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Nearly 1,400 laid off at Ohio factory days before Trump rally. Now a former supporter will help elect Democrats: ‘Something has to change politically’
The layoffs were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area.
Customs and Border Protection tapped 80,000 Flock cameras last year — police weren’t kept in the loop
Danville, Illinois, logged more than 4,000 federal searches, though ICE had no Flock contract. Flock says customers control their data.
The HOA state: what Florida can teach the rest of America about life under the tyranny of a condo association
About 78 million Americans live under 373,000 associations that can levy fines and even foreclose. Some are barred from voting and can't afford to leave.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s border wall in Big Bend region of Texas, citing likelihood of ‘irreparable harm’ and ‘public interest’
The court's decision comes just weeks after the administration erected the first border wall panels in the Big Bend sector in mid-September.
The GPT Oracle: 1 in 10 Americans are reviving the pagan practice of prophecy
Anthropic has reported Claude 4 drifting into mystical themes unprompted, a pattern its own engineers did not train for or predict.
California’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs
The state, which is home to many AI companies, is one of the first to roll out workplace regulations targeting the technology California’s laws aimed at protecting workers from th…
Apple’s Steve Wozniak says he cofounded the tech giant after 5 rejections from HP—not to ‘make money.’ For years, his paycheck was just $50
While he could’ve been a trillionaire today, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak sold his stake early: “I didn’t want to be near money, because it could corrupt your values.”
Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
Gen Alpha won’t write emails when they join the workforce in 2030—research reveals they’ll sent voice notes to their boss instead
LSE researchers say Gen Alpha will talk, not type at work—they predict that voice notes will make keyboard practically obsolete by 2030.
Sports betting is America’s new pastime—and it’s bigger than movies, music, and museums together as Americans wage a whopping $166 billion on bets
Americans wagered $166 billion on sports last year, more than Hollywood, the music industry, books, and museums combined.
The Pope Has Thoughts on AI Art—And They're Not Flattering
The pontiff says algorithms "lack the spark of humanity," and the Vatican wants to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to protect it.
BlackRock offers a glimpse of how tokenization may change your investment portfolio
Tokenization is not just about putting individual stocks and funds onchain. The next step could be entire investment portfolios that can be traded, rebalanced and eventually manag…
Crypto's Sisyphean struggle
Progress will effectively reset when the new Congress is sworn in, because key senators who quarterbacked the bill will not be on the ballot again, writes the Cato Institute's Rya…
Soaring diesel prices take their toll on US farmers in midwest corn belt
Fuel costs are biting for crop growers, trucking firms and a host of other industries as Iran war stokes record pricesJoe Hamilton farms corn and soybeans on 2,500 acres in Indian…
UAE may halt UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict
The Premier League’s actions would ‘have an influence on the bilateral state relationship’, Emirati officials saidThe United Arab Emirates have reportedly warned the government it…
NEAR Intents recovers entire stolen $3.8M after ultimatum to exploiter
The exploiter returned the entire sum to NEAR Intents after being identified and given 48 hours to respond.
I’m an obesity expert and can’t wait for the compounding craze to stop
If you can't name the medical reason your patient needs a knockoff GLP-1, you don't have one.
‘I was making no money’: Travel agent side hustle promoted by influencers criticised over fees
Would-be marketers enticed by online talk of entering a world of travel and easy cash find that the reality is rather differentMonths before she entered the Love Island villa, the…
Meta is building one of the world’s biggest undersea cable networks—it’s just one piece of a growing seafloor empire spanning 6 continents
Meta's Petal cable is the latest of more than 20 subsea projects the company has bet on as its AI push demands ever more data capacity.
Nitin Nohria: Why it’s so hard for CEOs to stay grounded
Do you apologize when you're late? The perks and deference that make a CEOs job easier risk disconnecting them from other peoples' lives.
‘It’s enraging’: lawmakers call for action after Guardian investigation into convenience store overcharges
Congress members say pricing practices at 7-Eleven and Circle K stores underscore everyday Americans’ affordability strugglesFive US House members have called out pricing practice…
MacKenzie Scott’s first novel in 13 years is being called ‘baffling’—and critics are left asking what message she’s trying to send
The billionaire philanthropist who’s donated $26 billion gave away Last Days in Two Nations for free on Substack, noticeably not on Amazon.
What the bond market reveals about Congress, the national debt and the middle class—and where America goes from here
The only real solution is to put fiscal policy on a sustainable trajectory, but on the tax side, it’s important to realize we have limited room.
Where Americans are moving by generation, according to U-Haul: Boomers pick the Carolinas, Gen Z picks Texas and California
Gen Z is still moving to California even as boomers head south, new U-Haul data shows