July 2019

How This Fake Financial Expert Tricked Outlets Into Publishing Her Advice

Patricia Russell seemed to appear out of nowhere. A certified financial planner and graduate of several prestigious colleges, Russell has recently been quoted in major publications such as Newsday, MarketWatch, Consumer Reports, Business Insider and U.S. News, as well as sites that recirculate content on MSN and other websites. She has also written columns for

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Norwich Pride: Gay cartoonist David Shenton on the decades after Stonewall

A cartoonist has captured life in Britain’s LGBTQ+ community in every decade since the Stonewall riots. David Shenton, 70, has been drawing since the 1970s and was a regular contributor to the Gay News and Boyz magazine, where humour was a key tool in the campaigning gay press. The illustrator, who lives in Norwich, has

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The Week in Tech: Huge Fines Can’t Hide America’s Lack of a Data Privacy Law

And on Wednesday, the same day the F.T.C. announced its $5 billion fine of Facebook, the company also disclosed that it was the target of an antitrust investigation by the F.T.C. But before we get carried away, I thought now would be a good moment to revisit what not to expect from all this: ■

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Kirstie Alley Blasts Bette Midler Over Controversial ‘Blackground’ Tweet

Bette Midler is facing backlash after taking a dig at President Donald Trump in regard to his number of black supporters.  The actress and singer, known for being outspoken about her political views on social media, shared on Twitter a photo in which several black men were visible behind Trump at a recent 2020 campaign rally. In

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AP Explains: What T-Mobile takeover of Sprint means for you

U.S. antitrust regulators have cleared T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of rival Sprint, leaving just three major cellphone companies, while creating a smaller competitor in satellite-TV company Dish. While there are still a few hurdles to be cleared for the deal to close, here’s what a combined T-Mobile-Sprint company could mean for you and your cellphone

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Thousands of California Students Lose Financial Aid in Regulatory Fight

WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of students in California enrolled in online classes at out-of-state colleges abruptly lost federal financial aid this week after they found themselves in the cross-fire of a regulatory fight between Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the nation’s largest teachers’ union. The students who lost their aid are the unlikely victims

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