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Intuit Inc (NASDAQ:INTU) agreed to pay $141 million to settle claims by all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. The states alleged that beginning in 2016, Intuit steered customers eligible for IRS Free File into using TurboTax Free Edition, only to later tell them they needed to pay $59.99 or more to file…

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Fiji seizes $300 million yacht of Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov on U.S. request

Authorities in Fiji have seized a $300 million yacht of Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov at the request of the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday, as Washington and its allies press Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Cenergist to create 40 jobs after securing £6m HSBC investment package

The Washington energy and water efficiency specialist is also set to use some of the funds to make strategic acquisitions

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Exclusive-CIA chief told Bolsonaro government not to mess with Brazil election, sources say

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director last year told senior Brazilian officials that President Jair Bolsonaro should stop casting doubt on his country's voting system ahead of the October election, sources told Reuters.

Reuters

EU countries are ‘almost there’ in agreeing to bloc’s proposed new package of sanctions against Russia – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

The Guardian - UK

Tech antitrust's big foe: The calendar

The clock is ticking down on the bipartisan effort in Washington as summer recess and then midterms loom.

Axios

Could Roe vs Wade save Biden’s calamitous reign?

As protests erupt over a leaked Supreme Court document suggesting an overturning of the ruling banning abortion, all eyes are on the US President to protect women’s rights. But will he succeed in his fight and win over voters in the process? Pablo Manríquez reports from Washington

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Analysis-War a lost opportunity for Turkey's westward outreach

Before travelling to Moscow last week, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stopped over in Ankara to meet Tayyip Erdogan and praise the Turkish leader's diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

How Putin’s invasion returned Nato to the centre stage

The long read: For the first time in years, its role has become a topic of furious debate. But what do we talk about when we talk about Nato?

The Guardian - UK

Spartans offer 2025 OL Jayvon McFadden of Washington, D.C.

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a rising offensive lineman prospect in the 2025 class

USA Today Sports Media Group

Fed orders biggest interest rate hike since 2000 to combat inflation

WASHINGTON — For the first time in 22 years, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday pushed up interest rates by a full half-percentage point — a significant escalation of its efforts to get control of troublingly high inflation.

Los Angeles Times

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will lead US delegation to attend inauguration of South Korea’s president

WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Seoul on Sunday, leading the U.S. delegation to the inauguration next week of South Korea’s next president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a White House official said.

Los Angeles Times

Donald Trump Jr. Interviewed by Panel Investigating Capitol Riot

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. was interviewed Tuesday as part of a House select committee’s investigation of last year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, the latest member of former President Donald Trump’s family to be questioned.

Tribune News Service

Another Coloradan charged in connection with Jan. 6 insurrection

Another Coloradan has been charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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Blinken tests positive as COVID cases rise after White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID on Wednesday as infections following the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., continue to rise.

Tribune News Service

Bipartisan heat ramps up over stalled research tax break

WASHINGTON — Dozens of House members sent a letter to party leaders calling for “immediate action” to restore a more generous tax break for companies’ research and development spending, as senators prepared to weigh in with their own show of support Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Biden previews midterm offensive as he attacks 'extreme' MAGA Republicans in deficit speech

WASHINGTON — With an eye clearly on November's midterm elections, President Joe Biden on Wednesday sharpened his attack on Republicans as he sought to contrast his administration's policies with what he described as an "extreme" GOP agenda.

Tribune News Service

Dave Hyde: Florida Panthers learn tough lesson in Game 1 — and no franchise has more riding on playoffs

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Reuters

Sweden says it received U.S. security assurances if it hands in NATO application

Sweden has received assurances from the United States that it would receive support during the period a potential application to join NATO is processed by the 30 nations in the alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said in Washington on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Draft signals Supreme Court shift on civil rights, experts say

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion jolted some legal experts for how it would not only upend abortion rights, but move onto shakier ground other constitutional rights such as same-sex marriage, contraception and more.

Los Angeles Times

Fed makes biggest rate hike since 2000 to combat inflation

McClatchy Washington Bureau

California anticipated a Supreme Court abortion decision. What it’s already done to fight it

WASHINGTON — Immediately following a report that United States Supreme Court justices would overturn Roe v. Wade, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California leaders announced that they would work on putting the right to an abortion in the state Constitution.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bob Casey is one of the last 'pro-life' Democrats. The Supreme Court decision is going to test his views

WASHINGTON — When the Sandy Hook school shooting rocked the country, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey changed his longtime stance on the Second Amendment, becoming a fierce advocate for stricter gun laws.

The Independent UK

EXCERPT: Jill Biden, into the public arena

The following excerpt is from “Jill: A Biography of the First Lady,” by Associated Press journalists Julie Pace and Darlene Superville. The book details the life of Jill Biden. Superville covers the White House for the AP; Pace, a former White House correspondent and Washington bureau chief, is now AP’s…

Tribune News Service

GOP primaries could signal direction of party’s earmarks stance

WASHINGTON — Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., secured nearly $11.6 million in earmarked projects for his constituents in the March omnibus appropriations law, from streetscape improvements in Gillespie to a new nursing school facility at Millikin University in Decatur.

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