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HHS says it's freezing child care payments to Minnesota after fraud allegations ABC NewsAn Intense White House Response From a Single Viral Video The New York TimesWalz on frozen federal child care payments: ‘This is Trump's long game' The HillTrump admin
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Housing is getting more affordable thanks to lower prices and lower mortgage rates, but it still takes more time to save for a down payment than pre-pandemic.
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Flu cases spiking this holiday season, CDC data shows CBS News'Super flu' cases surge and Minnesota child care payments come to a halt: Morning Rundown NBC NewsWhy flu cases are surging this season. And, protests erupt in Iran over the economy NPRDaily Briefing: A bad flu season gets worse USA Today
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The Biggest Hollywood Bummers of 2025 The Hollywood ReporterBox Office Studio Report Card: Warners' Bets Pay Off, Disney Scores but Marvel Struggles, Tom Cruise Can't Save Paramount VarietyThe Biggest Business Blunders in Media and Entertainment in 2025 TheWrap2025 box-office winners and losers: ‘Minecraft' levels up, ‘Sinners' strikes gold — and ‘Snow White' bites the apple Gold DerbyHollywood Stocks In 2025: Winners, Lose
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HHS freezes all child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud allegations CBS NewsFirst, a viral video. Then a surge of federal resources to investigate alleged child care fraud in Minnesota CNNHHS freezes all child care funding for Minnesota PoliticoSEE IT: Daycare center at heart of Minnesota fraud investigation fixes sign after vir
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Disruption. It's coming for the U.S. dollar in the form of digital currency. Last week the Biden administration detailed a broad plan for adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming years. The Departments of Energy, Commerce, the Treasury, and other agencies weighed in on how to manage and regulate a CBDC.
The government is reacting in part to the explosive growth of digital currencies. About three out of ten U.S. adults currently invest in some form of cryptocurrency, or "crypto," like Bitcoin or Ethereum. These digital "coins" rely on a decentralized network of computers to verify financial transactions, cutting out third parties like banks or credit cards.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of crypto
Advocates of crypto point to its affordability, efficiency, and its ability to reach consumers with little or no access to traditional banking services. With just a mobile phone or a crypto ATM, consumers can easily send and receive digital currency, even across international borders.
On the other hand, crypto is still largely unregulated and volatile. Investors in Bitcoin, for example, saw returns of over 70% in 2021, but the currency is down almost 60% year to date. And if you send your payment to the wrong account (called a "digital wallet") there may be no way to retrieve it. Crypto has also been used for money laundering, fraud, and to fund terrorism. Several
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