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Counties confront rising property tax concernsFinance — Oct 5, 2026Local governments and homeowners face mounting property-tax pressures from rising property assessments, constrained tax caps, and budget needs: Suffolk County town leaders want New York to revisit its 2% cap, while officials in Kenosha and Cook County have proposed or signaled higher taxes. In Hocking County, rising home values are a key driver of larger bills, and Washington County residents have been warned of possible sharp increases next year; Cook County’s proposed budget cuts drew criticism that future tax hikes may still be needed.

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Senate Panel Approves Bill Allowing Suits Over Government Pressure on Speech — Sep 16, 2026Senate Commerce voted 18-10 for a bill letting citizens sue officials who pressure firms to suppress First Amendment speech; full Senate and House still must pass it.

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AI Medical Scribes Draw $1 Billion, Adoption LagsHealth — Oct 6, 2026Ambient AI medical scribes drew at least $1 billion in 2025 as Abridge reached a $5.3 billion valuation, while AMA survey data show adoption still lags clinician enthusiasm.

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Wolfspeed Receives Conditional $1.5B Loan Commitment — 6dThe U.S. Department of War conditionally committed up to $1.5 billion in 30-year financing to Wolfspeed to expand domestic production of silicon carbide and gallium nitride semiconductors for defense and other strategic uses. The loan still depends on further review, and Wolfspeed shares rose sharply after the announcement.

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S&P Global Ratings grades risks in $10 billion DeFi lending vaults — Oct 5, 2026S&P Global Ratings launched vault risk grades as DeFi deposits hit $10B; Stream's xUSD had fallen to $0.30 while Morpho and Euler still priced it at $1.00.

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Derek Foss It's good they skipped yield estimates since that keeps the focus on real risks like liquidity and governance instead of chasing returns.

AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

Gates Says Vaccine Hesitancy Derails Measles Eradication — Sep 15, 2026Measles eradication is off Gates Foundation goals; Bill Gates calls rich-country vaccine hesitancy 'kind of tragic' as 100,000 children still die yearly.

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Marcus Bell Lower income countries avoiding the same hesitancy spike proves this is more about misinformation than any real lack of access.

Nepal Ends Flood Search, 5,285 Remain Missing — Oct 5, 2026Nepal ended its 40-day flood search on Oct. 5 with 5,285 still missing and at least 1,455 dead, shifting to rehabilitation and a proposed NPR 559 billion rebuild budget.

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Trump's Alaska LNG pledge meets Seoul party brake — Oct 1, 2026Oval Office announcement of $54 billion South Korean capital for Alaska gas draws an immediate commercial-viability review from Korea’s ruling party, leaving contracts, land access and a final investment decision still in play.

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Marcus Bell Without a final investment decision, this remains just another political pledge rather than a secured energy project.

Boeing Still Waiting on GE9X Seal Fix for 777X Certification — Sep 16, 2026Boeing has booked roughly $15 billion in 777X charges, including a $4.9 billion late-2025 write-down, and still awaits a GE mid-seal fix ahead of planned 2027 delivery.

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Tom Gallagher Boeing's 2027 delivery target feels optimistic when ETOPS testing is stalled over a basic engine part issue.

OpenAI Seeks $30 Billion at $1.4 Trillion Valuation — Sep 28, 2026OpenAI is reportedly seeking at least $30 billion in investor funding at a roughly $1.4 trillion valuation, with discussions still preliminary and terms subject to change. The bridge financing would provide capital as the company delays a near-term IPO amid AI safety concerns and intensifying competition with Anthropic.

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Judge Keeps $1.8 Billion Fund Lawsuit Alive — Sep 18, 2026Judge Leonie Brinkema said legal issues over a $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund are still 'alive and kicking' after DOJ said the fund was rescinded.

