NAMPA republishes AFP headlines with Geneva photo caption

 

Geneva — NAMPA on July 6 published a photo caption showing Namibia's Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, alongside ITU officials at the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva. The same NAMPA feed displayed AFP-style datelines and headlines dated July 7–10 referencing distinct events while the body...

Counties Debate, Vote on Recent Data Center Moratoria

 

Manlius, N.Y. — The Manlius Town Board on Wednesday approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers and a six-month moratorium on battery storage facilities after a public hearing in which about a dozen residents raised environmental, energy-use and health concerns; the board voted unanimously on the data center ban...

Supreme Court Dismisses NCAP Petitions, Lifts TRO

 

Manila, Philippines. The Supreme Court en banc dismissed consolidated petitions challenging the No-Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) in Metro Manila and lifted the temporary restraining order previously issued on August 30, 2022. The 33-page decision, authored by Associate Justice Rodil V. Zalameda and promulgated on June 3, found the petitions moot...

Washington comedian Tiffany Haddish answers White House criticism

 

Washington, United States – Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish responded on-air this week to criticism from the White House over jokes she made about President Donald Trump while guest-hosting ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” during Jimmy Kimmel’s summer hiatus. In her July 7, 2026, monologue, Haddish mocked Trump’s physical appearance and...

McGarvey Opposes Louisville Hyperscale Data Center Plan

 

Louisville. U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey said Wednesday evening that he opposes the construction of hyperscale data centers in Kentucky, specifically citing a proposed 1.6-million-square-foot facility planned for west Louisville; he made the remarks at a public forum organized by Democratic state lawmakers at the South Central Regional Library. The Planning Commission...

Turkey: Trump switches Air Force One over Iran threat

 

Ankara, Turkey – President Donald Trump unexpectedly changed aircraft when departing Ankara on Thursday, July 9, 2026, after the conclusion of the NATO summit, acting on a direct recommendation from the U.S. Secret Service. Instead of boarding the newly retrofitted Boeing 747 donated by the government of Qatar, which had...

Local councils renew cameras, delay votes, revise zoning

 

Springfield, Illinois. On July 7 the City Council unanimously renewed a contract to operate 83 of the city's 138 Automatic License Plate Recognition cameras under Flock Safety and approved an ordinance allowing the Lincoln Library to accept a $1 million grant to renovate its first floor; both measures passed after...

Palm Beach airport renamed after President Donald J. Trump

 

Palm Beach, Florida. On Thursday, a months-old state law took effect renaming Palm Beach International Airport as President Donald J. Trump International Airport, and the Federal Aviation Administration authorized the change, shifting the airport identifier to DJT. The airport serves more than eight million passengers annually and is located a...

Local cities end Flock camera use amid privacy concerns

 

KAUKAUNA, Wis. officials announced this week that the city did not renew its three‑year contract with Flock Safety, ending use of the company's automated license plate reader cameras when the agreement expired at the end of June. Mayor Tony Penterman said he and the police chief made the decision without...

County leaders issue condolences following Paul Farrow's death

 

JEFFERSON — Jefferson County Administrator Michael Luckey on Wednesday issued a statement expressing condolences after Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow died Tuesday following a battle with cancer. Farrow had served in the Wisconsin State Senate and as Waukesha County Executive; the administrator's statement praised Farrow's leadership and called the loss...