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FTC Settles With Data Brokers That Sold Political, Pregnancy Info
Two consumer data brokers that sold information used to track individuals' religious and political beliefs, pregnancy status and more agreed to stop using data on visits to sensitive locations, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.The FTC accused Mobilewalla...
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:24:56 EDTEconomist: Trump Policies Will Mar but Not Impair Growth
The gross domestic product is growing faster in the U.S. than any other advanced economy because of its concentrated wealth of mentors, investors and innovators, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:13:08 EDTSouth Korea President Yoon Says He Will Lift Martial Law
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday he would lift martial law, just hours after imposing it in a bid to quell what he called "anti-state forces".Yoon backed down after lawmakers voted to oppose the unexpected declaration, which caught even South Korea's...
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:20:58 EDTReagan's Would-Be Assassin Hinckley Opening Music Store
John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, says he's opening a music store in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:50:42 EDTPutin's Kremlin Planes Took Away Ukrainian Children for Adoption, Report Alleges
Russian presidential aircraft and funds were used in a program that took children from occupied Ukrainian territories, stripped them of Ukrainian identity and placed them with Russian families, according to a report by Yale's School of Public Health.The U.S. State...
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:48:24 EDTCNN: Jill Pressured Biden to Pardon Hunter
President Joe Biden was under "pressure" from "inside the family," specifically from first lady Jill Biden, to pardon son Hunter Biden, according to CNN reporter Jeff Zeleny.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:02:41 EDTUS Carried Out Strike in Self Defense in Syria's Deir Al-Zor
The U.S. military carried out at least one strike in self defense in Syria's Deir al-Zor region overnight, a U.S. official said Tuesday, adding it was unrelated to the ongoing rebel advances in the country.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:15:02 EDTAppeals Court Rules in Favor of Federal Deportation
The federal government can deport foreign nationals who are in the U.S. illegally even if local authorities object, three judges on the 9th Circuit of Appeals unanimously ruled, the Washington Examiner reported.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:01:10 EDTLegal Experts: Biden Pardon Could Give Trump Precedent
President Joe Biden's sweeping pardon of his son, Hunter, may have given President-elect Donald Trump fresh precedent to expand his pardoning powers in his upcoming administration, according to legal experts.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:33:27 EDTMike Bloomberg: RFK Jr. 'Beyond Dangerous' as HHS Chief
Former New York City mayor and Democrat presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg assailed the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run Health and Human Services, calling the choice "beyond dangerous" and "medical malpractice."
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:30:46 EDTIsraeli Strike Kills Hezbollah Liaison With Syrian Army
An Israeli airstrike on a car near Syria's capital Damascus on Tuesday killed Salman Jumaa, a senior Hezbollah figure responsible for liaising with the Syrian army, a Lebanese security source told Reuters.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:32:13 EDTCarjacking Thwarted Near Treasury Secretary's Home
A Secret Service agent fired at people who were trying to break into vehicles near Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's Washington, D.C., home early Tuesday morning.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:26:51 EDTSen. Chuck Schumer Reelected as Dems' Caucus Leader
Despite losing four seats in the 2024 election, Senate Democrats are running it back with the same leader.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:17:53 EDTNY Times: Higher Dem Turnout Wouldn't Have Helped Harris
The narrative that a higher Democrat voter turnout would have enabled Vice President Kamala Harris to defeat President-elect Donald Trump in the November election is wrong, The New York Times reported.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:59:26 EDTFormer Special Agent: Patel 'Right Fix' for FBI
A retired FBI supervisory special agent applauded President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Kash Patel to lead the agency and said Patel has the support of many active rank-and-file agents.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:11:47 EDTAnalysis: US, Russia Already at War
America and Russia are now at war. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed as much in September when he commented on President Joe Biden mulling over a decision to grant Ukraine authorization to strike deep inside Russia with U.S.-supplied missiles.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:25:15 EDTChina Declares US Chips 'No Longer Safe'
Chinese companies should be wary of buying U.S. chips as they are "no longer safe" and buy locally instead, four of the country's top industry associations said Tuesday in a rare coordinated response to Washington's curbs on Chinese chipmakers.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:15:51 EDTNATO Chief Warns Trump on Russia-Friendly Deal
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned President-elect Donald Trump against forcing Ukraine to accept a peace deal favorable to Russia.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:31:57 EDTMeta Says No Sign of AI Bedeviling Elections in 2024
Meta Tuesday said fears that artificial intelligence would unleash a torrent of misinformation to deceive voters around the world did not come true as elections played out around the world this year.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:06:21 EDTSen. Ted Cruz Demands Probe Into European Influence on AI Policy
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has urged U.S. officials to investigate whether European governments have tried to unduly influence the country's laws around artificial intelligence.
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