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The fake refund scam: Why scammers love holiday shoppers

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The fake refund scam: Why scammers love holiday shoppers

The holiday shopping season should feel exciting, but for scammers, it's rush hour. And this year, one trick is hitting more inboxes and phones than ever: the fake refund scam. If you've ever seen an unexpected "Your refund has been issued," "Your payment failed" or "We owe you money" email or text during November or December, it wasn't an accident.Scammers know you're buying more, tracking more packages and juggling more […]

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Firm behind climate lawsuits faces DOJ referral after court finds ‘misconduct bordering on criminal’

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Firm behind climate lawsuits faces DOJ referral after court finds ‘misconduct bordering on criminal’

A federal judge’s extraordinary decision to refer Hagens Berman to the Department of Justice for possible unlawful conduct escalated to an appeals court this week, marking one of the toughest challenges yet for a high-profile law firm known, in part, for its aggressive climate litigation.The referral came as part of a lawsuit that Hagens Berman brought related to a separate topic, alleged drug-related injuries, and involved Judge Paul Diamond taking […]

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Senate sends $901B defense bill to Trump after clashes over boat strike, DC airspace

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Senate sends $901B defense bill to Trump after clashes over boat strike, DC airspace

The Senate sent a colossal defense package to President Donald Trump’s desk on Wednesday, checking off one of the last remaining items of the year in the process.Lawmakers banded together to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a roughly $901 billion package crammed to the brim with defense policy that unlocks funding for several of the Trump administration’s national defense priorities.The measure passed through the upper chamber on a […]

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Charlotte train stabbing 911 calls capture pleas for help after illegal immigrant allegedly attacked passenger

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Charlotte train stabbing 911 calls capture pleas for help after illegal immigrant allegedly attacked passenger

Newly released 911 audio from a December stabbing on a Charlotte light rail train captured the frantic efforts of passengers as they struggled to help the victim, who was allegedly attacked by a twice-deported illegal immigrant.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released four 911 calls tied to the stabbing of Kenyon Kareem-Shemar Dobie, 24, who was attacked just before 5 p.m. on a Blue Line train in north Charlotte, North Carolina, on […]

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Las Vegas men who pleaded guilty to mowing down retired police chief learn sentence

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Las Vegas men who pleaded guilty to mowing down retired police chief learn sentence

Two Las Vegas men accused of using a stolen car to intentionally hit a retired California police chief in August 2023 have learned their fate.Jesus Ayala, 20, and Jzamir Keys, 18, agreed to separate guilty plea deals in October.Ayala, who was 17 at the time, was sentenced to 20 years to life behind bars, while Keys, who was 16, was handed a sentence of 18 years to life. Additionally, Ayala, […]

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Four Republicans buck Mike Johnson to join Hakeem Jeffries’ Obamacare push

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Four Republicans buck Mike Johnson to join Hakeem Jeffries’ Obamacare push

Four moderate House Republicans are rebelling against Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to join his Democratic counterpart in forcing a vote on enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of this year.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., all joined a discharge petition by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on his push for a three-year extension of the subsidies.A discharge petition […]

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Bessent unveils ‘Trump account’ details, announces philanthropic challenge

Business

Bessent unveils ‘Trump account’ details, announces philanthropic challenge

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday announced new details about the creation of so-called Trump accounts that were created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and launched a website for the initiative.Bessent spoke at the Treasury Department and said that with the rollout of the investment accounts, "An entire generation of Americans is about to learn in the most life-changing way possible how even small contributions can become generational wealth, […]

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Global wave of terror plots sparks new alarms over the West’s growing vulnerability

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Global wave of terror plots sparks new alarms over the West’s growing vulnerability

A terrorist assault on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, combined with Germany’s arrest of five suspected Islamist militants accused of plotting a Christmas-market attack, is renewing fears that Western democracies are entering a more volatile era marked by ideologically driven violence. The incidents, striking symbolic holiday gatherings on opposite sides of the world, have intensified debate across the United States and Europe over whether open societies are prepared for a resurgence […]

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Billionaire Ray Dalio backs Trump admin investment accounts for kids, joining Michael Dell

Business

Billionaire Ray Dalio backs Trump admin investment accounts for kids, joining Michael Dell

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio threw his support behind President Donald Trump's plan to create investment accounts for children across the country on Wednesday.Dalio announced a donation of roughly $75 million aimed at contributing $250 to investment accounts for 300,000 children in Connecticut. Trump has called on wealthy Americans to contribute to similar funds across the country."By providing children with savings accounts that compound over time we are providing them with […]

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