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Top Dems Sanders and Reich ramp up billionaire tax push, say wealthy have ‘addiction’ to greed

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Top Dems Sanders and Reich ramp up billionaire tax push, say wealthy have ‘addiction’ to greed

Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich are escalating their attacks on America’s wealthiest individuals, accusing the "billionaire class" of suffering from an "addiction" to greed as they push aggressive new tax hikes in solidly Democratic states like California and New York."Governors Hochul and Newsom: Don’t worry about raising taxes on the rich. True, a few rich people may abandon New York or California if taxes on them […]

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Viral bodycam video shows dozens of college students blindfolded in basement over alleged hazing incident

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Viral bodycam video shows dozens of college students blindfolded in basement over alleged hazing incident

Disturbing video of an alleged hazing incident at the University of Iowa is going viral online, showing college-aged pledges blindfolded in a basement and covered in unknown substances. The body camera video shows officers from the Iowa City police and fire departments and the University of Iowa police responding to a fire alarm at the Alpha Delta Phi’s fraternity house on Nov. 15, 2024, according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen. In body […]

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Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since 2022

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Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since 2022

Mortgage rates dropped this week to the lowest level since September 2022, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 6.01% from last week's reading of 6.09%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.85% a year ago.RENT BECOMING MORE AFFORDABLE FOR MANY AMERICANS AS MARKET STABILIZES"This lower rate environment is not […]

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Panera Bread data breach exposes 5.1M customers

Tech/Gear

Panera Bread data breach exposes 5.1M customers

Another major consumer brand has joined the growing list of companies hit by serious data breaches. Panera Bread has confirmed a cybersecurity incident after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed it stole millions of customer records.The breach exposes a wide range of personal details, raising real concerns for anyone who has ever placed an order, created an account or shared contact information with the popular bakery chain.Sign up for my FREE […]

todayFebruary 19, 2026 5

Truck launched 100 feet into air crashes through Oregon family home

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Truck launched 100 feet into air crashes through Oregon family home

A truck flew roughly 100 feet into the air before crashing into an Oregon home, police said.The incident occurred just before 3 a.m. on Feb. 13 in a residential neighborhood in Tigard, located about 10 miles south of Portland.Witnesses reported the driver was speeding and driving recklessly when he struck a dirt mound on the side of the road. Investigators believe the impact launched the truck into the air, sending […]

todayFebruary 19, 2026 6

GOP rips FISA court for tapping ex-Biden ‘disinformation’ lawyer to advise on surveillance

Politics

GOP rips FISA court for tapping ex-Biden ‘disinformation’ lawyer to advise on surveillance

Republican lawmakers called it "insane" that the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court appointed to a key advisory panel a lawyer with past ties to the Biden administration's controversial Disinformation Governance Board.Judges on the FISC appointed Jennifer Daskal this month to serve as an amicus curiae, meaning Daskal is now among a small group of lawyers designated to advise the court, which approves warrants for federal authorities to surveil targets for […]

todayFebruary 19, 2026 10

Hunter Biden’s former ‘sugar brother’ lawyer drops big money on Swalwell’s campaign: ‘Biggest cheerleader’

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Hunter Biden’s former ‘sugar brother’ lawyer drops big money on Swalwell’s campaign: ‘Biggest cheerleader’

FIRST ON FOX: Wealthy Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris bankrolled Hunter Biden's legal defense and other bills when he was facing charges for federal firearms and tax crimes, and now he is helping finance the gubernatorial campaign of one of the most vocal defenders of Hunter, a new campaign finance filing reveals.A campaign filing that was released on Tuesday revealed that Morris, who was dubbed Hunter's "sugar brother," for bankrolling his […]

todayFebruary 19, 2026 5

Federal judge who ordered no warrantless ICE arrests in Colorado asserts DOJ not complying

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Federal judge who ordered no warrantless ICE arrests in Colorado asserts DOJ not complying

A federal judge in Colorado has questioned whether the Trump administration is complying with his order barring warrantless ICE arrests in the state, according to Colorado Public Radio.Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, said during a hearing Wednesday that the Department of Justice appeared to be falling short of his November injunction requiring flight-risk assessments and warrants before detaining people, CPR […]

todayFebruary 19, 2026 6

Single dose of powerful psychedelic cuts depression symptoms in clinical study

Health

Single dose of powerful psychedelic cuts depression symptoms in clinical study

A single dose of psychedelics significantly reduced symptoms in people with major depressive disorder, a new study found.The clinical trial was led by researchers at Imperial College London, where the team found that participants with depression who took the psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT) had greater reductions in the severity of their condition compared to those who took a placebo.DMT is a naturally occurring psychedelic, similar to compounds found in "magic mushrooms" […]

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