After a passenger jet collided with an Army chopper close to Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C., dozens are thought to have died. Following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attempt to disassociate himself from the anti-vaccine movement, the Senate prepares for another day of confirmation hearings. and an examination of DeepSeek’s AI model’s real-time censoring.
What to know today is as follows.
Massive rescue effort after plane collides with Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.
The bodies of those killed in yesterday evening’s airborne collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C., have been found by search and rescue personnel who have been working through the night in frigid temperatures. The number of casualties has not yet been disclosed by authorities.
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The collision occurred shortly before 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. According to a statement from American Airlines, American Eagle Flight 5342, which was departing from Wichita, Kansas, was carrying 60 passengers along with four crew members.According to U.S. Figure Skating, the passengers included figure skating athletes, coaches, and relatives who had attended a development camp in Wichita. The Army verified that the event included a Black Hawk chopper carrying three passengers on a training mission.
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RFK Jr. distances himself from vaccine skepticism in confirmation hearing
As they both look for positions in Donald Trump’s Cabinet, Tusli Gabbard will face the Senate Intelligence Committee and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face senators for a second day of interrogation.
Democrats posed the most tough questions during yesterday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, contesting Kennedy’s lengthy history of vaccine skepticism. Kennedy tried to strike a careful balance by promising to be a responsible steward of the agency while simultaneously rejecting and defending his contentious background, which he described as pro-safety in an opening speech. Additionally, Kennedy faltered when lawmakers questioned him on possible Medicaid reforms. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, the finance committee’s leading member, implied that Kennedy was unaware of the distinction between Medicare and Medicaid.What else happened yesterday is shown here. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is scheduled to meet with Kennedy today.
The Senate Intelligence Committee will question Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s choice for national intelligence director who flipped parties and supported the president’s 2024 campaign. More weight will probably be given to her efforts to persuade Republican senators that she supports a monitoring program that she previously attempted to dismantle than to her previous lenient remarks about Russia or her contentious meeting with former Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad.
Today, Kash Patel, Trump’s choice to lead the FBI, will also make his Senate debut. Look to The Suspendables, three conservative former FBI special agents who have criticized the agency and its extensive probe into the Capitol incident on January 6, for clues about how Patel’s political agenda might develop if he is approved.
Trump eyes sending migrants to Guant namo Bay
Preparations constructing a facility to shelter thousands of migrants at the U.S. military base in Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, began yesterday when President Donald Trump signed a letter. According to five defense officials, the statement took many Pentagon officials by surprise.
At a signing ceremony for the Laken Riley Act, the first statute enacted during his second term and a provision pertaining to immigration detention, Trump gave a preview of the directive, stating that he will urge the Homeland Security and Defense ministries to start preparing the 30,000-person migrant facility. On Fox News, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that Trump’s proposals for mass deportations would be ideal at the naval facility.
Federal officials are unsure of how Trump’s directive should be implemented, though. One defense official stated that it is unknown if the military will be involved, while others stated that they are unsure of the number of migrant beds at Guant Namo and whether the mission will be short-term or long-term.Go here to read the entire story.
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Hamas has released eight hostages, with 110 Palestinian prisoners and detainees set to be freed in latest stage of the Gaza ceasefire deal .
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Meta said it would
pay $25 million to settle a four-year-old lawsuit
over its decision to suspend Donald Trump s accounts after the Jan. 6 riot.
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NASA scientists
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On DeepSeek, users can see censorship in real time
This week, the tech industry was greatly impacted by the sudden rise in popularity of DeepSeek’s AI helper. However, the Chinese-owned app has its own peculiarities.In each of the ten queries we posed to DeepSeek regarding politically delicate subjects in China, the AI assistant either refused to respond or provided an answer that overtly supported the Chinese government. On occasion, it even starts writing an answer before reversing course and erasing it in front of the user.
Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy, responded to a question concerning the apparent censorship by saying: Artificial intelligence is not illegal, and all governments, including China’s, are handling it in accordance with the law.Culture and trends reporter Angela Yang
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