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Debt collection letter for debt you don’t owe? What to do now

Tech/Gear

Debt collection letter for debt you don’t owe? What to do now

A letter arrives about a debt you don't remember, from a company you've never dealt with, for an account you never opened. For a growing number of people, that notice is how they first learn someone used their identity.Complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) about attempts to collect a debt not owed rose about 115% above their prior two-year average in 2025, and many of those consumers reported […]

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Reporter’s Notebook: Lawmakers wrestle over whether AI can make the grade in America’s classrooms

Politics

Reporter’s Notebook: Lawmakers wrestle over whether AI can make the grade in America’s classrooms

Reading. Writing. And AI algorithms.The Senate is now wrestling with how students — and teachers — might use Artificial Intelligence in the classroom.It’s inevitable."The question is not whether AI is going to impact education. The real question is whether we will shape its use thoughtfully. Responsibly," said Delaware Secretary of Education Cindy Marten during a recent Senate hearing.Lawmakers are focusing not just on what AI teaches students. But how."What do […]

todayJune 25, 2026 9

WATCH: Hearing derails as purple-haired Dem points finger, screams at chair to put DHS chief ‘in his place’

Politics

WATCH: Hearing derails as purple-haired Dem points finger, screams at chair to put DHS chief ‘in his place’

A House oversight hearing on the Department of Homeland Security derailed Thursday after purple-haired Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., pointed her finger at Secretary Markwayne Mullin and demanded the committee chairman "put him in his place."DeLauro and Mullin got into several shouting matches during her questioning, while House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei, R-Nev., struggled to maintain order in the room.At one point, while DeLauro was ripping the Trump […]

todayJune 25, 2026 9

Mamdani-backed socialist wins in New York expose growing rift between Democratic establishment, insurgent left

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Mamdani-backed socialist wins in New York expose growing rift between Democratic establishment, insurgent left

Ahead of this week's closely watched Democratic congressional primaries in New York, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stressed that the party "must change."On Tuesday, the 34-year-old democratic socialist mayor of the nation's most populous city took a major step toward that goal as three far-left congressional candidates he endorsed and campaigned tirelessly for defeated more mainstream Democrats, including two incumbents.The victories by the Mamdani-backed candidates guarantee that the number […]

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