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Wealth Tax Panic Freezes Zuckerberg In Place

A Silicon Valley giant tied its founder to California for eight years to brace for a new wealth tax that could cost him billions,...
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FBI Notes Hint Pay‑To‑Play Bombshell

New FBI records show a defense contractor told agents that two powerful members of Congress discussed big donations alongside help with a $10 million...
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Macron’s Authority Wobbles As Streets Rage

France’s latest riots exposed President Emmanuel Macron’s fading grip on order as critics demand tougher action backed by clear authority.Story HighlightsMacron resisted a state...
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Tencent-Linked Bots Hit U.S. Backyard

Chinese-linked “agent fleet” probed U.S.-accessible sites and then answered a reporter, exposing how foreign AI tests can reach into our digital backyard without clear...
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Stolen Ballots? Mailroom Heist Exposes Voting Weak Spot

Mail stolen from a California post office may have included vote-by-mail ballots, exposing a clear chain-of-custody gap before election officials ever saw them.Story HighlightsOfficials...
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Held Hostage: Rebuild Funds Stuck In Escrow

California wildfire survivors say payments meant to rebuild were delayed or held back by lenders, even as state-backed insurance costs jumped nearly 30 percent.Story...
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CDC Alert: STD-Style Outbreak Explodes

A drug‑resistant intestinal infection is spreading through sexual networks and beating front‑line antibiotics, according to new federal data.Story HighlightsFederal researchers report a sharp rise...
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WeChat Clues Expose Covert Mission

Federal prosecutors say a California luxury realtor spied for China on U.S. soil, targeting the family of a top Taiwanese official — and they...
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Gender-Care Standoff Triggers Costly Deal

A federal civil rights agency says a pediatric hospital will pay $650,000 after firing a worker who asked for a religious exemption from “gender...
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Iran Occupation Math Is Terrifying

Analysts say occupying Iran would demand upward of half a million to more than a million troops—far beyond today’s active-duty U.S. Army strength.Story HighlightsOccupation...

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