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- Mullin Defends Livestreaming Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution—Despite Republican Pushback
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the possible livestream after Republicans and faith leaders condemned the idea over the weekend.
- Trump and Marco Rubio are ‘extremely pissed off’ by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and are considering firing her
The Wall Street Journal has reported questionable conduct by Guilfoyle, including offering to use her influence inside the administration in return for the payment of a large credit card bill.
- Senators call on Trump to scrap diesel deal, saying U.S. ‘should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline’ while Russia kills Ukrainian civilians
“We were very clear that Russia is the aggressor. Russia is the one who can end this war by backing out of territory that they occupied.”
- Senior Iranian official threatens to attack cables, data centers, and AI facilities in the region if the war escalates sharply again
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council also said Tehran finds the latest response from the United States “insufficient.”
- The Good, Bad And Ugly From The Green Bay Packers’ Rout Of The Bears
The Green Bay packers routed the Chicago Bears, 31-7, Sunday.
Technology
- Review: 4-hour Musk documentary feels like two different films
Alex Gibney's provocative film is compelling but overlong, and there's not much new here for Ars readers.
- Prime Video unveils Blade Runner 2099 full trailer at NYCC
Also: new trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the sequel to Takashi Yamazaki’s kaiju epic Godzilla Minus One
- One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.
Participants meditated inside an MRI tube, with and without psilocybin.
- Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
Dissolved rock precipitated around the tools, which then decayed.
- Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.
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