Senators renew scrutiny of border officers’ authority to search Americans’ phones

Washington — A group of senators is pressing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for more information on border officers’ broad authority to search travelers’ phones and other electronic devices without a warrant or suspicion of a crime, renewing scrutiny of whether the U.S. government is infringing on Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and

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3 U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones, worth about $30 million each, have crashed in or near Yemen since November

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 drone crashed in Yemen early Friday, according to a U.S. military official, who updated earlier information that indicated that it had crashed off the coast. An investigation into the incident is underway. According to the official, there were no reported injuries.  Iran-backed Houthi rebels took responsibility Friday for shooting down

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Superbug from human eye drops outbreak spread to dogs

Two dogs treated at a veterinary hospital in New Jersey last year have tested positive for a rare, drug-resistant strain of bacteria linked to a fatal outbreak blamed on now-recalled eye drops that had been used in humans, a CDC investigator said Friday. The animals were infected by a bacteria known as carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa,

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University protests over Israel-Hamas war lead to more clashes between police and demonstrators on campuses nationwide

Ohio State University joined the growing list of college protests against Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Clashes between protesters and police on the campus overnight resulted in over a dozen arrests. Those who refused to leave after warnings were arrested and charged with criminal trespass, said university spokesperson Benjamin Johnson, citing rules barring overnight

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