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Google Maps on Saturday changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. users, while keeping the name intact for Canadian Google users and carrying both names for international users, following President Trump’s executive order to rename the Great Lake. The tech giant cited its name change to the U.S. Geographic Names Information…
The CareCloud data breach exposed Social Security numbers, banking information and medical records belonging to more than 3.75 million people.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent began the week vowing an “economic onslaught” against Iran and its trading partners in a fresh bid to end the war. By the we...
Amidst his trade tiff with Canada, President Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. As it did when the president tried to rename the Gulf of Mexico, Google has caved to his whims, swapping in Lake America on Maps. Users in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario. In a blog post, Google said, “These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country.” Update August 30th: Added link to Google’s blog post about the change. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-30-at-8.30.22-AM.png?quality=90&strip=all]
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy skills this week as he presses...
Less than three months ahead of the midterm elections, the main political organization supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has barely made a splash to help boost Republican candidates. President Trump and parts of the Republican Party have aligned his Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement with MAHA and Kennedy,…
Levantamento da CPFL Piratininga reúne irregularidades identificadas entre janeiro e junho de 2026. Praia Grande concentrou mais de 70% dos casos.
The privacy-focused browser will now let users create decoy addresses to sign up for services. Brave will still forward messages from those services to your primary email, so you won’t miss out on important updates. But it adds a layer of protection, making it harder for big tech to track you. [Link: Brave launches Email Aliases to keep your personal email address private | https://brave.com/privacy-updates/39-email-aliases/ | Brave]
The controversial Gamergate figure Milo Yiannopoulos has been sent back to the UK by ICE after overstaying his visa.
Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff left Jackson Hole with a specific warning about who absorbs the cost when America's debt reckoning finally arrives, and the...
"Capital flowing into corporate bonds is capital not flowing into Treasuries, and Treasury yields have had to rise to clear the market."
In July, Gabriel Perez was accused of insider trading on Kalshi and became the target of a federal investigation for placing bets on what words would be mentioned in the president’s speeches. Now the invesitgation has come to a close. The CFTC issued a release on Friday saying: > Perez must disgorge the profits he made from his unlawful trading totaling $107,539.02 and pay a civil monetary penalty of $65,000 … Under the order, a three-year trading ban is imposed on Perez. [Link: CFTC Orders Gabriel Perez to Pay $172,000 for Insider Trading | https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9289-26 | CFTC]
Identity theft now includes account takeover, phone hijacking and payment card exposure. Here's what to look for in identity theft protection services.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh just rewrote the economic textbook at Jackson Hole, and the implications for every interest rate decision going forward are...
President Donald Trump is trying to make your hamburger cheaper, but his latest plan may not have much of an impact.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bond-buying announcement is pure theater that overlooks several structural deficiencies that really need to be addressed.
Some of the most consequential changes to retirement rules are hidden in bureaucratic updates and announcements. Here’s how you can keep up.
30-year Treasury yields hit 5.34% as national debt crosses $40T. Here's how to shield your portfolio.
