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Facebook users are being warned that hackers are stealing accounts and swindling people out of thousands of dollars as part of new scam schemes. Cybercriminals are turning friendship into fraud by using the stolen accounts to create fake listings for items to steal money from her online ‘friends’. In one case, a Texas woman named …
Let’s just forget that it created modern civilisation… Kamala has problems getting lipstick off her cup lids. Forget about American History lessons. pic.twitter.com/zAxmQRRnzm — floridanow1 (@floridanow1) October 14, 2024 h/t Tess
Bank of America is currently experiencing a widespread outage. Many customers have reported issues accessing their accounts, with some seeing their balances temporarily showing as zero. The outage began around noon Eastern Time and has affected online and mobile banking, as well as ATM operations in major cities. https://news.yahoo.com/news/bank-america-down-users-report-194057499.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bank-of-america-customers-report-outage-with-some-seeing-0-balances/ar-AA1rBpk7
It appears that all major cell carriers in the U.S., including Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint, have been experiencing service issues recently. Reports indicate that these outages have been affecting users across various regions, particularly on the East Coast. https://bgr.com/tech/verizon-down-outages-at-att-sprint-t-mobile/ https://gizmodo.com/all-major-cell-carriers-report-outages-nationwide-1851277854 https://downdetector.com/ Verizon outages reported across Chicago, multiple other cities More than 100,000 Verizon outages …
Organizations that manage, coordinate and monitor electricity service for 156 million Americans across 30 states are warning that the Biden-Harris administration’s power plant rule will be catastrophic for the nation’s grid. Four regional trade organizations (RTO), as they’re called, recently filed an amicus brief, also known as a friend of the court brief, in support …
State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation’s mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn’t fixed persistent deficiencies. In an alarming letter, the officials said that over the past year, …
Local governments across England, Scotland and Wales face a £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) hole in their finances in the coming year, according to a new report. That could force cuts to jobs and vital services, such as rubbish collection. In a paper Monday, Unison, the United Kingdom’s largest trade union, warned that, without additional emergency …
These small changes are statistical noise. Price trend is still up and that will accelerate after the September cut. — The Greatest Degeneration (@1Aerosavant) August 15, 2024
WATCH: Airport in Jaipur, India completely flooded amid heavy rain pic.twitter.com/AjV5oHmc2E — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 1, 2024 Jaipur, a city in Rajasthan, India, experienced heavy rainfall on Thursday, resulting in widespread waterlogging that brought the city to a standstill. Among the affected areas was the Jaipur International Airport (JIA), where severe flooding stranded many individuals. A video capturing a pilot’s …
WEDNESDAY WAS BRUTAL: Magnificent 7 lost nearly $2 TRILLION in market cap in 10 days. This equals ~50% of Apple's value, world's largest company. Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla combined saw largest daily loss since Oct 2022👇https://t.co/i6teU5IH8V — Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) July 25, 2024 Global Stocks Tumble on AI-Bubble Burst Fears …
Yet they are still allowed to do share buybacks and pay dividends with OUR taxpayer dollars. Why this doesn’t infuriate the country I’ll never understand. Just know that this is a giant scam funded by YOU and we do nothing to stop it. Meanwhile most Americans get poorer — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) July 9, 2024 …
Balkan Peninsula Power Outage: On Friday, a massive power outage affected the Balkan Peninsula, impacting Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, and parts of Albania. The cause of the blackout remains unclear, and efforts are underway to determine the exact issue. Montenegro experienced the most significant impact, with nearly the entire country losing power due to a network …
Power outages have affected several European countries amid a heatwave. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro have all experienced widespread blackouts due to an “international disturbance” that affected their power grids. As the situation unfolds, authorities are investigating the cause and working to restore electricity. Affected Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Montenegro …
The findings challenge the common perception that cell-in-cell events are largely restricted to cancer cells. Rather, these events appear to be common across diverse organisms, from single-celled amoebas to complex multicellular animals. The widespread occurrence of such interactions in non-cancer cells suggests that these events are not inherently “selfish” or “cancerous” behaviors. Rather, the researchers …
The virus doesn’t directly attack cancer cells in mice, but acts as a form of immunotherapy – a treatment that helps the body’s own immune system find and destroy cancer. https://www.sciencealert.com/plant-virus-fights-cancers-in-mice-with-widespread-effectiveness Side note: This is similar to what Angus Dalgleish was reporting here… In this video at 6min timestamp Prof. Dalgleish says that “heat-treated mycobacteria” …
