The DOJ's case against former FBI Director James Comey faces new challenges. And, newly released emails name powerful figures who stayed close to Jeffrey Epstein even after his conviction.

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The child advocacy nonprofit Fairplay issued an advisory on Thursday warning people against buying AI toys this holiday season. It's not the only group.

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Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.

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Dawnita Brown left her job to become a caregiver for her parents. Brown says it's a gift to care for her parents, but it can also be difficult. That's why respite is an important part of her life.

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Trump has repeated debunked claims that Afrikaners are facing a "white genocide" in South Africa. Critics say the false statements are causing conflict in a country still recovering from apartheid.

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The latest emails from Jeffrey Epstein's estate show communications with a vast web of influential figures in politics, academia, business and more, even after he registered as a sex offender.

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The Labor Department will report on hiring and unemployment. The report, which was delayed by a government shutdown, is somewhat stale but could offer clues about the strength or weakness of the job market.

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U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign.

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President Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Now, there's a 30-day countdown for the DOJ to produce those records.

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The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden.

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It comes after reports the US and Russia have prepared a 28-point peace plan, allegedly with major concessions for Ukraine.

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The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.

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David Carrick is sentenced for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl and raping a former partner.

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The bill gives the US Justice Department 30 days to release all the files in a searchable format.

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The movements of the Yantar is a worry for Britain's defence chiefs and provocative.

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Home secretary says she will consider "a big increase" in payments to persuade people to leave the UK voluntarily.

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Terence Duddy has been replaced as chair of BBC Children in Need after he drove into a cyclist.

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Now Labour faces its toughest task yet in Wales - convincing voters to keep believing, ahead of the 2026 Senedd election

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Burnham says he is focused on his current role as Manchester mayor but could not say what the future holds.

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Two teaching unions are holding strike ballots over how long teachers should spend in the classroom.

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GlobalProtect login endpoints targeted, sparking concern that something bigger may be brewing

Malicious traffic targeting Palo Alto Networks' GlobalProtect portals surged almost 40-fold in the space of 24 hours, hitting a 90-day high and putting defenders on alert for whatever comes next.?

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PostmarketOS pushed for the change, but devs warn it may not last

Along with new functionality, systemd is broadening its distro support even further, which will surely delight members of the wider Linux community.?

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Care board still waiting for evidence that it will be in the best interests of the population

Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (ICB) has again put off its adoption of an NHS data platform prescribed by the UK government and run by Palantir until there is more evidence that it will be in the "best interests" of the city's population.?

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PC sales are pushing upwards nicely, but AI PCs only account for a third of the new fleet

Lenovo has again said its enterprise hardware business is on the cusp of becoming consistently profitable, despite the division again posting a loss after massive revenue growth.?

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Company thinks you?ll contemplate replacing most security kit in the next few years to stay safe

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora has suggested hostile nation-states will possess quantum computers in 2029, or even a little earlier, at which point most security appliances will need to be replaced.?

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?Bulletproof? hosts partly dodged the last attack of this sort

Cybercrime fighters in the US, UK, and Australia have imposed sanctions on several Russia-linked entities they claim provide hosting services to ransomware gangs Lockbit, BlackSuit, and Play.?

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Bubble? Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang doesn't see one

Nvidia kicked the can labeled "AI bubble" down the road on Wednesday.?

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Attackers may be joining the dots to enable unauthenticated RCE

Fortinet has confirmed that another flaw in its FortiWeb web application firewall has been exploited as a zero-day and issued a patch, just days after disclosing a critical bug in the same product that attackers had found and abused a month earlier.?

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The force-feeding will continue until morale improves

Some software developers complain that they're being required to use AI tools to the detriment of code quality and their own skills.?

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The latest attack on Section 230 is likely to face the same fate as many previous efforts

A pair of bipartisan senators wants to hold social media giants accountable for pushing content that radicalizes Americans.?

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A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online.

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The splatter master was more clumsy than graceful in his movements, which are key to his distinctive style.

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The risks of AI investment in manufacturing and other areas are less clear.

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A rundown of what we know of the third extrasolar object we've identified.

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"I worry this is the big botnet flexing," CEO said. But outage was self-inflicted.

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Filling space in the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center's Kent Kresa Space Gallery.

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Librarian vows to stop invasive ed tech after ending lawsuit with Proctorio.

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Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long?

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Apple's in-house Wi-Fi chip doesn't set records, but it's a reliable performer.

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The gaming community mourns a beloved mentor and LGBTQ+ advocate with a storied career.

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