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2+ hour, 33+ min ago (85+ words) The United States exempted Hungary from Russian energy sanctions earlier this month. Hungary's Orban to Meet Putin in Moscow Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Nov. 28 to discuss crude and gas supplies. France Announces New Voluntary Youth Military Service Scheme Trump Says South Africa Won't Be Invited to 2026 Miami G20 Summit Witkoff to Visit Moscow to Discuss Peace Plan Next Week, Kremlin Says EU Proposes Deepening Defense Industry Ties With Ukraine...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago (85+ words) The United States exempted Hungary from Russian energy sanctions earlier this month. Hungary's Orban to Meet Putin in Moscow Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Nov. 28 to discuss crude and gas supplies. France Announces New Voluntary Youth Military Service Scheme Trump Says South Africa Won't Be Invited to 2026 Miami G20 Summit Witkoff to Visit Moscow to Discuss Peace Plan Next Week, Kremlin Says EU Proposes Deepening Defense Industry Ties With Ukraine...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago (1498+ words) As far as I know, SASS began as a military moniker that stood for Semi-Automatic Sniper System. The first being the Knight's Armament M110 SASS. PSA has decided to release their version of a SASS, and they call it the Super SASS'more specifically, the PSA Sabre-10A2 Super SASS. I've never been much of a precision rifle guy, and most of my .308 experience is behind a bolt gun. For that reason, this review might not appeal to everyone. I'm writing it from the perspective of a newbie trying to learn, and if the Super SASS offers a value-priced gas gun for someone looking to stretch their effective range. In the search to become a well-rounded shooter and to learn something new, I grabbed the Super SASS. The .308-powered, gas-operated, AR-10-style rifle certainly looks nice, and the price made it appealing. The…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago (575+ words) Amid this week's zigs and zags, three dynamics stood out as the most important factors affecting the fate of Ukraine: Trump is determined not to be dragged in any further, but he wants to be at the center of anything that happens, and none of the other powers are strong enough to change his mind or meaningfully alter facts on the ground. The administration's initial proposal landed like a bomb in Kyiv. Among other things, Russia would gain territory that its army has not yet won on the battlefield, and Ukraine would have to shrink its army and forswear any attempt to join NATO. President Volodymyr Zelensky told his countrymen they faced "the risk of losing a key partner, or 28 difficult points, or an extremely harsh winter." But after a hastily assembled meeting in Geneva, Secretary of State Marco Rubio…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago (426+ words) This was all brought to light last week at a Supreme Court Historical Society event to mark the publication of "The Emerald Bench: The History of the Irish American Justices on the Supreme Court." And to top things off, the author was introduced by Kavanaugh. (Fun fact: Kavanaugh is the only one of the four "Irish justices" with Irish heritage on both sides, that of his father, Everett Kavanaugh Jr., and his mother, Martha Kavanaugh, n'e Murphy.)" Kavanaugh also touted his links to three other Irish-American justices featured in the book, including retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, "a great Irish-American" for whom he clerked and whom he succeeded in 2018. And he occupies chambers used by two other prominent Irish-American justices, Justice Frank Murphy during his 1940-49 tenure and Justice William Brennan Jr., who served from 1956 to 1990. The author highlighted five justices from…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago (1191+ words) On the banks of the Mississippi, a sulfurous stench hits the back of the throat near Elon Musk's Colossus, the largest artificial intelligence supercomputer in the world. Housed in a warehouse guarded by CCTV cameras and an imposing fence, with a row of Tesla cybertrucks parked outside, Colossus is named after a 1970 dystopian film about a computer that seizes control of the United States nuclear codes and enslaves humanity. Inside, hundreds of thousands of processing units, the systems used to power AI, are whirring away on neatly stacked shelves to produce Grok, a chatbot which Musk hopes will soon overtake ChatGPT as the most advanced large language model. Early versions of Grok have had troubling issues, parroting racist language from social media and praising Adolf Hitler. The chatbot's successes include the creation of an anime-style girlfriend named Ani, designed to…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago (169+ words) ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. The four criminal law-ish cases set for argument between Dec. 1 and 10 The day after'First Choice'is argued, the court will hear argument in another case involving access to federal courts, for a person alleging a religious freedom claim. As in'First Choice, the'solicitor general has entered the case'as an amicus supporting the plaintiff.' Heck'was written by Justice Antonin Scalia for a unanimous court invoking principles of federalism (respect for state court judgments) and criminal law finality. It will be extremely interesting to see how these principles and that author are treated by the entirely new (other than Justice Clarence Thomas) set of justices now on the court. Hamm v. Smith:'Capital punishment'and how to evaluate whether a person scheduled for execution is mentally disabled Cases:…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago (255+ words) Preemption laws offer legal protection for gun owners, but only when they are enforced. The work to advance any pro-gun legislation is arduous, more so in Minnesota than most states. But passing a law is only half the battle. This is also especially true in Minnesota, where local officials are concocting yet another illegal scheme to defy the state's firearm preemption statute. This has sadly become the norm, as defying preemption'is a recognized way'for municipal politicians to signal to their anti-gun supporters and donors that if the Second Amendment is no impediment to their plans, neither is a state statute. Current Minnesota law,'Minn. Stat. " 471.633, states: The legislature preempts all authority of a home rule charter or statutory city of the first class, county, town, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision, or any of their instrumentalities, to regulate firearms, ammunition,…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago (208+ words) The Andro Corp Industries ACI-15 5.56 Bravo AR-15 Rifle for just $399.99. You save $150.00, and this is the lowest price of the year! Primary Arms has a great price on the Andro Corp Industries ACI-15 5.56 Bravo AR-15 Rifle for just $399.99. You save $150.00, and this is the lowest price of the year! Before you check out, add a Primary Arms SLx MD-25 Rotary Knob 25mm Microdot on sale for $129.99. Andro Corp Industries ACI-15 5.56 Bravo AR-15 Rifle is built with high-quality parts and components for straight out-of-the-box performance. It features a 16" 4150 CMV Melonite barrel with a 1:7 twist, a 1/228 threaded muzzle, and an A2 flash hider. The 15" M-LOK handguard and Picatinny rail offers plenty of space to add your favorite optics and accessories. Built for long-lasting and reliable usage, the ACI-15 features a 7075-T6 mil-spec upper receiver and a 7075 forged lower receiver with a QPQ corrosion-resistant finish. If you're…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago (315+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. " NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, has awarded Main Line Armory with its coveted Five-Star rating for range excellence. Five stars is the highest rating in NSSF's star-rating system, which evaluates shooting facilities based on appearance, management, shooting sports development and amenities. Main Line Armory is a 30,000-square-foot destination luxury indoor range located in Malvern, Pennsylvania " the western end of the historic Pennsylvania Railroad's Philadelphia "Main Line." Main Line Armory was founded in 2020 by veterans eager to serve their local community through training and an elevated customer experience, opening in 2023. Inspired by local history and its proximity to Valley Forge and other significant sites, Main Line Armory incorporated elements of the Revolutionary War into its branding and throughout the facility. Three, 25-yard bays are named after Revolutionary War Generals who frequented the Main Line of Philadelphia. "We knew that…...