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Federal Court Upholds Restrictions on DOGE's Access to Social Security DataA federal appeals court has upheld restrictions on Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) regarding access to personal data in Social Security systems, following a 9-6 vote by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander's ruling mandated that DOGE staff can access redacted data only after training and background checks while requiring the purging of non-anonymized data already obtained....

David Earl Gipson, a 40-year-old Florida man, was arrested after a woman he allegedly assaulted escaped from a storage container where he had held her. The victim, severely beaten and bound, reported that Gipson attacked her at her home, used her mother-in-law's vehicle to transport her to his residence, and continued the abuse before confining her. The sheriff's office is also pursuing murder charges against Gipson following the discovery of the victim's mother-in-law, 74-year-old Lettie...

Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, now coaching the University of North Carolina football team, gained attention after a CBS Sunday Morning interview where his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, interrupted to avoid discussing their relationship. Following media scrutiny, Belichick clarified that he aimed to focus on his upcoming book, "The Art of Winning," and asserted that Hudson was merely trying to keep the interview on track. Despite the couple's nearly 50-year age gap,...

Severe storms across the U.S. have resulted in four fatalities in Pennsylvania, where winds reached 80 mph, causing extensive damage and leaving over 300,000 without power. The storms, which traversed from Texas to New York, have also led to tornadoes and damaging winds, with flash flooding expected in several states. As the severe weather threat continues, alerts remain in effect for over 50 million people, with significant rainfall and additional storms forecasted through the week....

A US district judge has determined that Apple willfully violated an injunction intended to prevent anticompetitive practices following a case initiated by Epic Games, with a senior Apple executive found to have lied under oath. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is referring the matter for potential criminal contempt proceedings, as internal documents revealed Apple’s deliberate noncompliance, including imposing a 27% commission on off-app purchases. Epic Games' CEO Tim Sweeney announced plans to return Fortnite to the...

President Donald Trump is facing economic challenges as the US economy contracted for the first time in three years, citing a 0.3% decline in GDP. He attributed the downturn to stockpiled imports ahead of tariffs, while also claiming that $8 trillion in promised investments would restore manufacturing. Trump blamed his predecessor, President Joe Biden, for the economic troubles, prompting criticism from Democrats, and he urged Congress to pass his tax bill amidst ongoing trade tensions,...