The major labels are suing Verizon over the alleged “pervasive” copyright infringement of its internet subscribers – with an emphasis on “P2P file-sharing networks” and BitTorrent itself. Notwithstanding the numerous references to file sharing and BitTorrent, the majors (and a number of their subsidiaries) only...

The Major Labels Are Suing Verizon — Infringement Complaint Targets Subscribers’ Alleged P2P and BitTorrent Piracy

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NewSantaAna

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

AT&T Data Breach Exposes Vulnerabilities in Customer Information Security. ShinyHunters Hacker Negotiates $370K Settlement with AT&T Over Stolen Data. According to PHONE ARENA, in a troubling turn of events AT&T has confronted a significant data breach that has raised alarms about the security of customer information. The breach spanning from May 1 to October 30, 2022, compromised metadata related to calls and text messages for nearly all AT&T cellular customers. This included interactions with users from other wireless providers. AT&T clarified that while the breach did not expose the content of communications or customer names it did involve sensitive data accessed through inadequately secured cloud storage.

$370,000 Bitcoin Payment: AT&T Confronts Massive Data Breach Exposing Calls and Texts of 100M+ Customers!

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

San Francisco, CA

Seattle, WA

SiriusXM has in recent years come under scrutiny by several state attorneys general over its sales practices. Now company lawyers are facing a new accusation — that SiriusXM illegitimately charges its customers more than the advertised prices for its music plans. Consumers are now pressing their case in lawsuits filed in San Francisco and Seattle.

Royalty Fee Tacked Onto SiriusXM Bill Prompts Subscriber Lawsuits.

California State

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Virginia State

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

Georgia State

The Current GA

People held in Georgia immigrant detention centers will soon face new challenges in their search for lawyers to represent them in immigration court, a development that will likely doom many people’s chances of fighting deportation.

For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here’s why.

The Shy Green

Unexpected Bankruptcy Looms for LL Flooring Amid Economic Challenges. In a surprising turn of events, LL Flooring, a major player in the U.S. hardwood flooring market, is reportedly teetering on the edge of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This news has sent shockwaves through the retail industry, given the company's prominent position and widespread presence across 47 states.

A store that sells tools and home supplies is suddenly going bankrupt

Samantha Murphy Kelly, a senior tech writer at CNN, was among the layoffs at the news organization on Wednesday. She has been with CNN since 2016. She previously was the deputy tech editor at Mashable. Kelly covered lifestyle tech and entertainment at Mashable, which she joined in 2011. Before joining...

CNN senior tech writer Kelly among the layoffs

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Florida State

Across most US coastlines, the rate of sea level rise would suggest future trajectories that would be considered “intermediate” under a series of scenarios projected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The sea level rise scenarios, which range from “low” and “intermediate low” to “intermediate high” and “high,” are based on various uncertainties including the global resolve to address the greenhouse gas emissions warming the climate.

In the South, sea level rise accelerates at some of the most extreme rates on Earth

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County Beacon

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

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?

CALIFORNIA – California voters will get to decide, November 5, on Proposition 32, a measure that raises the minimum wage to $18 an hour for all workers. The current minimum wage is $16 an hour in California and adjusts for inflation. Fast food workers make $20 per hour and health care worker's wage will eventually increase to $25 per hour.

Proposition 32 will allow voters to decide on $18 minimum wage for all California workers

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service

Major record labels sued Verizon on Friday, alleging that the Internet service provider violated copyright law by continuing to serve customers accused of pirating music. Verizon...

Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service

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