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Jan
11
2022
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By Troy Warren
Bone in SUV is from Ohio mom missing since 2002 with 2 kids

Bone in SUV is from Ohio mom missing since 2002 with 2 kids

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Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicksAURORA, Ind. (AP) — DNA testing has confirmed that a bone found in an SUV pulled last fall from the Ohio River in Indiana is from an Ohio woman who vanished in 2002 along with her two young children, authorities said Tuesday.Dearborn County Coroner Cameron McCreary learned Friday the bone had been confirmed as belonging to Stephanie Van Nguyen, who was 26 when she disappeared with her 4-year-old daughter, Kristina, and 3-year-old son, John, Indiana State Police said.Van Nguyen, who was from Delhi Township in southwestern Ohio, left a note in April 2002 saying she was…
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Jan
10
2022
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By Troy Warren
Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of ‘Full House,’ dead at 65

Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of ‘Full House,’ dead at 65

Entertainment, In The News,
By LYNN ELBER, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  Bob Saget, a comedian and actor best known for his role the sitcom “Full House,” has died LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Saget, the actor-comedian known for his role as beloved single dad Danny Tanner on the sitcom “Full House” and as the wisecracking host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” died while on a stand-up tour. He was 65. Deputies in Orange County, Florida, were called Sunday about an “unresponsive man” in a hotel room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando and found Saget dead, according to a sheriff’s statement on…
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Jan
09
2022
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By Troy Warren
These celebrities are bringing NFTs to the mainstream — and cashing in

These celebrities are bringing NFTs to the mainstream — and cashing in

In The News, NFT,
 | BusinessOfBusiness.Com Troy Warren for CNT #NFT NFTs are a hot commodity, and celebrities like Grimes, Jack Dorsey, Shawn Mendes, and Paris Hilton are making millions selling them. Almost overnight, NFTs have taken the art, sports, and entertainment worlds by storm. The mainstream boom kicked off (more or less) with none other than Logan Paul, who was recently voted the second most hated person on the internet. But hate and clout aren’t mutually exclusive. Late last month, Paul sold $5 million worth of NFTs with his first launch in the crypto space. Most recently, the SMHPI (second most hated person on the internet)…
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Jan
08
2022
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By Troy Warren
Fact or fiction: The IRS is tracking payments over $600 on Paypal and Venmo in 2022

Fact or fiction: The IRS is tracking payments over $600 on Paypal and Venmo in 2022

In The News, Money, ,
 | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Money You'll have to start keeping track of business income received through payment apps, but money from friends and family will not be taxed. If you own your own business or have a side hustle and get paid through digital apps like PayPal, Zelle, Cash App or Venmo, earnings over $600 will now be reported to the IRS. A provision from the 2021 American Rescue Plan, which went into effect on Jan. 1, directs third-party payment processors to report transactions received for goods or services totaling over $600 per year to the IRS.  Prior…
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Jan
08
2022
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Days before Christmas, a letter: Repay your unemployment benefits

Days before Christmas, a letter: Repay your unemployment benefits

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By Matt Kempner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Employer filed claims. Worker: “I was completely confused, panicked.” Not long before Christmas, Haven Whiteman got a letter from the Georgia Department of Labor. It shook the 28-year-old Atlantan, a former restaurant server assistant who had seen her regular pay and hours plummet during much of the pandemic. Within 30 days, pay nearly $7,000, the state’s letter said. More than a year earlier, during 2020, “you knowingly and willfully failed to report and/or incorrectly reported your earnings,” the letter stated. Whiteman, it said, would have to reimburse both correct and…
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Jan
07
2022
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Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80M

Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80M

COVID-19, In The News
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #COVID-19 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Friday on major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation's vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases because of the omicron variant. The justices on the conservative-oriented court were taking up the questions of whether to allow the administration to enforce a vaccine-or-testing requirement that applies to large employers and a separate vaccine mandate for most health care workers. The arguments were expected to last at least two hours. Legal challenges to the policies from…
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Jan
07
2022
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Local Officials Confident Super Bowl Staying in Los Angeles Despite COVID-19 Surge

Local Officials Confident Super Bowl Staying in Los Angeles Despite COVID-19 Surge

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BY  CHRIS GARDNER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks "I feel really confident the event will happen here in L.A.," L.A.'s Public Health director Barbara Ferrer said in regards to next month's Super Bowl. A day after the NFL confirmed that it was exploring contingency plans for Super Bowl LVI in the event that COVID-19 conditions make Los Angeles untenable as a host city, local officials are saying SoFi Stadium will likely host the global spectacle on Feb. 13. “I feel really confident the event will happen here in L.A. There’s no indication that it won’t,” Los Angeles Department of Public…
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Jan
06
2022
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By Troy Warren
‘Hatred in the eyes’: How racist rage animated Jan. 6 riots

‘Hatred in the eyes’: How racist rage animated Jan. 6 riots

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By  FARNOUSH AMIRI, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks The Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection by pro-Trump supporters and right-wing group members shattered the sense of security that many had long felt at the Capitol as rioters forcefully delayed the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests. She spent years marching the streets of St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, rising to public office on the strength of her activism. But as the Missouri Democrat looked out the window of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — only her third day…
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Jan
06
2022
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NBCUniversal Unveils First-Party Advertising Identity Platform

NBCUniversal Unveils First-Party Advertising Identity Platform

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology NBCUnified will let advertisers track and monitor consumer relationships without cookies or device IDs. NBCUniversal is hoping to seize what it sees as whitespace in the streaming and advanced TV advertising market, launching a first-party identity platform called NBCUnified, meant to allow advertisers to track and monitor consumer relationships without the need for cookies or device IDs. The company unveiled the new advertising ID product at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show. NBCUnified combines data from the company’s touchpoints, including streaming viewership, newsletter subscriptions, theme park visits and ecommerce purchases to create some 150 million…
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Jan
05
2022
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FBI still hunting Jan. 6 suspects, pipe bomber a year later

FBI still hunting Jan. 6 suspects, pipe bomber a year later

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By MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks A year after thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of people who assaulted officers and committed other crimes still haven't been caught WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspect was covered from head to toe, skulking through the dark streets of the nation’s capital before methodically placing two explosives outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees. Only 17 hours later — and just before the U.S. Capitol was stormed by a sea of pro-Trump rioters — were the pipe bombs discovered. It quickly became one of the highest-priority investigations for the…
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