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How a multi-year legal battle by allies of a billionaire megadonor set off this year’s explosive House Speaker race
A pair of lawsuits filed by allies of West Texas megadonor Tim Dunn shut down laws that banned outside spending in the House ...
Asking Eric: Should I talk to my sister about her worrisome son?
It would be wise of your sister to talk with her son about getting a job, paying rent to her, and discussing with him his ...
26 Virtual Volunteer Opportunities to Make a Real Impact (Without Leaving the Couch)
From picking up trash to serving meals at a soup kitchen, volunteering is often associated with acts of kindness that require ...
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The No-Frills Butcher Shop In Knoxville That Locals Swear Has The World’s Best Homemade Pies
Located in the heart of Knoxville, Tennessee, there’s a place where burgers reign supreme and pies are the stuff of legend.
US consumer watchdog broadens layoffs beyond probationary staff, sources say
A new category of employees at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received termination notices on Thursday, ...
Seventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump’s former lawyer in scathing letter
The attorney, Hagan Scotten, is the seventh person to resign over the calamitous effort to dismiss charges against Adams. Scotten was a line prosecutor on the case and had been placed on ...
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How Text Messaging Took Over the Way We Talk
From its start more than 30 years ago, texting has slowly but surely become the dominant form of communication ...
Musk Says He’ll Drop $97 Billion OpenAI Bid If Company Stays Nonprofit
Billionaire Elon Musk will drop his $97.4 billion bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI if the company drops its push ...
Trump Administration Takes Back $80 Million In FEMA Money From NYC’s Bank Accounts, City Alleges: ‘Highway Robbery’
The funding was clawed back as New York City denies allegations by tech billionaire Elon Musk the money was going toward ...
How Trump’s Justice Department has gutted the government’s ability to chase public corruption
The Trump administration has gutted the federal government’s ability to fight public corruption in a matter of weeks. Since ...
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Drama over Adams case raises questions about Trump administration’s ‘weaponization’ of justice
Call it the Thursday afternoon massacre. The Justice Department is in crisis after the stunning resignation of the top prosecutor in Manhattan and five other senior officials over the DOJ’s decision ...