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The sun beamed down on my 13-year-old face — the only part of my body meant to be exposed, as I sat on the edge of a fountain on a hot, summer day in one of the most beautiful parks I had ever visited. I was a world away from the local New Jersey park where I grew up playing wearing shorts and T-shirts — I was in my ancestral home, Iran, during summer break. Read the full story here

Iranian-American women speak out amid anti-government protests Iranian women and girls are risking their lives to challenge the government by marching in the city streets, posting on social media and defiantly cutting their hair. TODAY’s Hoda Kotb sits down with three Iranian-American women who say they are amazed by the resiliency and courage of the women protesting. Watch the Today Show interview here.

In July 2021, a UK national named Mark Wolf was arrested after being caught in possession of firearm parts and guides for printing 3D weapons. 2 The 37-year old far-right sympathizer intended to use his 3D printer to create an arsenal of weapons to use in a terror attack near Dublin, Ireland. 3 Wolf had also contacted a company to purchase explosives sold for civilian use in excavation. 3 Not only did he have the weapons necessary to commit an attack, he also had a clear motive.  Other...

By John Farmer, Jr. and Charles McKenna Artificial intelligence (“AI”) has arrived. And it is scarier than anything you or even Stanley Kubrick, the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey, ever dreamed. No, we are not talking about college kids routinely using AI to write term papers or the ability for AI to take over many jobs that require decision-making, although those are legitimate concerns. Rather, we are talking about the very real likelihood that AI will erase completely the blurred line...

New Brunswick, New Jersey – The Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience is hosting a virtual roundtable discussion on May 1, 2023 at 1pm EST about an alarming increase in physical attacks on U.S. electric utilities and disinformation about the power grid. Experts in law enforcement, government, and private industry will discuss the grid, its security, recent attacks on infrastructure, best practices for law enforcement, and public-private information sharing.  “Attacks on U.S. power grid...

The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University asked an assortment of people to reflect on the lessons they’ve learned over the past year during the pandemic. Read separately, the essays are introspective and intensely personal. Read together, they are an offering, almost a prayer. Read the full article here.