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large Israeli flags on May 2, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) The Biden administration released a report concluding that it is highly likely that Israel violated international humanitarian law in Gaza by using weapons that the United States provided. Advertisement The report, which was drafted by the State Department, was released on Friday. It noted that while an investigation into the potential violations is currently ongoing, the U.S. does “not have complete information to verify” whether U.S. weapons “were specifically used” in alleged violations of international humanitarian law. “Given the nature of the conflict in Gaza, with Hamas seeking to hide behind civilian populations and infrastructure and expose them to Israeli military action, as well as the lack of USG personnel on the ground in Gaza, it is difficult to assess or reach conclusive findings on individual incidents. Nevertheless, given Israel’s significant reliance on U.S.-made defense articl...

(Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images) U.S. Intelligence agencies will soon be using a secret generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform from Microsoft that allows America’s spies to utilize AI models in order to better analyze sensitive information.  Microsoft’s generative AI model for intelligence agencies aims to work around security issues that come from large language models’ (LLMs) connection to the internet, which is typically used as a resource for training those models.  Bloomberg  reported that the new AI tool will be the first LLM fully separated from the internet.  William Chappell, Microsoft’s CTO for strategic missions and technology, told  Bloomberg  that the AI Tool was put into an “air-gapped” cloud environment that is isolated from the internet. It features a model based on GPT-4 along with supporting tools.  GPT-4 is used to craft computer code and analyze information. When configured properly as a chatbot, GPT-4 can power ...

After concluding her testimony in Donald Trump’s New York trial this week, former adult film star Stormy Daniels attempted to make fun of the former president and his legal team. “Real men respond to testimony by being sworn in and taking the stand in court. Oh…wait.  Nevermind,” Daniels said in a Thursday  post on X  (Twitter). Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, made the jab at Trump and his legal team following their complaints regarding her testimony on Tuesday and Thursday. In an attempt to lift Judge Juan Merchan’s gag order on Thursday, Trump’s attorneys allowed Daniels to give a statement. They contended that any chance of her being intimidated had vanished after she had finished testifying. Stormy Daniels. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images) Moreover, Trump’s legal team worked to declare a mistrial on the grounds that her testimony has changed a number of times, and due to Daniels disclosing too many unrelated details regarding the alleged 2006 se...

A Ukrainian fighter from the Azov Battalion stands guard on a checkpoint on the outskirts of Mariupol. (Photo by ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY/AFP via Getty Images) The White House announced on Friday that the U.S. is getting ready to send another $400 million in military aid to Ukraine as the country resumes regular arms sales to Kyiv following the enactment of a $95 billion bill by Congress. The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, issued a warning on Thursday, stating that his country was dealing with “a really difficult situation” in the east but that “we will be able to stop them” as long as more American weaponry arrives. According to a U.S. official who spoke to  Reuters  previously on condition of anonymity, the aid package for Ukraine includes armored vehicles, small arms that can be used on the battlefield immediately, anti-tank munitions, artillery, and ammunition for NASAMS air defenses. The “Presidential Drawdown Authority,” or PDA, will be used to finance the arms a...

People flee the eastern parts of Rafah after the Israeli military began evacuating Palestinian civilians, May 6, 2024 (photo credit: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled) Dozens of Gazans are trying to cross the border to Egypt from Rafah, according to an Egyptian report on Monday. The report comes as an anticipated Rafah operation has seemingly moved forward. Israel has  reportedly begun launching airstrikes  and  evacuated some 100,000  of the over one million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant clarified that the invasion was being rolled out incrementally and in multiple stages so that if Hamas at some point agreed to a reasonable hostage exchange deal that was accepted by Israel, it could be halted. Maariv  later reported residents from Rafah tried crossing to Egyptian territory from the western side of the border between Rafah and the Sinai Peninsula. According to the report, Gazans attempting to cross the border were stopped by Egyptian milita...

Red Cross vehicle carrying hostages abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, arrives at Rafah border, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in southern Gaza Strip, November 28, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA) Hamas plans to release 33 hostages, both living and deceased, in the first stage of  the hostage deal , according to details cited in Israeli media reports.  The hostages to be released reportedly include women, female soldiers, children under the age of 19, adults above the age of 50, and those who are suffering from illnesses.  KFAR AZA residents call for the release of the hostages, outside Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv yesterday. (credit: Jonathan Shaul/Flash90) Hamas's demands In exchange, Hamas demanded that Israel release  Palestinian prisoners  in accordance with the different categories of hostages. On the third day of the deal, which will last a total of 126 days, Hamas will release three h...

The DNC paid Matthew Colangelo $12,000 in January 2018 for “political consulting,” Federal Election Commission filings show, and the prosecutor also donated $400 to Obama’s first presidential campaign in 2008. (Photo via The Justice Department) A Manhattan prosecutor who is managing the so-called “hush money” case against former United States President Donald Trump was previously a political strategist in 2018 for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and he once contributed to former Democrat President Barack Obama as well. One would think this would be a clear conflict of interest. According to Federal Election Commission records, the DNC paid Matthew Colangelo $12,000 in January 2018 for “political consulting,” and the prosecutor also gave $400 to Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. In December 2022, Colangelo, who had previously held the position of third-ranking official in President Joe Biden’s Justice Department, joined the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as...