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Danielle Miller, 32, from New York confessed Monday that the expensive existence she talked about on TikTok and flaunted on Instagram was subsidized by over $1 million in pilfered COVID-relief credits. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, Miller pleaded guilty to deceitfully acquiring $1.5 million in government funds by robbing […]

Video conferencing platform Zoom has fired its president Greg Tomb without showing any cause. Tomb joined the company in San Francisco’s Bay Area in June last year and has worked in Google and SAP as well. He was vice president of sales at Google Workspace for more than a year. Just days before that Zoom […]

An unidentified Texas woman rented a car for $10,000 then tried selling it. She was arrested over the weekend and was charged with third-degree auto theft and second-degree tampering. The car was a 2022 Toyota Camry, and she attempted to sell the nearly brand-new car for about half of its value. The incident was posted […]

Well known for his frugal ways, Warren Buffet still lives in the same home he purchased 65 year years ago. At 92, Buffett still stays at the modest five bedroom home in Central Omaha in Nebraska. He bought the house for $31,500 way back in 1958. By today’s standards he would be buying it at […]

On March 4, Donald Trump said he wanted futuristic cities and flying cars sounding almost like a Jetson cartoon skit but he appeared to have been quite serious about it. “Just as the United States led the automotive revolution in the last century, I want to ensure that America – not China – lead this […]

According to a report by Willamette Week on Wednesday, about 580 workers would be let off as a result of the shutdown of Walmart in Portland. Employees may transfer to other Walmart sites, as with prior closures. By March 24, the last two Walmart stores in Portland — 1123 North Hayden Meadows Drive and 4200 […]

Wealthy Los Angeles residents are buying protection dogs that cost as much as $150,000 because of fear, the rising rate of violent crimes within the area, and the city’s growing homelessness predicament. According to Los Angeles Times, protection dogs — typically German shepherds, Belgian Malinois, Dobermans, Cane Corso, or a mix of those breeds — […]

According to the World Obesity Federation 2023 report, 51% of the world or approximately more than 4 billion people will be obese or overweight in the next 12 years. Obesity rates are on the rise especially among children as well as in third world countries. President of the World Obesity Federation Louise Baur said, “It […]

The US house panel, or the U.S House Foreign Affairs Committee on March 1 gave President Joe Biden the authority to ban Chinese owned TikTok which is the biggest restriction the US has ever done of any social media platform. The app is currently used by more than 100 million Americans but is considered a […]

French president Emmanuel Marcon awarded Jeff Bezos with the highest order of merit recently, the Legion d’Honneour or Legion of Honour. The award was criticized by the French people who have been marching against pension reform with critics calling Macron the president of the rich. The ceremony was held at the Elysee Palace. One critic […]

Mr. James (first name withheld), a Texas janitor who had financial woes, obtained $160,000 from GoFundMe upon the initiative of high school students enrolled in the school he was working at. James was originally retired, but when his rent was raised by around $400, the 80-year-old struggled to make both ends meet, thus, he decided […]

A massive battle is underway between Washington Post and Twitter. Apparently, bombshell stories and editorials about Elon Musk are a priority of the newspaper Washington Post. Initially, there was the provoking headline voicing a blend of surprise and contempt: “Elon Musk reinvents Twitter for the benefit of a power user: Himself.” The lead line talked about how […]

After cautioning the world’s populace that the planet is not equipped and not prepared to handle the Covid pandemic, billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates is now worried about bioterrorism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines bioterrorism as “the intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or other germs that can sicken or kill people, […]

Twitter chief executive Elon Musk made a statement on February 14 that it would be good to find a new CEO for Twitter by the end of the year. “I think I need to stabilize the organisation and just make sure it’s in a financially healthy place and that the product roadmap is clearly laid […]

Yahoo says that it will lay off 20% of its workforce this year. Some 1,600 people will lose their jobs mainly those working in the advertising department. Yahoo CEO Jim Lazone said the layoffs were not a result of financial difficulties but was more due to the lack of profitability in the company’s business advertising […]