Voters in Missouri, Nebraska and Alaska, will go to the polls in November and vote whether to mandate paid sick leave for workers. The issue initially gained steam during the COVID pandemic. Right now, employees who are part-time or lower-wage workers are less likely to have such coverage. Without sick leave, some workers feel they…

The U.S. Treasury Department has ramped up efforts to combat fraudulent payments by deploying artificial intelligence to detect suspicious transactions. This new approach has led to the prevention and recovery of over $4 billion in fraudulent payments during fiscal year 2024, a significant increase from the previous year. The Treasury’s Office of Payment Integrity reported…

A prominent short seller claimed the popular video game platform Roblox is an “X-rated pedophile hellscape” and said the company is lying to investors about its numbers. Last week’s report from Hindenburg Research prompted a suicide prevention campaign to call on British regulators to do more to protect kids from harmful online content.  Hindenburg Research…

Pop megastar Taylor Swift kicks off the final U.S. leg of her gigantic Eras Tour on Friday, Oct. 18, in Miami. When all is said and done, Swift will have spent nearly two years globe trotting in front of millions of fans, selling out arenas worldwide and generating more than $2 billion. For Swifties who missed…

Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum opened for a trial run on Wednesday, Oct. 16, after more than a decade of construction. Numerous delays marked the project, from the COVID-19 pandemic to turmoil throughout the region. Now, the world’s largest archeological museum has opened its main galleries. Included in the museum are a dozen halls displaying artifacts…

A majority of Americans are worried that social media companies are censoring content related to the 2024 election, according to a new poll. The Center Square Voter’s Voice survey found that 61% of likely voters are concerned about censorship on platforms like Facebook and Google as Election Day approaches. The poll, which surveyed 2,290 likely…

Mask mandates are returning for at least some California residents. Starting Nov. 1, five bay-area counties will require employees at hospitals and other health care facilities to mask up to help stop the spread of COVID-19, the flu and other seasonal viruses. The counties included are Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Napa.…

A man who sold more than 120,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards will spend one year in prison. Nicholas Frank Sciotto, a 34-year-old man from Salt Lake City, will also pay a $40,000 fine for defrauding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This amount represents only a fraction of his profits from the scheme.…

Former President Donald Trump has not played a round of golf since his last assassination attempt on Sept. 15. That’s when Trump was playing golf at Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, and a Secret Service agent spotted the barrel of a rifle sticking out from the tree line. Ryan Wesley Routh…

The Kremlin has reportedly confirmed details from a new book that states former President Trump sent Russian President Vladimir Putin COVID-19 testing devices for his personal use while in the White House in 2020, Bloomberg reports. This revelation comes from excerpts of journalist Bob Woodward’s new book, “War.” Woodward claims to have insight into Trump’s…