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Dana Whitfield It's about time someone pushed back on the DOJ's claim that they can just make this disappear without court review.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Barry Diller Withdraws $18 Billion Bid for MGM Resorts — Sep 23, 2026Barry Diller’s People Inc. abandoned its roughly $18 billion bid to acquire the rest of MGM Resorts, signaling that the deal will not move forward and leaving MGM to continue as a standalone company. People still holds about 27% of MGM, and MGM’s stock reacted to the withdrawal with an after-hours drop as the company reaffirms its path forward.

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Priya Raman MGM can focus on its own growth now instead of dealing with a takeover, even if the stock dipped after hours.

MTG Introduces Bill to Award Rittenhouse a Congressional Gold MedalReporting — Nov 26, 2021Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced a bill to give Kyle Rittenhouse the Congressional Gold Medal. The bill’s full text is not yet available. Still, the summary says the bill would “award a Congressional Gold…

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Cousin Marriage Ban Bill Fails to Pass in Florida — Mar 17, 2026There’s still a chance fir first cousins to marry in Florida. That’s because the state legislature did not pass a bill banning such marriages. Florida is one of 18 states where marrying your first cousin is legal. New…

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Pelosi Says House Still Plans to Vote Saturday on Postal Service BillReporting — Aug 19, 2020U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday the postmaster general’s announcement of a pause to changes in service ahead of the Nov. 3 election did not go far enough and the House still planned to vote on Saturday…

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Toy Story vs ShrekYourlist — VS BattleThe toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.

Manchin Stonewalls Biden’s Spending Bill As Dems Lose Minds With ImpatienceOpinion — Dec 17, 2021Will President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better blunder be stopped by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin? Even with the spending bill pared down to $1.75 trillion, it’s still a horribly wasteful bundle of unnecessary spending on…

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Biden Used Rickety Bridge To Tout Massive Infrastructure Law — Years Later, It’s Still In Disrepair — Apr 7, 2025Former President Joe Biden used a decaying New Hampshire bridge to sell his massive infrastructure package in 2021, but the bridge is still in poor condition years later despite the bill unleashing billions of dollars…

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WH Press Secretary: Biden Wants a Bipartisan COVID Relief Package ‘Regardless of the Mechanisms’Reporting — Jan 28, 2021President Joe Biden is pushing Congress to pass a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill . Still, Congressional Republicans are not eager to approve another massive spending bill, which could make it harder for lawmakers to…

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Manchin Says He Still Opposes Election Reform Bill After Meeting With Civil Rights LeadersReporting — Jun 8, 2021Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) is not budging on his opposition to a sweeping Democratic-crafted election reform bill after meeting with civil rights leaders. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Manchin was asked if…

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‘I Still Believe In This Bill’: Dem Rep Willing To Tank Legislation She Supports As Payback Against Elon Musk — Apr 10, 2025Democrat New York Rep. Yvette Clarke said on Tuesday that she will vote against Democrat-led bills in an attempt to stick it to Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk and congressional Republicans…

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DAVID BLACKMON: Which Kamala Harris Should Voters Believe? — Oct 19, 2024With the presidential race winding down to its final weeks, voters still have no real way of knowing how a Kamala Harris presidency would impact their wallets, and more specifically, their energy bills — which have…

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Debut of Bill Maher on CNN Utterly Flops, King of Late Night Reigns SupremeOpinion — Feb 9, 2023Ratings-challenged CNN brought HBO’s Bill Maher into its Friday night lineup last week and still managed to get crushed by Fox News host Greg Gutfeld . The network had been weighing the addition of a “comedian” to liven…

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Congressional Democrats, White House Still at Impasse Over Coronavirus BillReporting — Aug 2, 2020The top Democrats in Congress are not close to a deal with the White House to pump more money into the U.S. economy to ease the coronavirus’ heavy toll, both sides said on Saturday, after an essential lifeline for…

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Factbox: What’s in the Nearly $2 Trillion U.S. Senate Coronavirus Stimulus?Reporting — Mar 25, 2020The U.S. Senate on Tuesday was negotiating a nearly $2 trillion emergency bill that aims to counter some of the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic. The talks were still in flux after Democrats pushed back against…

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