36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
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36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The day before Linda Wetzel closed on her retirement home in Southport, N.C., in 2012 — a cozy place where she could open the windows at night and catch an ocean breeze — the bank making the loan surprised her with a fee…

Russell Vought Orders Consumer Protection Bureau’s Headquarters Closed for a Week
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Russell Vought Orders Consumer Protection Bureau’s Headquarters Closed for a Week

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received an email on Sunday saying the bureau’s headquarters would be closed for the coming week. “Employees and contractors are to work remotely unless instructed otherwise from our Acting Director or his designee,” said the notice,…

Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity
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Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all stakeholder engagement,” effectively stopping the agency’s operations, in an email from the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, on Saturday evening….

Job Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Interest Rate Pause
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Job Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Interest Rate Pause

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No major cracks had emerged, but monthly jobs growth had slowed and the unemployment rate was steadily ticking higher. In a bid to preserve…

Susan F. Wood, Who Resigned From the F.D.A. Over Plan B, Dies at 66
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Susan F. Wood, Who Resigned From the F.D.A. Over Plan B, Dies at 66

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Susan F. Wood, a women’s health expert who resigned in protest from the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, accusing the agency of knuckling under to politics by not approving over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill known as Plan B, died on Jan….

F.C.C. Releases CBS ’60 Minutes’ Interview With Kamala Harris
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F.C.C. Releases CBS ’60 Minutes’ Interview With Kamala Harris

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday released the transcript of a “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris that has been at the center of a lawsuit between CBS and President Trump. The transcript of the interview shows that Ms. Harris gave…

‘60 Minutes’ Head Producer Says He Won’t Apologize Over Trump’s Lawsuit
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‘60 Minutes’ Head Producer Says He Won’t Apologize Over Trump’s Lawsuit

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The head of “60 Minutes” told the show’s staff on Monday that he would not apologize as part of any prospective settlement in a lawsuit brought by President Trump against their network, CBS, according to people with knowledge of the remarks. The comments…

DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control
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DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 2017, China watched in awe — and shock — as AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program backed by Google, defeated a Chinese prodigy at a complex board game, Go. The decisive loss to a foreign computer program, which had similarly trounced a South…

Kennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son
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Kennedy Says He Will Give HPV Vaccine Lawsuit Proceeds to His Son

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers in responses to questions released on Friday that he would divest his interest in litigation against a major HPV vaccine maker and would sign over the financial stake to an adult son. He also disclosed he had…

Tesla and Chinese Carmakers Could Reap Billions From EU Emissions Rules
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Tesla and Chinese Carmakers Could Reap Billions From EU Emissions Rules

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As European automakers brace for a possible trade war waged by President Trump, they are working to ward off another threat on their home turf: the prospect of paying hundreds of millions of dollars to Tesla and Chinese competitors muscling in on their…