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Gas Prices Spike Just in Time for Holiday Travel Season
(Eli Pacheco, Headline USA) Just in time for the holidays: Fuel prices are spiking.
Gas prices rose 0.6% on Wednesday, the largest single-day spike in four...
Meta’s Censorship of 2 Israel-Hamas Videos Reversed by Oversight Board
(Headline USA) A quasi-independent review board is recommending that Facebook parent company Meta overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “informing...
Hackers Steal Private Data from 36 Million Xfinity Customers
(Eli Pacheco, Headline USA) Hackers tapped into a critically rated security vulnerability through Comcast, granting them access to sensitive data for nearly 36 million customers...
Apple Pulls Watches w/ Blood Oxygen Feature Due to Patent Dispute
(Headline USA) If two of the latest Apple Watches are on your holiday shopping list, don't dawdle for much longer because the devices won't...
Va. Gov. Youngkin Will Prohibit Minors from Using TikTok
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., announced on Dec. 14, 2023, that he intends to restrict those under the age of 18...
Wash. State Dems Seek to Jail Gas-Powered Lawnmower Users
(Headline USA) Washington state Democrats introduced a proposal this week that would outlaw new gas-powered lawn equipment, such as lawn mowers, and punish violators with...
DOJ Begins Process to Unmask Clients of High-End Prostitution Ring
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy, who’s overseeing the prosecution of a high-end prosecution ring, has vowed to prosecute the elected...
EV Company Founder Gets 4-Year Prison Sentence for Fraud
(Eli Pacheco, Headline USA) Nikola founder Trevor Milton received a four-year prison sentence on Tuesday for investor fraud---less than half what federal prosecutors sought...
Jan. 6 Defendant Wins Case—At a Hefty Cost
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A defendant in a massive civil lawsuit over the events of Jan. 6, 2021, has won his case more than...
Google to Pay $700M to States, U.S. Consumers in App Store Settlement
(Headline USA) Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against...
