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As the federal government shutdown enters its fifth week, America’s democracy is crumbling. President Donald Trump and his allies are using the shutdown as a tool to speed the implosion along. The ...

Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

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