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Fake NHS dentist site scammed desperate patients
A bogus NHS dental practice harvests passport numbers and credit card details from those signing up.Top stories - BBC News - 10 hours ago -
Desperate learner drivers buying scam tests for £200
Figures released by the DVSA show learner drivers are waiting up to six months for a test in the south.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Don’t Get Desperate for a Deal
Founders who get fidgety about flagging top growth can get tempted by bad acquisitions.Business - Inc. - 2 days ago -
Patrick Mahomes Desperately Needs Help
As Kansas City seeks to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls, the only option is to make a trade, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - October 22 -
NHS patient-safety system to be overhauled
The health secretary sets out a review of six key bodies, as changes to the main regulator are unveiled.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
Housing homeless people in glamping pods branded 'desperate'
The Housing Executive says it places people in the pods outside Belfast only as a last resort.Top stories - BBC News - October 24 -
‘The people are stampeding’: Desperate Gazans fight for bags of bread
NBC News filmed the distressing scene in Khan Younis as crowds of starving civilians struggled to reach the front and pay inflated prices for a meagre supply of bread to feed their families. Many ...Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
FBI warning about scams surrounding hurricane relief
Post-disaster fraud has become a big business as the FBI says it has had over 26,000 complaints with over $312 million lost on disaster relief scams in the last five years. CBS News Confirmed ...Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
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Cambodia Journalist Who Exposed Scams Is Released on Bail
Mech Dara spent three weeks in detention after he was charged for posts he made online. He still faces a charge of “incitement to provoke social chaos.”World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Cheesemakers in shock as £300,000 of produce stolen in sophisticated scam
Neal’s Yard Dairy delivered 22 tonnes of artisan cheddar after scammer posed as distributor for French retailer. Artisan cheesemakers have been dealt a blow by fraudsters who stole more than ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Mental health patients could get job coach visits in hospital, minister tells BBC
Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall says trials of the idea have produced "dramatic results".Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
My stroke symptoms were mistaken for the menopause
Maria Mulgrew was training for a marathon when she began to experience dizziness and regular falls.Top stories - BBC News - October 16 -
How Hurricane Helene is threatening dialysis patients
Hurricane Helene is gone, but its ripple effects continue all across the U.S., with tens of thousands of dialysis patients now at risk of losing access to lifesaving care due to a shocked supply ...Politics - The Hill - October 20 -
Halep to stay 'patient' after another comeback loss
Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep loses on her latest WTA Tour comeback, having won just once since returning from a doping ban in March.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 3 days ago -
Desperate Democrats cry “misinformation” to silence criticism of Kamala Harris
Democrats have now decided that charges of “misinformation” are the best way to stifle criticism of their policies or dissonant opinions from their adversaries.Politics - The Hill - October 13 -
‘It’s desperation’: Ireland’s restaurant industry facing crisis with daily closures
Rise in VAT, inflation and people working from home has led small business owners to demand government support. Blazing Salads, Dillingers, Assassination Custard and Brasserie Sixty Six in Dublin, ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
Patriots vs. Jaguars score: Jax's ground game runs over Patriots in 32-16 win, gives Doug Pederson breathing room
Both teams enter the matchup at 1-5 and looking for some answers.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20 -
The House Race Where Democrats Desperately Want the ‘Democrat’ to Lose
A write-in campaign appears to be Democrats’ only hope in a Georgia congressional district after a lawyer with extreme right-wing views won the party’s primary.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
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NATO: North Korea troops in Russia "a sign of Putin's growing desperation"
"The deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea is a threat to both the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security," NATO Secretary-General says.World - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Desperation over gang violence fuels a surge of migration from Ecuador to the US
Across Ecuador, gangs have unleashed a wave of violence and extortion, upending lives and spurring an unprecedented exodusWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Real-Time Video Deepfake Scams Are Here. This Tool Attempts to Zap Them
Reality Defender, a startup focused on AI detection, has developed a tool to verify human participants in video calls and catch fraudsters using AI deepfakes for scams.Tech - Wired - October 15 -
Instagram rolls out new features to prevent sextortion scams targeting teens
Instagram has introduced a series of new safety features to prevent sextortion schemes, marking the platform's latest effort to protect users, especially teenagers, from online harm. The safety ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
I'm not stupid, I've chosen to speak, says catfish victim duped for nine years
Kirat Assi was the victim of an elaborate catfish which lasted almost nine years.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Facebook and Instagram to delete ads that use celebrities without their consent
Celebrities including Elon Musk and Martin Lewis repeatedly feature in ads for products they have not endorsed.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
Meta again testing facial recognition software to fight 'celeb bait' scams
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is testing facial recognition software to combat “celeb bait” scams on its platforms, as well as to allow users to more easily regain access to ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Business Owners in Disaster-Hit Areas Should Watch Out for Possible Scams
Widespread relief efforts will help storm-ravaged regions recover, but fraudsters are also in the mix, warn federal agencies.Business - Inc. - October 23 -
Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts
He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face.Tech - Wired - October 24 -
Journalist who exposed Cambodia’s scam industry released by authorities
Mech Dara, charged with incitement, freed on bail after video of him apologising to country’s leaders appears. Mech Dara, one of Cambodia’s most prominent journalists, known for exposing the ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Banks and regulators warn of rise in ‘quishing’ QR code scams
HSBC, Santander and the US Federal Trade Commission concerned over email attacks that bypass cyber-defencesBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
‘Grate Cheese Robbery’ Scams Company Out of 22 Tons of Cheddar
Neal’s Yard, a leading cheese retailer in London, said that a shipment of 22 metric tons of rare Cheddar had disappeared in the con.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
A stock-market upside breakout is just around the corner. Be patient.
Market indicators are calling for near-term caution but intermediate-term bullishness.Business - MarketWatch - October 14 -
Private forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanizing vulnerable patients
A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widowsHealth - ABC News - October 16 -
Canadian doctors who provide euthanasia struggle with the ethics of killing vulnerable patients
A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, grieving widowsWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Weight loss drugs could help patients struggling with addiction, study says
A new study shows diabetes drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic, which people also take to lose weight, may help patients suffering from addiction. CBS News contributor Dr. Celine Gounder explains.Top stories - CBS News - October 17 -
Canadians with nonterminal conditions sought assisted dying for social reasons
Some people have asked to be killed due to non-medical reasons – including isolation and homelessness. An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada ’s most populous province has ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row
Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHSTop stories - BBC News - October 18
