// IN TODAY’S EDITION
ATF drops suppressor registration
EU sanctions nearly 1,600 Russian arms targets
A rights monitor blames Egypt for a Sudan airstrike that killed 72 miners
Hackers overheat French supermarket fridges
Anthropic AI filed false homicide tip
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ATF Ends Federal Registration Requirements for Suppressors and Short-Barreled Rifles
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will stop enforcing federal registration, tax-stamp and advance approval requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and certain other firearms.
The agency announced the policy after the Justice Department declined to appeal an August federal court ruling that found the requirements unenforceable following the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s elimination of the $200 federal tax on covered firearms. State and local restrictions, background checks and dealer recordkeeping requirements remain in effect. Read
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The European Union sanctioned nearly 1,600 Russian individuals and companies tied to the arms industry, including suppliers of drone and missile components. The bloc also sanctioned 77 people accused of organizing or participating in sham elections in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. Read
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At least 72 artisanal gold miners were killed in an airstrike in northern Sudan on Saturday, according to rights monitor Emergency Lawyers, which blamed Egypt’s air force. The claim remains unverified, and Egyptian authorities have not commented on the report. Read
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A student was killed when an unexploded Hezbollah cluster bomblet detonated during a school hike near Israel’s border with Lebanon. A preliminary investigation found that the student had placed the munition in his backpack before it exploded. About 20 people, including students and staff from ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva High School, were injured. Read
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Hackers manipulated internet-connected refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets, raising temperatures to 50 C (122 F). Affected chains, including Coopérative U, Intermarché, Netto and Carrefour reported food spoilage and fires. Investigators have not identified the attackers, and no group has claimed responsibility. Read
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Anthropic’s AI model submitted a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police during a website test on July 18. The tip went unnoticed until Anthropic discovered it on Sept. 28 and notified police. Police called the two-month reporting delay unacceptable and urged stronger safeguards. Read
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was “almost certainly” behind an alleged plot to attack RAF Fairford, which hosted U.S. bombers. Iran denied involvement and demanded that Britain provide evidence to support the allegations. Read
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