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Suit: AI helping Calif. gas stations to raise prices

AI-powered software has allowed gas station operators across California to illegally collude and drive up prices at the pump, according to a federal lawsuit. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed Monday, accuses gas station giants including Marathon and Circle K of violating California’s antitrust law through Kalibrate, a fuel-pricing software system used across the world. The plaintiffs describe Kalibrate as the “central nervous system for a conspiracy to extinguish retail price competition among gas stations.” According to the lawsuit, Kalibrate helps “coordinate high ...

Filing: Trump spoke to Live Nation CEO before antitrust case settled

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump spoke personally with the chief executive of Live Nation in the weeks before the Justice Department abruptly settled its longstanding antitrust lawsuit against the entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary, the company revealed in a court filing. Lawyers for Live Nation told the court on Monday that Trump and the company’s CEO, Michael Rapino, spoke about the antitrust lawsuit in February, but didn’t discuss “substantive terms” of any potential settlement. They also said that White House lawyers were involved in some of the ...

Europe baking under heat dome

Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures, and experts say a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame. Here’s what to know. What is a heat dome? Heat domes are essentially high-pressure systems that remain stationary for a few days, trapping dangerous heat and humidity, said Mireia Ginesta, a research associate at the Climate Litigation Lab at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. Heat domes result from a northward bulge in the jet stream — a river of fast-moving wind at high ...

Horoscope: Friday, June 26

Friday, June 26 Your conviction draws in the tools, funding and team you need to build what you imagine. Aries (March 21-April 19) Don’t let one bad moment make you forget the good you’ve done and who you’re becoming. Wrong turns can be righted — that’s what U-turns are for. So what if the journey takes longer? What matters is that you’re on the path. Taurus (April 20-May 20) You sense what people want, and you could easily provide it, but the question is: Should you? Pleasing people isn’t always the same as helping them. You’ll go beyond what people want to give ...

Low ferritin might be cause of fatigue

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 62-year-old woman in fairly good health. I’m currently on Wellbutrin, carvedilol, Farxiga, Entresto and spironolactone, and my blood pressure is very well-controlled. I also recently started Zoloft. About eight months ago, I started feeling bad and spoke to my doctor about it. She wasn’t concerned at the time and said that it might be due to my recent weight loss. I’ve lost about 25 pounds. I went to my cardiologist and had an echocardiogram and stress test done, and both were normal. Recently, I read about ferritin levels and the symptoms of a low ferritin ...

Mother consumed by worries about upcoming vacation

Dear Annie: I am an adult now with grown siblings, but it seems my mother’s anxiety is growing right along with us. My mother is an incredibly anxious person. I try to be empathetic, but she hasn’t seen a therapist in years, and she completely dismisses any logical or positive reassurances meant to comfort her. At this point, I am at a loss for what to do. Currently, her anxiety is hyperfocused on our upcoming summer family vacation. She is worried about everything: flying, hiking, driving, wildlife and fires. It feels like she actively seeks out things to worry about, operating ...