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FTC to refund more than $47 million to consumers allegedly deceived by Invitation Homes

Sources from CBS News say that the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it will send a total of $47.2 million in refunds to hundreds of thousands of consumers who the agency alleges were deceived by Invitation Homes

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Sharks are taking a bigger bite of fishermen’s catch in Hawaii: “Paying the tax man”

CBS News reports that in recent years, local small-boat fishers who pursue prized bottomfish such as ehu, onaga and the red opakapaka that’s popular on table spreads across Hawaii each New Year’s have seen a troubling spike in sharks that swoop in and tear their catch off the hook.

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First grizzly bear of 2026 spotted at Yellowstone, feeding on bison carcass

Sources from CBS News say that scientists spotted the first grizzly bear of 2026 earlier this week at Yellowstone National Park, marking the beginning of the end of hibernation season for the massive creatures, the National Park Service said.

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International Energy Agency to release 400 million barrels of oil in move to lower energy prices

According to CBS, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday it would release 400 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves, the largest release in the multinational organization’s history.

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz leaves Seattle as local lawmakers mull millionaire tax

CBS News reports that former Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz said in a LinkedIn post that he and his wife are moving from Seattle to Florida after more than four decades in the city, where he helped build the coffee chain into a global brand.

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What is XMoney, Elon Musk’s new digital payments platform?

According to CBS News, Elon Musk is planning to launch a new payments platform, called XMoney, in beta form to select users in April.

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Why are some rural Medicare patients paying more than patients at bigger hospitals?

Sources from AP say that in November, a public comment sent a Green Mountain Care Board analyst on a curious quest: Why were some Medicare recipients paying more out of pocket for outpatient services at rural, “critical access hospitals” than they’d have paid for the same service at the state’s bigger, “acute care hospitals” — even if the hospitals’ costs for the procedure were exactly the same?

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Los Angeles school superintendent denies wrongdoing and asks for his job back during federal probe

According to AP, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools, who’s on paid leave during a federal investigation, released a statement Wednesday denying any wrongdoing and asking to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district.

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‘Dances With Wolves’ actor to be sentenced in Las Vegas for sexually assaulting Indigenous girls

Associated Press reports that Nathan Chasing Horse was expected to be sentenced Wednesday morning for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls, drawing to a close a case that sent shock waves through Indian Country.

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Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings in Kankakee, Illinois

Sources from Associated Press say that major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region.

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