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Texas Republican Tony Gonzales admits to affair with staffer who died by suicide
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Gonzales was accused for months of having an inappropriate relationship with Regina Santos-Aviles, a 35-year-old wife and mother who worked in his Uvalde office Representative Tony Gonzales has admitted to having an affair with a staffer who died by suicide last year as the House ...

Source: independent.co.uk
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One of Trump's Earliest Authoritarian Moves Is Starting to Explode in His Face
- A perplexing DOJ court reversal speaks to a larger Trump strategy. This is Executive Dysfunction , a newsletter that highlights one under-the-radar story about how Trump is changing the law—or how the law is pushing back—and keeps you posted on the latest from Slate's Jurisprudence team. to receive it in your inbox each week. From the moment Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term, he ...

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Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court
- WASHINGTON — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by the Supreme Court are due refunds. Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade wrote that "all importers of record" were "entitled to benefit" from the Supreme Court ruling that struck down sweeping double-digit import taxes President ...

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Google Pixel 10a review: cheaper Android is great, but no real advance
- Quality camera, good software and long battery life, but you should just buy the Pixel 9a instead he latest smartphone in the lower-cost A-series Pixel line shows what makes Google phones so good, while undercutting the competition on price. The problem is that it differs little from its predecessor, which is still on sale. Priced from £499 (€549/$499/A$849), the Pixel 10a is more like a second edition ...

Source: theguardian.com
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'Complete Nightmare': Voting Rights Advocates Slam Chaos And Confusion In Texas Primaries
- With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined. Already a member? Hundreds of voters in two Texas counties reported being turned away from polling stations and forced to go elsewhere during Tuesday's primaries. Others experienced major ...

Source: huffpost.com
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'Not a single seat': Loser Trump now 0 for 9
- Donald Trump Matthew Rozsa March 04, 2026 | 04:35PM ET Push Notification President Donald Trump is tanking the Republican Party in important special elections, according to a recent analysis — and that augurs poorly for the GOP in the upcoming midterm contests. "Democrat Alex Holladay prevailed in a special election on Tuesday for a state legislative seat in Arkansas, marking the ninth time since President ...

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DOJ admits to removing nearly 48,000 Epstein files from database, including Trump allegations
- Jelinda Montes 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Justice removed 47,635 files from the publicly available database of Jeffrey Epstein case files, including various claims against President Donald Trump. The Department of Justice removed 47,635 files from the publicly available database of Jeffrey Epstein case files, including various claims against ...

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Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion
- Founder Summit 2026 in Boston: Register Now. REGISTER NOW Topics More from TechCrunch Jonathan Gavalas, 36, started using Google's Gemini AI chatbot in August 2025 for shopping help, writing support, and trip planning. On October 2, he died by suicide. At the time of his death, he was convinced that Gemini was his fully sentient AI wife, and that he would need to leave his physical body to join her in the metaverse ...

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DOJ reverses decision to voluntarily withdraw appeal in case against law firms
- News , via Wikimedia Commons DOJ reverses decision to voluntarily withdraw appeal in case against law firms The US Department of Justice (DOJ) revived proceedings against four law firms on Tuesday, continuing its appeal of lower court decisions that invalidated President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms. After filing a motion to drop the consolidated case against law firms Jenner & Block , ...

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ADP: Private payrolls increased by 63,000 in February; January revised down
- March 4 (UPI) -- Private companies added 63,000 new jobs in February, a sizable increase over January, the ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday said. ADP Research reports that pay also increased on a year-to-year basis, up 4.5% in February. It revised its new jobs figures for January down, cutting it in half from 22,000 to 11,000. Job gains outpaced the Dow Jones estimate of 48,000. "We've seen an ...

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Elon Musk takes stand in Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of deflating stock before purchase
- Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, where he's accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter's stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022. The lawsuit was filed in October 2022 in the U.S. District ...

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Trader Joe's recalls over 36 million pounds of product after glass found in rice
- A recall of Trader Joe's food products that may contain glass was significantly expanded on Tuesday to more than 36 million pounds nationwide, officials said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a news release that 36,987,575 pounds of various ready-to-eat and frozen chicken and pork fried rice, ramen, and shu mai dumpling products were being pulled from shelves. The recalled products are manufactured by ...

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Kristi Noem refuses to retract statement calling Minnesotans killed by federal agents 'domestic terrorists'
- Homeland security secretary was grilled in Senate hearing over immigration enforcement crackdown in Twin Cities The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Kristi Noem , on Tuesday would not retract her statements calling the two US citizens who were killed by immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis earlier this year "domestic terrorists", while also claiming that agents do not abide by ...

Source: theguardian.com