2 01, 2026

New Made-in-USA Cars Qualify for Trump Tax Perk, IRS Says

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Taxpayers who bought a new car in 2025 may qualify for a new tax break in the upcoming filing season — so long as that vehicle was made in the U.S., the Internal Revenue Service said. Taxpayers should check the …

2 01, 2026

‘Trump’s EPA’ in 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach to Deregulation

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The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agency’s historic mission to protect human health and the …

31 12, 2025

Texas Secures $1.25M Settlement from Hyatt for Consumer Protection Violations

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $1.25 million settlement with Hyatt Corporation for violating Texas consumer protection laws by marketing hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as advertised. Paxton’s lawsuit against the company alleged …

2 01, 2026

Labor Board Abandons One of Its Cases Against Musk’s SpaceX

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The US labor board is abandoning a complaint over SpaceX’s severance and arbitration policies, resolving one front of a sprawling legal battle between the agency and Elon Musk’s aerospace company. In a Dec. 18 joint motion, attorneys for both SpaceX …

31 12, 2025

Goldman Helps Lead Financing for 5-Gigawatt Texas AI Power Sites

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is co-leading financing for a Texas project to build private power campuses for artificial intelligence. The New York banking giant is working with real estate advisory Newmark Group Inc. to raise both equity and credit for …

2 01, 2026

How Maine Is Spending Its Share of Opioid Settlement Money

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Over the past five years, the attorney general’s office, with Aaron Frey at the helm, has secured for Maine more than $260 million in settlements with major pharmaceutical companies accused of “supercharging” the opioid epidemic. It has overseen the settlements’ …

31 12, 2025

Coupang Offers $1 Billion Compensation for Data Breach Victims

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Coupang is offering compensation worth more than $1 billion to all customers affected by South Korea’s biggest-ever data breach. The country’s biggest online retailer said on Monday it would soon start offering vouchers worth up to 50,000 won ($35) to …

31 12, 2025

US Labor Board Abandons One of Its Cases Against Musk’s SpaceX

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The U.S. labor board is abandoning a complaint over SpaceX’s severance and arbitration policies, resolving one front of a sprawling legal battle between the agency and Elon Musk’s aerospace company. In a Dec. 18 joint motion, attorneys for both SpaceX …

31 12, 2025

Freight Broker Says $400K in Lobster Meat Stolen in Fictitious Pickup

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A shipment of lobster meat worth $400,000 that was being held in a Massachusetts cold storage facility never made it to the Costco stores in the Midwest where it was supposed to be delivered. Instead, it appears it was stolen …

2 01, 2026

US Lifts Sanctions on Trio Accused of Work on ‘Predator’ Spyware

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The US government has lifted sanctions on three people who it previously accused of aiding in the proliferation of “Predator” spyware, a sophisticated surveillance technology that’s allegedly been used against Americans. The Department of Treasury’s removal of the business bans …