Decade of record

2020s

The 2020s contain 3456 verified events in the Capture Cascade Timeline.

3456 events From Jan 1, 2020 To Sep 14, 2026 Open in filter view →
DateEventLanesStatus
2024-06-26SCOTUS: Plaintiffs lack standing in social-media coercion case (Murthy v. Missouri) 3 src
Supreme Court of the United States · Amy Coney Barrett · Samuel Alito · Clarence Thomas · +2
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2024-06-24Roake v. Brumley Filed — Multi-Faith Coalition Challenges Louisiana Ten Commandments Mandate; 5th Circuit En Banc Reinstates Law (Feb. 2026) 3 src
ACLU · Freedom From Religion Foundation · Jeff Landry
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2024-06-19Louisiana HB 71 Signed: Ten Commandments Mandatory in Every Public School Classroom 3 src
Jeff Landry · Louisiana Legislature · WallBuilders
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2024-06-18Boris Epshteyn Pleads Not Guilty to Nine Felony Counts in Arizona Fake Elector Case — Active Indictment Persists Through 2026 3 src
Kris Mayes · Rudy Giuliani · Donald Trump
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2024-06-15Academic Evidence Reveals Systematic Corruption in Hurricane Katrina Education Privatization 3 src confirmed
2024-06-15xAI Implements Controversial AI Safety Framework Amid Industry Scrutiny 3 src
Elon Musk · xAI · Samuel Marks · Boaz Barak
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2024-06-13SCOTUS: No standing in challenge to mifepristone changes (FDA v. AHM) 4 src
Supreme Court of the United States · Food and Drug Administration
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2024-06-06David Sacks Hosts $12M Trump Pacific Heights Fundraiser — JD Vance as Operational Instigator, Six Weeks Before VP Selection 6 src
David Sacks · J.D. Vance · Donald Trump · Jacob Helberg · +1
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2024-06-01Flock Safety Network Expands to 5,000+ Police Departments Performing 20 Billion Monthly Vehicle Scans 3 src
Flock Safety · Garrett Langley · American Civil Liberties Union · Electronic Frontier Foundation
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2024-05-30Apprentice Producer Bill Pruitt's NDA Expires, Reveals Trump Used N-Word on Camera 3 src
Donald Trump · Mark Burnett
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2024-05-30Trump Convicted on All 34 Felony Counts - First Former President Convicted of Crimes in U.S. History 4 src
Donald Trump · Juan Merchan · Alvin Bragg
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2024-05-29Alito formally refuses recusal from Trump immunity and Fischer January 6 cases; Roberts declines meeting with Senate Judiciary (May 30) 7 srcconfirmed
2024-05-29Treasury Releases First NFT Illicit Finance Risk Assessment Warning of Money Laundering Vulnerabilities 3 src
U.S. Treasury Department · FinCEN
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2024-05-27Danube Institute 'Rule of Law as Lawfare' Conference Convenes US Heritage Foundation, Polish Supreme Court, Israeli Overhaul Author, and Federalist Society-Orbit Scholars in Budapest 4 src
Heritage Foundation · John Yoo
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2024-05-22House Oversight Launches Comprehensive Investigation into Grok AI's Safety and Government Deployment 4 src
Robert Garcia · Stephen Lynch · Elon Musk · xAI · +5
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2024-05-22NYT publishes second Alito flag report: 'Appeal to Heaven' flag flew at New Jersey vacation home (July and September 2023) 4 srcconfirmed
2024-05-22Regulatory Bodies Begin Investigating Grok AI Safety Practices 10 src
Elon Musk · xAI · Elizabeth Warren · U.S. House Oversight Committee
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2024-05-21Trump campaign begins accepting cryptocurrency donations 4 src
Trump Campaign
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2024-05-16NYT publishes photographic evidence of upside-down American flag at Alito's Alexandria home in January 2021 5 srcconfirmed
2024-05-15xAI Announces Enhanced Safety Protocols for Grok Chatbot at AI Seoul Summit 3 src
Elon Musk · xAI · Boaz Barak
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2024-05-14DOJ Finds Boeing Breached Deferred Prosecution Agreement After Door Plug Blowout 3 src
Department of Justice · Boeing
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2024-05-13French officials dispute Noem's claim about canceling Macron meeting 3 src
Kristi Noem · Emmanuel Macron
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2024-05-13GAO report finds former CBP Critical Incident Team personnel reassigned to Evidence Collection and Management Inquiry Teams; OPR independence compromised 3 src
Government Accountability Office · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · U.S. Border Patrol · Southern Border Communities Coalition
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2024-05-13Michael Cohen Testifies Trump Personally Directed Hush Money Scheme and Reimbursement Cover-Up 4 src
Michael Cohen · Donald Trump · Allen Weisselberg · Juan Merchan
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2024-05-07Stormy Daniels Testifies in Graphic Detail About Sexual Encounter, Trump Visibly Angry 4 src
