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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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Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in yearsBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — As one of the Supreme Court’s most stalwart conservative and prolific justices, Clarence Thomas’ views on the biggest cases of the day — from guns to race to religion — are rarely in doubt. Yet when it comes to perhaps the most significant climate change-related case to reach the

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How are higher interest rates and rising prices affecting you?By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Last month, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, as it tries to bring inflation under control. But higher rates make borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses — one reason mortgage rates have climbed to a three-year high in recent

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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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