Their Parents Are Giving Money to Scammers. They Can’t Stop Them.

One son couldn’t prevent his father from giving about $1 million in savings to con artists, including one posing as a female wrestling star. The two became estranged.

Business - The New York Times - 7 hours ago

Parents fight to stop cuts to school transport

North Yorkshire Council will only fund bus travel to a child's nearest school from 2025.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

Meet the College Baseball Recruit Who Can’t Stop Storming the Football Field

Gary Morse took official visits to Vanderbilt (for the Alabama game), Oregon (for the Ohio State game) and Tennessee (for the Alabama game).

Sports - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Crowdsourced Fact Checks on X Can’t Stop Election Misinformation

Elon Musk and many other users on the social platform have spread and reposted numerous falsehoods related to the Nov. 5 vote, even when the content violates X’s guidelines.

Business - Inc. - 7 hours ago

Parents told us of suicide plan at Christmas due to lack of assisted dying law

Tom Marshall's parents took their own lives, but he says a law change may have helped them.

‘I can’t stop now’: Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ+ law forces climate activist into exile

Already targeted for opposing the EACOP oil pipeline, claims that he was gay forced Nyombi Morris to flee . When an anonymous caller threatened to rape and arrest Nyombi Morris if he did not stop ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

‘Kindness’ influencers on TikTok give money to strangers. Why is that controversial?

A wave of influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms have started specializing in a trend they call “kindness content,” which usually entails recording a charitable act like giving ...

Tech - ABC News - October 18

Wall Street hates Treasurys. Maybe it’s time to give them some love.

Maybe it’s time to show them a little appreciation.

Business - MarketWatch - October 19

DA wants Menendez brothers resentenced, which could free them from prison for parents' murders

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday said he will seek resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez in their parents' murders.

How to make a Trump voter out of any undecided parent: Take them to a library

A couple of weeks ago, I took my daughters, 7 and 6, to the local library because I had seen a sign for an event that seemed like it would be fun. It was, sort of, if poorly organized and cheaply ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

As a hippy-punk grandmother, here’s how I learned to stop disturbing the baby – and his parents | Rose Rouse

Coming to terms with my son and his partner’s modern, tender and considered parenting hasn’t been easy – but now I love it. I was 70 when I became a grandmother for the first time in 2023. My son ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

Parents who do these 5 things raise kids who are more resilient than most: 'Let them learn from failure,' pediatrician says

Resilient kids are better able to regulate their emotions, bounce back from failure, and forgive themselves for making mistakes.

Business - CNBC - October 13

Anyone Can Turn You Into an AI Chatbot. There’s Little You Can Do to Stop Them

Character.AI lets users create bots in the likeness of any person—without requiring their consent.

Tech - Wired - October 15

A Christian ‘doomsday cult’ is targeting Australian university campuses. Now former members want them stopped

Former members of the Shincheonji church allege the group uses ‘coercive’ tactics such as sleep deprivation and verbal abuse – and they want the government to act. Follow our Australia news live ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them

Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on the troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology

Tech - ABC News - 6 days ago

Retail investors are trading stocks like the pros — so brokers are giving them the tools they want

As retail investors get more sophisticated, Robinhood has tried to, as well.

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

Duke basketball recruiting: Four-star PF Nikolas Khamenia commits to Blue Devils, gives them No. 1 2025 class

Khamenia is the No. 19 player in the 247Sports 2025 recruiting rankings

Sports - CBS Sports - October 22

Medicare or Medicare Advantage? One of them doesn’t give you what you pay for.

Medicare open enrollment is here. It’s time for Congress to level the playing field.

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Why you should give your child a dumbphone if you want them to be smarter | Torsten Bell

New research reveals how app usage affects grades, adding to parents’ worries about mental health. First, the good news. We middle-aged Brits are no longer condemned to the conversation- and ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

You be the judge: should my girlfriend stop giving our new kitten so much attention?

Sirius says Polly is too cat obsessed. She says he should be more careful with it. You decide whose pet peeve is justified Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror . Polly ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

GOP rep gives Trump 'french fries certification pin' during stop in storm-ravaged NC town

North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards (R) gave former President Trump a "french fries certification pin" honoring the former president's appearance working the drive-thru at a McDonald's over the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Self-learning AI generates NFL against the spread, over-under, money-line picks for every Week 7, 2024 game

SportsLine AI evaluated the Week 7 NFL odds and revealed its NFL predictions, NFL score predictions, and NFL betting picks for every game

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

Self-learning AI reveals NFL against the spread, over-under, money-line picks for every Week 9, 2024 game

SportsLine AI evaluated the Week 9 NFL odds and revealed its NFL predictions, NFL score predictions, and NFL betting picks for every game

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 hours ago

'Your son will die': How blessing scammers prowl streets

Female crooks are exploiting superstition and family love to swindle other women.

Florida emergency official tells residents to watch for scammers posing as FEMA

Florida emergency officials told the state’s residents to watch out for scammers in the area who are posing as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers. Sarasota County Emergency ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

How scammers duped India job seekers with a fake bank

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Scammers called the IRS and stole $47 million in refunds, watchdog says

Phony tax professionals made a real score when they called IRS phone lines to access sensitive taxpayer information, filed fraudulent tax returns and walked away with tens of millions of dollars in ...

Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago

Emily Oster on "lighthouse" parenting

Emily Oster, author of "Expecting Better," breaks down "lighthouse" parenting—a viral approach that focuses on providing kids with guidance while allowing them the freedom to explore.

What are things coming to if a multinational can’t humble a government?

A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

World - Financial Times - October 21

Why Amazon Can’t Turn Back the Clock

A lot of companies want to drag workers back to the office or insist that consumers revert to their pre-pandemic behavior. They’d better understand that it’s not going to happen.

Business - Inc. - October 22

Why gentle parenting is proving too rough for many parents

A study published in July found that over 40% of self-identified gentle parents teeter toward burnout and self-doubt because of the pressure to meet parenting standards.

I Can’t Buy a House. I Can’t Shop. I’m Too Worried About the Election.

Election anxiety is causing many consumers to avoid big-ticket purchases like houses, weddings and cars. “Every four years this happens,” one former car dealer said.

Business - The New York Times - October 20

Stop the Boycott of Israeli Culture

An attack on culture divides the very people who should be in direct dialogue, reading each other’s books. It cannot be that the solution to conflict is to read less, and not more.

Top stories - The New York Times - 16 hours ago

What happens to disabled people when parents die?

A group of friends with severe learning disabilities are planning a future in a shared home.

14 Practical Gift Ideas for New Parents and Their Babies

From a booger buster to a food masher, these gifts make this amazing (and difficult!) job just a little easier.

Tech - Wired - October 18

Students and parents swap the bus for biking to school together

Only 11% of students in the U.S. still bike to school. But in some cities, parents and their kids are skipping the bus and forming a caravan to bike to school together. Itay Hod has the story.

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