#Federal regulators order Tesla to provide extensive data on ‘Elon mode’ hack to autopilot feature

#Federal regulators order Tesla to provide extensive data on ‘Elon mode’ hack to autopilot feature

Federal vehicle regulators sent a letter to Tesla last month ordering the company to send data about its driver assistance and monitoring systems due to a once-secret feature that lets users use autopilot without putting their hands on the steering wheel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted the letter on its website Wednesday, saying…

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#Idalia makes landfall in Florida Big Bend

#Idalia makes landfall in Florida Big Bend

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning in the Florida Big Bend as a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph sustained winds, the National Hurricane Center said while warning of the possibility of “catastrophic damage.” “Extremely dangerous Category 3 Hurricane #Idalia makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 125…

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#Press: Time for the media to stop fawning over Vivek Ramaswamy  

#Press: Time for the media to stop fawning over Vivek Ramaswamy  

In America, every natural-born citizen who’s at least 35 years old is free to run for president. But that doesn’t mean everyone who does so should be taken seriously. Vivek Ramaswamy should not.   If Ramaswamy’s unfitness for the office was not clear before last week’s debate, there’s no doubt about it now. Let’s start out with the fact that he’s never run for office before or held any political office at any…

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#House, Senate GOP set for internal fight over Ukraine 

#House, Senate GOP set for internal fight over Ukraine 

Senate and House Republicans are girding themselves for an internal battle over President Biden’s request for another $24 billion to continue funding the war and humanitarian assistance in Ukraine.   The GOP’s divisions over the war were on full display at last week’s presidential debate.  Republicans with traditional national security views — former U.S. Ambassador…

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#Nixon-era intelligence reports on 1973 Chile coup declassified

#Nixon-era intelligence reports on 1973 Chile coup declassified

The U.S. State Department released portions of two formerly classified Nixon-era intelligence reports that offer insight into the information former President Nixon received amid Chile’s 1973 coup.  The two documents from September of 1973 include portions of the Central Intelligence Agency’s daily briefs with Nixon on the events occurring in Chile. The documents suggest Nixon…

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#Pope Francis draws fire after praising Russian empire

#Pope Francis draws fire after praising Russian empire

Pope Francis is under fire for recent comments where he appeared to praise the Russian empire in an address to Russian Catholic youths, sparking criticism from both state and religious leaders in Ukraine.  In a video of the end of the pope’s speech posted to a religious website in Moscow, Francis said, suddenly switching from his prepared…

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#Airline launches ‘only adult’ section for international flight

#Airline launches ‘only adult’ section for international flight

A Turkish-Dutch airline is looking to remove the disruption of children’s noises by offering an “only adult zone” for flights and people traveling without kids between Amsterdam and Curaçao.   Turkish-Dutch Corendon Airlines said it is introducing “only adult zones” for flights between Amsterdam and Curaçao starting Nov. 3.  “This zone on the plane is intended…

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