WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — An $8 billion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders begins, with claims stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. The fallout from that case led to Facebook agreeing to pay a $5.1 billion penalty to settle FTC charges. Now shareholders…… MORE
Faced With Geopolitics And Trade War, US Companies In China Report Record-Low New Investment Plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — American companies in China are reporting record-low investment plans and declining confidence in profits this year. A survey by the U.S.-China Business Council, released Wednesday, highlights concerns over U.S.-China relations, tariffs, and export controls. Conducted between March and May, it shows over half of surveyed companies have no new investment plans in…… MORE
Execution Date Set for Robert Roberson
(WBAP/KLIF) — An execution date has been set for Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson, who has long maintained his innocence for the death of his 2-year-daughter. District Court Judge Austin Reeve Jackson ruled there’s no legal basis to postpone an execution date for the convicted shaken baby syndrome murderer. Jackson set an execution date…… MORE
DFW’s Morning News-Jimmy’s B-Day and a Benefit Concert
Clayton and Sybil discuss a big B-day in Big-D, and a Pat Green benefit concert for Hill Country flood victims.… MORE
Unpaid Medical Bills Are Going To Remain On Credit Reports
(WBAP/KLIF) – A federal judge in Texas annulled a move by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt. The judge found that the rule put in place by the Biden administration exceeded the Bureau’s authority under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The rule would have removed nearly $50 billion dollars in…… MORE
Trump Promotes Energy And Tech Investments At A Summit In Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (AP) — President Donald Trump is touting tens of billions of dollars of energy and tech investments at a new summit focusing on energy and innovation. At the event Tuesday in Pittsburgh helmed by Republican Sen. David McCormick, Trump boasted of a “true golden age for America” in energy policy and artificial intelligence. Pennsylvania…… MORE
UN Says Malnutrition In Gaza Has Doubled As Health Officials Say Israeli Strikes Kill Over 90 People
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. reports that child malnutrition in Gaza has doubled since Israel restricted food entry in March. By June, over 10% of children under age five screened by UNRWA were acutely malnourished, compared to 5.5% in March. UNICEF also documented a sharp rise in cases. Israel eased the blockade…… MORE
Trump Downplays Possibility Of Sending Ukraine Long-Range Weapons As It Struggles To Repel Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is downplaying the possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as Kyiv awaits an injection of U.S. weaponry that it hopes will help it beat back an intensifying Russian air offensive. Trump on Tuesday offered a more cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia a day earlier…… MORE
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man Accused Of Killing Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally shooting a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounding a state senator and his wife. The indictment handed up Tuesday lists murder, stalking and firearms charges against Vance Boelter. The murder counts in the deaths of former House…… MORE
America’s Only Rare Earth Producer Gets A Boost From Apple And Pentagon Agreements
MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple. The agreement announced Tuesday aims to boost production of magnets used in iPhones, as well as other high tech products like electric vehicles. This follows on the heels of the U.S. Defense Department’s…… MORE
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