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An AI-generated version of Trump’s voice is used in ad that promises an ‘all new Fannie Mae’ to tackle housing affordability thumbnail
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An AI-generated version of Trump’s voice is used in ad that promises an ‘all new Fannie Mae’ to tackle housing affordability

What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer...

After adding Trump administration statements, ’60 Minutes’ to air report on deportations that Bari Weiss abruptly pulled thumbnail
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After adding Trump administration statements, ’60 Minutes’ to air report on deportations that Bari Weiss abruptly pulled

“60 Minutes” on Sunday plans to air a story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the newsmagazine’s lineup a month ago, sparking...

Dollar sinks as Trump’s new tariffs raise fears about U.S. debt and reserve currency status. ‘When it’s lost, economic collapse will follow’ thumbnail
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Dollar sinks as Trump’s new tariffs raise fears about U.S. debt and reserve currency status. ‘When it’s lost, economic collapse will follow’

The greenback dropped while precious metals rallied Sunday as financial markets started reacting to President Donald Trump’s new tariff threats. The dollar sank...

Minneapolis mayor defiant over prospect of troopers in the street: ‘It is not fair, it’s not just, and it’s completely unconstitutional’ thumbnail
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Minneapolis mayor defiant over prospect of troopers in the street: ‘It is not fair, it’s not just, and it’s completely unconstitutional’

The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea...

Trump is charging world leaders $1 billion each for their countries to permanently join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ thumbnail
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Trump is charging world leaders $1 billion each for their countries to permanently join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

At least eight more countries say the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, a new body of world...

An anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers thumbnail
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An anonymous Polymarket trader made $400,000 betting on Maduro’s downfall—and now Washington wants answers

On Jan. 3, soon after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro at his compound in Caracas, the political researcher Tyson Brody noticed...

Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe thumbnail
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Polygon Labs buys two crypto startups for $250 million as it looks to compete with Stripe

The blockchain developer Polygon Labs has closed deals to buy the crypto startups Coinme and Sequence. The total purchase price for the two...

U.S workers just took home their smallest share of capital since 1947, at least thumbnail
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U.S workers just took home their smallest share of capital since 1947, at least

As corporate earnings soar and the U.S. GDP balloons, the American workforce isn’t feeling the same boom. American workers are taking home less...

Carhartt CEO says they always focused on blue-collar workers—but hipsters came anyway: ‘We welcome anyone … that wants to celebrate hard work’ thumbnail
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Carhartt CEO says they always focused on blue-collar workers—but hipsters came anyway: ‘We welcome anyone … that wants to celebrate hard work’

In an era where fashion brands frequently pivot to chase the latest influencer trends, Carhartt remains an outlier by standing perfectly still. Despite...

What Apple’s AI deal with Google means for the two tech giants, and for $500 billion ‘upstart’ OpenAI thumbnail
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What Apple’s AI deal with Google means for the two tech giants, and for $500 billion ‘upstart’ OpenAI

Apple and Google’s surprise AI partnership announcement on Monday sent shockwaves across the tech industry (and lifted Google’s market cap above $4 trillion)....