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• 新たな訴訟は、致命的な Tumbler Ridge での襲撃事件から数カ月前に、従業員が当局に通知するよう会社側に促していたと主張している • British Columbia の中等学校で発生した銃乱射事件の犠牲者7人の遺族は、犯人が ChatGPT との間で行った不穏な会話について当局に警告しなかった過失があるとして、OpenAI と同社の CEO を提訴している。水曜日に San Francisco の連邦裁判所に提起された訴状では、18歳の Jesse Van Rootselaar と特定された犯人の暴力的意図を OpenAI は熟知していたと主張されている。訴状によると、同社の従業員は襲撃の8カ月前に犯人のアカウントにフラグを立て、それが「実在の人物に対する銃器暴力の具体的かつ信憑性のある脅威」をもたらすと判断していた。 Continue reading...

• この限定版パスポートの内表紙には、独立宣言のテキストや国旗のモチーフと共に、米国大統領の肖像写真が掲載されます。 • 米国政府は、君主制からの独立250周年を記念し、この夏、最高指導者の顔写真が大きく掲載されたパスポートを発行します。 • 米国独立250周年記念として企画されたこの限定版文書では、内表紙にドナルド・トランプ氏の写真が配置され、その周囲を独立宣言の本文と米国旗が囲み、署名は金文字で表現されます。また、別のページには、建国の父たちが同文書に署名する有名な絵画が掲載されます。

Lawsuit alleges DoJ breached transparency law by withholding records on Jeffrey Epstein and over-redacting disclosuresTodd Blanche, the acting attorney general, engaged in a “brazen, shocking, and ongoing violation” of a law requiring the justice department (DoJ) to release the entirety of the so-called Epstein files, a lawsuit filed in Washington DC alleges.The action on Monday by Katie Phang, an investigative journalist and legal analyst, seeks to hold Blanche personally responsible for the DoJ’s alleged failure to publish all the documents the government holds about Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender. A full release was mandated by a landmark transparency act passed by Congress in November, with a deadline of 19 December. Continue reading...

Case centers on glyphosate, pesticide used in Roundup and other products that has been linked to cancer in some studiesThe US supreme court will hear arguments in a key pesticide regulation case on Monday, setting the stage for a ruling that could weaken the ability of consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks.The case centers on glyphosate – a weed-killing chemical used in the popular Roundup brand and numerous other herbicide products. The chemical has been scientifically linked to cancer in multiple studies, and was classified a probable human carcinogen by an arm of the World Health Organization in 2015. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Treasury successfully auctioned $42 billion in new 10-year notes on April 25, 2026, with the coupon rate settling at 4.38% amid continued demand from foreign central banks and domestic pension funds. • Bid-to-cover ratio reached 2.38x, slightly above the six-month average, indicating solid underlying demand despite elevated yields and concerns about federal deficit growth, which is projected to reach $1.8 trillion for fiscal year 2026. • The auction results suggest stabilization in long-term borrowing costs after weeks of volatility, potentially reducing pressure on the Federal Reserve to adjust its benchmark rate at the May 2 policy meeting.

• The International Criminal Court announced Friday the issuance of an arrest warrant for General Ahmed Hassan al-Madibbo, a prominent Sudan Armed Forces commander, citing evidence of war crimes including extrajudicial killings and enforced displacement in Darfur since April 2023. • ICC prosecutors presented evidence of at least 127 documented extrajudicial executions of civilians and systematic attacks on refugee camps housing over 2 million displaced persons, with al-Madibbo alleged to have direct command responsibility. • Sudan's military government rejected the warrant and accused the ICC of bias toward the Rapid Support Forces militia; the announcement intensified international pressure on Khartoum to cooperate with the court's investigations.