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Hidden Data Taxes? FTC Digs In

The nation’s top consumer watchdog is testing a blunt question with hard data: did companies use your personal information to decide your price?Story SnapshotThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) compelled pricing vendors across sectors to turn over records.Staff found documents showing personal data can feed...
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School Trip Turns Deadly

One sentence from a deputy’s report explains the whole day: “She told her students to call 911,” then dove into the water after a 10-year-old who had slipped—and both drowned.Story SnapshotA fifth grader and his 24-year-old teacher died during a field trip near the...
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Mom Arrested After 911 Panic

A sibling's 911 call about a dumbbell injury led deputies to a Florida home with four kids and no adult in sight.Quick TakeOsceola County deputies responded to a 911 call about a 9-year-old hurt by a falling dumbbell and found no adult at the...
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DOJ Rebuffed: Case Hits Wall

A Washington grand jury heard the Justice Department’s case against Cassidy Hutchinson—and said no.Story SnapshotA federal grand jury in Washington declined to indict Hutchinson after prosecutors presented evidence.A Justice Department attorney told a judge the panel returned a “non-concurrence,” confirming the refusal.The probe centered...
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AI Bill Comes Due – Workers Targeted

Microsoft opened voluntary buyouts to roughly 60,000 employees while ramping up spending on artificial intelligence projects.Story SnapshotMicrosoft confirmed a time-limited voluntary exit program across four countries.About 60,000 employees are eligible, near 27% of its reported workforce.Media link the offers to the cost of artificial...
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Sick Kids Displaced – Families Scramble

Hospitals are quietly shrinking where it hurts most for families: fewer beds for very sick children.Story SnapshotHospitals in several states closed or cut pediatric intensive care in the past year.Leaders cite low patient volume, staffing gaps, and money strain as key factors.One Portland unit...

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Election Emergency? Alarm Sounded

About six in ten Americans expect fair vote counting this fall, yet many doubt the losing side will accept it.At a GlanceAbout six in ten Americans are confident the election will be run fairly and accurately.Seven in ten Americans were not confident Donald Trump...
Crime

$1M Heist Rocks FedEx

Thieves pulled off a nearly $1 million heist last month, grabbing boxes of rare sports and Pokémon cards right off a parked FedEx truck in Southern California.Story SnapshotSanta Ana police say about $963,000 in graded trading cards was stolen from a FedEx truck on...
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NOW: State Rename Drops

President Trump says renaming New Mexico to "New America" would make home values and incomes go up, but he has not shown any proof to back that up.Story SnapshotTrump posted on Truth Social that New Mexico should "immediately" become "New America," claiming the change...
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Car Ambush Strikes Lawmaker

A four-wheel-drive slammed into independent Australian lawmaker Helen Haines outside her own office, leaving the 65-year-old fighting for her life and the country's top leaders calling it no accident.Quick TakeA Toyota LandCruiser struck Helen Haines, the independent Member for Indi, outside her electorate office...
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Five-Day Flameout Stuns White House

Five days after taking the podium, Katie Zacharia was out as White House press secretary. Story Snapshot The White House said Zacharia was transitioning out after five days. President Trump said he suggested she reconsider but left the choice to her. Reports linked her exit’s...
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WATCH: Crash Wrecks GOP Ticket

A Massachusetts Republican running for lieutenant governor flipped his SUV into five parked cars late Saturday night, then ended his campaign less than a day later.Quick TakeNew Bedford City Councilor Shawn Oliver, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, was arrested early Sunday on an...

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