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New York AG Letitia James denies fraud allegations, calls case retaliation

6 days ago | san.com | Bast Bramhall |Craig Nigrelli |William O. Jackson

The letter alleges James misrepresented a 2023 Virginia home as her primary residence. The document said James listed herself and her father as a married couple to secure home loans. The referral also questioned discrepancies in the reported number of units at James’s Brooklyn residence, alleging she listed four instead of five.
DOGE scrubs some of its claimed savings from website: Report

1 week ago | san.com | Bast Bramhall |Craig Nigrelli

[CRAIG NIGRELLI]The only public accounting of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE website, is constantly changing. Now, the Albritton Journalism Institute founded site, NOTUS, is reporting that it is marred by errors and revisions which include overstating the amount of spending cuts that have actually taken place. The report says on Tuesday DOGE removed $962 million in previously stated cuts and changed other listings to seemingly boost reported savings.
Tariff turbulence in stock market boosts ratings for CNBC, Fox Business

1 week ago | san.com | Bast Bramhall |Karah Rucker

Business networks saw significant viewership gains following President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on April 2. CNBC and Fox Business both recorded notable audience spikes during the market turmoil. CNBC’s website and app traffic jumped 83% over its first-quarter average. Fox Business saw a 35% increase in audience compared to its 2024 average. The recent volatility in the stock market has proven to be a boon for business news networks.
State Farm seeks emergency CA rate hike after $7.6B LA wildfire loss

2 weeks ago | san.com | Bast Bramhall |Karah Rucker

[Karah Rucker]IN CALIFORNIA – A JUDGE WILL SOON DECIDE IF STATE FARM – THE STATE’S LARGEST INSURANCE COMPANY – CAN ENACT A 17 PERCENT “EMERGENCY RATE HIKE.”AT A HEARING IN OAKLAND THIS WEEK – STATE FARM MADE ITS CASE – ARGUING THE COMPANY IS HAVING TO PAY OUT 7.6 BILLION DOLLARS IN CLAIMS IN THE WAKE OF LA’S WILDFIRE’S –AND THESE PAYOUTS ARE DEPLETING ITS RESERVES.
AT&T teams up with Arbor Day Foundation to heal Calif. wildfire scars

2 weeks ago | san.com | Ali Caldwell |Bast Bramhall |Diane Duenez |Heath Cary

[Jack Aylmer]THAT OLD CELL PHONE YOU HAVE LYING AROUND MAY BE WORTH SOME “GREEN”. BUT IT’S NOT THE GREEN YOU THINK. A-T-& T AND ASSURANT PROTECTION COMPANY ARE TEAMING UP TO SUPPORT THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION’S REFORESTATION EFFORTS IN CALIFORNIA. EVERY PHONE, TABLET, OR DEVICE TRADED IN TO AT&T ONLINE OR IN-STORE DURING APRIL WILL SUPPORT THE PLANTING OF A TREEAT THE PLACERVILLE NURSERY FOR CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE REFORESTATION. THIS IS THE STATE’S ONLY FOREST SERVICE NURSERY AND ONE OF SIX NATIONWIDE.
Fed chair says tariffs could drive inflation as Trump calls for interest rate cuts

2 weeks ago | san.com | Bast Bramhall |Karah Rucker

[Karah Rucker]PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTED TO TRUTH SOCIAL – CALLING FOR AN IMMEDIATE CUT TO INTEREST RATES – MOMENTS BEFORE FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIR JEROME POWELL SPOKE IN ARLINGTON VIRGINIA FRIDAY. AFTER POWELL SUGGESTED TRUMP’S TARIFFS WERE “HIGHER THAN EXPECTED” AND COULD LEAD TO HIGHER INFLATION AND SLOW ECONOMIC GROWTH.
International agency dismantles child abuse network on dark web, "Kidflix"

2 weeks ago | san.com | Bast Bramhall |Karah Rucker

A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL OPERATION DISMANTLED ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST PEDOPHILE NETWORKS IN THE WORLD. THE EUROPEAN UNION’S LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY “EUROPOL” WAS ABLE TO TAKE DOWN A PLATFORM CALLED “KID-FLIX” –A STREAMING SERVICE ON THE DARK WEB – HOME TO MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION USERS WORLDWIDE –WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS A HUB OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGES WERE DISTRIBUTED AMONG USERS.
British actor Russell Brand charged with rape, sexual assault

2 weeks ago | san.com | Bast Bramhall |Karah Rucker

[KARAH RUCKER]BRITISH COMEDIAN AND ACTOR “RUSSELL BRAND” HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. BRITAIN’S CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE AND LONDON’S METROPOLITAN POLICE CONFIRMED THE CHARGES. BRAND – HAS PREVIOUSLY DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS. SOME OF THE FOLLOWING DETAILS CAN BE DESCRIBED AS GRAPHIC IN NATURE –AND COULD BE DISTURBING FOR SOME VIEWERS. BRAND IS FACING ONE COUNT OF RAPE, ONE COUNT OF INDECENT ASSAULT, ONE COUNT OF ORAL RAPE, AND TWO COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.
Trump fires 6 national security officials deemed disloyal: Report

3 weeks ago | san.com | Bast Bramhall |Karah Rucker

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REPORTEDLY FIRED SIX NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL OFFICIALS. THE FIRINGS CAME AFTER AN OVAL OFFICE MEETING WITH CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST LAURA LOOMER –WHO REPORTEDLY ADVOCATED FOR THE FIRINGS – WARNING TRUMP AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF “DISLOYAL” EMPLOYEES. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS –LOOMER CALLED OUT ROUGHLY A DOZEN OF MIKE WALTZ’ NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM SHE DEEMED “DISLOYAL” TO TRUMP AND FELT SHOULD BE FIRED.
Study finds California's high gas prices driven by state policies

3 weeks ago | san.com | Ali Caldwell |Bast Bramhall |Jack Aylmer

[Jack Aylmer]CALIFORNIA HAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE AVERAGE GAS PRICES IN THE NATION-AND A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THAT STATE POLICIES, RATHER THAN PRICE-GOUGING, ARE THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS. ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY FROM A PROFESSOR AT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS-THESE HIGHER GAS PRICES ARE LARGELY THE RESULT OF TAXES, FEES, AND REGULATIONS IMPOSED BY THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.