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Book reveals Ground Zero debris was dispersed across all fifty states
A new book, *Scattered Steel: The Afterlife of the WTC* by Samuel Holleran and Max Holleran, traces what became of the nearly two million tons of debris cleared from Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks, revealing that fragments were dispersed to all 50 US states and beyond. Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of…
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Biggest clue yet Trump is bracing for midterm wipeout: ‘It’s not as dire’
Donald Trump has signalled he does not intend to campaign at full intensity ahead of November’s US midterm elections, telling Fox News host Laura Ingraham he will not match the effort of his 2024 presidential run. His comments suggest he is already preparing for the likelihood that Republicans lose control of one or both chambers…
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UK government rejects ‘kill switch’ idea for dangerous AI
The UK government has rejected calls to introduce a legal “kill switch” that would allow it to shut down a dangerous AI system in an emergency, despite growing cross-party pressure from peers and MPs. The Cabinet Office argued that Britain “cannot simply turn AI off”, warning that blocking access to models locally would not stop…
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Top House chairman warns Congress against ‘complacency’ 25 years after 9/11
Andrew Garbarino, the Republican chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, has used the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks to warn that Congress must act on threats before they materialise rather than only after tragedy strikes. The New York congressman, who was a high school senior when the attacks unfolded, said the…
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Downing Street ‘open’ to idea of new ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal which would see Britain take migrants from across the European Union
Downing Street has said it is “open” to discussions on a new EU-wide “one in, one out” migrant deal, after France’s interior minister Laurent Nunez indicated Paris wants to end the current bilateral arrangement with Britain. The existing scheme, agreed between Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer last summer, only covers returns to France and…
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Aviation minister ridiculed as it emerges he boasted about air traffic control being ‘well prepared’ and given ‘increased resilience’ – just a day before it went into meltdown, stranding thousands of travellers
Labour was mocked after it emerged that aviation minister Keir Mather praised Britain’s air traffic control system as “well prepared” with “increased resilience” just a day before it suffered a major meltdown. A four-hour technical failure at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights, leaving over 330,000 passengers facing…
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9/11 widow confronts Bush, Obama and Biden over Saudi cover-up at memorial … as she issues dire warning to Trump and Vance
At the 25th anniversary memorial for the 9/11 attacks, victims’ families used their platform at Ground Zero in New York to publicly accuse successive US administrations of shielding Saudi Arabia from accountability for its alleged role in the attacks. Terry Strada, widow of victim Tom Strada, directly confronted former presidents Bush, Obama and Biden, who…
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Record server sales fuelled by enterprise AI infrastructure growth
Server sales are booming despite rising prices, as AI infrastructure investment spreads beyond the big hyperscalers to enterprises and government buyers. According to market intelligence firm IDC, vendor revenue hit an all-time quarterly high of $166.3 billion in Q2, up 52 per cent year-on-year, in stark contrast to the PC market, where memory-driven price rises…
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Parliament Revisits Assisted Dying Bill as MPs Vote on Controversial Legislation
MPs in the House of Commons rejected a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, voting 286 to 270 against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at its Second Reading after a four-hour debate. The defeat, met with cheers in the chamber, came after several MPs who had previously backed…
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9/11’s 25th Anniversary: America Reflects on Survivor Stories and Renewed Questions About Prior Intelligence
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, prompting renewed public reflection on survivor accounts and lingering questions about intelligence failures ahead of the atrocity. Coverage of the milestone spans multiple angles, including cultural retrospectives such as how country music artists channelled the nation’s grief, anger…