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Why so many people are getting scam texts saying they have unpaid tolls

A rise in text messages telling people they have unpaid toll fees is emerging as the latest iteration of a ballooning form of fraud.

CNBC - 18h

Text scams warning of unpaid road tolls fueled by cybercriminal salesmen on Telegram

An onslaught of unsolicited texts to Americans’ phones in recent months claiming they owe unpaid tolls and E-ZPass bills is more than an annoyance.

NBC News - Mar. 14

A Syrian war monitor says the death toll rises to more than 600 in recent violence

ABC News - Mar. 8

Death toll in violence on Syrian coast rises to more than 1,000, war monitor says

A war monitoring group says the death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to ...

ABC News - Mar. 8

Israeli strikes on Gaza add to soaring child death toll

Hospitals say high proportion of women and children among dead in latest strikes. Israel–Gaza war – latest updates At least 91 Palestinians have been killed and many more injured in a third ...

The Guardian - 1d

UK universities face rising risk of bankruptcy, says regulator

Fewer international students and higher staff costs are taking an increasing toll, according to the Office for Students

Financial Times - 2d

Trump’s Trade War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, OECD Says

Growth outlooks in the United States and several other countries are projected to slow this year and next, as uncertainty on trade and economic policy takes a toll.

The New York Times - 3d

State senator and longtime trucker on potential Alaska-bound toll

Canada's British Columbia is proposing a law that would allow the province to toll U.S. trucks using its roads to travel to Alaska. Alaska Republican State Sen. Robert Myers joins "The Daily ...

CBS News - Mar. 14

Don't click on road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam

The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month

ABC News - Mar. 13

HMRC probes into unpaid capital gains tax trebled in 2023-24

UK tax agency is under growing pressure from government to increase revenue by improving compliance

Financial Times - 6d

Rick Springfield remembers falling off a stage 25 years ago. So does his body: 'brain damage'

'Jessie's Girl' rocker Rick Springfield says he lives with the lasting toll of a hard fall that happened decades ago in Las Vegas: 'I found out I have some brain damage.'

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 10

Why the toll road text scam is out of control across the U.S., and Apple, Android can't do anything to stop it

Toll road text scams have used over 60,000 domain names and Apple, Android have been powerless to prevent the fraud from hitting users everywhere.

CNBC - Mar. 13

Martin Wolf talks to Keyu Jin: Has China’s economy run out of gas?

The property crash and trade war are taking their toll

Financial Times - Mar. 10

Will a collection agency sue over a $5,000 debt?

Debt collectors have the right to sue you over unpaid debts, but they won't always take that route.

CBS News - Mar. 10

Social Security to curtail some toll-free phone services

Social Security will no longer let people change bank information by phone, alleging the practice is behind direct deposit fraud.

CBS News - Mar. 13

Death Toll in 1999 Columbine School Shooting Climbs to 14 With Homicide Ruling

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was paralyzed from the waist down when she was shot in the chest and back, died on Feb. 16. A coroner classified the death as a homicide.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

Van Gogh or Faux? Weeding Out Fakes Is Starting to Take a Toll.

Attributing a work to the artist generally requires authentication by the Van Gogh Museum, but lawsuits and an influx of requests have made it reassess that role.

The New York Times - 6d

Reddit Becomes a Lifeline for Federal Workers Scared of Losing Their Jobs

The online forum’s pseudonymity lets them vent, share information and find solace. Unpaid moderators, like David Carson, are working overtime to keep up.

The New York Times - 12h

‘I don’t feel part of society’: how Covid is still taking its toll five years on

The social, educational and financial impact is still making itself felt, especially for those who continue to mourn. Five years ago, on 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared ...

The Guardian - Mar. 11

Friedrich leads 4-man world bobsled title race as weather takes its toll on Lake Placid track

Germany’s Francesco Friedrich is well on his way to another world bobsled title. The second heat of the four-heat race was canceled — after it had been run in its entirety — Friday because of ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Arrest warrants issued as death toll rises to 59 from Kočani nightclub fire in North Macedonia – Europe live

More than 150 people injured after blaze broke out in the early hours at Pulse club in town 60 miles from Skopje. North Macedonia’s public prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski has said five prosecutors ...

The Guardian - 5d

Grueling road schedule taking toll on weary Knicks: ‘We’re a little bit drained mentally’

Five games. Four cities. A week and a half on the road. A quick pit stop at home, then straight into a back-to-back. That’s eight flights — counting the trip home at the end — four time zone ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

U.S. households are running out of emergency funds as pandemic cash runs out, inflation takes its toll

The latest survey from the New York Federal Reserve shows just 62.7% of Americans can come up with $2,000 for an emergency.

CNBC - 1d

'Wealthy tax dodgers' could benefit from IRS layoffs, Democrats warn

As the IRS faces mass layoffs, Congressional Democrats warn those staffing cuts could undermine the agency’s progress in collecting unpaid funds from “wealthy tax dodgers.”

NBC News - Mar. 11

Columbine survivor's death 'best classified as homicide': Coroner report

The death toll from the Columbine High School mass shooting in 1999 has risen by one.

The Hill - Mar. 13

FBI Announces a Fresh Warning About a ‘Smishing’ Scam

The FBI is advising people not to click on those road toll texts. It’s received over 2,000 complaints this month alone.

Inc. - Mar. 13

Trump Official Pushes Congestion Pricing Deadline Back a Month

New York was defiant in the face of the Trump administration’s demand that the tolling program end by Friday. Now, Washington is willing to wait a month.

The New York Times - 1d

NYC will eventually have to abandon part of water supply if it keeps getting saltier

Decades of road salt use is taking a toll on New York City’s water reservoirs

ABC News - 15h

Dianna Russini says the Broncos are not in on Cooper Kupp

Dianna Russini says the Broncos are not in on Cooper Kupp.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14

Eighty years since the Tokyo firebombing, survivors are still awaiting recognition

More people were killed in the 1945 attack than the atomic bombing of Nagasaki a few months later, but there is no national memorial, accurate death toll or compensation for survivors. . Not even ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Injuries impact Super Rugby; Reds ride a wave of form

The Super Rugby season is only five rounds old. Prior to the weekend’s fifth round, 67 players across the 11 teams were unavailable because of injuries. The injury toll is particularly high among ...

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers

Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in cash in the latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of ...

ABC News - 3d

Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers

Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in cash in the latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of ...

ABC News - 3d

Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers

Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in cash in the latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of ...

ABC News - 3d

Israel must solve the Palestinian issue to save itself

Israel’s inability to guarantee security for its own population and negotiate a sustainable solution for the millions of noncitizens under its rule has started to take a toll on its internal ...

The Hill - 1d