JD Vance announces crackdown after 870K people ‘screwed the American taxpayer’ from federal loan program: ‘No more’

KANSAS CITY — Vice President JD Vance announced Monday that roughly 870,000 fraudsters will be permanently barred from receiving small business loans after pilfering tens of billions of dollars from COVID-era programs. The vice president revealed the fraud targeted the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster loans — and ended up handing out as much as $39 billion to bogus recipients. “As it happens with so many of the programs that are born out of the generosity of the American taxpayer, we had many, many people who took advantage of those programs, people who decided to…

Trump blasts Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over AI warning: ‘SICK conspiracy’

President Trump on Monday blasted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for urging AI firms to pace development, alleging the safety warnings are part of a “conspiracy” that could help China. In a Truth Social post Monday morning, Trump doubled down on his dismissal of safety concerns, writing: “The Trump Administration has…

Michael Mayer sifts through ‘rough years,’ but has big plans for Raiders

Michael Mayer could have waited. Played out the season. Reached free agency next March. Found out how much another team would pay him to become its featured tight end. There would have been something understandable about that decision. Maybe even predictable. When you spend your career working toward becoming an…

Islanders name Bo Horvat captain after Anders Lee departure

The Islanders named Bo Horvat captain on Monday morning, answering one of training camp’s biggest questions before it could be asked. Horvat, who wore the “C” in Vancouver before the Islanders traded for him, is the 16th captain in franchise history. He replaces Anders Lee, who had held the captaincy…

In Week 1 of the NFL, the Giants and Jets both gave us reasons to believe

Fans of both New York teams already were ready for some football, but two encouraging performances on the opening Sunday of the 2026 NFL season have already raised the optimism for followers of both tenants of MetLife Stadium. The Giants followed the Jets’ rock-solid win earlier in the day with…

Ancestral commemorative head: A 500-year-old brass bust depicting an African king

This brass head depicts an “oba,” or ruler of the Kingdom of Benin.(Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain))Quick factsName: Ancestral commemorative headWhat it is: A copper-alloy sculpture of an African ruler’s headWhere it is from: Edo, NigeriaWhen it was made: Mid-1500sIn the Kingdom of Benin, one of the…

Does estrogen protect against dementia? And if so, who should take it?

In women’s reproductive years, their brains are exposed to high levels of sex hormones, and their neurons may come to depend on those hormones to function optimally. But leading up to and after menopause, the ovaries produce far less estrogen and progesterone, raising concerns that this drop in hormones may…

Giants blitz Cowboys for perfect start to John Harbaugh era

All the numbers that tell a sad tale about the Giants now can be filed under the headline “BJH.”  Before John Harbaugh.  You might have heard that the Giants had lost eight straight Week 1 primetime games against the Cowboys since 1986. Or that they hadn’t held an above .500…

Steve Ballmer breaks silence of Clippers’ salary-cap circumvention penalties

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, in the wake of the NBA punishing his franchise for circumventing the league’s salary cap by “initiating off-court income opportunities” for star forward Kawhi Leonard, said he has “sincere regrets” and apologized to fans as part of a lengthy statement he issued Sunday night. “This has…

Chick-fil-A is one of America’s toughest franchises to get — and the startup cost may surprise you

Chick-fil-A is one of America’s toughest franchises to get, attracting thousands of hopeful applicants each year for a limited number of owner-operator opportunities. The fast-food chain’s unique business model was recently highlighted by Julian Good, who owns a Chick-fil-A restaurant in St. Charles, Illinois, during an appearance on the “Founder Talk” podcast.…

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