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Biden admin used abortion group dossiers, including photos of minors, to target Christians, DOJ report reveals
Ecuador's Daniel Noboa Accuses Colombia's Gustavo Petro of 'Driving' Guerrilla Incursion
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, accused Colombian far-left President Gustavo Petro of allegedly "driving" a guerrilla incursion.
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A new House resolution introduced this week seeks to formally denounce recent and prior attempts on President Donald J. Trump’s life while emphasizing the responsibilities of federal law enforcement and homeland security agencies amid ongoing threat concerns.
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Georgia's Kirby Smart says Big Ten is 'more competitive conference' than SEC after CFP title streak
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It's not unusual to see hitting coaches get tossed from a game. It is highly unusual to see one get tossed the way A's hitting coach Chris Cron did on Wednesday night.
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Could you pass Pete Hegseth's new Army Combat Field Test? Drop and give us ... 30!
The U.S. Army's about to get a massive fit check — and not the kind where you show off the latest fashions in camouflage.
Effective this month, soldiers will be expected to pass a new, more rigorous Combat Field Test, one Secretary of the Army Hon. Dan Driscoll says will make sure those in the most physically demanding roles to "have the specific fitness required to dominate on the modern battlefield."
'We're asking more of our combat arms Soldiers.'
The new requirements directly affect those designated under combat military occupational specialties, such as infantrymen or combat engineers.
Boot and rallyThe annual test must be completed in 30 minutes while wearing the Army Combat Uniform, combat boots, and a brown T-shirt. It consists of the following:
- A 1-mile run;
- 30 dead-stop push-ups, which entail coming into direct contact with the ground, briefly lifting the hands, and then pushing up again;
- A 100-meter sprint;
- 16 lifts of a 40-pound sandbag onto a 65-inch platform — to simulate throwing a sandbag into a vehicle;
- A 50-meter carry of two 5-gallon (40 lbs. each) Army water cans (jerricans); and
- A 50-meter drill consisting of a "25-meter high crawl" and a "25-meter 3-5 second rush" — movements meant to simulate both crawling prone with a rifle as well as sprinting and dropping to the ground to avoid gunfire.
The test concludes with another 1-mile run.
If a soldier can complete this test, they are fit for a combat role in the U.S. Army. However, that is not the only fitness test they'll have to go through.
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Planks for the memoriesThose enlisted in combat arms will also have to complete the current annual Army Fitness Test, which is a requirement of all active duty and reserve soldiers.
That test consists of the following:- Three deadlifts with the maximum weight possible;
- As many hand-release push-ups as possible in two minutes — this involves the soldier extending both arms out to their sides when hitting the ground;
- A "sprint-drag-carry" circuit, in which soldiers drag a sled (or weights) and then carry two 40-pound kettlebells;
- Holding a plank position until failure; and
- A 2-mile run.
"This isn't just about passing a test; it's a direct measure of our commitment to readiness and ensuring our warfighters can dominate in any environment," Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer said. "We're asking more of our combat arms soldiers, and this test validates their ability to meet that high standard."
For Pete's sakeSince assuming the office last year, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has made raising military fitness standards a priority.
"It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular, hard PT, so can every member of our joint force," Hegseth said in a speech last October.
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The Army notes that if it is determined that a soldier cannot meet the physical standards, they may request a voluntary reclassification to a non-combat role, in order for the Army to retain personnel.
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Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei pledges to ‘safeguard’ nuclear tech, calls U.S. ‘Great Satan’
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Wynton Hall: Conservatives Who Understand AI Will 'Prevail on the Battlefield of Ideas'
Breitbart News social media director and author Wynton Hall discussed the revelations in his instant bestseller, Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI, and warned it is crucial for conservatives to understand that AI is not just "a tool," but "political power," and the MAGA movement has the opportunity to use it "to prevail on the battlefield of ideas."
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A national AI policy was drafted using AI. It cited fake sources.
South Africa's communications minister says that human oversight is sorely needed in the age of artificial intelligence.
The reason stems from a draft of the country's new AI policy, which leaders hoped would address concerns about ethics and regulations related to the technology.
'There will be consequence management for those responsible.'
The country's Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mmoba Solomon Malatsi, made a shocking admission that he would be withdrawing the national AI framework after its integrity had been "compromised."
Malatsi took to his X page on Sunday to explain that an internal review confirmed the policy included fake citations, likely generated by AI.
"The Draft ... contains various fictitious sources in its reference list," the minister wrote.
The draft had been made available to allow for public comment, but scrutiny over the fake sources sparked a review after just three weeks.
"This failure is not a mere technical issue but has compromised the integrity and credibility of the draft policy," the politician continued. "The most plausible explanation is that AI-generated citations were included without proper verification. This should not have happened."
The 40-year-old said the incident proves why "vigilant human oversight over the use of artificial intelligence is critical."
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The policy draft outlined a new National AI Commission, ethics board, and regulatory authority around AI that would coordinate to enforce new policies and ethical standards, Reuters reported.
It also set out framework for compensation related to any harm caused by the use of artificial intelligence.
The South Africans added emphasis on building their digital infrastructure in terms of cloud computing and computer farms, while calling for a reduction in reliance on hardware from China and the United States .
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Malatsi seemingly took his lumps in his post, calling the ordeal "a lesson we take with humility."
"I want to reassure the country that we are treating this matter with the gravity it deserves. There will be consequence management for those responsible for drafting and quality assurance," he added.
Malatsi is a member of South Africa's Democrat Alliance party, which holds the second-most seats in the National Assembly. His position as minister is in South Africa's Government of National Unity, which occurs when there is no party that wins an outright majority.
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Nolte: Critics Hate Anti-Trump Version of ‘Animal Farm,’ Predicted to Flop
Co-writer and director Andy Serkis took Animal Farm, one of the totems of classic literature, and woke-raped it into something unrecognizable.
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