Debt Collectors Can DM, Email and Text You About Unpaid Bills

Debt collectors are now allowed to contact Americans on social media and by text message, according to new rules enacted by a US agency this week. Here’s what you need to know. Yes, debt collectors can slide into your DMs. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has updated its communications rules […]


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The Facebook Papers

The Facebook Papers: What’s you need to know   New documents — the Facebook Papers — are bringing more clarity to the social media giant’s problems and reinforcing a whistleblower’s claim that the platform profited off the spread of false information and relies on an algorithm that pushes fake news […]


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Tens Of Millions Of Filthy, Used Gloves Imported Into The US

Trash bags stuffed full of used medical gloves, some visibly soiled, some even blood-stained, litter the floor of a warehouse on the outskirts of Bangkok. Nearby is a plastic bowl, filled with blue dye and a few gloves. Thai officials say migrant laborers had been trying to make the gloves […]


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Microsoft To Shut Down LinkedIn In China

For Chinese regulators, even a censored US-based social network was too much.   Microsoft is shutting down its main LinkedIn service in China later this year as Beijing tightens its internet rules.   Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is pulling the plug on LinkedIn in China nearly seven years after its launch, […]


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McDonald’s Giving Out Free Meals To Teachers and Staff This Week Across The Country

Teachers are going to get a little extra lovin’ this week with free breakfast “Thank You” meals from McDonald’s as a token of appreciation. Any educator, including teachers, administrators, and school staff can go to McDonald’s from October 11 to October 15 to receive their breakfast meal, McDonald’s said in […]


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