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President Signs Secure America Act, Locking in $69.5 Billion for DHS Through 2029

President signs S.2, the Secure America Act, providing roughly $69.5 billion in multiyear funding for DHS immigration and related operations through Sept. 30, 2029. ...Read more

#dhs, #immigration, #funding, #congress

CBO: Secure America Act would provide $69.5 billion in mandatory spending through 2035, mostly 2026–29

CBO estimates S.2 would obligate $69.545 billion in mandatory spending through 2035, with most outlays concentrated between 2026 and 2029. ...Read more

#congress, #budget, #cbo, #bordersecurity

Google unveils DiffusionGemma — experimental diffusion model for faster local text generation

Google unveiled DiffusionGemma, a 26B experimental diffusion Mixture-of-Experts text model that aims for up to 4x faster GPU generation for speed-critical local apps. ...Read more

$GOOGL, #google, #ai, #diffusionmodels, #llm

U.S. Consumer Prices Rise 0.5% in May; Annual Inflation Accelerates to 4.2% Ahead of Fed Meeting

CPI rose 0.5% in May and 4.2% year-over-year as gasoline and shelter costs pushed inflation higher just before the Fed's June meeting. ...Read more

#economy, #inflation, #cpi, #federal-reserve

Human Rights Watch report: Rwandan forces and M23 forcibly recruited and detained thousands in eastern Congo

Human Rights Watch says Rwandan forces and M23 recruited, detained and abused thousands — including children — at camps in eastern Congo; urges ICC probe. ...Read more

#rwanda, #m23, #drcongo, #humanrights, #hrw

Researchers report agentic LLMs outperformed expert biologists and produced robot-assembled DNA in lab tests

Researchers report agentic LLMs outperformed expert biologists on biosecurity tasks and that model-written code ran an OpenTrons robot to assemble DNA. ...Read more

#ai, #biosecurity, #llm, #syntheticbiology

Largest Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak on Record Reaches 534 Confirmed Cases, Spreads to Uganda

The Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak has reached 534 confirmed cases across DRC and Uganda, straining responders where no licensed vaccines or treatments exist. ...Read more

#ebola, #drc, #uganda, #publichealth, #outbreak

JADES Finds Candidate Galaxy Overdensity at z ≈ 10.5 in the First 500 Million Years

JADES reports a candidate concentration of 18 galaxies at z≈10.5 in GOODS‑S, an unusually dense patch in the first 500 Myr that needs spectroscopic confirmation. ...Read more

#jwst, #jades, #galaxies, #cosmicdawn

NASA Recasts Artemis III as 2027 Earth-Orbit Rehearsal, Names Four-Astronaut Crew

NASA names Artemis III crew and redefines the mission as a 2027 Earth-orbit test to rehearse docking ahead of a planned 2028 crewed Moon landing. ...Read more

#nasa, #artemis, #space, #moon

GAO: ICE’s Camp East Montana Wasted at Least $11.5 Million and Opened Without Required Inspections

GAO finds ICE’s Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss wasted at least $11.5M by opening early, lacked required inspections and basic security. ...Read more

#immigration, #ice, #detention, #gaoreport

UK Imposes Sanctions on Settler Groups Financing West Bank Violence, Warns Businesses Against Settlement Activity

UK, with Canada, France and Norway, sanctions seven targets tied to settler violence in the West Bank and issues new business guidance on settlements. ...Read more

#uk, #sanctions, #settlements, #israelpalestine

Preprint reports operation of thorium-229 nuclear clock locked to nuclear transition in crystal

A June 7 arXiv preprint claims operation of a thorium-229 nuclear clock by locking a 148.4 nm VUV laser to a nuclear transition in a thorium-doped crystal. ...Read more

#physics, #nuclearclock, #thorium229, #precisionmeasurement

Edmonton Reportedly Closing In On Mike Babcock Hire, NHLPA Review Could Follow

Edmonton is reportedly close to hiring Mike Babcock, but any deal may require NHL and NHLPA clearance amid scrutiny of his 2023 resignation. ...Read more

#oilers, #mikebabcock, #nhl, #hockey

White House Sends Todd Blanche Nomination to Senate for Attorney General

White House formally transmitted President Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to the Senate, launching the confirmation process for the acting attorney general. ...Read more

#justice, #attorneygeneral, #toddblanche, #confirmation

New York Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Labels and Human Review for AI-Generated News

Lawmakers passed the NY FAIR News Act requiring clear labels and human editorial review for news substantially created by generative AI; it now awaits Gov. Hochul. ...Read more

#ai, #journalism, #newyork, #legislation