August 25, 2025

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Trump turns $11B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel

President Donald Trump on Friday announced the U.S. government has secured a 10% stake in struggling Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in a deal completed just a couple weeks after he depicted the company’s CEO as unfit for the job. “The United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American

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Investment

Cherry Creek’s Clayton hotel controlled by Halcyon ownership

A Cherry Creek hotel and social club is now owned by a firm that had lent money to it and that already has another hotel in the neighborhood. The Clayton Hotel & Members Club at 233 Clayton St., which operates under a 99-year ground lease struck in 2017, was transferred earlier this month to an LLC

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Ulster committees agree to set aside defense funds for clerk in abortion fight with Texas – Daily Freeman

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Lawmakers in two legislative committees on Thursday approved a resolution to set aside funds to hire outside counsel to defend Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck against a lawsuit brought against him by the state of Texas. But the approval did not come easily, as Republicans on both the Legislature’s Laws, Rules and

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Mortgage

Court won’t block social media limit law; Mortgage rates at 9-month low

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused for now to block enforcement of a Mississippi law aimed at regulating the use of social media by children, an issue of growing national concern. The justices rejected an emergency appeal from a tech industry group representing major platforms like Facebook, X and YouTube. NetChoice is challenging laws passed

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Banking

Ex-boyfriend convicted in death of prominent California banking executive – The Mercury News

The ex-boyfriend of a prominent banking executive who was found dead in her Reseda home in 2021 was convicted Tuesday, Aug. 12, of beating and strangling her to death, authorities said. Anthony Duwayne Turner, 56, of Westchester was convicted by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury of first-degree murder, forcible rape and burglary in the

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Mortgage

Chicago police officer indicted on bank fraud charges

A veteran Chicago police officer with a history of financial trouble has been indicted on federal bank fraud charges alleging he lied on loan paperwork tied to the purchase of three properties in 2019. LeAnthony Brown, 49, was charged in the eight-page indictment made public Wednesday with five counts of mortgage fraud and making false

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Chelmsford firefighters organize cornhole tournament to raise funds for ALS-stricken colleague

CHELMSFORD — For about 35 years, John Robinson dutifully served in the Chelmsford Fire Department. While he never obtained an officer’s rank within the department, his experience and knowledge gathered over three decades had him in a de facto position of leadership anyway. “He has been around the block… He was definitely in a position

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Crypto

Crypto helps fuel $274M Trump war chest

Billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Yass along with crypto industry donors helped President Donald Trump raise $236 million for his political operation in the first six months of 2025 — an unprecedented sum for a second-term president. The latest filings to the Federal Election Commission show that the fundraising haul, which includes donations to three

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Trump administration releases $1 billion in California frozen education funds – East Bay Times

California will receive nearly $1 billion in previously frozen federal education funds after the Trump administration reversed course amid growing outrage and concern about the impacts to students across the nation. The California Department of Education said Thursday evening it had received official grant award notifications for several federally funded programs, including programs supporting migrant students,

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Trump administration releases $1 billion in California frozen education funds – The Mercury News

California will receive nearly $1 billion in previously frozen federal education funds after the Trump administration reversed course amid growing outrage and concern about the impacts to students across the nation. The California Department of Education said Thursday evening it had received official grant award notifications for several federally funded programs, including programs supporting migrant students,

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