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'Reverse Robin Hood scam' or windfall for middle class? Lawmakers debate Trump tax plan extensions
Democrats and Republicans are making competing claims about how extending tax cuts from Trump's first term would benefit the rich and poor.CNBC - 13h -
Norway’s natural gas windfall should go to Ukraine
The country provides less support, as a share of GDP, than its neighboursFinancial Times - 10h -
The Cryptocurrency Scam That Turned a Small Town Against Itself
How did a successful, financially sophisticated banker gamble his community’s money away?The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing
A China-led crackdown on online fraud rescued thousands from Myanmar this month. But this massive business of grift keeps growing.The New York Times - 4d -
Vietnam can escape the middle-income trap
The nation’s unique advantages will propel it forwardFinancial Times - Feb. 23 -
The unseen map that promised to bring peace to the Middle East
In 2008, Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urged the Palestinian leader to agree to a two-state solution. The map he drew has never been revealed to media - until now.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Las Vegas woman accused of defrauding older men in deadly romance scam
Aurora Phelps was indicted in Nevada over a series of romance scams that allegedly led to at least two deaths and one disappearance in Mexico.CBS News - Feb. 23 -
FBI searching for more alleged victims in deadly romance scam
The FBI is looking for more alleged victims of a Las Vegas woman they say was involved in a deadly romance scam. The suspect is accused of defrauding older men and causing the death of at least one ...CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Woman drugged, defrauded elderly men in romance scam, officials allege
Aurora Phelps is being accused of drugging several elderly men and stealing their financial information, according to court records. The woman is being linked to at least two deaths and one ...CBS News - Feb. 24 -
Woman pays $6,000 for fake Picasso in pop-up auction scam
Signs luring customers to pop-up auctions with the possibility of getting fancy cars and fine jewelry at bargain prices have been showing up across the U.S., but the goods aren't always what they ...CBS News - Feb. 24 -
How pop-up auctions scam people with phony goods
One auction attendee spent $6,000 on what was supposed to be an "authenticated" Picasso. It was actually a reproduction worth about $70.CBS News - Feb. 24 -
‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram
An alleged job scam, led by “Aiden” from “OpenAI,” recruited workers in Bangladesh for months before disappearing overnight, according to FTC complaints obtained by WIRED.Wired - 6d -
To fight scams, Senate bill would limit transactions at crypto ATMs
The Crypto ATM Fraud Prevention Act proposed by Sen. Dick Durbin would prevent new users from spending more than $2,000 in a day at a bitcoin ATM.NBC News - 6d -
Electric Shocks and Tied Crucifixion-Style: The Life of a Scam-Mill Worker
Tens of thousands of people from dozens of nations have been trafficked to cyberfraud hubs in Myanmar, where they must con victims or endure brutal punishment.The New York Times - 4d -
84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed rom scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday, part of an ongoing large scale repatriation effort following a crackdown by ...ABC News - 4d -
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Much of the Black middle class was built by federal jobs. That may change.
Major cuts by the Trump administration, led by Elon Musk’s DOGE, are threatening a path to Black financial stability once offered by federal jobs.NBC News - Feb. 22 -
Red Sox positional preview: Bregman, Campbell bolster the middle infield
The Red Sox defense should have more stability up the middle in 2025. Here's our in-depth breakdown of the middle infield situation.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
What does it take to be middle class in 2025? New study explains
Are you earning enough to be among the middle class in your state?The Hill - 5d -
Uggs with shorts? Why not! Dressing for fake spring in the middle of winter
It’s open season on mismatched outfits as optimists make the most of some unexpected sunshine. The first nice day of the year hit the east coast this week like a bump of ecstasy. Workers took long ...The Guardian - 3d -
Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says
Head of anti-trafficking agency says dozens of Chinese criminal gangs were running the centres. Tens of thousands of people could be living inside illegal scam compounds in Myanmar that have ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Beatings, torture and electric shocks: freed scam compound workers allege horrific abuse
Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs in Southeast Asia, thousands instead allegedly end up enslaved in jail-like compounds and forced to carry out online scams. “The Chinese would shock me with ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
'I need help': Thousands stranded after release from Myanmar scam centres
The camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of those being held are in poor health.BBC News - 5d -
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriationABC News - 4d -
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriations.NBC News - 4d -
Middle East crisis live: Israel claims Hamas killed Bibas children with their ‘bare hands’
Statement from IDF spokesman contradicts Hamas claim the family was killed in an airstrike. One of the four bodies returned by Hamas to Israel on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas, Israel’s ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas releases six hostages but Israel delays release of 600 Palestinians
Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert have now been released. A masked militant has sat down at a table on the stage with a Red Cross ...The Guardian - Feb. 22 -
Middle East crisis live: Trump envoy says US expects second phase of Israel-Hamas deal to proceed
Comments come after Israel suspended release of 600 Palestinian detainees. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the group would keep following the path of slain chief Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday during ...The Guardian - Feb. 23 -
Trump Just Fired 6,700 I.R.S. Workers in the Middle of Tax Season. That’s a Huge Mistake.
The Trump administration’s decision to fire over 6,000 I.R.S. workers will make the government less effective and less efficient, not more.The New York Times - Feb. 24 -
Hamas says Netanyahu ‘sabotaging’ peace deal as Israel steps up West Bank operation – Middle East crisis live
Hamas official Basem Naim says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘preparing atmosphere’ to return to war with Gaza. According to a report from Hebrew media outlet Ynet, Israel has told international ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
There’s a reason Hugh Grant is the best thing in middling movies: he writes his own lines
The actor’s insistence on scripting his own scenes in Paddington 3 and Bridget Jones 4 are proof of his talents. So why on earth hasn’t he written his own film yet?. We can all agree that ...The Guardian - 6d -
Trump envoy Witkoff may travel to Middle East Sunday for Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, may travel to the region on Sunday if indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on a second phase of a ceasefire deal show progress ...The Hill - 5d -
Middle East latest: Hamas will return bodies of 4 dead Israeli hostages in exchange for prisoners
Hamas says it will return the bodies of four Israeli hostages early Thursday in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisonersABC News - 5d -
Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up Turkey and Middle East
Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications . The ageing leader of a Kurdish militant group imprisoned on a remote Turkish island ...The Guardian - 4d -
‘We’ve moved past aesthetics’: why middle-aged women are outnumbering the gym bunnies
Fitness classes, once the preserve of the young and lithe, are big business – and smaller startups are booming as the motivations for working out change. Call it the revenge of the middle-class, ...The Guardian - 2d -
Salman Rushdie out, Dan Brown in: why it’s time to detoxify our middle-class bookshelves | Gareth Rubin
Drop the pretence: instead of parading a love of highbrow literature, just enjoy the books you want to read. Toughen up. It’s the end of the line for soft, middle-class authors. Lefty-baiting ...The Guardian - 2d -
Rounds calls Russia 'aggressor,' says someone must 'find a middle ground' in Ukraine war
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Sunday called Russia an “aggressor” in the war in Ukraine and said someone must "stand in the middle” to “find a middle ground” in the conflict. “Russia is the ...The Hill - 1d -
Middle East crisis: Hamas accuses Israel of trying to ‘collapse’ Gaza ceasefire agreement – as it happened
Senior Hamas official claims Israel is attempting to avoid negotiations over second phase or ceasefire. Mourners at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis have been attending the funeral of two ...The Guardian - 12h
