Feds Trace $55M Hack To Trading Cards

A New York jury convicted a cybersecurity consultant of stealing nearly $55 million in crypto and laundering it into rare trading cards, closing a case that shows how digital thieves try to hide in...

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Propaganda Ban Tested Weeks Before Midterms

Democrats say taxpayers funded praise for the president on TV weeks before the midterms, and they just took it to court.Story SnapshotThe Democratic National...

HotHands Meltdown: Major Retailers Hit

About 77,000 HotHands rechargeable hand warmers sold at major retailers are under recall because their lithium-ion batteries can overheat and ignite, creating a serious fire and burn risk. Story Highlights HotHands model H163650 recalled after overheating and ignition risk identified. About 77,000 units sold July 2025–August 2026 at Target, The Home Depot, Bass Pro Shops, Meijer, and online. Consumers should stop using the device, mark it “Recalled,” submit photos, and seek a full refund. No injuries listed in the recall; action taken with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Recall Scope and What Triggered It The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission...

High-Profile Data Exposed Inside IRS

An official watchdog found the tax agency could not reliably spot when insiders snooped on the private files of high-profile Americans.Story SnapshotInspectors found 86 suspicious accesses tied to 52 Internal Revenue Service employees across 30 high-profile taxpayers.The Internal Revenue Service lacked a system to prevent or systematically detect browsing of celebrities’ and officials’ accounts.Government Accountability Office reviews show years of unresolved gaps in safeguarding taxpayer data.The Internal Revenue Service says it is improving logging, encryption, and data controls, but holes remain.What Inspectors Found Inside the Internal Revenue ServiceThe Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported that Internal Revenue Service...

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Security Clampdown Hits Gaza, West Bank

Israel ordered a full closure of West Bank checkpoints and Gaza crossings on October 5 and October 7, citing security needs tied to the...

Bank Of America Oops – Barber Makes A Call

A Texas barber found $128,514 in cash and 19 checks sitting on a Bank of America ATM—then turned it all in to police.Story SnapshotLewisville police said the recovered total was $128,514 plus 19 checks.The finder, a 37-year-old local barber, asked to remain unnamed.Police traced the money to Bank of America and its cash contractor, Brink’s.The man called 911 and surrendered everything the same day.What Happened Outside the BankLewisville, Texas police said a resident found a bag on top of a Bank of America automated teller machine and called 911 on August 3. Officers said the bag held $128,514 in...

Caught-On-Camera Arson Rocks Church Neighbor

When an arson case is built around time-stamped video and a tight investigative timeline, the story tends to sound simple; in Charleston, West Virginia, police and prosecutors moved on precisely that combination after surveillance footage allegedly captured a young couple setting a vacant house ablaze and leaving as the fire took hold.At a GlanceInvestigators cite surveillance video placing Dakota Harper, 21, and Felicity Eatmon, 22, beside a vacant home immediately before it ignited.A criminal complaint describes Eatmon handing Harper what appeared to be paper, which he lit with a handheld source and placed inside the structure.The blaze originated at...

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Fee Shock Slams Seattle – Orders Vanish

Seattle’s push to guarantee higher pay for app delivery drivers raised prices, cut orders, and left most drivers’ monthly earnings flat, according to new...

A Rare Election Is Leaving The Choice Blank

When a ballot line is empty, it is not a void in democracy—it is a trigger for a well-defined fallback. Tennessee’s House District 93 showed that plainly: no candidate qualified to have a name printed, so the election legally reverted to a write-in contest, administered with the same rules and canvass rigor as any other race.The Short VersionDistrict 93’s ballot carried no qualified candidate; the line appeared with “No Candidate Qualified” and a write-in option.Shelby County ran the contest as a write-in election, counted votes, and certified results under standard procedures.Tennessee anticipates these scenarios; state and county materials codify...

Nine Felonies: Voter Scam Stuns City

Election-fraud prosecutions are rare, but when they land, they clarify the line between permissible political ambition and criminal deceit: a San Luis Obispo County jury convicted Arroyo Grande mayoral candidate Gaea Edde Powell on nine counts tied to false residency claims and illegal voting across the 2022 and 2024 cycles, after a full ten-day trial.At a GlanceA jury found Powell guilty on nine counts, including voter registration fraud, perjury by declaration, filing false nomination papers, a Political Reform Act violation, and fraudulent voting in three elections.The prosecution case centered on Powell’s repeated claims to reside at a condominium within...

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