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US government watchdog to investigate Epstein files release
Last month, the DOJ released summaries of interviews with a woman who made unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault against Trump. The…
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Taxpayers may face issues this 2026 tax season after IRS layoffs and new laws, a watchdog warns
The national taxpayer advocate is cautioning that the 2026 tax filing season is likely to present challenges for taxpayers who encounter…
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Australia watchdog orders audit of Airwallex on suspected compliance miss
The former has concerns that the fintech’s transaction monitoring programme is not attuned to the full range of risks it faces Australia’s…
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Nigel Farage inadvertently breached MPs' financial rules 17 times, says watchdog
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage breached MPs' rules 17 times by failing to register financial interests totalling £384,000 within the 28-day…
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Tunbridge Wells water supply crisis not good enough, watchdog says
Joshua Askew,South Eastand Jacob Panons Water supply problems still affecting thousands of people across Kent and Sussex is "just not good…
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U.S. consumer watchdog faces extinction in 2026 as Trump says it’s ‘very important’ to shut it down
When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted to buy a…
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Senators want DOJ watchdog to audit Epstein file releases
A dozen senators are calling for an audit into the Department of Justice's failure to release all records related to sex offender Jeffrey…
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A dozen senators, including a Republican, urge DOJ watchdog to audit slow release of Epstein files
A dozen U.S. senators are calling on the Justice Department's watchdog to examine the department's failure to release all records…
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Liberal Democrats write to human rights watchdog over election delays
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said nearly 10 million people could see their democratic right to vote "ripped away" if proposed…
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Police watchdog may investigate West Midlands Police over Maccabi fan ban
The police watchdog says it may investigate West Midlands Police over its handling of the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from…
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No evidence Reform broke electoral law, watchdog says
The Electoral Commission has found no "credible evidence of potential offences of electoral law" over Nigel Farage's election expenses. In…
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Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump's cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants
An internal watchdog in the U.S. Department of Energy will investigate the Trump administration's termination of $7.6 billion in grants…
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India’s aviation watchdog deploys monitors to IndiGo offices
These teams are required to give daily reports to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation India’s aviation regulator, in an…
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Courts, Prism+ rapped by consumer watchdog for misleading website features
The watchdog urges consumers to review their shopping carts, verify payment amounts and question urgency claims The Competition and…
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Watchdog Exposes How Hegseth Endangered Troops’ Lives in Signalgate
A bad week has gotten even worse for Pete Hegseth, as a new watchdog report from the Pentagon inspector general’s office finds that the…
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Congressional watchdog criticizes plans for Coast Guard's new cutter program
The $17 billion Offshore Patrol Cutter program, one of the U.S. Coast Guard's highest shipbuilding priorities, is at risk of delays and…
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Hotel adverts banned by watchdog over misleadingly cheap rooms
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Adverts by four of Britain's biggest hotel and travel firms have been banned for stating misleading…
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Competition watchdog investigating eight firms over online pricing
Investigations have been opened into eight companies, including ticket resellers and driving schools, by the UK's competition regulator as…
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No Grab-GoTo merger notification yet: Singapore competition watchdog
The competition watchdog here has not received any notification from ride-hailing firms Grab or GoTo on any proposed merger, but said it…
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Consumer watchdog CFPB to run out of money early next year after Justice Dept. rules funding illegal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Wall Street cop signed into law by President Obama, is about to run out of money after the…
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Watchdog group demands OpenAI withdraw Sora 2 over deepfakes, privacy
The tech industry is moving fast and breaking things again—and this time it is humanity’s shared reality and control of our likeness…
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JPMorgan faces record 45-million-euro fine from German watchdog over money-laundering lapses
The lender says the fine concerns past issues and that delays in SAR filings did not hinder probes Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin has…
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JPMorgan hit with record 45-million-euro fine from German watchdog over money-laundering lapses
The lender says the fine concerns past issues and that delays in SAR filings did not hinder probes Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin has…
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UK energy watchdog plans to tackle £4.4 billion consumer debts
Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem announced plans on Thursday to tackle £4.4 billion (S$7.5 billion) of debts built up by customers, which…