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For 20 years, Sean “Diddy” Combs, the once larger-than-life rap producer and multimillionaire, considered himself untouchable — hiding behind the veil of his celebrity while leading a criminal syndicate that enabled him to control and sexually brutalize women, a federal prosecutor told Manhattan jurors Thursday in closing arguments.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Slavik said evidence presented over more than seven weeks had proven that in the decades before his September 2024 arrest, Combs wielded his industry status and his massive wealth to behave like a mob boss, employing a network of henchmen who shamed and instilled fear in his victims and those who threatened his powerthrough violence and other intimidation tactics.

“The enterprise’s purpose was to protect its leader,” Slavik said.

The prosecutor said there was no doubt from trial testimony that high-ranking members of Combs’ Bad Boy Records empire, like his bodyguards and various assistants, habitually committed crimes like kidnapping, arson, drug distribution, sex trafficking, bribery, transportation to engage in prostitution, forced labor and obstruction and witness tampering to make sure his every desire was met. To find Combs guilty of racketeering conspiracy, Slavik said jurors only needed to determine one of those crimes was committed by the enterprise on at least two occasions, and that evidence relating to drug distribution alone had yielded “hundreds” of examples.

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1. What is the proposed federal AI moratorium?

Contained within H.R. 1 (the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) is a provision seeking to prevent any state or its political subdivisions (e.g., cities or counties) from enforcing any law or regulation that specifically targets AI models, AI systems, or automated decision systems.^[1] The prohibition would last for a 10-year period starting from the enactment date.

2. What is federal preemption, and how would it apply if the moratorium were enacted?

Rooted in the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, federal preemption allows federal law to supersede state law when they conflict or when Congress intends to occupy a regulatory field exclusively. Because its language explicitly prohibits states from enforcing certain laws, the AI moratorium—if enacted—would be an act of express preemption. This means that validly enacted federal law would prevent states from making or enforcing their own AI-specific regulations for a 10-year period (unless an exception applies).

3. What is the stated or implied purpose of this 10-year moratorium?

While the draft language itself does not explicitly state its overarching purpose, proponents argue that such measures are intended to foster national uniformity in regulation. Preventing a “patchwork” of differing state laws would reduce compliance burdens for businesses operating across state lines and could potentially encourage innovation. More than 1,000 AI-related bills were introduced in the United States within the first five months of 2025—the vast majority of them state bills.

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Congress is considering a moratorium on state artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. This FAQ answers some basic questions about the proposal and will be updated occasionally to reflect breaking developments.

1. What is the proposed federal AI moratorium?

Contained within H.R. 1 (the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) is a provision seeking to prevent any state or its political subdivisions (e.g., cities or counties) from enforcing any law or regulation that specifically targets AI models, AI systems, or automated decision systems.^[1] The prohibition would last for a 10-year period starting from the enactment date.

2. What is federal preemption, and how would it apply if the moratorium were enacted?

Rooted in the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, federal preemption allows federal law to supersede state law when they conflict or when Congress intends to occupy a regulatory field exclusively. Because its language explicitly prohibits states from enforcing certain laws, the AI moratorium—if enacted—would be an act of express preemption. This means that validly enacted federal law would prevent states from making or enforcing their own AI-specific regulations for a 10-year period (unless an exception applies).

3. What is the stated or implied purpose of this 10-year moratorium?

While the draft language itself does not explicitly state its overarching purpose, proponents argue that such measures are intended to foster national uniformity in regulation. Preventing a “patchwork” of differing state laws would reduce compliance burdens for businesses operating across state lines and could potentially encourage innovation. More than 1,000 AI-related bills were introduced in the United States within the first five months of 2025—the vast majority of them state bills.

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U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a bipartisan resolution to commemorate Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day on June 23, 2024. Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day is observed annually to reflect on the need to create safe digital spaces for young people.

“Big tech companies have repeatedly shown an inability to safeguard children’s data, ensure online safety, and prevent illicit fentanyl trafficking on their platforms,” said Klobuchar. “We must work together to address these longstanding issues and remember those we have lost.”

“While the internet has had many great benefits for communication, health care, and education, social media’s dark and addictive rabbit holes have harmed too many young people,” said Blackburn. “By designating June 23rd as ‘Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day,’ the Senate honors the young people who have lost their lives and have suffered harms on social media platforms.”

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A new warning from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in collaboration with the Maine Information and Analysis Center.

A network of violent predators may be trying to target your children online.

One of the major groups is known as “764”, based out of Texas.

The terror group exploits young victims, many between the ages of 10 and 17.

We do want to warn you; some of these details are disturbing.

“They want to provide chaos to the world and to engage with those individuals to try to achieve that goal, unfortunately,” said Lieutenant Mathew Casavant, director of the Maine Information and Analysis Center (MIAC).

These ‘764’ extremists, along with other violent online networks, are preying on teens on popular social media platforms, gaming apps, and messaging services.

The FBI says these violent actors often target vulnerable children and those who struggle with a variety of mental health issues, including depression, eating disorders, or suicidal ideation.

Oftentimes, they groom their victims by first establishing trust in them.

“The big thing is, they want to be able to manipulate those individuals, and by having maybe some information or photographs, maybe they don’t want the world to see, they can get them to do a lot of different things. That might be torture to animals. It might be cutting themselves. It could very well be the “splash” that they want of that information, the shock value.”

Officials say photos or videos of these acts can be sent to other members of the network to continue to extort the victims and establish control.

“What we see a lot of the time is maybe a swatting call at a residence, which is a very common issue on gaming platforms. They can dox them online and provide all their personal information or their family’s personal information for the world to see, which would create certain issues for them as far as their engagement online,” Casavant explained.

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