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Trump's town hall with Univision was a train wreck, so expect most of our corporate media to just ignore it. Here's one of the questions he was asked by a Latino farmer, Jorge Velásquez, who had concerns about Trump's plans for mass deportations. VELASQUEZ: For many years, I have worked with these hands, hunched over, picking strawberries and cutting broccoli.

The US Federal Trade Commission has finally adopted the 'click to cancel' rule, which aims to make it easier for people to end subscriptions. It will force companies to make subscription sign-ups and cancellations equally straightforward. Via BBC: Businesses, including retailers and gyms, will also have to get consent from customers before renewing subscriptions or converting free trials into paid memberships. The new rule is due to come into effect in around six months' time. “Too often, businesses make people jump through endless hoops just to cancel a subscription,” said FTC chair Lina Khan. “The FTC’s rule will end these tricks and traps, saving Americans time and money.

Fox's Laura Ingraham and Eric Trump give his father the Dear Leader treatment, pretending his train wreck of an interview at the Economic Club of Chicago was a great success while attacking Kamala Harris for never having run a business. The knives were out after Harris made an appearance on Fox during a contentious interview with Bret Baier, and this segment on The Ingraham Angle, and this segment attacking Harris for that interview while gloating over Trump reminded me of something from North Korean television. Here's the back and forth where Ingraham gets the name of the economic forum wrong.

“No one in the United States is like ‘Oh my gosh, I will die if I don’t have health care.'” — Virginia U. S. Senate candidate Hung Cao (R), in an interview.

The Israel Defense Force confirmed it has killed top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the lead architect of the October 7 attack on Israel. Politico: “Sinwar was in a building in Rafah in the southern portion of the coastal enclave and was found coincidentally, one of the Israeli officials said. … IDF soldiers engaged in a firefight with Hamas fighters near the building and Sinwar was found inside with several other Hamas commanders.” Playbook: “Sinwar’s killing is an obvious triumph for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu a year after he and his government were caught by surprise by Hamas’ audacious and murderous attack.

The Fox News interview showed a candidate who is defiantly disinterested in matching her campaign to America’s legion of unhappy voters.