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House passes bill to prevent smart fridges from spying on users

The House passed legislation Tuesday night requiring smart device designers to provide clear disclosures to consumers about cameras or microphones in their products, a measure meant to respond to fears of internet-connected televisions and refrigerators spying on users.

DeSantis clemency only option for ex-death row inmate after Supreme Court denial

After spending more than three decades behind bars for a murder he insists he didn't commit, the only person standing between 65-year-old Crosley Green and prison is Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

‘I may be a white boy, but I’m not stupid’: Biden marks Black History Month at the White House

President Joe Biden indirectly referenced the stance of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), likely a Republican presidential candidate, against "woke" school curricula during a White House Black History Month reception.

Jeb Bush throws support behind Ron DeSantis challenge to Trump

Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) heaped praise on Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), backing him as a model candidate for the White House.

China will target the US homeland in war over Taiwan, Army leader predicts

China will attack the American homeland if “a major war” erupts over Taiwan or elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. Army’s top civilian expects.

California reparations task force set to discuss hundreds of thousands in reparations later this week

The Californian Reparations Task Force, which seeks to give hundreds of thousands of dollars to each black state resident, is due to meet later this week.

Afghanistan’s government fell because of these six blunders, watchdog says

The governments in Washington, D.C., and Kabul made major blunders in Afghanistan over many years, leading to the latter's collapse in August 2021 ahead of the U.S. military's withdrawal, according to a new report.

Interior revises drilling permit data that Biden used to criticize oil industry

The Interior Department revised down its estimate of the total number of unused federal drilling permits, which the Biden administration used much of last year as a basis to criticize oil and gas producers for not increasing output to reduce high energy prices.

‘Likely unavoidable’ some US military aid to Ukraine ends up in wrong hands, watchdog says

Given the sheer amount of military aid the U.S. has provided to Ukraine, a government watchdog believes it's inevitable that some of it will end up in the wrong hands.

Why millions are flowing into crucial Supreme Court race: ‘Everything is on the line’

A state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin is shaping up to be the most contentious election of 2023, with record turnout and spending for a contest of its kind during an off-year.
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