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Searching for an affordable house in SoCal, she fell for a scam sweeping social media

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Pam Yeager thought she had found her perfect next rental in a cute bungalow near downtown Fullerton, California.

It seemed like a no-brainer: It was priced slightly below the region's average for a two-bedroom home, would allow her to live closer to her son and was available right as her current lease was expiring.

But it turned out to be one ...Read more

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Auto review: On the town with the hybrid/EV Lexus ES twins

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DETROIT — Exotic and practical, progressive and conservative, modern and traditional. The all-new 2026 Lexus ES has a dual personality: it’s offered in electric and gas models while sporting flashy design for customers shy on the latest tech.

Rolling into Supino’s Pizzeria in Eastern Market to satisfy my appetite for the best Brooklyn pie...Read more

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Auto review: Nissan's full-size Armada NISMO is a bold win

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As consumers continue to look for big vehicles across all manufacturers’ footprints, Nissan continues to provide excellence with its flagship Armada SUV.

Recently, tested the NISMO edition, which boasts great exterior aesthetics and serious interior flare for those NISMO brand followers ready for all the craze. NISMO stands for Nissan ...Read more

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Auto review: Everyone ignores the Mazda3. They're missing one of the best new cars

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There is an unwritten law in the car business that says if you're selling a compact hatchback, it must resemble either a kitchen appliance or a Transformer having an emotional breakdown. Bonus points if it has enough fake vents to cool a nuclear reactor that isn't actually there.

Then there's the Mazda3 Hatchback. It doesn't wear six spoilers. ...Read more

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Casey Williams: Fed by memories of summer road trips long past, nostalgia for station wagons endures

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My earliest memory is sitting on the front bench seat of my parents’ Pinehurst Green 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser wagon. A typical American family, we went on to own a Chevy Blazer and a 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass diesel wagon — woodgrain and all.

It's no surprise these vehicles became enduring American icons, says Richard Ratay, author of ...Read more

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How one LA company ditched rigid office mandates and got workers back

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Los Angeles video gaming company Riot Games abandoned its return-to-office requirements in January, and surprisingly, more of its employees have been showing up at work.

Two years of dictating that everyone commute into work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays was hurting the morale as well as the productivity of many. Riot decided on a ...Read more

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Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe has been locked up for over 300 days. He's not alone

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MIAMI — Exactly 260 days after immigration agents arrested a prominent Haitian businessman at his South Miami home, U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles questioned why Dimitri Vorbe had been held for so long without due process.

“I am concerned about the whole idea that the petitioner can just be detained indefinitely,” Gayles said on June 9...Read more

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Anthropic's AI models hacked three organizations during tests

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Anthropic PBC announced that its artificial intelligence models had breached three different organizations during cybersecurity tests that went awry, a little more than a week after its chief rival, OpenAI, disclosed a similar incident.

Anthropic said in a blog post Thursday that it made the discovery after performing a review of its own ...Read more

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LinkedIn is cracking down on 'AI slop' with new reporting tool

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LinkedIn has a new mission: Cleaning up the AI-generated junk in its feed.

The Microsoft-owned platform on Thursday unveiled a “seems like AI slop” button so users can report posts that appear to be low-quality posts written by AI.

“People come to LinkedIn to connect with real people and share their real perspectives, ideas and expertise...Read more

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Anheuser-Busch reports increased revenues following World Cup partnership

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ST. LOUIS — The World Cup and a focus on premium beer brands helped to buoy sales, Anheuser-Busch InBev leaders reported Thursday.

For its most recent quarter, ending June 30, revenue grew 5.6% — $1.65 billion — to $16.66 billion, compared to the same period last year, beating analysts' expectations of $16.29 billion.

Volumes were up 0.9...Read more

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Judge tosses lawsuit alleging Zillow deceived home shoppers

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A federal judge has thrown out the central claims in a lawsuit alleging that Zillow illegally deceived home shoppers into working with certain real estate agents.

The case, filed in September, said that prominent buttons on Zillow’s website inviting browsers to “Contact agent” or “Request a tour” make home shoppers assume they’re ...Read more

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Microsoft's head count falls for first time in a decade

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Microsoft's global workforce has fallen by 5,000 employees since last summer, as the company looks to streamline its corporate structure amid the artificial intelligence boom.

As of June 30, the end of Microsoft's 2026 fiscal year, the company had 223,000 full-time workers, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing. It's a 2% drop year-over-...Read more

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Qualcomm lands deal to power BMW's self-driving electric vehicles

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San Diego chipmaker Qualcomm announced Wednesday that BMW has chosen it as the lead chip supplier for the automaker’s next-generation vehicles, extending a partnership into the next decade.

The deal builds on a relationship that began in 2021, when BMW first selected Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Ride technology for its driver-assist and self-...Read more

Amazon blows past earnings estimates with booming cloud growth

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Amazon beat Wall Street earnings estimates, driven by better-than-expected cloud-computing growth, a sign the company’s artificial intelligence bets are showing results.

The Seattle-based tech giant on Thursday reported $200.6 billion in total revenue for the second quarter, a three-month span that ended June 30. It was a 20% increase from ...Read more

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Cargill, union reach tentative agreement to end monthslong labor lockout in Colorado

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The Cargill meatpacking plant and a union representing nearly 2,000 of its workers in Fort Morgan, Colorado, this week reached a tentative agreement that would end a monthslong labor dispute that has threatened to cripple the local economy.

The company and the union, Teamsters Local 455, reached a recommended settlement for a new labor ...Read more

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California's proposed billionaire tax exposes rifts among labor unions

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One of California's most powerful labor unions declined to endorse a proposed state billionaires tax, a blow to its backers and a sign of simmering divisions on the left over the controversial ballot measure.

The executive board for Service Employees International Union California voted Wednesday to take a neutral position on the tax, which ...Read more

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California farmworkers report effects of ICE enforcement: Less shopping, medical help

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More than 90% of California farmworkers say immigration enforcement operations and deportations have affected their employment under President Donald Trump’s second term.

That’s according to a new survey released Thursday morning by the UFW Foundation, which is a farmworker advocacy organization separate from the historic labor union. The ...Read more

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Silicon Valley donors poured $194 million into California politics. Now comes the wealth tax fight

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For more than 15 years, Google co-founder Sergey Brin didn’t spend a cent in California elections, but earlier this year, when it seemed likely a union-backed wealth tax would make its way onto the November ballot, he reopened his wallet.

The $85 million that he’s contributed so far this year eclipses his past political spending in the ...Read more

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Stellantis reports quarterly profit, but investors wary about turnaround progress

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Stellantis NV reported a profitable second quarter Thursday that was boosted by rising demand for its vehicles in North America, but investors aren't yet convinced by the carmaker's ambitious new turnaround plan as shares fell in New York and elsewhere.

The maker of Jeep, Ram and Fiat vehicles posted quarterly net profit of $335 million (293 ...Read more

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UAW ignores federal monitor's guidance to create budget, track finances

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In the wake of the United Auto Workers corruption scandal several years ago, the federal watchdog overseeing the Detroit union issued a seemingly basic recommendation: Create an annual budget.

The UAW — a sprawling organization with roughly 400,000 dues-paying members and more than $1 billion spread across several funds — had not previously...Read more