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Trump reverses suspension of ICE traffic stops after fatal shootings
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (734+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump directed federal immigration agents on Wednesday to resume traffic stops as an arrest tactic, overruling top administration officials after agents fatally shot two drivers in Texas and Maine within days of each other. The reversal came a…...
US strikes on Iran strengthen Trump's options for new escalation
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (579+ words) Recent waves of U.S. strikes on Iran aimed at forcing open the Strait of Hormuz are also targeting Iranian military capabilities the U.S. would want to destroy before executing more complex operations against Iran, three U.S. officials said. The officials, who were granted…...
White House weighs releasing controversial intel on China and US elections
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (826+ words) The White House is considering releasing sensitive intelligence related to China and its ability to interfere in U.S. elections that some Trump officials worry could be misleading, according to four people with knowledge of the deliberations. Trump may disclose the intelligence,…...
Australia to establish government AI office to coordinate regulation
1+ day, 16+ min ago (260+ words) Australia will create an office at the heart of government to manage the development of AI standards, seeking to balance the need to attract investment with effective regulation of the disruptive technology. The “Office of AI” will be established within…...
First prescription: Health Secretary Brix Pujalte reshuffles DOH top brass
22+ hour, 11+ min ago (229+ words) Acting Health Secretary Jose Brittanio S. Pujalte Jr. has ordered a sweeping reorganization of the Department of Health (DOH) barely a day after assuming office this week, reshuffling dozens of senior officials in what the agency described as an interim move…...
Still has chance to shine: Zuleika Lopez may still testify in next impeachment phase
19+ hour, 41+ min ago (337+ words) The prosecution may have crossed out the Office of the Vice President (OVP) Chief of Staff Atty. Zuleika Lopez as a “hostile witness” for Article 4, but her participation in the impeachment trial of her boss, Vice President Sara Duterte, is…...
Escudero moves to strip FDA of certain duties for better consumer protection
19+ hour, 31+ min ago (194+ words) Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has filed a measure seeking a massive overhaul of the country’s product regulatory system by stripping the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of certain key functions and transferring them to the other government agencies. “Product regulation…...
Move on: House prosecution spending too much time on 'weakest' complaint on Sara's Marcos threat - Tupas
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (257+ words) Former Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. has given an unsolicited advice to the House prosecution panel: Don’t get stuck on what he calls the weakest part of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. In an interview on Bilyonaryo…...
Definitely, May Capability! NBI Exec Tells Impeachment Court VP Sara Highly Capable of Marcos Hit
21+ hour, 24+ min ago (248+ words) Vice President Sara Duterte has the absolute means and capacity to carry out her alleged assassination plot against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family, an official from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao…...
France, PH Spotligth Landmark Defense Pact at Bastille Day Celebration
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (317+ words) By ROY C. MABASA Speaking Monday before diplomats, government officials and business leaders at the Fairmont Hotel, French Ambassador Marie Fontanel said relations between the two countries “have never been more dynamic,” citing the signing this year of the Status of…...