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California woman arrested and charged with acting as unregistered agent for China, prosecutor saysBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The FBI on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old California woman who has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent for China, First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli, said in a social media post. Wanying “Heather” Zhang, of Irvine, allegedly surveilled a close
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Trump has promoted AI in education. His FCC may end school internet subsidies.Like many parents, Arielle Roth has concerns about her children’s screen time at school. But unlike her peers, she’s in a position to influence the issue at nearly every school in America. Roth heads an obscure federal agency within the Commerce Department that serves as the president’s top policy adviser on telecommunications issues. In that
ABC17News.com2d agoWhole story →
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Judge cites Trump’s threats in permanent dismissal of Reflecting Pool damage charges against OlympianBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed charges against David Hearn, the former US Olympian initially accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial, with prejudice, citing President Donald Trump’s comments to ensure charges cannot be brought in the future. The judge found Hearn faced threats of a
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Troy Jackson apologizes for remarks about Jewish Maine residents’ views of Gaza warBy Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Troy Jackson, the Democratic nominee in Maine’s battleground Senate race, apologized on Wednesday for saying it is “unfortunate” that Jewish residents of the state do not like to label the war in Gaza a genocide. “I believe what’s happening in Gaza is genocide, and I also understand that word
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DOJ ramps up fight against federal judges after some in Minnesota speak to media about immigration surge casesBy Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is filing a judicial misconduct complaint against nearly all the federal judges in Minnesota, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday, in an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and the judicial branch which came to a head during the winter surge of…
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US inflation remained stubborn last month as Iran war continued to lift pricesBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge remained elevated in August, underscoring the persistence of above-normal price increases, new data showed Wednesday. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 0.3% from July, bringing the annual rate to 3.4%, unchanged from the month before, according to new data…
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Mamdani unveils strategy to combat antisemitism in New York CityBy Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a strategy to combat antisemitism Tuesday, including tens of millions of dollars in funding for hate crime prevention and Jewish cultural centers. Mamdani, who has faced accusations of antisemitism from some Jewish groups over his criticisms of Israel and his handling of
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Lone GOP senator blocks bipartisan effort to prevent Trump from demolishing Kennedy CenterBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan effort aimed at protecting the Kennedy Center from demolition was blocked on the Senate floor Monday night by a lone Republican senator. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah objected to passage of a bill stipulating that any presidential memorial designated by an act of Congress — including the
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What to know about America.gov, the Trump administration’s new AI-driven services websiteBy Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration thinks the federal bureaucracy is way too complex for Americans to navigate — and it believes that artificial intelligence can help. President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled America.gov, a government website meant to serve as a one-stop shop for people trying to accomplish basic tasks like
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask judge to stop Trump from reviving White House banBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — News organizations targeted by President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban them from the White House asked a federal judge late Monday to extend his order temporarily restoring their access, describing the ban as an “unlawful assault on the most fundamental First Amendment freedoms.” The new filing, submitted by attorneys
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Banks made $3 billion from overdraft fees in just 6 months: Here's how to avoid paying themThe average overdraft fee is about $35, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and U.S. banks collected $2.96 billion in combined overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees in just the first six months of 2026, according to a Motley Fool Money analysis of Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Call Report…
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Whistleblowers accuse Kennedy Center officials of halting planned repairs later used to justify closureBy Aleena Fayaz, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Whistleblowers are alleging that Kennedy Center officials halted plans earlier this year to repair leaks in the building, which the Trump administration has highlighted as its reason to close the storied arts institution. In a letter to Congress Thursday, obtained by CNN, a lawyer representing the anonymous
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Federal appeals court rules Pentagon’s blacklist of Anthropic was legalBy Clare Duffy, Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — The Department of Defense can blacklist Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. The decision is a blow to Anthropic after it won a separate challenge in a California court in August that partially invalidated the Trump administration’s label. The Trump
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Trump sought to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Here’s what happens nextCNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were allowed back into the White House on Thursday roughly 10 hours after a federal judge temporarily reinstated their press credentials. But the legal fight over President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban the three outlets from the grounds may continue over
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