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Florida tax holidays: which items are currently exempt from sales tax

Florida offers several tax holidays, which allow residents to purchase items without the usual sales tax applied, throughout the year for various items.

Food stamps: Rhode Island residents will receive up to $1,691 of SNAP payments in two days

Rhode Island will send out all direct payments to state residents participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of August in two days.

Cryptocurrency back in spotlight in legislative push from Congress

It was a big week for cryptocurrency on Capitol Hill, with the House moving forward with a couple major pieces of legislation and a bipartisan caste of senators planning an even more aggressive bill.

Hunter Biden investigation: Top foreign agent criminal cases since 2016

Hunter Biden’s refusal to register as a foreign agent while doing business abroad has raised questions about the Foreign Agents Registration Act, a once dormant law that saw a burst of high-profile violations during the Trump administration.

Michigan GOP warns new hate crime law will ‘police’ speech and prosecute ‘misgendering’

Michigan's Democratic-controlled legislature is advancing new hate crime legislation billed as needed protections for LGBT Michiganders, but opponents are warning the stiffer penalties could lock up citizens for using non-preferred pronouns.

Republican candidates test how far they can go in criticizing Trump

As Republican candidates vie for the 2024 nomination, some have begun to test the waters of criticizing former President Donald Trump to see just how far they can go without turning off voters.

Experts discover workarounds to evade chatbot AI safety rules

A new study is raising awareness about the cybersecurity issues posed by artificial intelligence programs, such as ChatGPT—a website that, with the assistance of an online generator, helps humans with tasks as simple as writing a children's bedtime story.

Mike Pence defends fundraising pace as debate deadline draws near

NEVADA, Iowa — Former Vice President Mike Pence remains confident he will qualify for next month's first Republican primary debate, despite not yet meeting the donor threshold.

South Carolina Superintendent of Education stirs controversy over “God-given potential” prompt

The head of South Carolina's Department of Education is on the receiving-end of criticism after local media highlighted concerns about potential First Amendment violations over an email to employees.

Trump attacks Biden over his family’s foreign business deals during campaign speech

Former President Donald Trump railed against President Joe Biden and his family’s business dealings during his campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, in a speech that sparsely attacked his closest opponent Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and instead focused on Biden.
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