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A government agency is investigating after a series of scams on payment apps like Zelle.
  • Federal authorities are investigating how banks reimburse consumers who are scammed on Zelle.
  • Lawmakers say the banks behind payment apps need to offer more protections.
  • Zelle says it should fall on law enforcement to stop the scammers.

Scams on payment apps like Zelle are getting so out of



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New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention.

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Robots have become a regular fixture of the workforce, and humans are losing their jobs to AI. Climate change is wreaking havoc on the planet. It’s getting harder and harder for the average person to make ends meet. Facial recognition technology is being used for surveillance. Sound familiar? In her



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  • Instagram Reels show a lot of really odd and random videos people call "Mythical Reel Pulls."
  • Often, these are from people with few followers who weren't actually trying to go viral.
  • Instagram has been recommending small creators — and this might be leading to the phenomenon.

Instagram's Reels are still pretty new, like molten lava that's still warm and constantly



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Vice President Kamala Harris is building a lead over President Donald Trump in three must-win states for her campaign.
  • The Harris campaign is showing new strength in must-win states ahead of the party's convention.
  • In Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Harris leads Trump 50% to 46% among likely voters.
  • It's a reflection of the continued

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The Archaeological Park of Pompeii welcomes millions of visitors each year.
  • A British man carved his and his daughters' initials into a home at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.
  • He was reported to a local prosecutor's office for "damage to artistic heritage."
  • He could be fined up to 60,000 euros.

A British man defaced a home preserved in time at the Archaeological Park of


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WB is bringing one of its best superhero films in years back to the big screen, and a look at The Penguin along for the ride.



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Disney+'s adaptation of the Rick Riordan books will return in 2025, and it's taking Percy and friends to the Bermuda Triangle.



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  • S&P 500 CEOs earned 268 times as much as their median worker last year.
  • Some CEOs earned thousands of times as much than their median workers, ALF-CIO reported.
  • The labor group said another Trump presidency would worsen the executive pay gap.

Everyone is benefitting from payflation — except workers and consumers.

Companies cut costs last year while raising prices and paying their CEOs


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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a new set of rules this week that would require robocallers to disclose when they’re using artificial intelligence for phone calls and text messages.

The proposal builds on the FCC’s ban on making AI-generated robocalls without the express prior consent of the person