Biden to launch task force to crack down on ‘unfair and illegal pricing’ amid rising inflation

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will launch a new task force to take on “unfair and illegal” corporate pricing, which Biden sees as a major reason why consumers are not yet feeling the impact of cooling inflation rates and a strong economy. The task force will be jointly led by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, two agencies at the … Read more

Senate Democrats mock GOP primary infighting — while facing some of their own

Democrats are about to enter a volatile stretch of Senate primaries — including three in blue states where infighting could hand Republicans momentum or force Democrats to burn money on internecine conflicts. Even as they mock Republicans’ primary disarray in key battleground states, Democrats are facing their own drama in Maryland, New Jersey and California. … Read more

Scanners that spot fentanyl sit unused because Congress hasn’t provided cash to install them

Customs and Border Protection has spent millions on the most up-to-date high-tech scanners to spot fentanyl crossing the southern U.S. border, but many scanners are sitting in warehouses unused because Congress hasn’t appropriated funds to install them, acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller told NBC News. Miller gave NBC News a tour of a port of … Read more

Dunkin’ employee shoots at customer for complaining about slow service, NC cops say

A complaint about slow service at a Dunkin’ Donuts ended with one of the employees chasing the customer in traffic, firing shots at him, according to investigators in North Carolina. It happened Saturday, March 2, at a Dunkin’ in the Wesley Chapel area, and the customer escaped injury, the Union County Sheriff’s Office reported in … Read more

Billboards in Dublin, Ireland offer free beer to residents who visit Ohio’s ‘other Dublin’

Dubliners in Ireland can get free booze if they visit the “other Dublin” in Ohio this month. The visitor’s bureau in Dublin, Ohio, is attempting to lure tourists from the original Dublin around St. Patrick’s Day with “shameless offers of free beer.” Visit Dublin Ohio, a nonprofit funded in part by the city’s bed tax, … Read more

What we know from the SBI’s searches of her work locations

Pender County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Craver has been indicted on three felonies and one misdemeanor. These allegations include embezzlement as well as falsifying time card records for employees. As part of the investigation into Pender County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Craver, investigators executed search warrants for the courthouse, the judicial annex and the clerk’s … Read more