Hurricane Rachel is churning in the eastern Pacific with top winds near 85 mph and a central pressure of 979 millibars, moving northwest at 10 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is one of 5 tropical systems the center is tracking, along with Tropical Storm Nolo, Tropical Storm Hanna, Potential Tropical Cyclone Polo and Tropical Depression Nineteen-E.
The executive order followed a White House gathering of top technology CEOs President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing the federal government to replace the term “artificial intelligence” with “Super Intelligence” across the executive branch, cementing a rebranding effort he has championed in recent weeks.
New information: The Observatory has been informed about the denial of entry and the continued arbitrary restriction of the freedom of movement of Mr Brian Kagoro, Zimbabwean human rights defender, constitutional lawyer, and Africa Director of the Open Society Foundations (OSF).
Hegseth says War Powers deadline doesn’t apply because of ceasefire with Iran Democrats have concerns Trump won’t honor the deadline, which falls on Friday.
At the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated Russia’s objection to South Africa’s exclusion from the forthcoming G20 summit in the United States, while emphasising the importance of multilateral institutions and the place of Africa in the emerging international order.
To break the stalemate in its war with Iran, the administration of United States President Donald Trump is now trying to make Iran an international economic outcast with a new regime of sanctions.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to restart its program of removing migrants to countries other than their homeland without giving them an opportunity to raise human rights concerns, and said it would hear arguments in the case later this year.
Evening update — national averages: regular $4.46, mid-grade $4.96, premium $5.35, diesel $6.44, WTI crude $96.41/bbl — plus what’s actually driving prices and real, cited ways to cut your own fuel costs.