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A Member of Sackler Family Says She Got Addicted to Opioids (futurism.com)

2026-05-09 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: purdue pharma, opioids, sackler family

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Thousands of Americans may soon lose their passports under a little-known federal law (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-08 | get Passport Holders Guidebook → | tags: passport, u.s. state department, child support debt

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Former govt contractor convicted for wiping dozens of federal databases (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-08 | get Data Recovery Software Kit → | tags: federal contractors, u.s. state department, ashburn servers

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Jeffrey Epstein’s suspected suicide note is now public after being released by a federal judge (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-07 | tags: jeffrey epstein, white plains court, nicholas tartaglione

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Utah's Ban on Using VPNs to Circumvent Age Verification Begins Today (cnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by See Full Bio | get VPN Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: vpn, utah, senate bill 73

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Online Job Scams Are on the Rise, and Gen Z Is Struggling With Them, Study Says (cnet.com)

2026-05-06 | by See Full Bio | get Fake Job Scam Detector → | tags: linkedin, job scams, ai automation

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This One Federal Standard Is the ‘Lynchpin’ of Franchising — And Congress Could Make It Permanent (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jonathan Small | get Franchise Law Guidebook → | tags: federal joint employer, international franchise association, american franchise act

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Utah Will Ban VPN Use to Circumvent Age Verification (cnet.com)

2026-05-04 | by See Full Bio | get VPN Privacy Shield → | tags: vpn, utah, senate bill 73

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IRS Covid refund 2026: Eligibility, deadline, timeline, and how to find out if the government owes you money (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-04 | get IRS Refund Tracking Tool → | tags: irs, covid refund, taxpayer advocate

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RFK Jr.’s New Podcast Is as Weird as You’d Expect (wired.com)

2026-05-04 | by Emily Mullin | get Podcasting Microphone Kit → | tags: rfk jr, vaccine rhetoric, maha movement

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U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get U.S. Debt Wall Art → | tags: us debt, gdp, treasury

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Powell says he’s staying on the Fed’s board, impacting Trump and successor Kevin Warsh (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | get Federal Reserve Board Membership → | tags: federal reserve, jerome powell, kevin warsh

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Big Tech earnings, Powell's decision, Pershing Square IPO and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-04-30 | by Alex Harring | get Amazon Echo Dot → | tags: meta, openai, elon musk

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Should Schools Get Rid of Homework? (slashdot.org)

2026-04-29 | tags: npr, federal survey, math homework

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Fed day, Starbucks earnings, UAE leaves OPEC and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-04-29 | by Alex Harring | get Starbucks Coffee Mug → | tags: federal reserve, jerome powell, opec

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A federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut down (techspot.com)

2026-04-29 | get Encrypted Messaging Security Book → | tags: whatsapp, meta, end-to-end encryption

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We obtained nearly 1,000 complaints about SpaceX’s Starlink. Here’s what they reveal (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-29 | get Starlink Satellite Dish → | tags: spacex, starlink, federal communications commission

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A Supreme Court case could decide whether your phone can be used to find you first and suspect you later (techspot.com)

2026-04-29 | get Smartphone Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: supreme court, geofence warrant, call federal credit union

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Key US science panels are being axed — and others are becoming less open (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-28 | by Kozlov | get Science Panel Membership Book → | tags: national institutes of health, national science foundation, department of energy

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Feds Will Start Charging Companies Like SpaceX For Rocket Launches (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-27 | get SpaceX Rocket Launch Guide → | tags: federal aviation administration, spacex, rocket launches

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WHCD shooting, DOJ ends Powell probe, Musk vs. Altman and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2026-04-27 | by Alex Harring | get Smartphone Camera Lens Kit → | tags: federal reserve, elon musk, sam altman

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Bank Robber Challenges Conviction Based on His Cellphone's Location Data (slashdot.org)

2026-04-27 | by Posted | get GPS Location Data Device → | tags: cellphone location data, geofence warrants, supreme court

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Reviving BrowserID in 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | tags: browserid, wkid, identity provider

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Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-24 | by Lucas Ropek | get Palantir Gotham Software → | tags: palantir, internal revenue service, case analytics

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A new Republican privacy bill could be ‘worse than no standard at all’ (theverge.com)

2026-04-24 | by Lauren Feiner | get Privacy Protection Browser Extension → | tags: secure data act, silicon valley, captiol hill

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If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | by Derek Thompson | get Smartphone Screen Repair Kit → | tags: united states, general social survey, federal reserve

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If America's So Rich, How'd It Get So Sad? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | by Derek Thompson | tags: university of chicago, general social survey, federal reserve

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Spirit is broken (theverge.com)

2026-04-23 | by Darryl Campbell | get Broken Spirit LED Light → | tags: spirit airlines, iran war, federal bailout

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US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | tags: us department of justice, cannabis, california

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Trump administration reclassifies cannabis as less dangerous (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | tags: trump administration, cannabis, california