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U.S. Navy Tests Laser Weapon in Middle East
The U.S. Navy tested a new laser weapon in the Gulf of Aden, between Yemen and Somalia, on Tuesday and hit a floating target, according to a press release from the U.S. military. And as the Associated Press notes, the Navy could soon be using this technology to fight uncrewed boats sent by Yemen’s Houthi…
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Backpage Gets a Mistrial After Prosecution Goes Too Far
In a surprise twist, Backpage co-founders have scored a temporary victory in a federal prostitution and money laundering case that’s been ongoing since 2018. The Associated Press reports that the judge has sided with their request for a mistrial after they spent days arguing that the prosecution tainted the jury by laser-focusing on appalling accounts…
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U.S. Justice Department Says It will No Longer Quietly Seize Reporters’ Records in Leak Investigations
The U.S. Department of Justice will no longer secretly obtain the records of journalists during leak investigations, the White House said in a statement Saturday.
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We’ve Been Promised These Futuristic Space Hotels for 60 Years
Will people actually be staying in space hotels by 2027? That’s the promise of Orbital Assembly and Voyager Station, space startups that got a lot of headlines this week. But there are plenty of sceptics that space hotels could become a reality for Americans who are still waiting on universal healthcare.