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DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million
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DOJ charges Google staffer over Polymarket trades netting $1.2 million

It's the second known case of the federal government filing criminal charges against someone who allegedly used insider information to make a large profit on a...

After Stephen Colbert's viral talk show parody, CBS backs down from copyright action
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After Stephen Colbert's viral talk show parody, CBS backs down from copyright action

CBS and Paramount backed away from copyright challenges to limit distribution of Stephen Colbert's appearance on a Michigan cable access show. He ended his run...

Homes across Kent, Sussex and Leicestershire without water during heatwave
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Homes across Kent, Sussex and Leicestershire without water during heatwave

Water supply issues are currently affecting about 700 customers of South East Water and Anglian Water across Kent, Sussex and Leicestershire, leaving them witho...

Torn by war, Israelis and Palestinians tie their fortunes together
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Torn by war, Israelis and Palestinians tie their fortunes together

At a time when hopes are dim for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, some Arab and Jewish entrepreneurs are partnering across the divide, hoping to prov...

Summer electric bills sizzle as the cost of cooling climbs
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Summer electric bills sizzle as the cost of cooling climbs

The temperature is climbing, and so are people's utility bills. Rising electricity prices and hotter-than-usual weather could make it especially costly to stay...

One solution for Maine's struggling fishing industry? Give fillets away for free
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One solution for Maine's struggling fishing industry? Give fillets away for free

Surging food costs and fuel prices are pummeling Maine's struggling groundfishing industry. But a pandemic-era program is helping to keep it afloat as inflation...

Shein buys Everlane, which sold millennials the dream of ethical, affordable luxury
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Shein buys Everlane, which sold millennials the dream of ethical, affordable luxury

Everlane's finances have faltered in recent years. But will the merger alienate Everlane's existing shoppers — or sway droves of Shein fans to trade up?

Fuel sales collapse as Iran war costs knock savings
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Fuel sales collapse as Iran war costs knock savings

A growing number of UK households are dipping into savings as rising costs linked to the US-Iran war pile pressure on family budgets, according to a closely-wat...

Rachel Reeves fires up summer spending reminiscent of Rishi Sunak's COVID scheme
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Rachel Reeves fires up summer spending reminiscent of Rishi Sunak's COVID scheme

Rachel Reeves' Great British Summer Savings, a family-friendly bundle of VAT cuts for kids' meals and leisure attractions, and free bus travel to get to there,...

Walmart plans price cuts using tariff refunds as shoppers get skittish
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Walmart plans price cuts using tariff refunds as shoppers get skittish

Now that the U.S. government must refund most tariffs, Walmart says it might put its refund money toward lowering store prices. Executives say the cost of gas h...

Spencer Pratt is 'winning the internet,' but can he become mayor of Los Angeles?
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Spencer Pratt is 'winning the internet,' but can he become mayor of Los Angeles?

Pratt, a former reality TV star, is flooding social media with edgy humor, AI slop and combative rhetoric as a way of grabbing attention and winning the vote of...

U.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement
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U.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement

As part of the settlement agreement, the U.S. is "forever barred and precluded" from examining or prosecuting President Trump, his sons and the Trump organizati...

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