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Gun Jams, Knife Comes Out: One Dead After Bizarre Courthouse Shooting In Nashville A man armed with a pistol was shot and killed by a security officer at the Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and Courthouse in Nashville on Thursday morning, WSMV reported, citing Metro Nashville police. Police said the man tried to fire his gun at the courthouse security checkpoint but failed, then pulled out a knife and was shot by the security officer. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he died. A police spokesperson said it...

'Operation Protect The Vote': Feds Arrest 28 Foreign Nationals In California Monday For Illegal Voting Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, Federal agents arrested more than two dozen foreign nationals across California on Monday, for fraudulently registering and voting in U.S. elections. Specifically, the 28 suspects are being charged with a combination of illegal voting, making a false claim of U.S. citizenship in order to vote, and "knowingly depriving the residents of California of a fair and impartial election process," Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter announced at a news conference...

AI Consciousness Could Become A Regulatory Moat Authored by Peter C. Earle via The Daily Economy, Artificial intelligence companies have spent years convincing the public that their products are useful. More recently, they've sought to persuade policymakers that AI poses an unlikely but real existential threat to humanity. But their most recent campaign has taken a remarkable turn: making the case that sufficiently advanced AI architectures are potentially conscious and, as such, may demand legal standing, moral consideration, and protections traditionally reserved for living beings. The latter is a curious proposition indeed,...