In the financial landscape of commercial real estate (CRE), looming debt obligations signal a potential crisis, with nearly $929 billion in commercial mortgage loans set to mature by the end of 2024. This staggering sum, outlined in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2023 Commercial Real Estate Survey, underscores the mounting pressure on America’s small- and …
In a saga of economic upheaval, Starbucks unveils a grim reality: consumer transactions plummet, revenues falter, and job cuts soar to record highs. As the ominous shadow of uncertainty looms large, the once bustling landscape of consumer confidence now stands at its lowest ebb since 2022, echoing the foreboding whispers of a storm on the …
LIVE Team Dominator subscriber briefing on 4 days of #tornado outbreak potential on Thursday-Sunday with a pattern for southern Plains severe weather that many people have not yet experienced. Full tornado intercept mode for days is anticipated. Buckle up Tornado Alley pic.twitter.com/huQoU9dlHN — Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerUSA) April 24, 2024 Starting Thursday in the TX …
In a significant turn of events, the WHO Working Group has made substantial revisions to its International Health Regulations (IHR), addressing long-standing criticisms and concerns. This climbdown marks a pivotal victory for national democracy, free speech, and human rights, with several contentious proposals being dropped from the interim draft document. As the final negotiations approach, …
This represents a highly efficient aspect of the propaganda machine that is widely used to generate comments across social media. Viewers will find it interesting since it confirms people are using GPT generated pre set messages to rapidly comment on all social media platforms. h/t Joshistotle
…SUMMARY… A widespread severe threat is expected on Monday and Monday night from parts of the southern Plains northeastward into the mid Mississippi Valley. All hazards, including large hail, wind damage and tornadoes, will be possible. The severe threat is expected to impact parts of the Ohio Valley Monday night. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day3otlk.html LIVE EMERGENCY X subscriber …
"I don't know a single person in Canada who's not struggling right now" "Everyone is on the brink of LOSING everything" "We're literally just working to scrape by to survive" "It's almost impossible to leave Canada because that's expensive" "There's this huge feeling of… pic.twitter.com/GxtC901yCV — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) March 29, 2024 It is …
Wave after wave of explosions. Close. Windows rattling. Smoke rising through the city. Now nothing but emergency sirens. GIVE US A WAY TO CLOSE THE SKY. #kyiv #Ukraine — Forever Ukraine (@ForeverUkraine1) January 2, 2024 ⚡️ Preliminary results of attacks on Kyiv — Several air defense systems were destroyed — Electrical substations damaged — In …
Recent polls indicate a surprising trend: the more Trump faces indictments, the higher he rises in popularity. While correlation doesn’t necessarily imply causation, this phenomenon sheds light on a deep-seated distrust in the justice system and the Department of Justice (DOJ) among Americans. In a new Bloomberg/MC poll focusing on swing states, Trump emerges with …
Megacap stocks are now aligning with the broader market’s downward trend, highlighting a significant shift. As reiterated, the path forward seems to depend on two potential scenarios: either interest rates experience a substantial and unexpected decline from their current levels, or the valuations of these high-flying stocks face a profound reappraisal. Agreed 100%. Chart below …
Everyone’s waiting to discover the level at which yields spur financial instability. From @kitjuckes this morning: “For now, the FX market is a bystander, watching Treasuries and waiting for them to break something.” — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) October 3, 2023 via Bloomberg: The slide in Treasuries has been excessive given recent economic data and Federal …
BULLETIN Hurricane Idalia Advisory Number 11 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL102023 400 AM CDT Tue Aug 29 2023 …IDALIA NOW A HURRICANE… …EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY INTO AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL ON WEDNESDAY… https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT5%20shtml/290856.shtml With an inner core now present, the stage is set for Idalia to rapidly intensify before …
Citgo gasoline from Port of Tampa contaminated with diesel, FDACS says: https://www.fox13news.com/news/citgo-gasoline-from-port-of-tampa-contaminated-with-diesel-fdacs-says Cars may stop working mid-evacuation due to fuel contamination: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/28/1196297077/idalia-gas-contamination-diesel-florida-citgo https://www.tampabay.com/hurricane/2023/08/27/florida-gas-contamination-idalia/ View post on imgur.com Somehow it only effects the gas stations right in the cone of the hurricane. h/t The Saltey
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Home foreclosures starting to explode Have you been looking around the housing market and thinking “There goes the neighborhood”? Well, you are not alone. In May of this year, ATTOM recorded a sharp uptick in foreclosure rates around the United States. Adding up notices of default, repossession by banks and auctions on the calendar, the …