A free fertility app used to track ovulation shared users’ health information with other companies, including Google and China-based marketing and analytics firms, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday in announcing a $200,000 settlement. Easy Healthcare, which owns Premom, did not disclose to users that the information would be shared …
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May, 2023
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16 May
Alec Baldwin indicates he has wrapped filming on “Rust,” 18 months after fatal on
Alec Baldwin indicated Monday that he has wrapped filming on the Western movie “Rust,” about 18 months after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza injured in an on-set shooting near Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 65-year-old actor shared a selfie of his freshly shaved face on Instagram after removing the …
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15 May
IRS admits Black taxpayers are more likely to get audited
The IRS on Monday said an internal investigation has found that Black taxpayers are audited at higher rates than would be expected given their share of the U.S. population. The findings come after researchers earlier this year found that Black Americans are up to five times more likely to have their …
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13 May
Daniel Penny online legal fund raises over $1 million for his defense in the New York City subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely
An online legal defense fund started by the attorneys for Daniel Penny who was charged with second degree-manslaughter, accused of putting another man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train, has raised nearly $2 million for his legal defense through an online fund. The Marine veteran …
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12 May
Biden announces nominees to fill out the U.S. Federal Reserve
President Biden is seeking to fill vacancies on the U.S. Federal Reserve, hoping to stack the Central Bank with its top governors as it continues working to stem inflation. Mr. Biden is nominating Philip Jefferson, currently a member of the Board of Governors, to also serve as vice chair for …
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8 May
In Hunter Biden probe, IRS whistleblower’s lawyer meets with Congress
The attorney for the IRS whistleblower who has alleged that the Justice Department interfered in and mishandled the Hunter Biden criminal probe met with members of Congress last week on behalf of his client, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The Friday meeting was described to CBS News …
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5 May
Alder Marin
A man who escaped from a Virginia jail this week after being charged in the 2022 killing of a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy was captured in Mexico Thursday, the FBI said. Alder Marin-Sotelo, 26, was one of two inmates who escaped from Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville Sunday. He was …
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5 May
Feds investigate woman’s death trapped in flaming SUV
U.S. safety regulators are investigating possible electrical problems in older Dodge Journeys after a woman was trapped and died when her SUV caught fire in December. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s investigating whether inoperative door locks and windows can prevent people from getting out of the SUVs …
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April, 2023
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28 April
Katie Sorenson, a social media “mom influencer,” convicted of lying about attempted kidnapping of her kids
Santa Rosa, Calif. — An Instagram social influencer who reported an attempted kidnapping of her young children has been convicted of making a false report of a crime, CBS Bay Area reports. Katie Sorenson, a former Sonoma, Calif. resident, was immediately remanded into custody on the misdemeanor conviction and bail …
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27 April
ESPN fires baseball reporter Marly Rivera for hurling C
ESPN canned one of its longtime baseball reporters after she volleyed an epithet at another reporter, calling her a “f—— c—” during a New York Yankees game earlier this month. Marly Rivera scheduled an on-air interview with Yankee Aaron Judge on April 18 as the team was competing against the …
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