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9+ min ago (342+ words) It wouldn't be an NFL week if there weren't some sort of controversy." Football fans were fuming over an offensive pass interference called on the Cowboys in a crucial moment of the Dallas' 44-30 "Thursday Night Football" loss to the Lions in Detroit." Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson was called for an offensive pass interference as he was trying to evade Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone to make a catch, even though replays seemed to show the Detroit defender as the one who could have been called for a penalty." It was unclear where the offensive pass interference had taken place, and with the Cowboys down 37-27 with just under four minutes on the clock, a penalty on the Lions would have put Dallas in a prime position to score a much-needed touchdown." The call even left Prime Video rules analyst Terry McAuley…...

10+ min ago (964+ words) David N. Bossie is the president of Citizens United and Citizens United Productions, and the executive producer of "America at Risk." Bossie is the former chief investigator for the United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. During Bill Clinton's two terms as president, he led investigations ranging from the Whitewater land deal to the transfer of dual-use technology to China and to foreign fundraising in the 1996 Clinton re-election campaign. As president of Citizens United Productions, Bossie has produced 11 documentaries since 2004, including the award winning Border War: The Battle over Illegal Immigration, Broken Promises: The United Nations at 60 with Ron Silver, and Perfect Valor, a documentary narrated by Senator Fred Thompson about the service and sacrifices of our troops in Iraq. Born in Boston, Bossie attended the University of Maryland. He has proudly served for the last 19 years…...

16+ min ago (608+ words) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The tens of billions of dollars being poured into artificial intelligence by Wall Street and the Trump administration is creating a paradoxical landscape for the US economy where too little attention is being paid to non-tech sectors, a senior academic warns. "On the economic activity side, the evidence is very strong that this year's economic expansion in the US would turn into contraction if you remove AI spending.. So there is certainly weakness in the economy," Manu Gupta, vice provost and dean at the Virginia Commonwealth University, told Sputnik Gupta's observation comes as US real gross domestic product growth clocked an annual rate of 3.8% in the second quarter of 2025, with preliminary estimates indicating a similar pace for the third quarter The four largest tech companies, led by Amazon and Google parent Alphabet, are expected to spend approximately $350 billion…...

19+ min ago (705+ words) The law should seek to place liability primarily on actual tortfeasors whenever possible, rather than the deep pockets somewhere in the supply chain. " The post Supreme Court Questions Broadband Provider Liability for User Misconduct appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI. Intermediary liability'when a company should be liable for users" misuse of its product by users'has been a long-standing issue in tech policy. Two years ago, the Supreme Court dismissed a case alleging Twitter aided and abetted terrorism by allowing ISIS to recruit on its platform. This week, the Court weighed in again, hearing argument in a case involving a billion-dollar judgment against broadband provider Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts suspected of copyright infringement. The case raises significant questions about copyright enforceability, broadband providers" role as gateways to the internet, and digital equity concerns. The justices seemed doubtful…...

19+ min ago (342+ words) A California community is reeling after hearing the news that a local pastor was allegedly caught trying to meet a person he thought was a minor for sex.James David Stockton, 54, was arrested on Saturday by Signal Hill police after an online citizen group called "Caught Fished" said it had documented inappropriate messages with the pastor. 'He got into the nasty part that no pastor should be talking about.' Stockton is the pastor at South Bay Church of God in Torrance. He ran for Congress as a Democrat in 2024, and before that he was a leader of the NAACP in Marion County.The group provided some of the texts to KTTV-TV and said that Stockton knew the decoy was claiming to be 16 years old and in high school. "What time you get out of school today?" read one text allegedly…...

19+ min ago (331+ words) Alleged texts from his conversation were released by an online community group. A California community is reeling after hearing the news that a local pastor was allegedly caught trying to meet a person he thought was a minor for sex. James David Stockton, 54, was arrested on Saturday by Signal Hill police after an online citizen group called "Caught Fished" said it had documented inappropriate messages with the pastor. 'He got into the nasty part that no pastor should be talking about.' Stockton is the pastor at South Bay Church of God in Torrance. He ran for Congress as a Democrat in 2024, and before that he was a leader of the NAACP in Marion County. The group provided some of the texts to KTTV-TV and said that Stockton knew the decoy was claiming to be 16 years old and in high school....

29+ min ago (233+ words) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK government is ready to release 8 billion pounds ($10.6 million) from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, but such a mechanism has not yet been developed, the Times newspaper reported, citing government sources. On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the commission is ready to use Russia's frozen assets to cover 90 billion euros ($105 billion) of Ukraine's financial needs for 2026-2027 The final financing decision will be made at the EU summit in December, following consultations A government source said that a specific process for unlocking 8 billion pounds of Russian assets held in the UK and transferring them to Ukraine has not yet been devised The European Commission is seeking to get EU countries to use the Russian Central Bank's assets to finance Ukraine's war effort On November 8, Belgian news agency Belga reported that around 140 billion…...

32+ min ago (317+ words) Fake identities, dead people, and massive improper use of Social Security numbers to receive Obamacare subsidies. Thieves and plunderers are robbing us blind. Legal plunder. We need a tea party moment. WASHINGTON, D.C. " In a new preliminary report'published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), waste, fraud, and abuse have run rampant through Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, worsening health care plans for Americans, all while enriching big insurance companies. As the report notes, such practices can result in wasteful federal spending on subsidies for enrollees who are not eligible. Further, such practices can result in harm and unexpected costs for consumers. These can include loss of access to medical providers and medications, higher copayments and deductibles, or repayment of subsidies if income or other eligibility was misrepresented. The GAO investigation was'requested'by Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Committee…...

32+ min ago (1281+ words) Undercover footage from the pro-life group Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust allegedly shows a "multi-state abortion fund, the Palmetto State Abortion Fund, (PSAF) secretly transporting a minor for an abortion, two hours away, despite the parent's clear disapproval." The Details: A media release sent to Live Action News from Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust read in part: Survivors' undercover journalist posed as a 15-year-old and captured interactions with PSAF's founder, staff, and a volunteer driver[,] Kathryn Weir. Via a hidden camera, she captured the entire operation from being picked up at the Myrtle Beach Mall and being driven to Planned Parenthood in Charleston. On the return trip, the vehicle stopped at a gas station where they were intercepted by Survivors' Director Tim Clement. He posed as the teen's distressed father, demanding to know who Weir was and why she had…...

33+ min ago (754+ words) A couple bought a 200-acre remote homestead in Alaska for $350k under the asking price " by writing a 900-word letter promising to carry on the owner's conservation legacy. Elise Giordano, 34, and her husband Ben Hastie, 40, wanted to swap their two-bed cabin for their dream home but couldn't afford the asking price " which averages between a few hundred thousand dollars to two million dollars. But desperate to move to the homestead in Palmer, Alaska, and Elise's father, Richard Giordano, 66, they put in an offer $350k under the asking with a "good letter" about why they should take the land. In the letter, Elise said she "appreciated" the work and dedication the previous owner had put into the property and "deeply admired" their commitment to conservation and pledged to carry that on through her ownership. To their surprise, it was accepted, and after three…...