Stormy Daniels · Donald Trump · Juan Merchan
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2024-05-06Steward Health Care Declares Bankruptcy After Private Equity Extracts $1.3 Billion, At Least 15 Patient Deaths Linked to Substandard Care 3 src
Senate HELP Committee
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2024-05-03Noem caught lying about meeting Kim Jong Un in memoir 3 src
Kristi Noem
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2024-05-01Second Boeing Whistleblower Joshua Dean Dies Suddenly at 45 from MRSA Infection 4 src
Boeing · John Barnett
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2024-04-26Noem reveals she killed 14-month-old dog and goat in memoir 3 src
Kristi Noem
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2024-04-24Anduril Wins Air Force Contract for Autonomous Fighter Jet Program 2 src
Anduril Industries · U.S. Air Force · U.S. Department of Defense · Palmer Luckey
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2024-04-24Chamber of Commerce Sues FTC to Block Non-Compete Ban, Challenging Agency Authority 3 src
U.S. Chamber of Commerce · Federal Trade Commission · Lina Khan · Business Roundtable
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2024-04-23Axon Releases Draft One AI System to Automate Police Report Writing from Body Camera Audio 5 src
Axon · OpenAI · Microsoft · Electronic Frontier Foundation
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2024-04-23Biden Administration Finalizes Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule Despite Fierce Industry Opposition and Republican Backlash 4 src
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Republican Governors · Biden Administration · Trump Administration
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2024-04-23Justice Department Pays $138.7 Million Settlement Over FBI's Failure to Investigate Nassar Allegations 4 src
U.S. Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · W. Jay Abbott · Michael Langeman · +3
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2024-04-15First Criminal Trial of Former U.S. President Begins - Trump Faces 34 Felony Counts in Manhattan 4 src
Donald Trump · Juan Merchan · Alvin Bragg · Todd Blanche
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2024-03-26DJT Stock Begins Trading as Trump Owns Majority of $8.4 Billion Media Company 4 src
Donald Trump · Trump Media & Technology Group · Digital World Acquisition Corp · Donald Trump Jr.
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2024-03-26Fifth Circuit re-blocks Texas SB 4 pending appeal 4 src
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · State of Texas · Biden Administration
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2024-03-25H5N1 Bird Flu First Detected in U.S. Dairy Cattle in Texas 3 src
USDA · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Food and Drug Administration
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2024-03-25Homeland Security Launches Major Sex Trafficking Investigation Against Sean Combs 4 src
U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Sean Combs · Federal Prosecutors
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2024-03-25UK Lawmakers Accuse Google of Breaking AI Safety Pledge with Gemini 2.5 Pro Release 4 src confirmed
2024-03-22Candace Owens Fired from Daily Wire After Antisemitism Controversy 2 src
Ben Shapiro
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2024-03-22Irish Data Protection Commission Launches Grok AI Regulatory Investigation 3 src
Elon Musk · Irish Data Protection Commission
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2024-03-21DOJ Sues Apple for iPhone Monopoly Maintained Through Ecosystem Lock-In and Developer Restrictions 3 src
Department of Justice · Apple · Tim Cook
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2024-03-20Musk's xAI Grok Faces Mounting Safety Scrutiny, Secures $200M Pentagon Contract 4 src
Elon Musk · xAI · AI Safety Researchers · U.S. Department of Defense
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2024-03-19SCOTUS allows Texas SB 4 to take effect temporarily 5 src
Supreme Court of the United States · State of Texas · Biden Administration · Samuel Alito · +3
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2024-03-15State Department Develops Advanced Internal Resistance and Preservation Protocols 3 src
State Department
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2024-03-09Boeing Whistleblower John Barnett Found Dead During Deposition, Ruled Suicide 4 src
John Barnett · Boeing · Federal Aviation Administration
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2024-03-05Treasury Department Sanctions Intellexa Consortium and Tal Dilian 4 src
U.S. Treasury Department
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2024-03-01DOE/EIA settle Riot Platforms/Texas Blockchain Council suit: withdraw the emergency crypto-mining electricity survey, agree to destroy data already collected, commit to a future notice-and-comment survey 4 src
New Civil Liberties Alliance · U.S. Energy Information Administration · Department of Energy · Office of Management and Budget
