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Trump’s auto tariffs could be boon for rental car companies

Business

Trump’s auto tariffs could be boon for rental car companies

President Donald Trump’s recently announced auto tariffs could potentially be a boon for rental car companies. Hertz on Thursday saw its stock price post a jump of over 20%, and another rental car company, Avis, posted a double-digit increase the same day. The jumps that those rental car companies experienced Thursday came the day after the president revealed he was imposing a new 25% auto import tariff in early April.PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP […]

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DOGE says fraudsters targeting Social Security’s call-in lines to bilk benefits

Business

DOGE says fraudsters targeting Social Security’s call-in lines to bilk benefits

Elon Musk and members of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) discussed efforts by bad actors to defraud Social Security in an interview on Thursday.Musk and several members of DOGE appeared on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" and told host Bret Baier that a significant proportion of the daily calls that Social Security fields are from people trying to change legitimate recipients' direct deposit destinations in an effort […]

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RFK Jr. backs WV push for SNAP waivers, work mandates under ‘MAHA’

Politics

RFK Jr. backs WV push for SNAP waivers, work mandates under ‘MAHA’

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., spoke Friday in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, as Gov. Patrick Morrisey signed the first letters of intent seeking waivers to allow the Mountain State to eliminate soda from SNAP benefit eligibility."We have a public health crisis in this country, and, unfortunately, West Virginia is leading the way," Kennedy said, surrounded by children and local dignitaries at a Catholic school in Martinsburg. […]

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Trump pardons Nikola founder convicted of fraud

Business

Trump pardons Nikola founder convicted of fraud

Nikola founder Trevor Milton announced Thursday on social media that he had been fully pardoned by President Donald Trump."Today I was issued a full and unconditional pardon by @realdonaldtrump himself. He called me personally to tell me," Milton noted.The Associated Press reported that the White House confirmed on Friday that the president had pardoned Milton. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House on Friday but did not receive a […]

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Second South Carolina inmate chooses execution by firing squad

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Second South Carolina inmate chooses execution by firing squad

A second South Carolina death row inmate has chosen execution by firing squad. Mikal Mahdi, 41, will be put to death on April 11 after pleading guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004.  "Faced with barbaric and inhumane choices, Mikal Mahdi has chosen the lesser of three evils," one of his lawyers, David Weiss, said in a statement. "Mikal chose the firing squad instead of being burned and […]

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Elon Musk’s DOGE team says government systems can have Apple Store-like ‘experience’

Business

Elon Musk’s DOGE team says government systems can have Apple Store-like ‘experience’

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, who has taken a role in the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is aiming to digitize the government's retirement process, calling the current system an "injustice to civil servants.""This will be an online digital process that will take just a few days at most… it's an injustice to civil servants who are subjected to these processes," Gebbia said during an exclusive sit-down interview with […]

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Newsom-backed San Francisco speed camera program fines certain drivers more than others

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Newsom-backed San Francisco speed camera program fines certain drivers more than others

San Francisco is launching a new program backed by Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom that will issue speeding tickets based on income.The Speed Safety System Pilot Program was signed by Newsom in October 2023 and allows cities across California to use speeding cameras to fine drivers. Those considered lower-income are eligible for a steep discount if they receive a speeding ticket.Violations for speeding range from $50 to $500, but individuals […]

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Tufts University student arrest: Top Dems want answers from Noem, Rubio, ICE on ‘deeply troubling’ incident

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Tufts University student arrest: Top Dems want answers from Noem, Rubio, ICE on ‘deeply troubling’ incident

Top Democrats are calling for the release of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, writing a letter to Trump administration officials demanding answers surrounding the "deeply troubling" incident. In a message addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ICE Director Todd Lyons, the lawmakers said Ozturk’s arrest this week in Massachusetts "appears to be one of the latest examples in a string of ICE arrests […]

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Former ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak to return to game show for ‘Final Spin’

Entertainment

Former ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak to return to game show for ‘Final Spin’

After decades behind the iconic wheel, followed by his 2024 retirement, Pat Sajak is preparing for his "Final Spin" on "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune."Sajak, who stepped down from his hosting duties in June 2024, will make one last appearance on the beloved spinoff series beginning on April 30, according to a press release. A star-studded lineup is gearing up to join Sajak for a week of "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune," including […]

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