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Love, cuts, and hacks: Julia Donaldson’s romance lands as Trump moves to withhold SNAP funds, Dells seed 25M kids’ accounts, 3,000 trucking schools axed, SmartTube breached, Hegseth out before second strike, NYT/WaPo roast Nuzzi
Preview: Julia Donaldson’s New Love Story
Preview: Julia Donaldson’s New Love Story follows two devoted scarecrows planning the perfect wedding—until a rival blows in to ruffle the straw and jeopardize the vows. Expect rhymes, charm, and a haystack of heart as true love stares down a straw-hearted spoiler.
First Look: Julia Donaldson’s Joyful Tale of Love
First Look: Julia Donaldson’s Joyful Tale of Love introduces two devoted scarecrows planning the perfect rustic wedding—vows, hay, the works—until a rival blows in to threaten it all. It’s romance, rivalry, and straw with feelings; bring confetti, not matches.
Trump administration to withhold SNAP funds from Democratic-led states over data reporting
Trump administration to withhold SNAP funds from Democratic-led states over data reporting, saying that starting next week it will withhold food aid in most Democratic-controlled states unless state officials provide information on recipients—because in Washington, even groceries can be taken hostage by paperwork.
Hegseth says he left before second strike on suspected drug boat
Hegseth says he left before second strike on suspected drug boat: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday he watched the first U.S. strike live but didn’t “stick around” for the follow-up in early September, the second strike that killed the two remaining survivors aboard the alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean—an admission that’s bound to sharpen questions about real-time oversight and judgment in lethal operations.
Michael and Susan Dell to deposit $250 into investment accounts for 25 million children
Michael and Susan Dell to deposit $250 into investment accounts for 25 million children—part of a $6.25 billion pledge they unveiled at the White House alongside President Trump, who hailed it as “one of the largest private donations in American history.” It’s philanthropy by the gallon but poured out in $250 cups—modest per child unless time and compounding pull their weight. Still, as gestures from billionaires go, this one beats the usual lecture on bootstraps, with the administration happily basking in the reflected glow.
Duffy Shuts Down 3,000 Trucking Schools in Major CDL Crackdown
Duffy Shuts Down 3,000 Trucking Schools in Major CDL Crackdown, announcing the FMCSA has removed nearly 3,000 training providers from its registry for failing to meet federal readiness standards and put another 4,500 on notice with 30 days to comply. Casting the move as a cleanup of lax oversight under Biden and Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited reporting that up to 44% of the nation’s roughly 16,000 schools could face closure. The escalation follows a series of deadly crashes officials have linked to non‑domiciled drivers; DHS and the State Department are running parallel probes and audits, and Minnesota has been warned over allegedly illegal CDL issuances. Duffy’s “Wild West is over” line translates to this: legitimate trainers tighten up, diploma mills pack it in—because every link in the pipeline is about to get checked.
SmartTube Android TV YouTube client breached, used to deliver malicious update
SmartTube Android TV YouTube client breached, used to deliver malicious update after an attacker stole developer Yuriy Yuliskov’s signing keys, prompting Google Play Protect to block the app. The tainted 30.51 build hides a native library, libalphasdk.so—absent from the public code—that silently fingerprints devices, registers them to a remote backend, and trades encrypted metrics and configuration with zero user indication. Yuliskov says the compromised signature is revoked and a clean release with a new app ID is coming, urging users to migrate. No signs yet of account theft or botnet duty, just the comforting fact that your TV YouTube client was one config tweak away from a side hustle in surveillance.
New York Times, Washington Post Pan Nuzzi’s Book After Media Blitz
New York Times, Washington Post pan Nuzzi’s book after media blitz, with both papers skewering “American Canto” even as Olivia Nuzzi tours the redemption circuit on the heels of her self-described romantic entanglement with a high-profile official. Despite a splashy rollout and pre-release excerpts, critics say the confessional sheen can’t mask thin prose, turning the comeback campaign into more spectacle than substance.
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