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Senators seek to extend internet subsidy with FAA amendment
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced an amendment to the must-pass legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend a program that provides broadband discounts to millions of Americans. Sens. Ben Ray ...The Hill - Politics -
One of the internet's most popular creators says PayPal fined her after viral bathwater sale
One of the internet’s most popular adult content creators says PayPal fined her more than $90,000 after she went viral for selling a nontraditional personal item: water she had bathed in.NBC News - Top stories -
Narrower radiation compensation bill rankles advocates
Advocates of a bipartisan bill to extend and expand compensation for Americans exposed to nuclear radiation by the government are now grappling with a new wrinkle they fear could impede their efforts. While the bill's sponsors pressure Speaker ...The Hill - Politics -
Trial About to Begin for Billionaire Trader Accused of ‘Pump and Brag Scheme’
The hedge fund is accused of borrowing money from banks to buy stocks.The New York Times - Top stories -
Uber Earnings Disappoint Amid High Legal Bills, Weak Rider Demand
The company has racked up bills after long-running legal fights with regulators and cabdrivers.The New York Times - Business -
A disturbing national security bill could silence nonprofits and college protests
If it were to become law, the executive branch would be handed a tool perfectly designed to stifle free speech, target political opponents and punish disfavored groups.The Hill - Politics -
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’
Exclusive: legislation creates a program to cancel all existing patient debt and block creditors from collecting past medical bills. Two prominent progressive lawmakers, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and California congressman Ro Khanna, ...The Guardian - World -
Johnson calls for election integrity bill, says noncitizens 'might be voting in 2024'
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., held a press conference with other conservative leaders to unveil legislation that would aim to prevent noncitizens from voting. Johnson admitted that it was already illegal for noncitizens to vote but that the ...NBC News - Politics -
Ukraine’s Parliament Passes Bill Allowing Some Convicts to Serve in Army
The measure, which must still be signed into law, echoes a practice used by Russia, which has drafted tens of thousands of inmates into the war.The New York Times - World - Ukraine -
Archegos founder Bill Hwang heads to trial over collapse of $36bn fund
Sung Kook ‘Bill’ Hwang charged with racketeering conspiracy, fraud and market manipulation for alleged stock scheme in 2021. Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang arrived in court on Wednesday for the start of his criminal racketeering trial over the collapse of ...The Guardian - World -
House GOP passes bill to add citizenship question to census
House Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill that calls for adding a citizenship question to the decennial census, re-upping an issue that the Supreme Court blocked in 2019. The legislation — titled the Equal Representation Act — cleared the ...The Hill - Politics -
Bill Hwang lost $35 billion in a spectacular trading implosion. Now, prosecutors will try to prove it was a crime.
The hedge fund trader stands accused of misleading banks and manipulating prices through huge, shadowy stock buys, but he argues he did nothing illegal.MarketWatch - Business -
Taylor Swift Bill Becomes Minnesota Law, Boosting Protections for Online Ticket Buyers
Governor Tim Walz signs House File 1989 into law, which requires sellers to disclose all fees up front and stops resellers from hawking multiple copies of one ticket.Inc. - Business