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One year after the Trump administration took control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the consumer watchdog has largely retreated from enforcement and regulatory work, changes that consumer advocates and Democrats now estimate have cost Americans at least $19 billion in financial relief. In a report provided to The Associated Press ahead of its release by the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday, the authors say the CFPB harmed consumers by abandoning major consumer protections, stalling investigation and dismissing a number of lawsuits. “Trump�

Trump administration's changes to the CFPB cost Americans $19B, a new report says

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs bill into law criminalizing disruptions at worship services

Burger King franchise group accused of hundreds of child labor violations at Wisconsin restaurants

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Pakistan says Afghanistan has created conditions ‘similar to or worse than’ pre-9/11 attacks

Pakistan’s president has warned that the Taliban's government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a sign of rising tensions with Kabul after last week’s mosque attack in Islamabad, which analysts said Monday highlights militants’ reach to the capital. Asif Ali Zardari made the remarks while thanking the international community for condemning Friday's suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque that killed 31 worshippers and wounded 169. Without directly blaming India, Zardari also said Pakistan’s eastern n

Breaking down the symbolism in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show

Barber rises from homelessness to Forbes 30 Under 30 social media list

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Cuba says airlines can no longer refuel on the island as US blockade deepens energy crisis

Cuban aviation officials have warned airlines that there isn't enough fuel for airplanes to refuel on the island, the latest step in its moves to ration energy as the Trump administration cuts the Caribbean nation off from its fuel resources. The government of Cuba published the notices to airlines and pilots on Sunday night, warning that jet fuel won’t be available at nine airports across the island, including José Martí International Airport in Havana, starting Tuesday and continuing until March 11. Political pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump on Latin

Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba because of aviation fuel shortage

UK government reeling from Epstein fallout as screws tighten on Starmer

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Purported Nancy Guthrie ransom note deadline approaches as search enters a second week

Authorities investigating the apparent kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie returned to her Arizona neighborhood several times over the weekend, ahead of a Monday evening deadline set by her purported abductors who sent ransom notes demanding money for her return. The investigation into what happened to the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie entered a second week with still no word on whether the 84-year-old is still alive. Savannah Guthrie said over the weekend that the family was prepared to pay for her mother’s return. “We beg you now to

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Trump calls Olympic skier ‘real loser’ after athlete expresses ‘mixed emotions’ representing the US

President Donald Trump called Olympic skier Hunter Hess a “real loser” on Sunday after the athlete expressed “mixed emotions representing the US right now” in the Winter Olympic Games.“U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn’t represent his Country in the current Winter Olympics,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday morning. “If that’s the case, he shouldn’t have tried out for the Team, and it’s too bad he’s on it. Very hard to root for someone like this.”Hess, who hails from Bend, Oregon, said during a press availability last week that “just

GOP lawmaker behind Congress’ Epstein push says Commerce Secretary Lutnick should resign over links

Israel tightens grip on West Bank ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to US

GOP leaders fret as Trump sits out the party’s nastiest primary battles — with Senate control on the line

Top Senate Republicans are ratcheting up pressure on President Donald Trump to pick a side in the party’s nastiest primary battles before it’s too late, with anxiety spiking as the midterm cycle threatens to turn sour for the GOP.GOP leaders are making a last-ditch push for Trump — who has relished his status as kingmaker for nearly a decade — to get off the sidelines and save potentially hundreds of millions of dollars set to be spent on a mission to save Sen. John Cornyn in Texas and to help clear the field in Georgia, according to a half-dozen Republican lawmakers and campaign opera

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ICE chief counsel in Minnesota retires amid growing number of immigration cases

The top lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota has left the agency, the same week an ICE attorney was removed after telling a district judge that “this job sucks” and that the Trump administration is “overwhelmed” with immigration cases.Chief Counsel Jim Stolley retired after 31 years of service, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told CNN. McLaughlin said Stolley’s retirement was scheduled to occur but did not provide additional details.Stolley said in an automatic email response, “I have retired from public service,” and directed

Investigation continues a week after Savannah Guthrie mother was reported missing

Washington Post publisher Will Lewis abruptly steps down, days after massive layoffs gut the newspaper

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Palace says King Charles III will support police assessing former Prince Andrew's Epstein links

King Charles III is ready to “support’’ UK police examining claims that the former Prince Andrew gave confidential information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace said on Monday. The statement came after Thames Valley Police said Monday that they were“assessing” reports that the former prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, sent trade reports to Epstein in 2010. The department, which serves an area west of London that includes Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home, previously said it was evaluating allegations that Epstein flew a young

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Prince William and Kate ‘deeply concerned’ by Epstein revelations

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been “deeply concerned” by revelations from the trove of new documents related to Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, a Kensington Palace spokesperson has said.Speaking to journalists in Riyadh ahead of Prince William’s visit to Saudi Arabia later Monday, the spokesperson shared for the first time the couple’s view of the crisis that has engulfed the palace and UK parliament in recent weeks.The palace spokesperson said: “I can confirm The Prince and Princess have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations.”“Their t

Israel's security cabinet approves measures to strengthen control over the West Bank

US snowboard star Chloe Kim calls for unity after Trump bashes teammate over immigrant crackdown

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'Don't jump in them': Olympic athletes' medals break during celebrations

Handle with care. That's the message from gold medalist Breezy Johnson at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after she and other athletes found their medals broke within hours. Olympic organizers are investigating with “maximum attention” after a spate of medals have fallen off their ribbons during celebrations on the opening weekend of the Games. “Don’t jump in them. I was jumping in excitement, and it broke," women's downhill ski gold medalist Johnson said after her win Sunday. "I’m sure somebody will fix it. It’s not crazy broken, but a little broken.

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Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial

Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, ending a years-long legal battle that has come to define Beijing’s transformational crackdown on the once-freewheeling financial hub.The 78-year-old self-made billionaire was among the highest-profile government critics charged since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the semi-autonomous southern city in 2020.The sentence is the longest delivered under that law and means Lai will not be eligible for parole until he is in his late 90s.It has galvanized international calls for the pro-democracy m