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‘I want to be an arms dealer’: Boy, 10, caught selling guns in Israel Police sting
Ynet
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July 15, 2025
The Israel Police revealed Tuesday that a 10-year-old boy and a 15-year-old teen sold firearms to an undercover agent during a yearlong operation targeting illegal arms dealers in East Jerusalem, southern Israel, and the West Bank. The agent,...
Apple commits $500 million over several years to buy US-made rare earth magnets
Engadget
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July 15, 2025
Apple just announced a commitment of $500 million over several years to buy rare earth magnets from the US-based company MP Materials. These rare earth magnets are used in a number of products, including iPhones, MacBooks and the Apple Pencil...
Bengals in contract standoff with Trey Hendrickson: Breaking down where things stand going into training camp
CBS Sports - Florida
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July 15, 2025
It's been nearly two months since Trey Hendrickson has had anything to say about his ongoing contract standoff with the Cincinnati Bengals. Back in May, the 2024 NFL sack leader made it clear that he won't be suiting up this year under the terms...
Trump to meet NATO head to discuss Ukraine weapon sales
1News
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the US leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that they can then pass on to Ukraine. Rutte will be in Washington early this week and...
Pentagon to keep working with US rare earths projects, US defense official says
Yahoo Finance
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By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Defense plans to continue working with rare earths companies to ensure diverse American supply of the critical minerals used across the economy, a defense official told Reuters on Tuesday. The...
Beau Lamarre-Condon’s Defence Lawyers Suddenly Withdraw Before Key Court Date
Pedestrian
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July 15, 2025
Lawyers representing Beau Lamarre-Condon, the former police officer accused of killing television presenter Jesse Baird and Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies, have unexpectedly withdrawn from the case. According to the Sydney Morning Herald,...
New Texas Bill Would Protect Consumers Who Try To Buy Legal Hemp Products But Get Marijuana Instead
Marijuana Moment
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July 15, 2025
Ahead of a special legislative session set to kick off in Texas next week, a lawmaker has prefiled a new bill that would protect consumers in the state from criminal charges if what they believed was a legal hemp product turned out to contain...
US DHS axes partial US Coast Guard cutter contract in move to reduce costs
Naval Today
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July 15, 2025
US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced the partial termination of a “wasteful shipbuilding contract” that was awarded to Florida-based shipbuilder Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) for US Coast Guard vessels. Eastern...
Wilco Side Project The Autumn Defense Releasing First Album in 11 Years, ‘Here and Nowhere’; Check Out 70s-Infused Lead Single
American Songwriter
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July 15, 2025
The Autumn Defense, the indie folk-rock group led by longtime Wilco members Pat Sansone and John Stirratt, have announced plans to release their first album in more than 11 years. Here and Nowhere, which is the band’s sixth studio effort, is due...
Department of Defense Awards Contracts to Google, OpenAI, Musk’s xAI
Breitbart
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July 15, 2025
The Department of Defense (DOD) announced that it had awarded contracts to several artificial intelligence (AI) companies, such as Elon Musk’s xAI, Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI. In a press release, the DOD’s Chief Digital and Artificial...
NVIDIA cleared to resume AI chip sales to China following US approval
Al Mayadeen
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July 15, 2025
NVIDIA has secured US approval to resume AI chip sales to China through its modified H20 GPU, marking a major shift in export policy amid ongoing negotiations and rising scrutiny over tech transfers in the US-China rivalry. NVIDIA announced Monday...
US government is giving leading AI companies a bunch of cash for military applications
Engadget
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July 14, 2025
The US Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is handing out millions of dollars to the leading AI companies to develop military applications. Each of these "awards" are worth up to $200 million, with Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and...
What will 17 Patriot air defence systems change for Ukraine?
Al Jazeera
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Kyiv, Ukraine – Heavy thuds that resemble fast hip-hop beats fill the night air when MIM-104 Patriots, air defence systems made in the United States, get to work. Each Patriot surface-to-air launcher can shoot up to 32 missiles within seconds –...
Nvidia Makes Memes, AI, Money as H20 Chip Sales to China Resume
Finance Magnates
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July 15, 2025
Nvidia gets U.S. approval to ship H20 AI chips to China, reversing export curbs—huge for AI, stocks, and geopolitics. Back in April, the U.S. government slammed the brakes on Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence (AI Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Trump lets AI super-corporation Nvidia sell its chips to CHINA...but there's a big catch
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
Donald Trump has granted permission for America's most valuable company to sell its AI chips to China, in a surprise move amid trade war tensions. Jensen Huang, founder of $4 trillion artificial intelligence firm Nvidia, has said he received...
How Liverpool could line up for Premier League title defence if Alexander Isak transfer sealed
Liverpool Echo
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July 15, 2025
Liverpool are considering making a move for Newcastle United's Alexander Isak with plans to add to their attack. The Sweden international finished behind only Mohamed Salah in last season's Premier League goalscoring charts, meaning a potential...
US Department of Defense awards contracts to Google, Musk’s xAI
CNN
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July 15, 2025
Reuters — OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google, Anthropic and Elon Musk’s AI company xAI have won contracts of up to $200 million each, aimed at scaling up adoption of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities in the U.S. Department of Defense, the...
Nvidia to resume highly desired AI computer chip sales to China
Alberta Prime Times
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July 15, 2025
BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China. BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang...
Trump says US will send Ukraine Patriot air defense systems as Russian attacks continue
Kashmir Reader
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July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, saying they are necessary to defend the country because Russian President Vladimir Putin “talks nice but then he bombs everybody in the...
Zelensky Appoints Shmigal as New Defense Minister
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has selected the nation's longest-serving prime minister, Denis Shmigal, to take over as defense minister in a major cabinet overhaul that is expected to be finalized by parliament this week. Shmigal,...