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Senators unite on need to solve unfair ticketing practices by automated bots

Senators unite on need to solve unfair ticketing practices by automated bots

by Brooke Sharp | Jan 29, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Live Nation executive, Dan Wall, on Wednesday told senators that despite his company’s measures to fend off millions of automated bots, they are not able to stop them from excessively increasing the prices of resale tickets. “We’re fighting back with the...
SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER

SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER

by Kally Proctor | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices seemed likely to expand presidential ability to fire the heads of independent, multi-member federal agencies during oral arguments Monday. The case centers around President Donald Trump’s firing of Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal...
Biden’s antitrust enforcers are fighting to protect consumers, businesses from monopoly powers

Biden’s antitrust enforcers are fighting to protect consumers, businesses from monopoly powers

by Cate Bikales | Oct 6, 2023 | Business, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — She has been called a deal killer, an anti-capitalist and even a giant slayer. But as one of the Biden administration’s main antitrust enforcers, Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said her main goal is to protect free and fair...
FTC to Congress: COVID-Related Fraud, Price Gouging “Skyrocketing”

FTC to Congress: COVID-Related Fraud, Price Gouging “Skyrocketing”

by Zachary Miller | Feb 1, 2022 | Business, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – Elderberries claiming to boost immune response. Empty storefronts posing as testing clinics. Contact tracing calls that are actually from identity fraudsters. Bootleg hand sanitizer from Mexico, fake KN95 masks from China and $60 rapid tests from...
Facebook whistleblower urges Congress to hold Big Tech accountable

Facebook whistleblower urges Congress to hold Big Tech accountable

by Ali McCadden | Dec 3, 2021 | Business

WASHINGTON — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress for the second time on Wednesday, warning lawmakers that getting caught up in partisan battles over legislation to hold digital platforms accountable for causing harm to users is just what...
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