When Marina Lacerda learned that House Republicans had released thousands of new Jeffrey Epstein–related documents, she said she braced herself — not for silence, but for another storm. Lacerda, 37, known for years in court records as “Minor Victim-1,” has become one of the most prominent voices calling for the full release of Epstein’s government […]
A federal judge ordered the release of hundreds of people arrested as part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Illinois, according to a court ruling, dealing a blow to federal efforts to detain and deport as many undocumented people as possible. US District Judge Jeffrey Cummings on Wednesday morning sided with attorneys from the […]
Core thesis. Across these papers, Infoton proposes that today’s computing model wastes vast amounts of energy because the byte/bit abstraction expends power on “empty” states (zeros) and on mathematically inefficient software stacks. The authors argue for a re-encoding of information—an “Infoton,” described as a wave-based, physics-grounded unit—plus firmware/OS/hardware changes that would radically reduce data-center energy, […]
A Louisiana family is preparing to file a federal lawsuit against the Lafourche Parish School District after a 13-year-old girl was expelled for hitting a male classmate she says created and circulated a deepfake pornographic image of her. The incident occurred in August at Sixth Ward Middle School, sparking community outrage, national attention on social […]
The House Oversight Committee’s Democratic members on Wednesday released several previously unseen emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s personal correspondence, drawing renewed public attention to his alleged network of influence and his contacts with Donald Trump. The three email exchanges — obtained from the Epstein Estate after a congressional subpoena — date between 2011 and 2019 and […]
Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a revised $38 billion settlement with U.S. merchants, aiming to resolve a two-decade antitrust dispute over so-called swipe fees—charges businesses pay every time customers use credit cards. The new agreement is designed to address concerns from a federal judge who rejected a smaller $30 billion proposal in 2024 as […]
The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court seeking to keep full November SNAP payments frozen during the shutdown, despite multiple lower-court rulings directing the government to pay full benefits. The administration argues that complying now would unlawfully override Congress’ spending power and strain limited contingency funds; challengers (states and nonprofits) counter that the government […]
On November 10, 2025, Trump issued “full, complete and unconditional” pardons to at least 77 individuals tied to his effort to overturn the 2020 election results, including prominent allies such as Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, and Jeffrey Clark.These individuals were involved in the “fake electors” scheme or other efforts to challenge […]
At its 2025 annual meeting, Tesla shareholders overwhelmingly approved a compensation plan for Elon Musk that could make him the first trillionaire in history. More than 75 % of shares voted in favor of the package, which ties Musk’s payout to multiple performance milestones over the next ten years Under the plan, Musk would receive […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a landmark case that could reshape the balance of power between Congress and the presidency — and potentially alter the foundation of U.S. trade policy. The case focuses on whether President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by unilaterally imposing sweeping tariffs using emergency powers under the […]