NAIROBI — Kenya’s government has raised concerns about risks associated with use of artificial intelligence (AI) as youth-led, anti-government protests continue across the nation. Protesters have deployed creative uses of AI and digital tools to take on the political establishment over the past few weeks as part of the nationwide demonstrations, which were triggered by the now-scrapped Finance Bill 2024 containing a raft of unpopular tax hikes.

Kenyan protesters are using AI in their anti-government fight

William Ruto deals with challenging and angry questions following last week's deadly protests.

Historic first as president takes on Kenya's online army

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Kenyans attended a concert in the nation's capital Nairobi on Sunday, chanting slogans and dancing, to commemorate the more than three dozen people killed in recent anti-government protests. At least 39 people were killed in the demonstrations that started on June 18, as protesters pushed...

Kenyans Hold Concert to Remember Those Killed in Protests

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Kenya rights groups decry abductions as government cracks down on protests

NAIROBI — Kenya’s President William Ruto on Friday, July 5 announced several cuts to government expenditure and addressed anti-government protesters in an X space audio format, extending an olive branch to the Gen Z and millennial Kenyans leading the country’s protest movement. Ruto held a press briefing...

Kenya’s president offers olive branch to young protesters but concerns remain

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

TheDailyBeast

A left-of-center coalition beat out Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in France’s second round of parliamentary elections Sunday, shocking politicians and pundits alike. But with no party winning an absolute majority, the country has been plunged into an uncertain state of political gridlock that could stretch on for months.The alliance, the New Popular Front, won at least 181 seats, according to the Associated Press, which cited France’s Interior Ministry. Meanwhile, Macron’s centrist bloc slid into second place with at least 160 seats, while National Rally took a measly 143 seats.Final results were still being tallied on Sunday night, with...

French Prime Minister to Resign After Shocking Defeat for Far Right

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Gulfport, MS

Mississippi News Group

On June 14, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 15-year-old Lexi Jade Brown, charging her with attempted murder and first-degree arson. The arrest followed a violent incident in the early morning hours according to a press release from teh Gulfport PD.

15 year old charged with attempted murder and arson after victim wakes up being stabbed

The Independent

 French police dispersed election night crowds in Paris and Nantes with tear gas on Sunday evening, even though gatherings were largely peaceful across the country.In the capital’s Place de la Republique, people had been chanting and marching with flairs but dispersed rapidly when riot police launched tear gas canisters at the edges of the gathering.The same approached was used in the western city of Nantes, a flashpoint for left-wing activism, where police fired tear gas at demonstrators.A left-wing alliance has become the biggest force in France’s parliament after tactical voting brought a shock win over the far-right National Rally.

Tear gas and riot police deployed against crowds gathering at Paris landmark after French election results

PBS NewsHour

A couple hundred officers from Kenya landed in the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. It wasn't immediately known what the Kenyans' first assignment would be.

UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrive in Haiti, Kenya-led officers prepare to face gangs

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo over their role in an attempted coup in May, told a court on Friday that they were threatened by the coup leader to either join or be killed.

U.S. citizens in Congo coup attempt tell court they were forced to join

Nobody expected this. High drama, for sure, but this was a shock. When the graphics flashed up on all the big French channels, it was not the far right of Marine Le Pen and her young prime minister-in-waiting Jordan Bardella who were on course for victory. It was the left...

What just happened in France's shock election?

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American History Central

The Fall of Paris (June 14, 1940) in World War II was one of the key moments that took place during the early years of the war. The Battle of France started when Germany attacked France on May 10, 1940. German forces quickly defeated the French Army, which was widely considered the best in the world. A month later, on June 10, the French Government abandoned Paris and declared it an "open city." French leaders effectively left it open to occupation by German forces, which happened on June 14.

German Forces Take Control of Paris in 1940 (with Video)

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – On Friday, June 14, 2024, the Hattiesburg Police Department arrested three individuals in connection with the deadly shooting of 21-year-old Marcus "MJ" Daniels, Jr., charging each with capital murder according to a press release from the Hattiesburg Police.

Multiple teens arrested on Capital Murder charge following death of MJ Daniels

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country. A couple hundred police officers from Kenya met early Wednesday with Prime Minister Garry Conille as they prepare...

Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs

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The Lantern

Former Ohio State Army ROTC Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington (left), who was also the university’s professor of military science and leadership, was officially replaced by Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker (right) effective June 7. Credit: Courtesy of The Ohio State University and Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker, respectively.

Lt. Colonel Michael Kelvington removed from Ohio State Army ROTC post, replaced by Lt. Colonel Steven Spiker in light of ongoing Title IX investigation

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France was gripped by political turmoil yesterday after Marine Le Pen's hard-Right party won the first round of a snap election.

Fears of French civil war after Marine Le Pen's hard-Right party victory in election called by 'reckless' Macron that saw clashes in streets

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s incoming president announced her appointees for top posts Thursday, but hopes for a fresh approach were dashed by the re-appearance of old faces in the new cabinet. President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum announced that Rosa Icela Rodríguez, who headed outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s...

Mexico's Incoming President Announces Top Posts but Her New Cabinet Includes Familiar Faces

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Gun rights groups filed a 2nd Amendment challenge Tuesday to a new California law that slapped an extra tax on firearm and ammunition sales in an attempt to reduce gun violence. The Firearms Policy Coalition said it filed the complaint on its members’ behalf in San Diego County Superior Court....

Gun rights groups sue to block California’s new tax on firearms

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Anti-government protests resume in Kenya after 39 people killed

Anti-government demonstrations resumed in various Kenyan cities on Tuesday, with protesters calling for a clampdown on state corruption and wasteful government expenditure. Police dressed in anti-riot...

Anti-government protests resume in Kenya after 39 people killed

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