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New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by $2.2 billion in 1 year

08/30/2023 11:10pm
(cnn) — Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney

McConnell appears to freeze while speaking with reporters in Kentucky

08/30/2023 7:53pm
(cnn) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze for about 30 seconds on Wednesday while speaking with

New York says Trump should be found liable for fraud, even before a trial

08/30/2023 6:29pm
New York's attorney general on Wednesday asked a state judge to declare, even before the start of a trial, that Donald Trump committed fraud by submitting false statements to bankers and insurers and overstating his net worth by up to $2.23 billion.

After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections

08/30/2023 4:52pm
The Biden Administration weakened protections for wetlands on Tuesday. Federal officials were forced to make the change after the Supreme Court's decision in May that sharply limited the federal government's power to regulate wetlands.

Gannett to pause AI experiment after botched high school sports articles

08/30/2023 4:30pm
Newspaper chain Gannett has paused the use of an artificial intelligence tool to write high school sports dispatches after the technology made several major flubs in articles in at least one of its papers.

Kum & Go's Utah locations to be rebranded as Maverik gas stations

08/30/2023 3:49pm
Salt Lake City — The Maverik gas station chain announced Tuesday that it completed its acquisition of Midwestern chain

US Senate's McConnell freezes up for second time in public appearance

08/30/2023 2:31pm
Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell froze up for more than 30 seconds on Wednesday during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a little more than a month, a clip from an NBC News affiliate showed.

3M agrees to pay $6B to settle lawsuits over US military earplugs

08/30/2023 12:38pm
3M on Monday agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle nearly 260,000 lawsuits by current and former U.S. military service members who say they suffered hearing loss from using the company's earplugs, according to a person familiar with the agreement.

Millions more workers would be entitled to overtime pay under a proposed Biden rule

08/30/2023 11:37am
A new rule would require employers to pay overtime to so-called white collar workers who make less than $55,000 a year, up from the current threshold of $35,568, which was set by the Trump administration in 2019.

President of National Association of Realtors resigns after lawsuit, sex harassment claims

08/30/2023 10:03am
Kenny Parcell, a Utah man who was president of the National Association of Realtors, resigned Monday following a lawsuit and a New York Times article alleging sexual harassment.

The Great Gloom? US worker happiness eroding at record pace; health care pros most dire of all

08/30/2023 8:04am
In spite of a U.S. labor sector that's grown employment "greener pastures" at a record pace for nearly two years straight, a new report finds most U.S. workers are not happy.

Idalia hits Florida with 125 mph winds, flooding streets, snapping trees and cutting power

08/30/2023 6:23am
Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a still-powerful storm.