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2024-03-01Trump Pressures Georgia Lawmakers to Capture State Election Board 4 src
Donald Trump · Janelle King · Brad Raffensperger · Georgia State Election Board
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2024-03-01Tunisia Dissolves Democratic Municipal Councils Under Authoritarian Consolidation 3 src confirmed
2024-03-01Wyoming Legislature Passes Second Coal Tax Cut in Two Years, Sacrificing $20 Million Annually to Subsidize Declining Industry 9 src confirmed
2024-02-27DOJ Launches Antitrust Investigation of UnitedHealth's Vertical Integration Strategy and Optum Physician Acquisitions 3 src
Department of Justice · UnitedHealth Group · UnitedHealthcare
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2024-02-23Federal Agents Charge Two with $400,000 NFT 'Rug Pull' Money Laundering Scheme 3 src
HSI · DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
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2024-02-23Jury finds NRA, Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption; $6.35M damages ordered 3 src
National Rifle Association · Letitia James
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2024-02-22AI Regulatory Bodies Begin Scrutiny of xAI's Grok 3 src
Elon Musk · xAI · Federal Trade Commission · Irish Data Protection Commission
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2024-02-22Riot Platforms and Texas Blockchain Council sue DOE/EIA/OMB over emergency crypto-mining electricity survey (Form EIA-862); federal court grants nationwide TRO within 24 hours 4 src
New Civil Liberties Alliance · U.S. Energy Information Administration · Department of Energy · Office of Management and Budget
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2024-02-21Venezuelan Dissident Ronald Ojeda Kidnapped and Killed in Santiago, Chile — Cabello Role Rests on Witness Testimony, Not Adjudication 9 src
Tren de Aragua
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2024-02-16Judge Engoron Issues $454 Million Fraud Judgment Against Trump, Bans NY Business Operations 4 src
Arthur Engoron · Donald Trump · Letitia James · Donald Trump Jr. · +3
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2024-02-15AI Ethics Study Highlights Systemic Bias and Misinformation Risks in Grok AI 4 src
Elon Musk
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2024-02-15Chicago Terminates ShotSpotter Contract After Years of Criticism 3 src
ShotSpotter · Chicago Police Department
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2024-02-15First Major Grok AI Safety Failure Documented 3 src
Elon Musk · xAI · AI Safety Researchers
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2024-02-15xAI Grok AI Faces Initial Government Safety Scrutiny 3 src
Elon Musk · xAI · Public Citizen · Color of Change
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2024-02-12Biden Approves $136 Billion in Targeted Student Debt Relief - 3.7 Million Borrowers Through Alternative Programs 3 src
Joe Biden · Miguel Cardona
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2024-02-11Ukrainian intelligence confirms systemic Russian military use of Starlink 5 src
Elon Musk · SpaceX · Starlink
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2024-02-09Meta silent-default political-content suppression: Instagram and Threads toggle defaults OFF without user notification, affects full 2024 election cycle 4 src
Meta · Instagram
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2024-02-08Michael Mann Wins Defamation Lawsuit After 12-Year Battle Against Climate Deniers 4 src
Michael Mann · Competitive Enterprise Institute
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2024-02-02Joe Rogan Signs New $250 Million Spotify Deal, No Longer Exclusive 5 src
Joe Rogan · Spotify · The Joe Rogan Experience
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2024-02-01Russian Military Systematically Acquires and Uses Starlink Terminals in Ukraine 3 src
Elon Musk · Vladimir Putin · Starlink
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2024-01-26Jury Awards E. Jean Carroll $83.3 Million in Second Defamation Trial Against Trump 4 src
E. Jean Carroll · Donald Trump · Lewis Kaplan
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2024-01-24Ring ends 'Request for Assistance' feature allowing police to request user footage 3 src
Ring · Amazon
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2024-01-17Kirk and Wallnau Announce Courage Tour Partnership — TPUSA Faith + NAR Revival Infrastructure Merged for 2024 Election 6 src
Charlie Kirk · Lance Wallnau · TPUSA Faith · America First Policy Institute
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2024-01-16JetBlue-Spirit Merger Blocked by Court, Rare Victory for Biden Antitrust Enforcers 3 src
Department of Justice
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2024-01-15Independent AI Safety Researchers Publish Initial Grok AI Safety Assessment 3 src
xAI · Elon Musk · Samuel Marks · Boaz Barak
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2024-01-15Systematic Supreme Court Ethics Violations Exposed: Thomas-Crow Revelations Reveal Institutional Corruption 3 src
Clarence Thomas · Harlan Crow · Senate Judiciary Committee · ProPublica
