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White House Launches Nationwide Crackdown on Government Fraud
politics17 hours ago

White House Launches Nationwide Crackdown on Government Fraud

The White House announces a sweeping, accelerated campaign led by President Trump and Vice President Vance to root out fraud in federal programs, detailing a rapid series of actions from February to May 2026—halting Medicaid payments, charging fraud rings, suspending hospice and home-health providers, launching a whistleblower program, expanding the DOJ’s fraud divisions, and triggering billions in identified or recovered losses across Medicaid, SNAP, student loans and healthcare—with audits and strike forces aimed at restoring taxpayer trust and recovering funds.

Hawaii's Short-Term Rental Crackdown Could Scramble Your Trip
travel13 days ago

Hawaii's Short-Term Rental Crackdown Could Scramble Your Trip

Honolulu fined two Oahu vacation rentals $40,000 for operating illegally, signaling a broader crackdown that can shut down a listing between booking and arrival. Travelers should verify a property's permit number with the host and cross-check it with Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting or Maui’s permit database, since a listing’s online presence doesn’t guarantee legality. With islands tightening rules, cancellations and refunds may not fully offset last-minute changes or price spikes if a booking is canceled before check-in.

US Moves to Revoke Passports for Parents with Unpaid Child Support
politics19 days ago

US Moves to Revoke Passports for Parents with Unpaid Child Support

The State Department will begin revoking passports for Americans with more than $2,500 in delinquent child support, targeting significant debt and barring future travel until debts are paid. The measure relies on a rarely used 1996 federal law and expands penalties beyond renewal, with officials saying it reinforces legal and moral obligations to children and prompts debtors to arrange payment with state agencies.

CHP Kicks Off 24-Hour Statewide Speed Enforcement
public-safety28 days ago

CHP Kicks Off 24-Hour Statewide Speed Enforcement

California's CHP launches a 24-hour Maximum Enforcement Period from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 5:59 a.m. Wednesday to crack down on speeding across the state, with officers enforcing speed limits and unsafe speeds for conditions; speeding is a leading cause of serious crashes, and in 2025 CHP issued over 491,000 speed-related citations, with more than 110,000 crashes and hundreds of deaths and injuries; a pilot program called FAST sends speeding citations to the DMV for potential license suspension when a driver exceeds 100 mph.

CHP Launches 24-Hour Statewide Crackdown on Speeding
local28 days ago

CHP Launches 24-Hour Statewide Crackdown on Speeding

The California Highway Patrol is conducting a 24-hour Maximum Enforcement Period across the state to crack down on speeding, deploying all available resources to catch violators; one stop captured a driver at about 82 mph on the 134 Freeway. CHP data cited last year’s roughly 491,000 speeding tickets and more than 110,000 crashes with injuries or fatalities, underscoring speeding as a leading crash cause. The FAST program will refer speeding tickets, including speeds over 100 mph, to the DMV for possible license suspension. Drivers note the cost of tickets and potential insurance increases, though some motorists report receiving warnings.

AI and the IRS: Could Your Tax Audit Odds Rise?
business1 month ago

AI and the IRS: Could Your Tax Audit Odds Rise?

Audits have historically affected less than 1% of filers (about 0.3% in 2021). The IRS has seen staffing losses and funding cuts, even as it modernizes with AI to better target high‑risk noncompliant returns. AI could make audits more efficient and reduce no‑change audits, but might increase correspondence audits if qualified staff are available to handle inquiries. The overall impact on audit odds remains uncertain and will depend on AI reliability, staffing, and responsible use in coming years, with the usual statute of limitations (generally 3 years, longer if fraud is suspected).

Nudify Apps Persist in App Stores Despite Bans
technology1 month ago

Nudify Apps Persist in App Stores Despite Bans

A Tech Transparency Project report finds that Apple and Google continue to host Nudify apps that can alter images to look nude, despite store policies; searches for terms like nudify or undress reveal such apps and ads for similar tools in both stores, with some removed but dozens remaining and reportedly 483 million downloads and about $122 million in revenue according to AppMagic estimates; enforcement is described as uneven and opaque, prompting calls for broader curbs on these apps worldwide.

FDA pushes sponsors to publish clinical trial results to close data gaps
health1 month ago

FDA pushes sponsors to publish clinical trial results to close data gaps

The FDA found that results from about 30% of U.S. clinical trials have not been reported in the registry and has sent reminders to over 2,200 sponsors—covering roughly 3,000 trials—to encourage voluntary reporting within a year of completion (with certain safety, dose-finding, and first-in-human device studies excluded). The agency says publishing results combats bias in the public record and can affect perceptions of drug safety and effectiveness; enforcement tools can include non-compliance notices and penalties up to $10,000, though such actions have been uncommon in recent years.

business2 months ago

SEC Enforcement Chief Resigns, Acting Director Appointed

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Judge Margaret A. Ryan has resigned as Director of the Division of Enforcement, with Principal Deputy Director Sam Waldon named Acting Director effective March 16, 2026. Chairman Paul S. Atkins said the agency will refocus on enforcing federal securities laws to deter fraud, market manipulation, and related abuses, and to hold individual wrongdoers accountable, with a permanent successor to be announced in coming weeks.

CSC overwhelmed by flood of third-party NIL deals, review times lengthen
sports-business2 months ago

CSC overwhelmed by flood of third-party NIL deals, review times lengthen

The College Sports Commission says its NIL approval system is being overwhelmed by a surge of deals from associated entities (school collectives, multimedia partners, and apparel sponsors), with many guaranteed sums that bypass NIL Go review. Through February, NIL Go cleared over 21,000 deals worth $166.5M but left 711 deals worth $29.3M unapproved, and January–February 2026 saw 3,700 cleared deals worth $39.3M versus 187 not cleared totaling $14.4M. Review times have risen, and associated-entity deals now face extra scrutiny. The CSC, which lacks the enforcement power without the participant agreement, notes the system wasn’t designed for this volume and is seeking changes. Staff total 15, and with portal windows for men’s and women’s basketball opening in April, the push to enforce rules continues amid ongoing debates about third-party, over-the-cap NIL spending in college sports.

Kalshi penalizes MrBeast editor for insider trading amid wider market scrutiny
business3 months ago

Kalshi penalizes MrBeast editor for insider trading amid wider market scrutiny

Kalshi fined Artem Kaptur, a MrBeast editor, over trading on non-public information and suspended him for two years with a $20k+ fine; another case saw Kyle Langford fined over $2,000 and suspended five years for betting on his own candidacy. Kalshi says it has about 200 open investigations with over a dozen active cases and has reported both incidents to the CFTC, underscoring ongoing concerns about insider trading in prediction markets.