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Rule from Mamdani administration bans companies from trapping customers into paying recurring charges and ‘junk fees’ New York City has adopted a new rule that bans companies from using deceptive subscriptions to trap customers into paying for gym memberships, streaming services and other recurring charges, the city’s consumer protection office said. The new rule, which … Read more

Habitat destruction strongest driver of species loss, with legislation keeping 99% of listed species from going extinct The Trump administration repealed a crucial part of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on Friday, finalizing a new rule that will open habitats of imperiled wildlife to development, logging, mining and other uses. For the last 50 years, … Read more

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW as President Trump guts the Election Assistance Commission and announces his refusal to sign bipartisan legislation geared toward lowering housing costs if Congress doesn’t pass the SAVE America Act. NBC News’s Julie Tsirkin brings her latest reporting from the White House. Matthew Weil, former staffer at … Read more

Progressive Maine Senate Candidate Jordan Wood (D) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the sprint to replace Graham Platner, saying the “movement is so much bigger than one person.”

Lawyer says men who were riding in van are being pressured to self-deport as footage of incident is reportedly with investigators Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The three men who were in the van when federal immigration officials shot and killed a man in Houston, Texas, this week are strongly disputing … Read more

Governor Mike Kehoe urges people to follow guidelines with more heavy rain expected through the weekend Missouri has declared a state of emergency in response to severe storms and flash flooding affecting the state’s central, south-central, and south-eastern regions. In a news release, Governor Mike Kehoe said that under the order, the Missouri state emergency … Read more

Advocacy group calls on acting attorney general to lead ‘thorough, transparent federal investigation’ The deaths in recent days of two Black men in Tennessee, one in the custody of police and the other at the hands of national guard troops, has prompted the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to demand the suspension … Read more

A housing affordability bill that gained bipartisan support in Congress will become law after President Trump said he would not veto nor sign the legislation. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports on the president’s opposition and how the law can still take effect.

Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and former U.S. senator from Utah who will turn 80 years old next year, opined that he thinks individuals 80 and older should not be at the nation’s helm. He made the comments during an interview on “Deseret Voices” after host McKay Coppins jokingly asked Romney whether he would … Read more

The US’s 250th anniversary, the funeral of Ali Khamenei, another brutal heatwave in Europe and the World Cup – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…