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Columbus Water System Gets $340M Federal Lifeline — But EPA Consent Decree Gives City Only 18 Months

Columbus Water System Gets $340M Federal Lifeline — But EPA Consent Decree Gives City Only 18 Months The clock is already ticking — and the penalty meter is…

Jul 6, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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5 Passive Income Streams Ranked by What I Actually Earned Last Month

My ‘passive’ income last month: $37 to $2,140. 😳 I tracked every dollar from 5 ‘passive’ income streams so you don’t have to fall for the lies on your FYP. Ranked WORST to BEST 👇 5️⃣ Print-on-Demand:…

Jul 5, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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The ‘Rotting’ Trend Is Gen Z’s Viral Rejection of Productivity Culture — And Brands Are Misreading It

The ‘Rotting’ Trend Is Gen Z’s Viral Rejection of Productivity Culture — And Brands Are Misreading It When a generation collectively decides to film itself doing absolutely nothing…

Jul 5, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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India’s MeitY Proposes Mandatory AI Watermarking for All Synthetic Media — Platforms Have 90 Days to Comply

India’s MeitY Proposes Mandatory AI Watermarking for All Synthetic Media — Platforms Have 90 Days to Comply Every deepfake video that slips through a platform’s content filters, every…

Jul 5, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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The 3 AI Tools That Quietly Replaced My $6,800/Month 9-5 Income

I fired my boss using 3 free AI tools. 🤯 Last March I was making $6,800/month at a job that was slowly killing me. So I ran a 90-day experiment: could AI actually replace my salary? I tested 5 tools…

Jul 5, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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Columbus Approves $340M Broadband and Smart Grid Expansion Targeting Underserved East Side Corridors

Columbus Approves $340M Broadband and Smart Grid Expansion Targeting Underserved East Side Corridors For tens of thousands of Columbus residents, a reliable internet connection has been less a…

Jul 5, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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India’s DPDP Act Enforcement Deadline Looms: Tech Giants Face ₹250 Crore Fines Starting October

India’s DPDP Act Enforcement Deadline Looms: Tech Giants Face ₹250 Crore Fines Starting October The clock is ticking — and for every company handling Indian users’ personal data,…

Jul 5, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
Business

I Lost $11,000 in My First Year Investing — Here’s the 4-Step Filter I Wish I Had

$11,000 gone before I understood expense ratios. That’s what my “safe” index fund portfolio cost me in year one. Not a meme stock. Not crypto. Boring ETFs I didn’t vet. Here’s the exact 4-step filter…

Jul 4, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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Burna Boy’s $4.5M Lawsuit Against Lagos Promoter Exposes Cracks in Africa’s Booming Concert Economy

Burna Boy’s $4.5M Lawsuit Against Lagos Promoter Exposes Cracks in Africa’s Booming Concert Economy When one of Africa’s biggest music exports takes a promoter to court over $4.5…

Jul 4, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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India’s CERT-In Mandates 6-Hour Breach Reporting Window — And Global Tech Firms Are Scrambling

India’s CERT-In Mandates 6-Hour Breach Reporting Window — And Global Tech Firms Are Scrambling When a cyberattack hits, the average enterprise security team spends the first hour simply…

Jul 4, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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Columbus Water Authority Faces $340 Million Infrastructure Gap as EPA Deadline Looms in 90 Days

Columbus Water Authority Faces $340 Million Infrastructure Gap as EPA Deadline Looms in 90 Days Every time a Columbus parent fills a glass of water for their child,…

Jul 4, 2026 Read on Newsroom →
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India’s UPI Processes Record 18.4 Billion Transactions in July 2025, Forcing Global Payment Giants to Rethink Market Strategy

India’s UPI Processes Record 18.4 Billion Transactions in July 2025, Forcing Global Payment Giants to Rethink Market Strategy When a single payment infrastructure processes more transactions in one…

Jul 4, 2026 Read on Newsroom →

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