Keeping up with America

Deutsche Bank wins approval for $75m settlement with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims: The German company was accused of facilitating the disgraced financier’s sex trafficking.

Okta's stock slumps after security company says it was hacked: Okta, a major provider of security technology for businesses, government agencies and other organizations, said Friday that one of its customer service tools had been hacked.

White House seeks more aid for Israel and Ukraine in $105B funding request: If approved, $61.4 billion in aid would go to Ukraine, and $14.3 billion would go to Israel. The request faces an uphill fight in the House as the chamber is still without a speaker.

Head of auto workers union says strikes will continue in drive to gain better offers from companies: United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Friday that while Detroit’s automakers have increased their wage and benefit offers, he believes the union can gain more if it holds out longer in contract talks.

Another promising young college student has died - The truth about fentanyl: Seven months ago, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student Elizabeth Grace Burton died two days after overdosing on a blend of drugs and alcohol, according to the Assembly, which was the first to report her death this week.

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French arrests after bomb scares trigger evacuations at airports and Versailles: At least 18 people have been arrested after a wave of hoax bomb threats prompted evacuations across France.

Under siege by Hamas militants, a hometown and the lives within it are scarred forever.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Can Artificial Intelligence Predict Breast Cancer? Studies show that leveraging AI algorithms to analyze mammogram images can help determine a person's risk for breast cancer.

AI Is Becoming a Band-Aid over Bad, Broken Tech Industry Design Choices

Spirit Airlines is canceling flights so it can inspect planes: The budget airline said it's doing a "necessary inspection" of 25 of its planes, which will lead to several days of cancellations.

Richer, Wiser, Happier

Personal finance advice that makes people feel bad about money: Rob Carrick says there are too many empty phrases in personal finance writing that get repeated endlessly because they suggest expertise.

7 Things the Middle Class Spends Money on That Poor and Rich People Don’t | Cindy Lamothe, Yahoo Finance. People are creatures of habit — and this applies just as much to the middle class as to the poor and rich alike. This means their socioeconomic status is often reflected in their spending choices. While there are no universal rules, there are some expenses that the middle class are more likely to put their money toward.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

NFL Owner: Tom Brady's Share of the Raiders Has 'a Lot of Problems' | The Sports Nihilist's bold predictions for all 30 NBA teams

Martin Scorsese, out with new film, explains what interested him in Osage murders: "This is something more insidious" | Celebrity Net Worth: Michael Jordan is first athlete to rank among 400 richest Americans

Megan Thee Stallion settles lawsuit with former label | Britney Spears Says She Wasn’t Trying to Offend Anyone With Memoir ‘The Woman in Me’

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