L.A. County sues Roblox, alleges platform makes it easy for adults to target children
Los Angeles County filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that the platform markets itself as a gaming experience for children but has created a ‘largely unsupervised online world’ that…
Why a credit freeze isn’t the end of identity theft
Most U.S. data breach disclosures explain what information was leaked and any protective steps available to consumers. At the federal level, the Federal Trade Commission advises that after a breach…
EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions, and advocates say move will restore American dominance
A leading domestic energy advocacy group praised EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s announcement that his agency would undo recent additions to the federal ‘mercury and air-toxics standards’ (MATS) for coal-fired power…
Iran rebuilding nuclear program despite Trump talks, opposition figure claims
Iran is rebuilding nuclear sites damaged in previous U.S. strikes and ‘preparing for war,’ despite engaging in talks with the Trump administration, according to a prominent Iranian opposition figure. Alireza…
CFTC chief sides with prediction markets over state regulators in a high-stakes court case
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is stepping in to stop what it calls an “onslaught” of state-level regulation of prediction markets. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said Tuesday in a…
US thwarted near-catastrophic prison break of 6,000 ISIS fighters in Syria
: This was the kind of prison break officials say could have changed the region, and perhaps even the world, overnight. Nearly 6,000 ISIS detainees, described by a senior U.S.…
Mike Lee calls Schumer’s ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ attack on voter ID bill ‘paranoid fantasy’
Senate Democrats have panned the GOP’s push for voter ID legislation as akin to segregationist laws from the Deep South, but the architect of the bill in the Senate says…
GOP reaches key 50-vote threshold for Trump-backed voter ID bill as Senate fight looms
Senate Republicans now have enough support within their conference to pass Trump-backed voter ID legislation, but a major hurdle remains. The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has secured…
Morning brief: oil steadies, gold dips, and Warner Bros to reopen to Paramount
Global markets opened the week with limited direction as holiday closures thinned trading across Asia and the United States. Currency and equity moves were subdued, commodities held near recent ranges,…
NZD/USD forecast ahead of FOMC minutes, RBNZ interest rate decision
The NZD/USD exchange rate continued its strong rally last week, reaching its highest level since June last year. It has now soared in the last five consecutive weeks as investors…