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SCOOP: Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents inside customer accounts, including some attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions, sources told Axios. The findings have alarmed banking executives, who are racing to restrict access to their systems as AI moves at a velocity faster than financial institutions can respond, multiple industry and bank executives told Axios. Several banks are now preparing for worst-case and even “day after” scenarios, including how to rapidly secure or restore customer accounts if things go wrong, the people said. Several bank executives told Axios they're struggling to distinguish between human users and AI agents. One executive said banks also struggle to determine whether agents are authorized by customers or potentially operating without their permission, more akin to rogue agent behavior. Read my latest for Axios here: axios.com/2026/10/22/ai-agen…

Florida’s former gambling addiction helpline director has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for stealing $1.4 million from his former employer to fund his gambling habit. Philip Lee Sullivan, 43, later became the head of the state’s gambling helpline, where he spoke with hundreds of people struggling with addiction. He was also ordered to repay nearly $1.5 million, while his defense argued that prescription ADHD medication contributed to his gambling behavior. 📷 Bay County Sheriff's Department via WJHG

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Pennsylvania guarantees a lawyer for people fighting their convictions, but sets no standards for their work. One result: Lawyers have taken as long as 9 years to file a brief, or ghosted clients altogether propublica.org/article/post-…

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"Pennsylvania logging record numbers of problem gamblers" And a record $3 billion in tax revenue last year. Lawmakers in Harrisburg are discussing increasing revenue through legalized skill games, but have yet to address the spike in problem gambling. publicsource.org/pennsylvani…

Some the details from the Philly Inquirer's Sunday story on the rise of online gambling addiction in Pennsylvania. Story by David Gambacorta and William Bender @wbender99 inquirer.com/news/gambling-a…

“Upon learning of his death, all six living governors, Republican and Democrat alike, issued statements praising his vital role in speaking truth to power — even as they recalled taking the hits from Baer’s acerbic pen.” pennlive.com/politics/2026/0…

Remembering a Capitol legend … pennlive.com/politics/2026/0…

In honor of legendary journalist John Baer, the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association has renamed its summer journalism internship program. It's now the John Baer Legislative Reporting Internship, where student journalists get to work for 12 weeks every summer in the Capitol alongside the professional reporting corps that covers it daily. It's a paid internship, supported by donations and volunteerism. You can support future interns in honor of John, who spent many years helping to fundraise for the program one former intern called "an experience you can brag about, and I certainly have." Here is where you can donate: pacapitolreporters.org/how-t…

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LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"