State AGs Sue ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Over 'Willful, Dangerous, Reckless, and Unlawful Conduct'Amid escalating concerns about artificial intelligence from within and beyond the industry and related demands for policymakers worldwide to swiftly enact strong safeguards, attorneys general from eight US states sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Wednesday. "OpenAI designed a product to attract young users and keep them engaged for as long as possible so it…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeopenai lawsuit filing
Colombians Defy Presidential Decree 'Criminalizing Protest' in Rallies Against Right-Wing GovernmentColombians took to the streets Wednesday to protest the right-wing government of President Abelardo de la Espriella, denouncing austerity measures, renewed ties with Israel amid its genocidal assault on Gaza, and policies protesters fear will roll back hard-won social and worker rights. The nationwide mobilizations—which are backed by trade unions,…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcolombia protests decree
'The Court Must Intervene': Petition Seeks Release of Oscar Belgal, Who Still Has ICE Bullet in His NeckImmigrant rights advocates this week demanded the immediate release of Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican father of two held in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody with a bullet lodged in his neck after an ICE agent shot him in front of his young son last week in New York City. The Legal Aid Society filed an emergency petition Wednesday in…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentice shooting incident
Tlaib Unveils Bill to Ban Federal Funding for Flock Cameras Amid 'Mass Surveillance Crisis'Amid what she called a "mass surveillance crisis," US Rep. Rashida Tlaib announced legislation on Wednesday to ban the use of federal funds for powerful dragnet spying systems—including the automated license plate-reading cameras manufactured by Flock Safety. Flock has quickly grown into a massive nationwide surveillance network with more than 120,000 of…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologyflock cameras legislation
'Murdering People Has Failed': Cheap Cocaine Flows Into US as Trump Bombs BoatsUS President Donald Trump has bombed dozens of boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean over the past 13 months, killing more than 230 people, but "record supplies of cocaine still arrive in the US, Europe, and as far away as Australia every day, cheaper and purer than they've been in decades," The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday. After…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeus cocaine interdiction efforts
Federal Court Blocks 'Blatantly Illegal' Trump Effort to Restructure USDAA federal court in California on Tuesday order the US Department of Agriculture to halt any further enactment of a plan by President Donald Trump to dramatically restructure the agency, which public workers unions and pro-democracy advocates argued in court was unlawful. The order from the US District Court of the Northern District of California came in…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →FoodGovernmentusda reorganization blocked
'Senator Collins Paid for the Bullets,' Troy Jackson Says of ICE Killing in MaineDemocratic US Senate candidate Troy Jackson on Tuesday castigated his Republican opponent, incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, for voting to funnel tens of millions of dollars to Immigration and Customs Enforcement just over a month before one of the agency's officers killed 25-year-old Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine. "Senator Collins paid…Common Dreams4d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentmaine senate debate
