It was an ordinary Sunday evening in Arad, a quiet desert city in southern Israel, where the streets were beginning to settle into the slow rhythm of nightfall. Families were finishing dinner, shops were closing, and the last prayers of the day had already been said in the local synagogues. Then, without warning, a police vehicle entered a residential neighborhood, its lights cutting through the dusk. For most people, the sight of a police car on a routine patrol would hardly cause a stir. But in this particular community, where memories of military conscription officers and arrest raids remain raw,…

As Albertans prepare to cast their ballots in a pivotal provincial election, the air is thick with anticipation and anxiety. The outcome of this vote will shape the province’s trajectory for years to come, touching everything from healthcare and education to energy policy and civil liberties. But beneath the surface of conventional campaign rhetoric and policy debates, a more insidious force is at work. In the final hours before the polls open, experts are raising alarms about a surge in AI-generated misinformation that threatens to cloud the judgment of voters and undermine the integrity of the democratic process. Researchers at…