Comment on Obama and Merkel vow action on global economic woes

The FTC is sending 117,044 PayPal payments to impacted consumers who had certain types of Ring devices. The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access.

Although Donald Trump complains that his criminal trial keeps him off the campaign trail, he spent Wednesday — the day when court isn’t scheduled — playing golf and not campaigning, CNN reports.

A new survey from Insurify shows that almost 30% of American homeowners are worried about increasing home insurance rates, which are expected to continue rising through 2024 due to climate disasters and inflation. That’s no surprise, given rising home costs. Rising insurance costs increase monthly mortgage payments. The average annual home insurance rate increased by 19.8% between 2021 and 2023, from $1,984 to $2,377.

“The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to restore ‘net neutrality’ rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others,” the AP reports. “The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration.

“Lawmakers in Alabama passed legislation that could lead to the prosecution of librarians under the state’s obscenity law for providing minors with ‘harmful’ materials,” The Hill reports.