Pope Leo XIV may not be able to disarm AI, but he’s got the attention of the industry.View the full article

The Lenovo Legion Go S handheld gaming PC. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge This week, the Steam Deck OLED with 512GB of storage went from $549 to $789, putting it even further out of reach for those who were considering getting one as they came back in stock after months of unavailability. I consider it a tiny consolation that there’s a decent PC gaming handheld that is currently selling at its old price. The Lenovo Legion Go S is currently $549.99 at Woot (originally $729.99). It’s the kind of deal that wouldn’t have stood out as much a year ago as it does now. Lenovo Legion Go S The device has a 90-day warranty through Woot, outside of its manufacturer warranty. Where to Buy: $729.99 $549.99 at Woot We didn’t particularly like the Legion Go S at launch, though part of that was due to its high price. Sean loved its gorgeous 8-inch 120Hz screen and noted that its ergonomics are superior to most gaming handhelds, including the Steam Deck. But the price didn’t make sense considering it didn’t perform as well as Valve’s handheld in some (but not all) games. Also, it launched when Windows 11 was a nightmare to traverse in handheld mode, though things have improved a bit since then. The Legion Go S isn’t a device we can wholeheartedly recommend, but I’m willing to make an exception in silly times like these. I’d be happier to recommend the Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor-packed version of the Go S — we found its performance gains are anywhere from 10 percent to 40 percent improved over the Ryzen Z2 Go, depending on the game — but absolutely not at its current $1,452.99 price at Lenovo’s site. Read our review of the Legion Go S. View the full article

Illinois GOP Chairman Bob Grogan is calling on a Democratic Waukegan city official to resign after prosecutors said she submitted her dead mother’s vote-by-mail ballot, a case conservatives say exposes broader concerns about mail-in voting and voter-roll safeguards even though the ballot was caught before it was counted. A Waukegan, Illinois alderman, Sylvia Sims Bolton, turned herself on Wednesday after prosecutors said she submitted her dead mother’s vote-by-mail ballot during a March primary election, which has resulted in two charges, including one Class 4 Felony. According to the Office of the State's Attorney in Lake County, Illinois, a vote-by-mail ballot for Mary Sims, Bolton's late-mother, was issued in the first tranche of ballots to go out from the Lake County Clerk's Office in February. Just days later, however, the same office processed the cancellation of Mary Sim's voter registration after receiving a notification of her passing from the Illinois Department of Public Health via the state's Board of Elections voter registration system. After the ballot was dropped by Bolton at an official ballot drop box, it went through the county's established security and verification protocols, which flagged that the voter's death record was processed prior to the ballot being submitted and ultimately spurred the sheriff's office investigation leading to the charges against Bolton. PA WOMAN CHARGED WITH TRYING TO REGISTER DEAD PEOPLE, INCLUDING OWN FATHER, TO VOTE "A dead person voting, that you're actually aware that they're dead, is the easiest voter fraud to find. It's like somebody leaning over the cash register and grabbing the cash out of the till," Grogan told Fox News Digital. "But the complicated stuff, the behind-the-scenes stuff, that’s something that is harder to find … This is a one-off incident and if fraudsters do it right, it could be many, many more votes like this." Election integrity advocate Jason Snead, who runs the Honest Elections Project, added that the Bolton case "plainly shows that voter fraud occurs." "Mail ballots are especially vulnerable, which is why they should be secured, should never be mailed without a specific request from the voter, and should always be verified before they are tabulated. This case also shows how essential it is to maintain clean voter rolls," Snead said. "Had the list maintenance process been slower, it is possible this illegal vote would have been counted before the fraud was discovered. Unfortunately, too many states—particularly blue states—actively resist commonsense safeguards, which begs the question: how many other illegal votes have slipped through the system?" A press release from the Lake County State's Attorney Office indicated that "all ballot envelopes" get reviewed through automated systems designed to flag irregularities that may require additional review. Readability issues due to barcode problems, ballots being submitted for the wrong election, ballots that were previously rejected, and ballots associated with a canceled voter registration record, are all examples of irregularities that might be flagged. Other, less obvious irregularities, include whether a ballot is overweight or underweight. TRUMP CALLS FOR DOJ PROBE INTO MARYLAND MAIL-IN BALLOT ERROR, SUSPECTING 'CORRUPT' GOV WES MOORE TIES The investigation into Bolton, who represents Waukegan’s Ward 1, began in March, and she turned herself in Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for Rinehart's office. She has been charged with one count of Mutilation of Election Material, a Class 4 felony, for allegedly knowingly falsifying election material, and