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Thousands of tickets to Taylor Swift and other events illegally resold by broker, FTC alleges

A Maryland ticket broker is accused of illegally purchasing and reselling hundreds of thousands of tickets for profit, including thousands to Taylor Swift’s highly sought Eras Tour. The Federal Trade Commission is suing Key Investment Group, saying the company made millions of dollars in profit from reselling the tickets at inflated prices. The lawsuit, filed Monday,…

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Trump administration paid $9.5 billion in leave for federal employees in 2025, due to DOGE-era buyout program

The Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on employee administrative leave costs in 2025, a sixfold increase from 2023 that was spurred by the administration’s push to cut down the federal workforce. According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025. They…

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Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 13, 2026

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Weijia Jiang:  Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat  Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican  CBS News executive director of news and surveys Anthony Salvanto  CBS News executive director of news and surveys Anthony Salvanto, CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed…

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Transcript: Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 13, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 13, 2026. WEIJIA JIANG: We go now to Michigan’s Democratic nominee for Senate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. He joins us from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Good morning, Dr. El-Sayed. Welcome…

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Trump’s Texas trip delayed after emergency slide deploys on new Air Force One on tarmac

Washington — President Trump’s departure to Texas on Wednesday was delayed after an inflatable emergency slide on the new Qatar-gifted Air Force One deployed on the tarmac before he boarded, prompting workers to eventually remove it. The president was headed to Dallas for the RNC’s Midterm Convention. He was waiting to disembark from Marine One…

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FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over alleged secret ad surcharge scheme

The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states on Monday sued Amazon over allegations that the e-commerce giant secretly inflated prices in its online search advertising auctions, potentially costing customers tens of billions of dollars. The lawsuit alleges that the undisclosed surcharges were applied for seven years, increasing the prices that more than 1 million Amazon…

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NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after eight-month stay International Space Station

Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut closed out a 241-day stay aboard the International Space Station early Sunday with a fiery plunge back to Earth and an on-target touchdown on the broad steppe of Kazakhstan. Strapped into the Soyuz MS-28/74S ferry ship, commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, flight engineer Sergey Mikaev and NASA’s Chris Williams undocked…

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