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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
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GOP candidate Steve Hilton grapples with Trump’s policies and other takeaways from the California governor debateBy Eric Bradner, Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Xavier Becerra, the Democratic favorite in California’s race for governor, sought to tie his Republican opponent Steve Hilton to the policies of President Donald Trump as the two debated Wednesday night on CNN. “You’re going to end up with Trump results if you follow Steve Hilton’s plan,”
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Hawley announces bill targeting license plater readersCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri senator announced on Wednesday he is introducing a new bill related to automatic license plate readers like Flock. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the "Stop Flock Abuse Act" to establish basic safeguards for AI-powered cameras and to "protect Americans’ fundamental constitutional rights," Senator Hawley said. This…
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Democrats block data centers bill, derailing Senate GOP bid to act on affordability ahead of midtermsBy Ellis Kim, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP-led bill to combat rising energy costs driven by the data center boom, thwarting a last-ditch effort by Republicans to show they are taking voter concerns about affordability seriously. Even though the bill only recommends states take action and does not
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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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Justice Alito recuses himself from major climate change case after complaints about his oil and gas holdingsBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced Monday that he will recuse himself from a major climate change-related case the court is set to hear next week, following weeks of pressure from environmental groups that argued he was compromised by his financial holdings in the oil and gas industry. In
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Trump asks Supreme Court to suspend transgender medical care in federal prisonsBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to allow federal prison officials to deny certain types of medical care for transgender inmates, such as surgeries – putting another culture war issue on the high court’s burgeoning fast-track docket. The Bureau of Prisons policy that began early
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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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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’s nominee to lead FDA expected to face questions on vaccines, abortion in Senate hearingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Heidi Overton, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the US Food and Drug Administration, is facing questioning from a key Senate committee on Thursday. Before her nomination, Overton has had a powerful but largely behind-the-scenes role in the second Trump administration, serving as deputy assistant for domestic policy,
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Majority of Americans express ‘fear and concern’ about AI, say government should regulate it more: CNN pollBy Isabelle LaBianco, Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Americans regard the growth and development of AI technology with far more fear and concern than hope and excitement, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with broad partisan agreement that the federal government ought to do more to regulate it. Those concerns stretch across
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Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments over school library contentCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Association of Librarians asked the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday to uphold a lower court's ruling that deems a law on sexually explicit materials in schools unconstitutional. The law in question is Senate Bill 775. The bill went into effect in August 2022 and addressed sexual assault and school materials.
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FBI investigating apparent breach after hackers claim to have stolen thousands of federal agents’ dataBy Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its networks after a prolific cybercriminal group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen thousands of FBI agents’ personal data, according to two sources familiar with the matter. “The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and
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