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2024-01-05Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Blows Out at 16,000 Feet, Exposing Continued Boeing Safety Failures 4 src
Boeing · Federal Aviation Administration
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2024-01-05Boeing 737 MAX Scandal Summary - 346 Deaths, $2.5B Fine, Zero Executive Prosecutions 4 src
Boeing · Federal Aviation Administration · 346 crash victims · Department of Justice · +1
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2024-01-04House Oversight minority report: at least $7.8M from 20 foreign governments to Trump businesses (partial records) 4 src
Trump Organization · Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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2024-01-03Jeffrey Epstein Associates Documents Released to Public 3 src
Virginia Giuffre · Ghislaine Maxwell · Bill Clinton · Alan Dershowitz
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2024-01-01Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events 4 src
Clarence Thomas · Koch Network · Charles Koch · David Koch · +1
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2024-01-01New Hampshire LLC Structure Enables Corporate Tax Avoidance While 81% of Businesses Pay No State Business Tax 13 src confirmed
2024-01-01Oracle Spends $11 Million on Federal Lobbying, Focuses on TikTok Data Storage Deal 3 src
Oracle · U.S. Senate · Senate Intelligence Committee
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2024-01-01Union Membership Collapses to 9.9%, Completing 70-Year Labor Destruction Campaign 3 src
American workers · Bureau of Labor Statistics
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2023-12-31Biden Leaves 14 Inspector General Positions Vacant, Some for Over 2,000 Days 4 src
Joe Biden · Inspectors General
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2023-12-31Investigation Reveals $6.6 Million in Gifts to Supreme Court Justices 3 src
Supreme Court Justices · Harlan Crow · Paul Singer · Clarence Thomas · +1
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2023-12-31Northrop Grumman Spends $10.86 Million on Lobbying with 29 Revolving Door Officials 3 src
Northrop Grumman · U.S. Congress · Senate Armed Services Committee · House Armed Services Committee
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2023-12-27Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Dalfen Industrial Acquire Roxbury NJ Warehouse from Adler Roxbury LLC — Off-Market JLL Deal; Price Undisclosed 4 src
Goldman Sachs Asset Management · Dalfen Industrial
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2023-12-18FTC and DOJ Release 2023 Merger Guidelines Rejecting Consumer Welfare Standard 3 src
Federal Trade Commission · Department of Justice · Lina Khan · Jonathan Kanter
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2023-12-15AI Safety Experts Reveal Grok Vulnerability Patterns 4 src
AI Safety Researchers · xAI · Elon Musk
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2023-12-15Security Experts Raise Alarms About Grok AI's Lack of Safety Guardrails 3 src
Elon Musk · xAI · AI Safety Researchers
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2023-12-14Vance Introduces College Endowment Accountability Act: 35% Excise Tax on Large University Endowments 4 src
J.D. Vance · Ron Wyden · U.S. Senate
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2023-12-12Trump Launches Third 'Mugshot' NFT Collection Generating $9.9 Million Revenue 3 src
Donald Trump
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2023-12-11Vance Endorses Claremont Institute's 'Up from Conservatism' at Capitol Hill Event 4 src
J.D. Vance · Claremont Institute
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2023-12-07Washington Post Workers Strike Against Bezos—First Walkout in Nearly 50 Years Over Job Cuts and Stalled Negotiations 3 src
Jeff Bezos · Washington Post
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2023-12-01Chamber of Commerce Sues FTC Over 'Black-Box Environment' Lack of Transparency 3 src
U.S. Chamber of Commerce · Federal Trade Commission · Lina Khan
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2023-12-01Vance Endorses Claremont Institute Authoritarian Policy Document 4 src
J.D. Vance · Claremont Institute
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2023-11-21Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao Plead Guilty to Money Laundering in $4.3 Billion DOJ Settlement 5 src
Changpeng Zhao · Binance · Department of Justice · Merrick Garland · +6
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2023-11-20ICIJ Cyprus Confidential Investigation Exposes Wyoming as Premier U.S. Tax Haven Overtaking Delaware 2 src
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists · Transparency International
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2023-11-14Class Action Lawsuit Alleges UnitedHealth Uses AI with 90% Error Rate to Deny Medicare Advantage Claims, Causing Patient Deaths 3 src
UnitedHealth Group · UnitedHealthcare
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2023-11-13Supreme Court adopts first-ever Code of Conduct — non-binding, unenforceable, no external oversight 5 srcconfirmed