one count of Disregarding Election Code, a Class A misdemeanor. If convicted on the felony count, Bolton could face one to three years in prison, though Illinois law also allows probation or conditional discharge for Class 4 felonies. The election-material charge also carries a five-year ban on public employment after completion of the sentence. A Class A misdemeanor conviction carries less than one year in jail and a possible fine. According to the State's Attorney's office, the investigation by law enforcement officials "did not uncover any facts linking these allegations to her city duties," adding that she "is not charged with official misconduct." Officials in the State's Attorney's office also noted that they were not aware of any previous investigations related to individuals trying to use the vote-by-mail system to cast a ballot on behalf of deceased individuals. Fox News Digital reached out to Bolton and her attorney but Fox News Digital did not receive a response in time for publication. "This case shows the importance of having a well-funded, independent Clerk’s office that also has state-of-the-art technology," State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Clerk Vega and his team followed national best practices in order to detect and report this crime. We must say loudly to people that if you improperly vote for others, you will be caught, investigated, and prosecuted." View the full article

The New York City lawmaker who describes himself as the first "formerly undocumented immigrant" member of Congress was defiant this week when he arrived at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention center waving a court order and demanding entry. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a Washington Heights Democrat, was one of three Manhattan lawmakers who converged on the center Wednesday to demand the Trump administration shut it down and, in the interim, treat those held inside more humanely. "Shut it down," Espaillat boomed, after spending some time inside Delaney Hall purportedly visiting inmates. When he arrived, Espaillat and his aides approached the entrance gate, and the lawmaker pulled out a document and waved it, telling guards who he was and that a judge had given him clearance to enter. DEM CONGRESS MEMBERS STORM NEW JERSEY ICE PRISON TO CONDUCT 'OVERSIGHT VISIT': 'PEOPLE DESERVE DIGNITY' "I have a court order here that allows me to come in. I will go in because the Constitution protects me," Espaillat hollered to the people at the gate. Espaillat said he is also one of 12 plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to force DHS to allow lawmakers into any detention center, including privately operated facilities such as Delaney Hall, at any time without notice. The order Espaillat waved appeared to have District of Columbia federal court letterhead and included a line stating the case appeared before two Obama appointees, Cornelia Pillard and Robert Wilkins, and one Trump appointee, Neomi Rao, who replaced Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the appellate bench. The lead plaintiff listed was Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo. "I'm going to be introducing legislation that would allow Governor Mikie Sherrill and any governor or any state to be able to come and inspect a federal detention center like this. So I plan to do that very soon," Espaillat said. He said any public official should be allowed into Delaney Hall to inspect conditions and claimed the majority of those being held are "working people" before briefly switching to Spanish. "They are not criminals they… have been ripped from their families and thrown in here," he said. ICE FACILITY DEMOCRATS 'STORMED' HOLDS CHILD RAPISTS, MURDERERS: OFFICIALS Soon after he departed, Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Daniel Goldman arrived together, and spent close to two hours inside. Nadler began speaking out against conditions at the center before he even reached the microphone, alleging the "food is very sparse" and that inmates eat only at 4 a.m., noon and 4 p.m. "And very often, they eat maggots in the food," he said, making an allegation denied by those on the other side. He also claimed medical services were limited and that inmates were waiting a long time for treatment, an allegation protesters also shouted at ICE agents later in the day. However, ambulances from a local Newark hospital regularly arrived throughout the day Wednesday and Thursday, appearing to contradict claims that detainees were not receiving treatment. "We know that they're not getting any kind of justice because we know that the president is — these cases go before immigration judges. And we know the president is firing all immigration judges who grant asylum," Nadler claimed. DHS SAYS FOUR HOUSE DEMOCRATS 'CHOSE TO STAND WITH CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS' AFTER VISITING ICE DETAINEE He then yielded to Goldman, who spoke along similar lines but, unlike Nadler, was repeatedly heckled by some in the crowd. A protester could be heard calling out something about the Israel-Gaza conflict — as both Goldman and Nadler are Jewish — while another man whom a protester verbally accused of being a "Proud Boy" began heckling Goldman about federal statutes that govern the ability to enforce immigration law. "I want to thank the advocates who are here every day fighting for the freedom of those who are unjustly and illegally being held in there. My colleague, Mr. Nadler, spoke a bit about the conditions. And they, I think, are easiest to be summed up as: this is criminal jail and none of these people are criminals," Goldman said. