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Senate Hearing on Protecting Children from Online Predators
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on protecting children from online predators on Tuesday, December 9. The committee advanced the STOP CSAM Act earlier this year, which if passed would allow victims to sue tech companies regardless of Section 230 protections. In November, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the makers […]
‘Not Enough’ for Democrats to Be Anti-Trump
Thursday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) said it would not be “enough” for Democrats to be anti-President Donald Trump headed into this year’s midterm elections. According to the Michigan Democrat lawmaker, voters will expect more for the 2026 elections and the 2028 presidential election cycle. “You’ve been saying for a long time […]
Bloodiest Year Under Khamenei as Regime Faces Unrest
Iran’s clerical regime closed out 2025 with what an Iranian opposition coalition described as an unprecedented surge of state killings — as the group’s president-elect warned the mass hangings amount to “a crime against humanity” and a desperate bid for “survival” by a system that fears an “explosive society.” The year-end tally, published on Wednesday, December […]
Pittsburg appoints new mayor, vice mayor – The Mercury News
PITTSBURG — The Pittsburg City Council unanimously appointed Vice Mayor Dionne Adams on Monday as the city’s new mayor, handing the gavel to a councilmember who has served on the dais since 2022. Councilmember Angelica Lopez was also unanimously selected to serve as vice mayor. Adams said she was “deeply humbled and profoundly grateful” to […]
South Bay office leasing jumps to best levels since COVID outbreak
SAN JOSE — Major rental deals powered the South Bay office market to its best year of leasing activity since the COVID-19 outbreak, a new report shows. The report produced by commercial real estate firm Savills determined that while significant improvements have materialized for the sector, a full recovery for the region remains elusive. “Full-year […]
Looks Like ICE Agent ‘Likely Struck by That Car’, But Question Is if He Could Have Jumped Away
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” CNN Senior Correspondent Josh Campbell discussed the video of the shooting in Minneapolis and said that while officers are trained not to step in front of vehicles, “it appears, from other vantage points, that he was likely struck by that car, and so, under policy, an agent […]
President Trump Is His Own Worst Late-Night Enemy
President Donald Trump can sound like the fascist Jimmy Kimmel describes him as on social media. Consider this Trumpian broadside against “The Late Show’s” soon-to-be-ex-host Stephen Colbert earlier this week. “Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success. Now, after being terminated by CBS, but left […]
The Download: Mimicking pregnancy’s first moments in a lab, and AI parameters explained
At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses into the lining of the uterus then grips tight, burrowing in as the first tendrils of a future placenta appear. This is implantation—the moment that pregnancy officially begins. Only none of it is happening inside a body. These images […]
I’ve been told never to speak to the soon-to-be-ex
DEAR ABBY: My wife’s nephew is getting divorced. The process seems to be amicable; there was no cheating or abuse. They have two children. Even though the soon-to-be-ex, “Michelle,” has always been welcoming and nice, my wife’s family has circled the wagons. They no longer talk to her and have made clear I can’t either. […]
49ers elevate Brandon Parker in case Trent Williams can’t face Seattle
SANTA CLARA — The 49ers elevations from the practice squad indicate they are prepared to go without left tackle Trent Williams if necessary. Promoted for Saturday night’s regular-season finale against the Seattle Seahawks are offensive tackle Brandon Parker and linebacker Eric Kendricks. Williams, 37, was listed as questionable with a hamstring strain sustained on the […]