The ScarJo/Her scandal is going to be very sticky for AI. It confirms everyone's expectations of the people running these companies.

A federal judge has thrown out a case against Vegas Strip Hotels for their use of 'Rainmaker' price fixing software.

It's a terrible decision laden with judicial discretion. In previous eras, when courts veer this far off track, Congress has stepped in to correct course.

Cheap compounded semaglutide is like a lottery ticket for weight loss: you might get enough in your dose, or maybe not! Spin the wheel!
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It's just very clear that Powell is the key source frustrating financial regulatory advances.
His monetary actions are to some critics now worsening inflation and stunting legislative investments by keeping the cost of borrowing elevated.
Other than that, good Fed choice

“One of the key strategic elements to moving these voters is tapping into trusted sources to communicate with them. Simply airing a bunch of TV ads and knocking on doors late in the campaign is not going to break through with these voters.” prospect.org/politics/2024-…

A new survey of working-class voters in swing states notes an expectation effect hurting Democrats: 'Respondents believed their neighbors would vote Republican over Democratic by a 3-to-1 margin'
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Sherrod Brown, in a tough re-election fight, calls for Martin Gruenberg to step down from the FDIC after a report on the agency's culture of sexual harassment.

Larry Hogan tried to fix up his vulnerabilities on abortion. But his vulnerabilities selling out Baltimore and much of the rest of the state on transportation infrastructure, Gabrielle Gurley writes.
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Tragic update to this story: Cesar Anguiano-Guitron, 41, died last week from injuries sustained at the TSMC Phoenix campus, police said. He drove a waste disposal truck and was employed as a contractor. No TSMC employees were injured, the company said:
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Jewish Israelis forming human shields around aid trucks to stop settlers from destroying them.

Serving the highest callings of their faith ✡️

Anyone having problems accessing their money in Yotta, Juno or Copper, DMs are open.

While everyone was looking at the UAW vote in Alabama, pageant and parade workers at Disneyland voted to unionize with Actors Equity yesterday by a count of 953 to 258.

Weekly roundup is up, me and Robert Kuttner talk CFPB being saved at the Supreme Court, tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, and why auto insurance rates are so high.
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This is low key the case I was watching the closest.

Tens of millions of people will be closer to cancellation when the IDR Account Adjustment runs in September. Nearly a million are already debt free.

This is a legacy achievement. It looks like the courts won’t get in the way.