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WeatherTech founder might be the newest US consumer protection official

President Donald Trump made an unconventional pick for his nomination to the Federal Trade Commission: WeatherTech founder and CEO David MacNeil. MacNeil founded the company, which makes weather-resis...

4hThe VergePoliticsImpact

New NYC Mayor Mamdani says he holds no crypto, will not buy Adams' memecoin

Less than two weeks into office, Zohran Mamdani said ”no” when questioned whether he held any crypto or planned to invest in a former New York City mayor's memecoin project....

6hCoinTelegraphPoliticsImpact

Taiwan and the US launch joint production of 155mm artillery shells amid blockade fears

Taiwan has begun co-producing 155mm (6.1-inch) artillery shells with the US, as the island moves to strengthen wartime ammunition resilience amid Beijing’s escalating military pressure and concern ove...

14hSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

The world's central bankers are rallying around Fed chair Jerome Powell in his fight with Trump

Powell typically abstains from directly engaging with Trump's personal attacks. Al Drago/Getty Images The world's most senior bankers have rallied around embattled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell....

16hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Hong Kong activist loses legal fight over prison shorts ban for female inmates

A jailed activist has lost a judicial review against a Hong Kong Correctional Services Department rule that prohibits female inmates from wearing shorts in summer, with the court ruling that the women...

14hSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Powell criminal probe upends Trump's search for a new Fed chair

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett (left) and former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh are leading prediction market odds for the likehood of becoming President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Rese...

17hBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue

The Senate passed a bill that could give people who've found their likeness deepfaked into sexually-explicit images without their consent a new way to fight back. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images an...

6hThe VergePoliticsImpact

Bessent not happy about Powell investigation, conveyed concerns to Trump: Sources

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is not happy with the Justice Department investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, multiple sources told ABC News....

10hABC NewsPoliticsImpact

Inflation held firm in December, testing Fed amid DOJ probe into Powell

Inflation held steady in December, continuing to prove stubborn just days after reports of a Department of Justice probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell....

13hABC NewseconomicsImpact

RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid could be a disaster for the environment — if Americans actually follow it

The Trump administration announced last week that it wants Americans to consume more protein, churning out a colorful illustration of an inverted food pyramid that prominently features a big, red stea...

7hThe VergePoliticsImpact

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams accused of $2.5 million crypto ‘rug pull’ as his NYC Token crashes

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire after his new cryptocurrency token crashed just hours following its launch on Monday. As reported by CoinDesk , Adams' "NYC Token" hit a $580 million ma...

11hThe VergecryptocurrencyImpact

Greenland and Denmark reject US pressure ahead of Washington trip

Leaders say territory ‘not for sale’ before White House meeting on Wednesday...

11hFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

The UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management

Article URL: https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/04/11/how-the-uk-is-shaping-a-future-of-precrime-and-dissent-management/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46600194 Points: 28 # Comments:...

14hHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Clintons refuse to testify to oversight committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein

Former US president and secretary of state accuse Republican chair of partisanship in handling case of late sex offender...

8hFinancial TimesPoliticsImpact

South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for ex-leader Yoon

South Korean prosecutors called on Tuesday for the death penalty to be handed down to former president Yoon Suk Yeol for his December 2024 declaration of martial law, which plunged the country into ch...

7hFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Offshore wind developer prevails in U.S. court as Trump calls wind farms 'losers'

A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Trump seeks to shut it down. (Image credit: Steve Helber...

1dNPR NewsPolitics

An archaeology of tracking on government websites

Article URL: https://www.flux.utah.edu/paper/singh-pets26 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608802 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...

5hHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Malaysia to take legal action against Elon Musk's X and xAI over misuse of Grok chatbot

Authorities said Grok was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual AI images....

14hEuronewsTechnologyImpact

Ex-Corsican nationalist leader Alain Orsoni shot dead at mother's funeral

Former Corsican nationalist leader Alain Orsoni, who also served as the president of soccer club AC Ajaccio, was shot dead in Corsica on January 11 during his mother’s funeral. He was 71. Alain Orsoni...

13hFrance 24crimeImpact

Not ‘Trump-compatible’? China expert Rudd exits Australia’s US ambassador role

Australia’s former prime minister and a prominent China scholar, Kevin Rudd, will step down as ambassador to the United States a year ahead of schedule, a move some analysts say underscores a fundamen...

4hSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
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