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Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Hur says politics played no part in his investigation or report into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents. Lawmakers have turned a hearing on the matter into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump. The House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday played out as…
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Biden admin would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of president’s campaign against junk fees

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is highlighting a proposal to cap all credit card late fees. It’s the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regulators say will save Americans up to $10 billion a year. His administration announced the rule Tuesday.…
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Texas Fires

STINNETT, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says up to 500 structures may have been destroyed by wildfires. The Republican governor cautioned in a news conference Friday that the number of lost properties could rise and that damage assessments were still underway. The Smokehouse Creek fire, which started Monday, has burned about 1,700 square…
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Chatbots’ inaccurate, misleading responses about U.S. elections threaten to keep voters from polls

NEW YORK (AP) — Chatbots are spitting out fabricated and misleading information that risks disenfranchising voters leading up to the 2024 U.S. election. That's according to a report published Tuesday based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of election officials. Fifteen states and one territory will hold Democratic and Republican…
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AT&T says its cellphone network restored after a widespread outage hit users across the US

AT&T says it has restored wireless coverage after an outage knocked out cellphone service on its network across the U.S. for hours. A statement from the Dallas-based company Thursday says it has service to all its affected customers. Outage tracker Downdetector noted that outages began at about 3:30 a.m. ET and peaked at around 73,000…
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