News

2020

December

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• EDD debit card scam victims fighting to get money back. Fighting to get unemployment compensation has been hard enough for so many since the pandemic. So, imagine how it feels once you finally have money coming in, to see it all stolen away. KPIX was

• Beware of ‘debt parking’ — fake debt planted by collectors in your credit file. Debt parking is when a collector quietly — and illegally — places dubious obligations on your credit file so they’ll surface during a moment of need, such as when you apply for a

• Airlines will not be required to transport emotional support animals. Airlines no longer will be required to accommodate travelers who want to fly with emotional support animals such as pigs, rabbits and turkeys under a final rule announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

• Can employers require you take a coronavirus vaccine?. Once a coronavirus vaccine receives formal government approval, employment lawyers say it’s more likely to be treated like the flu shot, which can be mandated, even if it’s currently rare outside

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• Biden: ‘We’re going to fight like hell by investing in America first.’. Biden’s top priority, he said, is getting a generous stimulus package through Congress, even before he takes office. We are courting serious long-term economic harm if we don’t deal with the

• DeVos bashes student debt forgiveness, free-college movement. With her days in office waning, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is taking shots at student debt cancellation and tuition-free college proposals, hallmarks of President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda for higher education.

• Black households were saving more. Then came covid-19.. The covid economic crisis is a crash course in why saving for an emergency is critical, especially for Black households.

• California recibió $1.3 mil millones de apoyo por incendios forestales. Las víctimas no han obtenido nada. Después de que su domicilio en Santa Rosa, California, se quemara en el incendio de Tubbs hace tres años, Linda Adrain se mudó a un apartamento minúsculo. No

• El fraude a la oficina de desempleo que entregó dinero a presos de California podría alcanzar los $400 millones. Los investigadores estatales identificaron hasta el momento $400 millones que fueron pagados en unas 21.000 solicitudes de beneficios por desempleo presentadas de forma incorrecta a nombre de reclusos de prisiones de California...

• Puedes deducir hasta $300 de impuestos por donar a organizaciones benéficas: el plazo para presentar está cerca. El IRS quiere animar a las personas a hacer donaciones...

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• Fix bad WiFi without spending a dime. Our five-step guide will help you speed up your Internet connection and eliminate wireless ‘dead zones’ while you’re stuck at home.

• Sending gifts this holiday season? Ship early. In a year full of unknowns, one thing is clear: This holiday season, you might want to shop fast and ship early.  On top of the typical holiday crush, carriers ranging from the

• Should isolation periods be shorter for people with Covid-19?. Patients are usually most infectious two days before symptoms begin and for five days after, a new analysis finds.

• ICE lanza advertencia sobre estafas en vacunas y tratamientos falsos contra la COVID-19. La agencia ha incautado más de $26 millones de dólares en fraudes...

• Los milénials experimentan la fiebre del ahorro. Cuando Dray Farley tenía 15 años, vio un video que su jugador de videojuegos favorito había subido a YouTube, pero no era sobre Call of Duty. “Se trataba

• ¿Es seguro comprar en las tiendas durante la pandemia?. ¿Es seguro comprar en las tiendas físicas durante la pandemia? Hay formas de reducir el riesgo, pero los expertos en salud aconsejan evitarlo siempre que sea posible.

November

30

• There are limits to COVID-19 tests. National coronavirus test shortages have emphasized testing’s critical role in containing and mitigating the pandemic, but these inconvenient truths remain: A test result is rarely a definitive answer, but instead a single clue

• How government incentives shaped the nursing home business. Federal government reimbursements for nursing home patients on Medicare and Medicaid have resulted in the nursing home industry retaining certain services that are reimbursed at higher rates, while neglecting to sufficiently offer basic services

• Preparing your children for a holiday with less. What if the pandemic recession has affected your family finances to the point that the usual treasure trove of presents and lavish holiday meal aren’t possible? What do you tell your children about

• Health experts urge Americans to take restrictive measures. America’s top infectious-disease expert sounded the alarm Sunday, warning of a “surge superimposed upon” a surge of coronavirus cases over the coming weeks due to Thanksgiving travel and celebrations. Fauci implored