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The deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is coming up a week from now on June 12th, and legislators seem no closer to reaching a deal. If this sounds like deja vu, it’s because we’ve been here before. Congress reauthorized Section 702 in late April — but only for 45 days, so lawmakers could negotiate reforms to the controversial wiretapping authority.“There were no reformers in any of the conversations that happened. Full stop,” Sean Vitka, the executive director of Demand Progress, said on a press call Friday afternoon, hours after the Senate voted 52 to…
Singapore-based crypto travel platform Travala has launched a protocol it says lets artificial intelligence agents search, reserve and pay for hotels with USDC (USDC) on layer-2 blockchain Base, extending agentic AI stablecoin payments into travel bookings.The Travala Travel MCP is live through Claude Desktop, with outside developers able to integrate it into their own travel agents, Travala said in a statement sent to Cointelegraph.The company said the system connects Travala’s hotel inventory to AI agents through the Model Context Protocol, an open standard for linking AI apps to external tools. Payments use Coinbase’s x402 protocol on Base, with Travala saying…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Kris Jenner is no stranger to stealth wealth, often donning luxury labels like Dolce & Gabbana, Hermès and Chanel. Even her skincare essentials carry a pretty price tag, with it not being uncommon for her serums to cost hundreds of dollars. So, when she credited her glass-like skin to a little bottle sold on Amazon, my jaw hit the floor. The Rejuran Dual Effect Ampoule Serum lifts, brightens and rejuvenates, minimizing fine lines and firming the face. “[It’s] full of…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has reassured families and residents of Oriire Local Government Area about round-the-clock efforts to secure the release of recently abducted teachers and pupils in the area. Mr Makinde gave the assurance on Friday, while hosting a Nigerian Air Force delegation led by Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command, Abubakar Suleh, an air vice marshall, in Ibadan, the state capital. The governor urged residents of the state especially those in Yawota and Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire LGA to be patient as efforts were in top gear to rescue the victims. The governor thanked the Air Force for deploying…
The French, following its revolution in 1790, gave humanity the enduring slogan “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.” They are ideals worth dying for; but the same French turned out to be some of the most bestial colonialists for whom human life meant nothing. The French colonialists were so vicious that famous African psychiatrist Franz Fanon, who studied the psyche of the French, in his 1961 book The Wretched of the Earth advised his fellow Africans: “Let us waste no time in sterile litanies and nauseating mimicry. Leave this Europe where they are never done talking of Man, yet murder men everywhere they…
The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has reserved ruling until 9 June on the bail application filed by social media influencer, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO. PREMIUM TIMES reported that the self-styled relationship expert is facing trial over an alleged ₦36 million fraud. The EFCC, in a statement on X, stated that Justice D.I. Dipeolu fixed the date after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence during proceedings on Friday. The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Blessing CEO on two counts of obtaining money by false…
The Super Eagles held their first training session in Lisbon on Friday as preparations gathered pace for next week’s international friendly against Portugal. The team was further boosted with the arrival of Samuel Chukwueze taking the number of players in camp to 22. Nigeria’s delegation had arrived in Portugal after Wednesday’s 2-2 draw against Poland in Warsaw, with 19 players making the trip as Head Coach Eric Chelle shifted focus to another stern European test. The squad has since been strengthened by the arrivals of Alex Iwobi, Genk defender Christian Akpan and now Chukwueze, bringing the team closer to full…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has claimed the Nigerian government admitted that Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja Federal High Court acted without jurisdiction in convicting its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and sentencing him to life imprisonment. IPOB made the claim in a statement released by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, to announce the commencement of proceedings in the appeal filed by Kanu to challenge his conviction. The brief of argument in the case was filed on Friday at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division. The Nigerian government has, reportedly, also filed its cross-appeal in response to Kanu’s brief of argument in the…
Special Adviser on Media and Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says he fears that the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi might have more votes than Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 general elections. Bwala expressed this fear on Friday while responding to questions in an interview on Symfoni TV. He was speaking on the chances of Atiku, his former principal as next year’s general elections get closer. He said, “I fear Peter Obi might get more votes than Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 election, and my other fear is that he might come a distant fourth. “If that happens, his legacy as a…
The Bauchi State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims and arrested four suspects in connection with an abduction incident in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state. According to the command, the victims, a 40-year-old woman and her 25-year-old son, were abducted by gunmen who invaded their residence in Kwarin Gadali Hamlet, Pali District, Alkaleri LGA, in the early hours of June 2, 2026. Spokesman of the command, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the incident was reported to the police at about 11:46 am on the same day. He said operatives attached to…
