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Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation that cracks down on potentially unfair and deceptive ticketing practices in the live event industry. The following changes are included in this bill: Bans hidden fees. Ticket sellers and resellers must clearly disclose the total cost clearly Fines increased for the use of illegal ticket purchasing software or […]
According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, Wegmans needs to pay $400,000 after not doing enough security testing and failing to ensure consumer information was kept private. The breach was discovered in April 2021 when a security researcher found that a cloud storage container containing consumers’ sensitive information, such as usernames and passwords for […]
Although women are incrementally becoming more involved in college sports, the investment gap between men’s sports and women’s sports remains unchanged. With a difference of a nearly 3-1 ratio, some are asking why that disparity exists. At the college level, some experts have pointed out that women do not occupy many leadership roles in sports. […]
Planned Parenthood has proposed an area in Henrietta to be the site of its new facility. However, the Henrietta Town Board struck down its proposal. On paper, the site was rejected due to high traffic concerns. Some town officials suspect the politicized nature of PP’s work to be the real reason for the rejection. Henrietta […]
After years of debate, the FDA has finally put its foot down on Juul. It has ordered the company to remove its vaping products from store shelves. The decision comes as a result of the staggering rise in vaping in young people. Current FDA studies show that nearly 10.7 million 12-17 year olds vape. Parent […]
Long has the push-and-pull of money plagued producers and creators. Bobby Shmurda, coming off his single “They Don’t Know,” is the latest in a long line of musicians to rebuff their producers for wanting more money than the creator thinks they are worth. In an interview with Complex, Shmurda said that producers nickel and dime […]
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s are taking Higher Ground to Audible. Amazon-owned audio storytelling platform (Audible) set an exclusive, multiyear and global first-look production deal with the Obamas’ media company, covering multiple audio projects. The deal comes after the Obamas’ exclusive podcast pact with Spotify, originally inked in 2019, came to an end. Click […]
More than 100 million people in the U.S. have been saddled with health care debt. That includes about 40% of all adults, according to an investigation from Kaiser Health News & NPR. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that one-fourth of American adults with health care debt owe more than $5,000. One in five of those […]
Happy Juneteenth! This year marks the first year recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday. This holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, but in recent years it’s been observed as a reason to celebrate Black culture. Like most holidays, you might have noticed several department stores selling items for Juneteenth, or just sale items […]
If you’re looking for sriracha, you might have a hard time finding it. Huy Fong Foods, the company that makes sriracha, wrote an email to customers in late April that it will have to stop making the sauce for the next few months due to “severe weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers.” Several […]
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