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Putin’s War Will Soon Reach Russians’ Tax Bills
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia appears on track to institute a rare tax increase on corporations and high earners, a move that reflects both the burgeoning costs of his war in Ukraine and the…
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FTC says Amazon executives destroyed potential evidence by using apps like Signal
Now, The Washington Post (which is owned by Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos) reports that Amazon is just one of several companies recently accused of turning to encrypted messaging apps like Signal that…
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Leader of Federal Student Aid Office Steps Down After FAFSA Crisis
The nation’s top student aid official is stepping down, the Education Department said Friday, after the disastrous rollout of a new financial aid form that upended the college admissions process for millions of students this…
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Google is officially a $2 trillion company
Google has spent the past year dealing with two of the biggest threats in its 25-year history: the rise of generative AI and the growing drumbeat of regulation. AI, in particular, has shaken the company…
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Opinion | This Whole King Trump Thing Is Getting Awfully Literal
Donald Trump’s claim that he has absolute immunity for criminal acts taken in office as president is an insult to reason, an assault on common sense and a perversion of the fundamental maxim of American…
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Sony’s PlayStation Portal handheld is back in stock at multiple retailers
The Portal isn’t the Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck killer some thought it might be, but it remains a handy tool for gamers who can’t play on their primary TV or just want the ability…
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Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction Was Fragile From the Start
The overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes conviction on Thursday morning may feel like a shocking reversal, but the criminal case against him has been fragile since the day it was filed. Prosecutors…
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Baltimore coach allegedly used AI voice cloning to get principal fired
A former athletic director of a Baltimore high school has been arrested and charged with using an AI voice cloning service to frame the school’s principal. The Baltimore Banner reports that Baltimore police believe a…
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Opinion | Trump’s Act Was Getting Stale. Being a Courtroom Victim Is Just What He Needed.
For the next several weeks, the presumptive Republican nominee for president will be spending his days in a New York City courthouse. By any normal campaign standard, taking your candidate off the road for much…
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The EPA’s new power plant pollution rule has a big, gassy hole in it
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just finalized rules aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. But it still doesn’t crack down on the nation’s fleet of gas-fired power plants. That’s a big…