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U.S. debt collectors have a new tool at their disposal: social media. Under financial regulations that went into effect Tuesday, debt collection agencies can now contact people via text or direct messages on social media. The rule was added to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a 44-year-old piece of legislation that controls how debt collectors can […]
A woman who filed a wrongful conception lawsuit against her mother’s doctor has reportedly won the right to compensation in the case. The London case, which first received news attention last year, saw 20-year-old Evie Toombes—a para-equestrian show jumper with chronic illness and impaired mobility—seeking damages in connection with the doctor’s alleged failure to give adequate […]
Michael B. Jordan made waves online when he decided to go Instagram official with Lori Harvey at the top of the year. While speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, the usually private Jordan explained why he felt comfortable enough to tell the world about his new love. “The situation for me was real enough [to share]. There’s a premeditated […]
A man who worked for decades as a pilot for Jeffrey Epstein testified this week that he saw a number of high-profile figures on the late convicted sex offender’s private plane, including former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. During the ongoing sex trafficking trial of Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who has pleaded not guilty […]
The Ontario government has passed a new law that prioritizes employees’ work-life balance. Announced on Tuesday, the “Working for Workers Act” requires Ontario businesses with 25 people or more to have a written policy outlining employees’ rights when it comes to disconnecting from their job at the end of the work day. Businesses will be required to create […]
Marcus Lamb, co-founder and CEO of Christian Daystar Television Network, died from COVID-19 on Tuesday. He was 64. NBC News notes Lamb was openly against the COVID-19 vaccine. The network issued a statement on Twitter. “It’s with a heavy heart we announce that Marcus Lamb, president and founder of Daystar Television Network, went home to be with […]
Former University of Central Florida football player Otis Anderson Jr. was reportedly shot and killed by his father, Otis Lee Anderson Sr., on Monday night after Anderson Sr. was allegedly bit by his son’s girlfriend’s dog and began firing, NBC News reports. A statement from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says there are no outstanding suspects at this time. “All involved parties […]
This holiday season, Home Alone enthusiasts will have a shot at bagging an overnight stay in the original house from the 1990 classic. As announced on Wednesday by Airbnb, four fans will have the chance to stay at the Chicago-area home later this month, with Kevin McCallister’s spider-loving older brother Buzz (played by Devin Ratray […]
An Indiana man who delivered pizzas to his community for nearly three decades died after a porch collapsed while he was on the job, according to WISH-TV. William Fields of Connersville, a 45-year-old employee of Pizza King, died Saturday after being “pinned by heavy debris,” according to a release from the Connersville Police Department. “Some [customers] would ask, […]
Several months after Pharrell Williams’ cousin Donovon Lynch was shot and killed by police in Virginia Beach, prosecutors announced Tuesday that a grand jury had found “no probable cause” to charge Officer Solomon D. Simmons in Lynch’s death. The Associated Press reports Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney Colin Stolle said Simmons was justified in protecting himself in the late March shooting. Simmons alleged that Lynch had a gun on him. […]
