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- Aug 31, 2026
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FTC files landmark lawsuit claiming Amazon deceived advertisers out of billions (opens the original)
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The Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of 22 states are suing Amazon for “secretly and systematically” overcharging advertisers on its platform, ultimately bringing in more than $20 billion over seven years. The complaint, filed in a Washington federal court Monday, accuses Amazon of manipulating the minimum price that advertisers had to pay to place ads on the e-commerce giant’s website. Amazon allegedly did not properly disclose the pricing of the “sponsored” ad space, which users typica
More mail-in ballots are arriving late and not being counted in key states: report (opens the original)
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The rate at which mail-in ballots arrived late and went uncounted increased in last year’s general elections and this year’s primaries, according to The New York Times. At least 12 states holding House, Senate and/or gubernatorial races saw more late mail-in ballots go uncounted – a potential result of the U.S. Postal Service trying to run on a tight budget and implement structural changes. In data reviewed by the New York Times, more than 10,000 mail-in ballots were rejected from Michigan’s pri
Hegseth hired conservative influencers who amplify his âwarrior ethosâ mantra: report (opens the original)
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A handful of high-profile conservative influencers have reportedly been working as undisclosed government employees and using their huge social media followings to praise Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and defend the Trump administrationâs policies. Among them are Rob Maness, a retired Army Air Force colonel with more than 130,000 followers on X, and Kurt Schlichter, a retired Army colonel with more than 600,000 followers on X, according to the Washington Post. Maness and Schlichter have activ
Milo Yiannopoulos looks dejected in mugshot after he is detained by ICE (opens the original)
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Milo Yiannopoulos, the controversial far-right political commentator who once worked for Kanye West, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an airport in Louisiana Thursday. Yiannopoulos, 41, was apprehended by immigration enforcement officers at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. In a statement on X, the Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos, born in the United Kingdom, had legally entered the country on May 14, 2019, but overstayed his visa. A mu
Judge again blocks Trumpâs attempt to get his felony hush money conviction tossed (opens the original)
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President Donald Trumpâs latest effort to get his 34-count criminal conviction tossed again failed Friday when a judge blocked his bid to move the case to a federal court. For the third time in roughly three years, Judge Alvin Hellerstein of New York ruled against the president â this time, reiterating that Trumpâs request was âneither new nor legally sufficient.â âHe has failed to show good cause and diligence,â Hellerstein wrote in the order. Trump has sought to dismiss the state
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