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN CLAIMS TRUMP'S ICE IS 'PRIMARILY GOING AFTER INNOCENT PEOPLE, INCLUDING US CITIZENS' He said he met with a man who had been in the U.S. for 23 years and has American-citizen children — but was detained by DHS when he showed up for a "green card interview." "I don't care what your view is on immigration policy or how you think that the policy should be. The bottom line is if you are human, if you're American, you cannot support what is going on here," he said. Goldman, an attorney who famously represented then-Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., during the Trump impeachment investigation, said the inmates have "almost no [legal] representation." He suggested he repeatedly asked inmates if they had criminal records and routinely was told no. In turn, he used that recollection to slam the White House and a top Trump confidant who has been active in advising on immigration-related policy. "When Donald Trump and Stephen Miller say that this ICE deportation dragnet is going after the worst of the worst, they are lying," he said. DHS SAYS ‘ARRESTS ARE STILL ON THE TABLE’ AFTER NEW JERSEY HOUSE DEMS CAUGHT ON CAMERA ‘STORMING’ ICE FACILITY Goldman accused Trump and Miller of intentionally creating dire conditions, such as those alleged inside Delaney Hall, that would lead inmates to opt for "voluntary departure" and self-deportation. As Goldman continued speaking, a man standing next to him began calling out and interrupting him, asking him to condemn protester violence. Goldman appeared unfazed but occasionally turned to admonish the man before he was confronted by another member of the congressmen’s security detail. The visit by the Manhattan lawmakers was less raucous, however, than another public official’s visit the previous day, when Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., was pepper-sprayed by ICE after allegedly interceding between the two factions on the street in an apparent attempt to calm tensions. Things did not cool off after the congressmen left, however, as pepper spray was again deployed Wednesday and Thursday evening while the at-times-heated demonstrations showed no signs of subsiding. View the full article

If you’re looking for a fast iPhone or AirPods charger that’s easy to toss into your purse, backpack, or carry-on, Anker’s Zolo Magnetic Wireless Charger is a smart pick. It’s tiny and comes with a built-in USB-C cable, and you currently can buy two for $23.99 ($16 off) at Amazon and Anker (with code WS7DV2PK68EW), which is the best price we’ve seen on the bundle. Anker Zolo Magnetic Wireless Charger (two-pack) Where to Buy: $39.99 $23.99 at Amazon $39.99 $24.99 at Anker (with code WS7DV2PK68EW) The Qi2-certified charging pads magnetically attach to MagSafe-compatible phones and AirPods, delivering up to 15W of power. That’s enough to top up an iPhone 17 Pro Max to 20 percent in about 19 minutes, which can provide a couple of hours of use depending upon what you’re doing. The pads are also tiny enough to slip into a pocket or purse, measuring roughly the size of an AirPods case. Unlike a lot of wireless chargers, each pad comes with a built-in five-foot USB-C cable, which is long enough that you can comfortably use your phone as it charges while sitting on the couch or at your desk. Anker also says the charger continuously monitors temperature to help prevent overheating and protect your phone’s battery. The company doesn’t include a wall adapter, but it does throw in a cable tie to keep things organized and offers a long 24-month warranty for added peace of mind. More ways to save today Just in time for the summer, UE’s Wonderboom 4 speaker is on sale in blue for just $51.44 ($48 off) at Amazon and Walmart, which is a record low price. You can also buy the USB-C speaker in other colors like black for $69.99, which is also one of its best prices in recent months. The small speaker delivers decent sound for its size and features a built-in loop so you can clip it to your bag. It lasts up to 14 hours on a single charge and boasts a rugged IP67 rating, making it a good companion for hikes, beach days, and other summer adventures. Dyson’s Hushjet Compact Purifier is on sale for $297.48 ($52 off) at Amazon and Best Buy, which matches its all-time low. The smart air purifier features a nozzle designed to quietly push clean air farther and faster throughout rooms up to 203 square feet. Dyson says it also comes with a dedicated nighttime mode so it sounds as loud as a soft whisper as you sleep, while built-in sensors monitor air quality and adjust performance in real time. It also supports Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, so you can control the purifier with your voice. The new Govee Floor Lamp 3 Lite is on sale for $84.99 ($35 off) when you buy it at Amazon and directly from Govee with code FLC035. The Matter-compatible lamp is the cheaper version of the Floor Lamp 3 and isn’t as bright at 1,400 lumens. Otherwise, though, it delivers a similar experience, with colorful lights that can sync to music. Govee also includes over 100 preset scenes, along with AI-powered tools that can generate customizable lighting effects based on a prompt. View the full article