Author: Annelyn Russ

Amazon
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FTC Sues Amazon For ‘Tricking’ Customers

Amazon allegedly used manipulative, coercive, or deceptive 'dark patterns' to talk consumers into enrolling in automatically-renewing Prime subscriptions.
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The FTC filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday. The complaint alleges that the e-commerce giant has tricked millions of consumers into signing up for its Prime subscription service through deceptive user interface designs. Specifically, Amazon allegedly used manipulative, coercive, or deceptive ‘dark patterns’ to talk consumers into enrolling in automatically-renewing Prime subscriptions. The complaint added that Amazon intentionally made…

Snail
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Giant African Land Snails In Florida Prompt County Quarantine

The quarantine will remain active until officials treat the area with a pesticide that disrupts the mucus production ability of snails and slugs.
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A county in South Florida was placed under quarantine this week for a surprising reasons. Broward County is under quarantine in reaction to a recent Giant African Land Snail sighting. The quarantine states that without a compliance agreement, those located in the over three-mile quarantine boundaries cannot move any Giant African Land Snails, plants, plant parts, soil, yard waste, debris,…

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Tornado Leaves 4 People Dead, 9 Injured, And Major Damage To Texas Town

Damage to utility lines left the town without power as well as surrounding towns and areas that also experienced the line of storms yesterday.
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A rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane force winds and softball sized hail occurred in Northwest Texas. The worst damage from the storms appeared to be in Matador. the town has a population of 570 people and is 70 miles Northeast of Lubbock. A devastating tornado touched down and nearly flattened the town, killing at least four people in its…

Impeach
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Republicans Oppose Colleagues Motion To Vote On Impeachment Of Biden

Rep. Lauren Boebert remains consistent and continues to defend her move to force a vote on impeachment.
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On Wednesday, House Republicans showed disapproval for one of their own colleagues. Representative Lauren Boebert made a motion on Tuesday to bring up her resolution to impeach President Biden over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, forcing a floor vote on the measure some time this week. Boebert’s critics claim her move to stage an impeachment vote is “wildly premature”…

Sub
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Search Continues For Missing OceanGate Submersible

The U.S. Coast Guard will holding a briefing Thursday at 3p.m. for information. 
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The Coast Guard announced that a debris field was discovered in the submersible search area and authorities are evaluating the information. The U.S. Coast Guard will holding a briefing Thursday at 3p.m. for information. The submersible known as ‘Titan’ began it’s expedition on Sunday with a goal to visit the Titanic wreckage which sits on the ocean floor 12,500 feet…

Duke
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Duke University To Financially Cover Undergraduates From The Carolinas

The university estimated nearly 3,340 current undergraduates from the Carolinas, will receive the additional assistance this fall.
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Duke University announced that it will provide full tuition grants for undergraduate students from North and South Carolina. The students that qualify must come from families whose incomes are $150 thousand or less. The new aid is slated to begin in the fall, 2023 semester. In addition, for Duke students who are residents of the Carolinas with yearly family incomes…

Veto
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McMaster Vetoes $1.5M Of $13B S.C. Budget

The rest of the remaining budget that was approved is set to start on July first.
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On Tuesday, Governor McMaster vetoed only $1.5 million out of South Carolina’s $13 billion budget for the next fiscal year. The 11 vetoes mostly involve spending requested by individual lawmakers that the governor said either didn’t provide enough information or didn’t go through the proper channels. McMaster cut out $275 thousand aimed for a group called the Mental Wealth Alliance…

Shooting
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18-Year-Old Died After Being Shot Outside Of A Lumberton Mall

Anyone with information is asked to call Charles Keenum at 910-671-3845.
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The identity of the person who was shot and killed outside of a Lumberton mall, has been revealed. 18-year-old Doriane McRae was shot while leaving the Biggs Park Mall with another person when individuals who were waiting in the parking lot began shooting. Around 6:30p.m., officers arrived to the scene and found McRae with a gunshot wound. He was transported…

Fatal
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20-Year-Old Shot And Killed In Carolina Forest Area

Officers attempted CPR but he did not survive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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On Monday night, a man was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle in the Carolina Forest area. Shortly after 9p.m. officers responded to the 1000 block of Glenforest Road where they found 20-year-old David Roldan-Dimas who had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Officers attempted CPR but he did not survive and was pronounced dead at the scene. Roldan-Dimas…

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