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The Hill - Politics
FTC says social networks' data privacy, safety policies are 'woefully inadequate'
Top social media and video streaming companies are facing new scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which released a new report Thursday accusing the platforms of vastly violating ...18 minutes ago -
BBC News - Top stories
I’m in control, says Starmer after Sue Gray pay leaks
Anonymous briefings point to mounting tensions around the PM's chief of staff in Downing Street.20 minutes ago -
The Hill - Politics
Watch live: FCC commissioner testifies before House on Biden policies
Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr and other officials are slated to testify about Biden administration policies Thursday morning before the House Oversight and Accountability ...2 hours ago - Joe Biden -
Financial Times - Business
Hizbollah walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon in second day of blasts
At least 25 dead and more than 600 wounded in explosions a day after thousands of pagers detonated4 hours ago -
ESPN - Sports
Barcelona's gamble on youth is paying off, but will it last?
Despite Barcelona turning to their youngsters in a moment of need, the kids are delivering in brilliant fashion ahead of their first Champions League game.4 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Would you row across the Atlantic with someone like me? I certainly wouldn’t | Adrian Chiles
If you were risking your life in the middle of the ocean, you’d want your shipmate to be a cheerful problem-solver. That’s me out of the running. Here are three of my favourite uses of figures of ...11 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
Social Security will run out of money in 8 years. Is anyone paying attention?
The most important issue that nearly everyone is ignoring14 hours ago -
CNBC - Business
Amazon increases average pay for warehouse workers and adds free Prime membership perk
Beginning this month, Amazon's average starting pay for front-line employees will be more than $22 an hour, up from roughly $20.50 an hour, the company said.20 hours ago -
ABC News - Top stories
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for 1st time since 2020
"The time has come for policy to adjust," Fed Chair Jerome Powell said last month.21 hours ago - Federal Reserve -
Inc. - Business
AT&T to Pay $13 Million Over 2023 Customer Data Breach
The settlement with theFederal Communications Commission resolves an investigation of a cyberattack that saw almost 9 million customer records exposed.22 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Sue Gray’s £170,000 pay prompts fury among Labour advisers
Revelation Keir Starmer’s chief of staff is paid more than PM adding to anger over salary cuts, sources say. Sue Gray has been given a salary of £170,000 as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff – more ...22 hours ago -
Financial Times - Business
Hizbollah reels after mass device detonations
Blasts ‘exposed just how vulnerable Hizbollah truly is’, says person familiar with militant group’s thinking22 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Train drivers accept pay deal to end two years of strike action
Aslef said 96.6% of its members who voted backed the deal, marking the end of long-running strikes.Yesterday -
Inc. - Business
I Share Office Space With Someone Who Won't Stop Talking
How can I preserve my sanity?Yesterday -
ABC News - World
Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway.
The European Union has begun the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go HungaryYesterday - European Union -
CBS News - Top stories
Kansas cult accused of forcing kids to work 16-hour days without pay
Prosecutors said the group, which was labeled a cult by a federal judge in 2018, beat children and imposed severe dietary restrictions.Yesterday -
The Wall Street Journal - World
The Missing Girls: How China's One-Child Policy Tore Families Apart
A now-ended adoption program created the perception that Chinese girls weren’t valued. Once hidden in a grocery bag, an adoptee found there was more to her own story.Yesterday - China -
ESPN - Sports
Vols up ticket costs by 10% to help pay athletes
Tennessee is increasing the cost of tickets for all sports by 10%, with the "talent fee" being used to help pay athletes as part of the revenue-sharing plan.Yesterday -
NBC News - Top stories
Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay
Six members of a Kansas cult were convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded facilities and force them to work up to 16 hours a day without pay.Yesterday -
NBC News - Top stories
Home Depot to pay nearly $2 million to settle suit alleging it overcharged shoppers
SAN DIEGO — The Home Depot agreed to a nearly $2 million settlement in a case that alleged it overcharged customers, charging more for items at checkout than the items' advertised prices.Yesterday -
Financial Times - Business
Chevron boss blames Biden for pushing up energy prices
Mike Wirth says White House’s ‘attacks’ on natural gas threaten energy security for US alliesYesterday - Joe Biden -
The Guardian - World
Trump appears at town hall in Michigan; Walz says Trump lost thousands of North Carolina jobs – live
Donald Trump will speak at town hall in Flint; Kamala Harris running mate suggests Trump’s ‘concept’ of a healthcare plan is ‘weak’. As far as the election campaign is concerned, this week the ...Yesterday - Donald Trump -
NBC News - Politics
Harris gets pressed for policy details: From the Politics Desk
Kamala Harris was pressed for policy details and hit Trump on his Springfield, Ohio, comments during an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists.Yesterday -
CBS News - Top stories
AT&T to pay $13 million to settle FCC probe over cloud data breach
AT&T failed to ensure that a third-party vendor adequately protected the telecom carrier's customers, regulators say.Yesterday -
ESPN - Sports
Order allows Ga. schools to pay players for NIL
Georgia's governor signed an order providing legal cover for schools to begin paying athletes directly for NIL while also prohibiting the NCAA from punishing them for doing so.Yesterday -
CBS News - Top stories
Sam's Club hikes pay as it competes for workers with other retailers
Sam's Club workers with longer tenures to get larger increases in changes slated to take effect in early November.Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Kansas cult leaders convicted of making children work 16-hour days without pay
Prosecutors say the group beat children as young as eight years old and imposed strict rules on what they did and ate. Six members of a Kansas -based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house ...Yesterday -
CBS Sports - Sports
NFL player takes job as fantasy expert after previously being suspended for violating league's gambling policy
An active NFL player will be giving fantasy football adviceYesterday - NFL -
CBS Sports - Sports
Bryce Huff knows what Eagles are paying him to do, searching for answers as goose egg remains on stat sheet
Huff admits he needs to find himself in the schemeYesterday -
ABC News - Sports
Tennessee is adding a 10% fee on football game tickets next season to pay players
Tennessee has announced a price hike for football tickets starting in 2025 with most of the increase going specifically to help pay playersYesterday -
ABC News - Sports
College football guarantee games pay millions to small-budget schools but opportunities could shrink
Guarantee games are a staple of the college football seasonYesterday - College Football -
Financial Times - Business
Lammy vows to put climate action at centre of UK foreign policy
Foreign secretary says government will build global clean power alliance for sharing knowledge and technology2 days ago - United Kingdom -
The Hill - Politics
The Harris-Trump debate gave us more questions than answers on foreign policy
Foreign policy was not a major focus of the discussion, but what was said — and left unsaid — by the candidates was cause for concern.2 days ago - Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribera gets top EU role steering climate and antitrust policy
Spain’s deputy PM among six executive vice-presidents in Ursula von der Leyen’s next European Commission team. Spain’s deputy prime minister, the outspoken Socialist Teresa Ribera , will take ...2 days ago - Climate -
BBC News - Top stories
Junior doctors will want more money despite backing pay deal, union says
Union says more above-inflation rises needed in coming years or there will be consequences.2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Biden’s green policies will save 200,000 lives and have boosted clean energy jobs, data shows
Two separate reports find policies will save Americans from pollution in coming decades and added nearly 150,000 jobs. The environmental policies of Joe Biden’s administration will save ...2 days ago - Joe Biden -
The Guardian - World
Who will Japan’s next PM be? A policy wonk, ultra-conservative or surfer making the climate fight ‘sexy’
Polls show Shigeru Ishiba, Sanae Takaichi and Shinji Koizumi are best placed to replace PM Fumio Kishida later this month. With just 10 days to go before Japan ’s governing party elects a new ...2 days ago - Climate