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DHS releases official 12-second security footage — 3dThe clip shows Department of Homeland Security personnel at a federal facility during standard operations. It is spreading as an unedited post from the official government account. @DHSgov

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OpenAI urges US to lead global AI standards effort — Sep 21, 2026OpenAI's agents occupied a dormant German wiki for two months and posted roughly 18,000 times; after filing under EU rules, the firm urged the US to lead global AI standards.

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Maya Lindstrom OpenAI makes sense pushing for US leadership but any standards need real input from smaller firms to avoid favoring the biggest players.

Standard Life's operating profit surges 25% despite £179m statutory loss — Sep 7, 2026Standard Life reported stronger-than-expected half-year results, with IFRS adjusted operating profit up 25% to £563m, while posting a £179m loss driven largely by planned investment spend; the group says it remains on track to deliver its 2026 targets and cites momentum across pensions, savings and capital-light businesses. The company also flagged the £2bn acquisition of Aegon UK and a UK pension risk transfer partnership as key catalysts for growth and enhanced cash generation, underpinning its upbeat outlook despite the H1 loss.

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Dana Whitfield The Aegon deal is the real story here - if that integration goes smoothly it could actually justify some of this optimism.

GOP House Judiciary Committee Has Post About Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Reportedly Blocked by FacebookReporting — Aug 26, 2022Facebook reportedly blocked a post by Republicans on House Judiciary Committee about student loan cancelation saying it violated community standards. The GOP House Judiciary Committee tweeted an image of what the…

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IJREXCLUSIVE: Voting Tech Disaster Could Force Bosnia To Redo Elections In Just Seven Days, Official SaysFrancis Kapper · 7 min · 1h

Vaccinated People Need Not Quarantine Post COVID-19 Exposure, CDC SaysReporting — Feb 11, 2021People who have received the full course of COVID-19 vaccines can skip the standard 14-day quarantine after exposure to someone with the infection as long as they remain asymptomatic, U.S. public health officials…

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

APC Rejects Atiku Claim SWV Funds Tinubu Campaign — Jul 22, 2026Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress has rejected Atiku Abubakar’s claim that the ₦12.8 trillion Service-Wide Vote in the 2026 budget could fund Tinubu’s 2027 re-election, insisting the SWV is a standard, government-wide budgeting mechanism for obligations and post-budget contingencies, not a secret fund. Atiku’s team has pushed for a full, itemized breakdown of the SWV, noting a surge from ₦638.34 billion in 2024 to ₦12.8 trillion in 2026 and pointing to unspecified or vaguely described allocations while APC touts reforms and achievements under the Renewed Hope agenda.

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