Woman loses Rs 8.8L to fake astrologers on social media
Belagavi woman duped of Rs 8.86 lakh by fake Instagram astrologers promising marriage help; paid via UPI/RTGS after WhatsApp chats. Case under probe.
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Biden-appointed judge blocks voter-fraud probes in battleground states just days before midterms
A federal judge ruled the Department of Homeland Security must halt noncitizen voting probes, citing voter intimidation from armed agents at homes.
Rhode Island is suing Meta for turning a blind eye to scam ads.
The state’s Attorney General Peter Neronha filed the suit in Providence Superior Court, accusing Meta of making billions in profits from scam ads, while simultaneously telling users it was working hard to protect them. The suit cites reporting on leaked Meta documents from Reuters that said: > … it was earning far more from high-risk scam ads than it expected to pay in fines for allowing them. > According to those documents, Meta displays around 15 billion “higher risk” scam ads to users every day, and earned roughly 10% of its 2024 revenue from fraudulent e-commerce, dubious health products and other banned marketing.
Trump criticizes LeBron James as ‘disgrace’ over national anthem
President Trump attacked NBA superstar LeBron James for not standing still during the National Anthem before the Philadelphia 76ers season opener at Madison Square Garden this week. “While listening to our National Anthem, LeBron James disrespects our Country,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social of James, who cameras at the game showed swaying back in…
Did Valve just confirm Half-Life 3 / HLX is real?
I feel like this is not how we would learn about such a thing — maybe he meant to say “Half-Life Alyx” — but you never know. Last year, Tyler McVicker (below) suggested the entire game was already playable end-to-end. Sounds like he’ll have extra scuttlebutt to share soon! [Media: https://twitter.com/Tyler_McV/status/2113313815110770690]
Fox News host: Russians ‘must be laughing their heads off’ over Witkoff ‘humanitarian’ remark
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade posted a video clip of himself on the social platform X criticizing special envoy Steve Witkoff’s comment calling Russian President Vladimir Putin “a humanitarian.” “The Russians must be laughing their heads off,” Kilmeade said in the video. “That just makes you look naïve. A humanitarian? This guy kills his opponents,…
JuJu Watkins, Sarah Strong Headline 2026 Women's AP Preseason All-America Team
Members of the women's college basketball media are expecting a return to form from USC star JuJu Watkins.