The Duke Faculty and Administration Damaged the Intellectual Foundations of Higher Education

FBI Raids Office And Cannabis Dispensary Of Virginia State Sen. L. Louise Lucas Federal agents from the FBI executed court-authorized search warrants Wednesday morning at the Portsmouth legislative office of longtime Democratic Virginia State Sen. L. Louise Lucas and at an adjacent cannabis retail business she co-owns, as part of an ongoing federal corruption probe tied to marijuana dispensary operations. Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) listens to debate on the state Senate floor in Richmond, Va., on Feb. 17, 2026. Ryan M. Kelly/AP Photo The raids, which also extended...

Apple Fixes Bug That Allowed FBI To Read Deleted Signal Messages Authored by Brian Quarmby via CoinTelegraph.com, Tech giant Apple has fixed a security flaw that had allowed the FBI to access a Signal user’s deleted messages through their phone’s push notification database, despite the app being deleted and messages being set to disappear. In a security advisory released on Wednesday, Apple said it had fixed a bug that allowed “notifications marked for deletion” to be “unexpectedly retained on the device.” In an X post on Wednesday, Signal said the update fixed the issue that...

JPM's Dimon Warns Of "Skunk At Party," Talks Credit Cycles, Touts U.S. Military Power JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon began his annual shareholder letter on Monday by tying the bank's legacy to the nation's history: "In 2026, America is celebrating its 250th anniversary. This year, we are also celebrating the 227th anniversary of JPMorgan Chase, which was founded in April 1799." Quick Summary  Dimon used his annual letter to tout another year of record financial results, while warning that investors may be underestimating the risks building across the global economy. These risks include...