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Mattel Rolls Out Less Competitive, Non-Scoring Scrabble to Accommodate Gen-Z

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Toy company Mattel introduced a new, easier, more inclusive version of Scrabble in order to cater to Generation Z, the first such modification in the game's 75-year history, according to the New York Post. https://twitter.com/BBCr4today/status/1777632271958151433 The new game, called "Scrabble Together," is a free-form word formation game with...

CIA-Led Ceasefire Breaks Down after Hamas Admits It Can’t Release Hostages

(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) The CIA's hope of negotiating a ceasefire in Israel's military strike on Gaza ground to a halt after the terrorist group Hamas suggested that many of the remaining hostages taken during its Oct. 7 massacre were already dead, the Israeli news site Walla reported. “Hamas breached...

IG: Drunken FBI Chief Took Subordinate to Strip Club and Got Frisky in Uber Ride

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department’s Inspector General released a report Tuesday about an FBI assistant section chief who had an “inappropriate relationship” with a subordinate. According to the DOJ-IG, the unnamed FBI official “accompanied the subordinate to multiple drinking establishments, including a strip club; drank excessively with the...

Air Force to Cut Pay for Airmen

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) As the Biden administration continues to shovel billions of dollars to support other countries’ wars, the Air Force is set to cut $10 million in bonus pay in fiscal 2024. The Air Force Times revealed the Air Force’s impending pay cut last week in a report on...

Trump’s Ex-CFO Gets 5 Months for Failing to Recall Penthouse Size

(Headline USA) In the latest affront to justice stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James's lawfare attack on former President Donald Trump, the longtime chief financial officer for the Trump Organization received hard time for not recalling the precise measurements of Trump’s Manhattan penthouse. Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive...

MAGA Lawmakers Block Bill That Would Have Allowed Warrantless Spying on Americans

(Headline USA) A bill that would reauthorize a controversial domestic surveillance program was blocked Wednesday by a revolt of principled lawmakers. The legislative impasse follows calls earlier in the day from former President Donald Trump to “kill" the measure. The breakdown comes months after a similar process to reform and reauthorize the...

Biden Promises Interest Rate Cut, Violating Federal Reserve Independence

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) As he was ramping up his presidential campaign in December 2019, Joe Biden criticized Donald Trump over his calls for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. “The president should not be trying to pressure the Fed,” Biden said in an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood. “That’s supposed...

Ariz. High Court Undermines Trump Policy w/ Strict Abortion Ban

(Cameron Arcand, The Center Square) Just two days after presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump rolled out his official stance on abortion, saying the issue should be decided at the state level, Arizona's high court appeared to undermine that position by intervening to overturn a 2022 law. The Arizona Supreme Court...

House to Delay Sending Mayorkas Impeachment Articles to Senate

(Headline USA) Speaker Mike Johnson will delay sending the House's articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week as previously planned after Republican senators requested more time Tuesday to build support for holding a full trial. The sudden change of plans cast fresh doubts on the proceedings, the...

FCC: Internet Providers Must Include Nutrition-Label Info on Hidden Fees

(Headline USA) Much like nutritional labels on food products, “broadband labels” for internet packages will soon tell you just what is going into the pricing of your service, thanks to new rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission this week. “If you’ve ever shopped for home or mobile internet, you...

States Sue to Block Biden’s Latest Loan ‘Amnesty’ Vote-Buying Scheme

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) A coalition of states has filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s latest executive effort to forgive a portion of Americans' student loan debt. “With the stroke of his pen, Joe Biden is attempting to saddle working Missourians with a half trillion dollars in...

Inflation Speeds Up in Latest BLS Data, Fueling New Economic Concerns

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Newly released federal inflation data showed consumer prices continued to rise at an elevated rate for yet another month, signaling that inflation’s rise may not be over after all. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday released its Consumer Price Index, a key marker...
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