US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday described AI-manipulated videos that President Donald Trump posted on social media of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries as a joke, dismissing complaints from Democrats that the videos were racist.

The head of a leading counter-drone manufacturer has warned that Europe lacks the defences to protect itself against Russia and will need thousands of systems to build a proposed “drone wall” across the continent.

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Former Governor Andrew Cuomo apologized to Jewish New Yorkers for Covid-19 lockdown measures, acknowledging the pain and insensitivity to their traditions. This apology, made before Yom Kippur, precedes his endorsement by Orthodox Jewish political grou…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become the first person in history to achieve a net worth of nearly half a trillion dollars.

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