Registration for expanded child tax credit opens
The IRS announced a new online tool to help low income Americans who can now register for the new child tax…
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New and used car prices soaring to new levels
Prices for new and used cars are soaring and they’re not going to stop anytime soon as car dealer lots have only a fraction of the vehicles that they…
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Nearly $18 billion spent on underage drinking
A new study from Boston University and the Gillings Schools of Global Public Health shows that underage drinkers consume billions of dollars worth of…
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Home equity grows by $2 trillion in first quarter
It is a great time to be a homeowner, with a rise in home equity value of nearly $2 trillion over the last…
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JBS pays $11 million ransom after cyber attack
Meat supplier JBS says it paid $11 million following the ransomware attack on their company last…
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President Biden revokes executive orders targeting Tik Tok, WeChat
President Biden has revoked former President Trump’s executive order targeting Tik Tok, WeChat and other Chinese social media…
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The Better Business Bureau will host a virtual job fair this month
Local businesses are invited to take part in a virtual job fair st for June 24,…
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Starbucks is letting people bring in their own mugs again
Starbucks will let customers bring their own mugs to US company-owned cafes again starting on June…
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Department of Justice mandates federal agents to use body cameras
The Department of Justice is ending a policy that banned federal officers from using body cameras, according to a memo by Deputy Attorney General,…
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Protestors call for the stop of Elon Musk’s involvement in cryptocurrency
A handful of demonstrators protested outside Tesla’s Fremont, California factory on Sunday over CEO Elon Musk’s involvement in…
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2020 projected as highest crash fatalities since 2007
Despite record numbers of Americans working from home, 2020 is projected to have the highest car crash fatality rate since…
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The first big cruise ship allowing American passengers sets sail over a year after the pandemic shut down the industry
By Alaa Elassar, CNN The first major cruise ship open to North Americans since the industry paused over a year ago due to the coronavirus pandemic…
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Disney and tech titans team up to fight climate change
Google, Amazon and DIsney are teaming up to fight climate change in an initiative for scaling climate…
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The Better Business Bureau wants to help protect senior citizens
The BBB and the Elderly Abuse Coalition want seniors and their families to be…
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Amazon announces Prime Day dates will be earlier than ever before
Amazon has announced the dates for this year’s 48-hour “Prime Day” sales which is earlier than it has ever been…
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The world’s largest meat supplier hit with a cyber-attack
Just weeks after the cyber-attack on the Colonial Pipeline, another attack hit the world’s largest meat…
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Memorial Day Weekend Travel: Gas prices, tourists and traffic
Millions of Americans took to the roads, and to the skies.…
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Employers get the green light to incentivize vaccinations
Employers can now legally offer incentives to employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 with the approval from the government.…
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Costco is Bringing Back Free Samples
(CNN) — Costco is bringing back a pre-pandemic staple: Food samples. The warehouse chain announced that it’s…
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Southwest Airlines permanently bans a passenger
Southwest Airlines bans a passenger accused of assaulting a flight…
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