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Major airlines are increasing bag fees as fuel prices rise. Here’s what it costs to check a bag now. Source link

A US judge in Washington ruled on Thursday that the Pentagon was obstructing the work of journalists and disregarding an earlier court order requiring it to restore access to credentialed journalists covering the Department of Defense (DOD) – a blow to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s efforts to limit media access. US District Judge Paul Friedman…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reportedly delayed the publication of its report detailing the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine on the orders of its acting director. The Washington Post reported Thursday that acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya delayed the report because of concerns over its methodology. The report focused on the vaccine……

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning its employees that Friday’s pay could be their last pay unless Congress acts to fund the department and end the record-long partial shutdown — but the question is whether that warning extends to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees. TSA employees began receiving back pay last week after…

A Wisconsin mayor who removed absentee ballot drop boxes from City Hall ahead of the 2024 presidential election will not face charges, a special prosecutor said Wednesday. Wausau, Wisconsin Mayor Doug Dini says he did nothing wrong when he removed the city’s only ballot drop box in September 2024… Source link

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeyer (R) said Thursday he is launching an investigation into OpenAI and its chatbot. In a video posted online announcing the investigation, Uthmeyer cited “concerns” over OpenAI data and technologies “falling into the hands” of the Chinese Communist Party and ChatGPT’s links to criminal behavior, including “child sexual abuse material.” Source…

First lady Melania Trump issued a statement at the White House on Thursday condemning reports about any affair she had with Jeffrey Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell. He also called on Congress to allow the testimony of Epstein victims and enter them into the official record. He denied being a victim… Source link

Anthropic announced this week that it will pause the full release of its new artificial intelligence model because it believes it is too dangerous for the general public at this stage. The model, called Cloud Mythos Preview, will be available to a select group of technology companies, including Microsoft, Apple, CrowdStrike and Amazon Web Services……

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed President Trump for his 2027 budget proposal and warned of the negative impact on families in a new op-ed published in The New York Times on Thursday. The $1.5 trillion request, which comes amid Trump administration attacks against Iran, suggests increasing funding for defense spending by $73 billion……

President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Wersh to lead the Federal Reserve is “absolutely” on track for confirmation, the head of the National Economic Council (NEC) said on Thursday. NEC Director Kevin Hassett told Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo that Warsh is a “top-tier candidate” for the role, but acknowledged the current economic challenges… Source link