August 7, 2025

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Funds

Austin leaders used taxpayer funds for Sweetgreen solo lunches, steak dinners and upgraded flights

Ella McCarthy, Alex Driggars, Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman  |  Hearst – Austin Transition In early spring, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson delivered a snarky quip while describing the dire and unprecedented budget shortfall facing the city. “If the keyboard warriors want to troll through the city of Austin budget to find actual inefficiencies and waste, I’m

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Crypto

Crypto crime spills over from behind the screen to real-life violence

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, beaten and thrown into a van. All, authorities allege, were victims tied to cryptocurrency-related crimes that have spilled out from

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