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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

MarketRealist

The customer in a video explained how Walmart is pressuring customers into "downloading the app and getting the membership".

Shopper Accidentally Discovers Walmart’s Alleged Checkout Trick to Promote Memberships

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

Nashville, TN

A racist DoorDash delivery driver was fired after calling a Black customer a racial slur. Surveillance footage from a home doorbell camera in Nashville showed the white DoorDash delivery driver using the N-word while delivering food to the customer. The now-viral video was posted to TikTok last week by Christina...

White DoorDash Driver Fired After Being Caught On Camera Calling Black Customer The N-Word

Every industry has its hidden truths, known only to those who have worked in that specific field. Sometimes these secrets are kept intentionally. Other times, they're only secrets because people never would have thought about them in the first place. Still, knowing some of these lesser known aspects of certain...

Reddit reveals the best kept 'industry secrets,' some are too cool not to share

Character.AI, the hugely popular digital avatar startup, announced Thursday that users will now be able to hold real-time conversations with one of the company’s multitude of AI agents by placing a free, fictionalized Character Call on the app. The company has been building intelligent chatbots designed to engage users...

Character.AI just made talking to an avatar feel more real

UPI News

Police in India said an animal spotted in the live broadcast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony was not a leopard, despite rumors on social media.

Watch: India police deny presence of a leopard at PM's swearing-in

IFLScience

It wasn't originally called Google, either. The previous name was far worse.

People Are Just Now Learning What "Google" Actually Means

BroBible

Researchers have issued a shocking warning that AI systems are already capable of deceiving humans using techniques such as manipulation, sycophancy, and cheating, and are learning how to do it better and better. “AI systems are already capable of deceiving humans,” the researchers wrote in a new study, published in the journal Patterns, adding, “Large […]
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Scary New Study Warns AI Systems Are Teaching Themselves To Deceive And Manipulate Humans

Insider

Engagement bait AI images like Shrimp Jesus are all over Facebook. Why won't Mark Zuckerberg's team just ban them?

Why doesn't Facebook just ban AI slop like Shrimp Jesus?

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

Morristown Minute

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

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Shin

Contrary to what you might think from scrolling through social media or watching the news, lying is not as common as it seems. Research has shown that most people don't lie frequently. This insight is not new, especially with studies focusing on American participants.

How Often Do People Actually Lie?  Research Reveals Surprising Truths

Los Angeles, CA

San Diego, CA

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – A Chapman University report, published this week, found that unaffordable housing markets in California and across the world pose a threat to the middle class's survival.

Report says unaffordable housing markets in California pose threat to middle class's survival

Chicago Happenings

What is more summery than an icy, sweet frozen drink? If the heat wave is getting to you, try whipping up this simple frozen strawberry lemonade. All you need is your choice of lemonade and some frozen strawberries. You can use store-bought lemonade, make your own from scratch, or a powdered version. As for strawberries, frozen ones are the easiest choice. If you'd rather use fresh, add at least two cups of ice until you reach a nice, frozen consistency.

2-Ingredient Frozen Strawberry Lemonade: Beat the Heat!

Alexandria, VA

Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

Clark County, WA

Timothy A Gruver

Dentist Ellis B. Jardine of Clark County has been suspended for allegedly practicing outside the scope of his licenses and subpar care, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Friday.

Dentist Suspended for Subpar Care & Unlicensed Practices

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NewsBreak

Redefining beauty in a world that demands being flawless

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — America is obsessed with beauty. While some say it's just part of our social media world where thin bodies and good looks...

Redefining beauty in a world that demands being flawless

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