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Doctors, Insurers Sue Newsom Over Health Tax They Call UnlawfulLaws passed directly by voters are supposed to carry a certain weight, a kind of political bedrock that elected officials can't simply chip away at when convenient. That's exactly the argument now being made in a new lawsuit, as doctors and health insurers sue Gov. Gavin Newsom, alleging he and the Legislature broke the law Doctors, insurers sue Newsom…
Visa Mastercard Antitrust Suit Targets Card Giants Over Billions in Merchant FeesA San Diego pizza restaurant has taken aim at two of the world’s biggest payment networks, accusing Visa and Mastercard of continuing to squeeze merchants with excessive “swipe fees” despite billions of dollars already paid to resolve earlier antitrust litigation. The Pizza Standard filed a proposed class action Thursday in federal court in New York,…
Trump Launches America.gov AI Portal That Could Change How Americans Deal With the Federal GovernmentWhat Americans Need to Know gov is now an AI-powered front door to federal information, allowing users to ask government questions in ordinary language and receive answers tied to official sources. Trump’s executive order goes much further than a chatbot, directing agencies to connect major online services and Login.gov to the new portal. The bigger…
Sixth Circuit Guts Kalshi’s Federal Shield, Rules Sports Bets Are Just BetsTHE SWAP DEFENSE FALLS APART The Sixth Circuit says Kalshi's sports contracts are ordinary bets, not federally protected swaps. Ohio and Tennessee can now enforce their gambling laws against the company. The ruling deepens a three-way circuit split that's pushing this fight straight toward the Supreme Court. By Samuel López | USA Herald Kalshi just Sixth…
Ponzi Scheme Promised 15% Weekly Returns, Delivered $406 Million in Losses Instead, CFTC SaysThe Fraud, By the Numbers Federal regulators say four men ran a forex trading scam that pulled in nearly $1 billion from everyday investors. Almost all of that money never touched a currency market — it went straight into the pockets of the people running the operation. Participants who bought in are now out at CFTC charges Cash FX Group, CEO Huascar…
VP JD Vance and Dr. Oz Announce Trump Administration Cancellation of ACA Plans Covering 760,000 Suspected Fraudulent EnrollmentsInsurance Impact at a Glance CMS says it canceled 315,000 Affordable Care Act (aka ‘Obamacare’) policies covering roughly 760,000 people after eligibility and enrollment concerns were identified. Federal officials are preparing additional immigration-status and income verification for approximately 415,000 Marketplace enrollees. The crackdown extends to…
TikTok to Pay $400 Million to Settle Justice Department Child Privacy LawsuitTikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy protections. The settlement resolves litigation filed in 2024 and represents one of the largest recoveries obtained under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, according…
Action Lawsuit Claims Meta AI Glasses Captured and Shared Intimate Images Without ConsentBy Samuel López | USA Herald SAN FRANCISCO - A growing federal privacy battle over Meta’s artificial-intelligence glasses is putting one of the most difficult questions surrounding wearable AI technology before the courts: What happens when an AI device sees something its owner—or the person standing in front of it—never intended to share? More than 70…
America’s Golden Dome Pushes U.S. Missile Defense Into Space As Interceptor Race AcceleratesKey Facts The Space Force is developing low-Earth-orbit interceptors intended to engage missile threats in boost, midcourse and glide phases. Congress has committed billions to space-based interceptors, missile-tracking sensors and hypersonic defense, while major technical questions remain. Golden Dome is creating new legal, insurance, cyber and…