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ABC stations called the FCC license review unconstitutional, because apparently renewals now come with a mood ring
AP says ABC-owned stations accused the FCC of an unlawful and unconstitutional early review of broadcast licenses in eight local markets.
READ STORY ↗DOJ says 276 scam-center arrests hit crypto pig-butchering crews, because apparently romance fraud had middle management
The Justice Department says international authorities dismantled at least nine scam centers and arrested at least 276 people tied to cryptocurrency investment fraud sche…
READ STORY ↗DOJ says an insurance mogul used policyholder money for jets and a yacht, because apparently premiums needed a marina
The Justice Department says Greg Lindberg was sentenced to 12 years in prison in a bribery and multibillion-dollar fraud case involving insurance companies and policyhol…
READ STORY ↗New York and New Jersey are investigating FIFA tickets, because apparently stadium seats needed surge pricing and teleportation
AP says New York and New Jersey officials are investigating whether FIFA ticketing practices for World Cup matches violated consumer protection laws.
READ STORY ↗CNN sued Perplexity over AI answers, because apparently the internet needed a plagiarism blender with citations
Reuters says CNN filed a federal copyright lawsuit accusing Perplexity of copying thousands of stories, videos and images for competing AI products.
READ STORY ↗California wants a 100% tax on Trump fund payouts, because apparently the slush fund needed a turnstile
Reuters says Gavin Newsom announced California would try to tax payments from Trump's nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund at 100%.
READ STORY ↗Reuters had to fact-check AI Hebrew about hantavirus, because apparently autocomplete got a medical degree
Reuters found no evidence that "hanta" means scam or nonsense in Hebrew, after social posts used AI answers to suggest a hantavirus outbreak was a hoax.
READ STORY ↗Trump fact-checked the reflecting pool into a skyscraper fight, because apparently Cabinet meetings need pool trivia
CNN says Trump made false claims at a Cabinet meeting about Iran, drug prices, investment numbers and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
READ STORY ↗Trump told states to back off prediction markets, because apparently gambling is fine when it wears a derivatives hat
The Guardian and NBC News say Trump argued the CFTC should keep exclusive authority over prediction markets while states try to regulate or ban them as gambling.
READ STORY ↗HHS is feeding state audits to ChatGPT, because apparently the fraud hunt needed a robot intern with a highlighter
AP says HHS is expanding its use of AI tools, including ChatGPT, to analyze state and grant audits for fraud risks.
READ STORY ↗The FTC says fake party invites are stealing logins, because apparently even graduation season needed phishing
The FTC warned that unexpected party-invite texts and emails may impersonate invitation platforms and ask for email passwords or passcodes.
READ STORY ↗The White House drafted NDAs for federal workers, because apparently democracy needed a hush form
The Guardian, citing OPM and Reuters reporting, says the Trump administration proposed nondisclosure agreements for federal workers to curb unauthorized disclosures to j…
READ STORY ↗The FCC sole Democrat warned media companies not to fold, because apparently press freedom now needs a buddy system
AP says FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez is urging media companies to resist what she describes as Trump administration pressure on free speech.
READ STORY ↗South Carolina senators rejected Trump's map do-over, because apparently you cannot cancel an election already boarding
AP says South Carolina senators killed a Trump-backed push to redraw congressional districts after early voting had already started.
READ STORY ↗Labor told banks to freeze pandemic unemployment debit-card funds, because the fraud leftovers were apparently headed to lost-and-found
The Labor Department and its inspector general demanded that financial institutions preserve prepaid debit-card accounts linked to fraudulent pandemic unemployment claim…
READ STORY ↗NHTSA warned about fake traffic-ticket texts, because scammers apparently promoted themselves to federal speed trap
NHTSA says scammers are pretending to be the agency and demanding payment for traffic violations, even though NHTSA does not issue traffic tickets.
READ STORY ↗DOJ says three men laundered Medicare brace money through shell companies, because apparently knee supports needed a spin cycle
DOJ says three Florida men were sentenced for laundering more than $2.2 million from fraudulent Medicare orthotic-brace claims.
READ STORY ↗The Supreme Court sent immigration judges back through the speech-permission maze, because bureaucracy apparently needed a gag-order lobby
Reuters says the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a procedural fight over immigration judges challenging limits on public speech.
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