Hyundai and Kia are recalling a combined 3.37 million vehicles in the United States due to the risk of engine fires, telling owners to park outside and away from structures until repairs are complete. The automakers say…
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If the federal government shuts down Sunday, numerous publicly funded agencies will stop work and their employees won’t be paid, but Social Security checks will still go out. Social Security is considered a mandatory program,…
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Rite Aid, the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, is reportedly preparing to seek bankruptcy protection and could close 400 to 500 stores. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Rite Aid was negotiating with creditors about…
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Target said Tuesday that it will close nine stores in major cities across the country, citing violence, theft and organized retail crime. The company will close one store in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, two locations…
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JPMorgan Chase has reached a $75 million settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands over a lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest bank of facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking enterprise for 15 years, according to statements released by…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday charged podcaster Matthew Motil in connection with an $11 million Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded more than 50 people. The agency said in a press release that…
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The ongoing United Auto Workers strike is expanding. UAW President Shawn Fain called for union members to strike at noon ET Friday at 38 General Motors and Stellantis facilities across 20 states. He said the…
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WWE’s “Friday Night SmackDown” will return to USA Network in October 2024 as part of a five-year domestic media rights partnership between TKO Group Holdings and NBCUniversal, the company said Thursday. The deal comes out to an average of…
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Pandemic aid officials who overpaid vulnerable renters are saying, ‘We messed up, pay us back’
State and local agencies that distributed federal aid to renters facing eviction during the pandemic are now scrambling to claw back millions of dollars in overpayments. Officials in at least five states have been sending…
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Amazon says it will start showing ads on Prime Video in early 2024, and that it is introducing a new, pricier ad-free option. In a post on its site, Amazon said it will begin showing…