a reply to the tweet in question, triggering an automatic response from the AI. "You're sharing fake photos," one user posted, citing a screenshot of Grok's response that claimed a reverse image search could not find the exact source.


Lebanon says Israeli strike kills one as Beirut rules out normalisation

Al Jazeera

Lebanon's president says his country wants peace but not normalisation with Israel, as health authorities said an Israeli air strike killed one person in the south of the country. As well as causing one death on Friday, the drone attack on a car in Nabatieh district wounded five other people, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Health. It comes as Israel continues to launch regular strikes against sites in Lebanon, particularly in the south, despite a November 27 ceasefire agreement between it and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Under the terms of the truce, Hezbollah had to retreat to the north of the Litani River, which is about 30km (20 miles) from the Israeli border, while Israel had to fully withdraw its troops, leaving only the Lebanese army and United Nations peacekeepers in the area. However, Israel still occupies five strategic locations in southern Lebanon.


Federal judge restricts LAPD from targeting journalists with force at immigration protests

FOX News

A'Fox News @ Night' panel gives their closing thoughts after the fourth night of anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. A Los Angeles-based federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden recently issued a temporary restraining order, restricting the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from using less-lethal munitions (LLMs) on journalists covering immigration protests. The order, signed by Judge Hernan Vera on Thursday, also prevents the LAPD from detaining or restricting the movements of journalists. Vera cited at least 35 "troubling" incidents between June 6 and 19, where police allegedly exposed journalists to LLM, tear gas and other physical force to block them from covering conflict zones. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers move in on demonstrators in front of LA City Hall during a protest against federal immigration sweeps in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025.


Trump reveals NATO sale to boost arms to Ukraine as Putin launches overnight maternity hospital strike

FOX News

Fox News senior strategic analyst Jack Keane joins'America's Newsroom' to discuss his analysis of Putin's goals involving Ukraine as President Donald Trump indicates his patience is running thin. President Donald Trump on Thursday night revealed a new NATO deal reached during last month's summit that would allow U.S. arms to flow to Ukraine through allied nations -- an agreement reached at last month's summit. "We're sending weapons to NATO, and NATO is paying for those weapons, 100%," Trump said in a phone interview with NBC News. "So what we're doing is the weapons that are going out are going to NATO, and then NATO is going to be giving those weapons [to Ukraine], and NATO is paying for those weapons. "We send weapons to NATO, and NATO is going to reimburse the full cost of those weapons," he added. President Donald Trump speaks during a media conference at the end of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Trump did not detail which weapons were included in the sales or which countries were involved in the deal -- though his comments come as European leaders signal they were prepared to purchase U.S. arms for Ukraine. Earlier this month, after the Pentagon issued a pause on some previously pledged defensive aid slated for Kyiv, reports surfaced suggesting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had begun looking for new ways to acquire the arms his nation desperately needed. On Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also told the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome that Berlin is "prepared to purchase additional Patriot systems from the U.S. to make them available to Ukraine." Trump told reporters this week that he did not approve the Pentagon's aid halt, which apparently had been done over stockpile concerns, and defensive arms have reportedly resumed transfer to Ukraine. Dozens of people were injured during the Russian drone attack on Kharkiv on July 11, 2025. Trump has increasingly voiced his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his refusal to end his war in Ukraine as Russia's assault continues to escalate in intensity and frequency, including in a series of overnight strikes that killed nine and injured 42 others across Ukraine and hit a maternity hospital. Fortunately, there were no children among the victims. Even where it is just beginning," Zelenskyy said.


Doge wants to replace our institutions with a tech utopia. It won't work Mike Pepi

The Guardian

Elon Musk has stepped away from Doge with very little "efficiency" to show for it. While it may have been more of a showpiece than real policy, this brutal and short experiment in Silicon Valley governance reveals a long-simmering battle between digital utopians and the institutional infrastructures critical to functioning democracies. Doge's website dubiously claims 190bn in savings. The receipts show that they are less about efficiency than they are aimed at effective dissolution, a fate met by USAID, the federal agency responsible for distributing foreign assistance. These brash new reductions are not just your garden-variety small-government crusades or culture-war skirmishes.