Reports of outages surge at X and other apps as Cloudflare says it's having widespread problems

Reports of outages surge at X and other apps as Cloudflare says it’s having widespread problems

Reports of outages and problems accessing apps including X and video game League of Legends surged on Tuesday morning amid an issue at web services company Cloudflare, which stated on its system status page that it is investigating an issue affecting “multiple customers.” Cloudflare said customers were experiencing “widespread 500 errors,” a message indicating that…

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Roblox announces measures to strengthen protections for minors

Roblox announces measures to strengthen protections for minors

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors.  Roblox said it will soon require players to use AI-powered facial age-estimation technology to help verify their age. The system, combined with ID-based age verification and confirmed parental consent, is intended to “provide a more…

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Trump has elaborate welcome planned for MBS during Saudi crown prince's White House visit

Trump has elaborate welcome planned for MBS during Saudi crown prince’s White House visit

President Trump has a warm and elaborate welcome planned for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, at the White House Tuesday, signaling his administration’s close ties to the Saudi kingdom as the president aims to lock in major business and national security deals.  Ahead of bin Salman’s arrival, the president told reporters…

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Trump administration sues California for banning federal agents from wearing face coverings

Trump administration sues California for banning federal agents from wearing face coverings

The Department of Justice is suing California over two recently enacted laws that would prohibit federal agents from wearing facial coverings and require them to identify themselves while conducting their duties.  The lawsuit filed Monday argues California’s laws violate the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, under which federal laws take precedence over state laws. The Trump administration also…

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Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot indicted on 84 charges in alleged attempt to shut down plane's engines mid-flight

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot indicted on 84 charges in alleged attempt to shut down plane’s engines mid-flight

An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who authorities said tried to shut off a passenger jet’s engines during an October flight was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury in Portland, Oregon, on seven dozen lesser state charges than the initial attempted murder counts prosecutors originally sought.  Joseph David Emerson, 44, who told authorities he was on…

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