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ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

BREAKING: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has bought access to a surveillance tool that is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data from hundreds of millions of mobile phones, according to ICE documents reviewed by 404 Media.

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Eroding trust and misinformation at the heart of declining vaccination rates A new report finds out-of-pocket costs and eroding trust are contributing to a "concerning" decline in childhood vaccination rates.

The price of sowing doubt about vaccines is high: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.

(Published May)

NEA cancels decades-long creative writing fellowship For decades the program has supported writers who would become big names – Alice Walker, Michael Cunningham, Louise Erdrich and more. Last week, applicants got an email saying the program would be no more.

For decades the program has supported writers who would become big names – Alice Walker, Michael Cunningham, Louise Erdrich and more. Last week, applicants got an email saying the program would be no more.

How one of Australia's richest families is rewriting its pokies legacy Len Ainsworth built an empire on poker machines — devices that changed gambling forever. Over the last few decades, he's quietly shifted his attention, and power, towards philanthropy.

Gambling insights www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Trump buys more than $100 million in bonds since inauguration, disclosure shows U.S. President Donald Trump has bought more than $100 million in company, state and municipal bonds since taking office in January, according to new disclosures which shed further light on the vast holdings of America’s billionaire president.

Trump buys more than $100 million in bonds since inauguration, disclosure shows reut.rs/4oFgNI9

After the CDC shooting, federal workers pressure RFK Jr. for more protections More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. demanding he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce.

More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce. n.pr/4fL6a2l

"There's nothing like this before."

Donald Trump and his family have made at least $3.4 billion from the presidency, according to New Yorker staff writer David Kirkpatrick.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/20/trump_profit

Voting officials are leaving their jobs at the highest rate in decades Some 2 in 5 of all the local officials who administered the 2020 election left their jobs before the 2024 cycle, new research has found.

Some 2 in 5 of all the local officials who administered the 2020 election left their jobs before the 2024 cycle, new research has found.

Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce by 40%, cutting budget by more than $700 million The Office of National Intelligence says it will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually.

The Office of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced.

After the CDC shooting, federal workers demand more protections from RFK Jr. More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. insisting he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce.

More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. insisting he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce.

After the CDC shooting, federal workers demand more protections from RFK Jr. More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. insisting he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce.

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#misinformation has too high a price. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Trump Calls for New Census, Sans Noncitizens, Based On ‘Presidential Election of 2024’ Trump Calls for New Census, Sans Noncitizens, Based On ‘Presidential Election of 2024’

Trump called for a new census that incorporates 2024 election data and excludes noncitizens, marking another unconstitutional move from the President, as Congress — not the executive — is granted apportionment powers.

Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt US medical journal article about 60-year-old with bromism warns against using AI app for health information

A whole new way to be medically misinformed. Sad. #AIforgood please. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Former surgeon general: The CDC shooting must be a wakeup call “When influential figures amplify falsehoods, they legitimize the anger that leads to violence,” writes former Surgeon General Jerome Adams.

We do need leadership and responsible health communication - the price gets higher the longer we tolerate anti-science leadership. www.statnews.com/2025/08/09/c...

What can the FBI do in Texas redistricting fight? Not much, experts say. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has said the FBI granted his request to help bring Democratic lawmakers back to the state. But the bureau appears to have taken few concrete steps.

Sen. John Cornyn said FBI agents had been assigned to help Texas law enforcement track down the more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who left the state amid a messy redistricting fight.

But it's unclear what steps the FBI is taking, if any.

Thank you for detailing the false foundations of this unfortunate decision.

‘We didn’t vote for ChatGPT’: Swedish PM under fire for using AI in role Tech experts criticise Ulf Kristersson as newspaper accuses him of falling for ‘the oligarchs’ AI psychosis’

#AIforgood www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

A volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for the first time in centuries A volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in hundreds of years. The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash six kilometers into the sky, according to the Kronotsky Reserve, where the volcano is located.

A volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in hundreds of years.

Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, and President Trump accused her of “rigging” the numbers.

Erika McEntarfer led the federal agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then President Trump lashed out over the agency’s most recent jobs report and fired her for releasing monthly data showing weak hiring. He called the data “rigged” without offering any evidence.

Personalized pricing has spread across many industries. Here's how consumers can avoid it As AI powers individualized pricing across industries, businesses are increasingly charging based on what they think you can pay.

Customized pricing – where each customer receives a different price for the same product – is a holy grail for businesses because it boosts profits. With customized pricing, free-spending people pay more while the price-sensitive pay less. (via @us.theconversation.com)

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils. Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.

President Trump’s firing of the top data collector has few U.S. precedents. When other world leaders took similar steps, it rarely ended well. Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.

Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Yet More Commissioners Without Cause Read more here.

The Supreme Court allowed Trump to fire three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission without cause, despite federal law. Justice Kagan dissented, warning the decision would “destroy the independence of an independent agency.”

A Las Vegas Festival Promised Ways to Cheat Death. Two Attendees Left Fighting for Their Lives. Authorities are investigating why two women fell ill at the Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival. They both received peptide injections, an alternative therapy promoted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

NV public health officials are investigating how two women became critically ill after receiving injections at a Las Vegas longevity conference promising pathways to an "unlimited lifespan." The doctor who ran the booth isn't licensed in Nevada. My story: www.propublica.org/article/pept...

Nurseries in England bring in Covid-style protocols as measles cases rise Staff deploy infection controls and step up cleaning as cases pass 500 for year to date and after one child dies Parents and experts have voiced alarm over rising measles cases, with nurseries bringing in Covid-style isolation protocols to clamp down on outbreaks. There have been more than 500 confirmed cases in England in 2025, the majority in young children. A child died at Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool on Sunday after contracting the infectious disease. Continue reading...

Nurseries in England bring in Covid-style protocols as measles cases rise

Trump news at a glance: How Robert F Kennedy Jr is cancelling medical science Measles on the rise and vaccination rates falling; EPA to be gutted of its crucial research function. Key US politics stories from Saturday 19 July at a glance

Trump news at a glance: How Robert F Kennedy Jr is cancelling medical science

The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.

“If this program is implemented in its current form, it’s extremely likely that incorrect addresses will be given to DHS and individuals will be wrongly targeted,” said an IRS engineer who reviewed the blueprints.

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Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.

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Trump cuts satellite data on Antarctic sea ice just as it’s needed most Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Partnership Program are just beginning to understand the dire effects of extremely low sea ice in the Antarctic summer, but they will lose access to their main d...

Truth too much for some people in high places. Shame. www.smh.com.au/environment/...

'Godfather of AI,' ex-Google researcher: AI might 'escape control' by rewriting its own code to modify itself AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton quit his job at Google to warn about the risks of artificial intelligence. AI could outsmart humans in "five years' time," he says.

#robotsforgood #curtailorcontrol www.cnbc.com/2023/10/11/t...