AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoD.C. 9/11 Commemoration: Washington will hold a Sept. 6 remembrance ceremony at the Veterans Memorial helicopter in Washington Park, featuring fighter pilot Heather “Lucky” Penney, as the city marks the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11. Local 9/11 History in Motion: A recovered South Tower steel beam is on an East Coast tour and is set to stop in Washington, D.C., as part of the Tunnel to Towers “Steel Across America” effort. Big Tech & Child Safety: Sen. Dick Durbin backed Meta’s $17B settlement with state attorneys general over alleged harm to children, calling for Congress to move on bipartisan online child-safety bills. Ticket Fees & Resale Costs: A Vanderbilt study says online scalpers and add-on fees drive $11B a year in ticket markups, with resale inflation alone estimated at $4.5B. Sports Betting Ad Boom: National TV ad spending for sports wagering is up 40% to about $270M this year, led by DraftKings and FanDuel. AI Meets Housing Costs: A new lawsuit alleges “AI revenue management” helped drive sharply higher, variable rents for tenants—raising questions about rent-fixing and algorithmic pricing. Consumer Scam Warning: New polling highlights record-high scams and how many victims get little help, with losses reaching into the hundreds of thousands for some.
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