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The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will be sending out checks to people that lost money in debt-relief scam. The checks totaled up to $822,000 and will be sent to over 14,000 people who paid money to a company that did business under the name of Student Advocates. If you receive a check from […]
A new study found that with inflation the cost to raise a single child is over $300,000, that’s an average of over $18,000 a kid per year according to reports. The Brookings Institution came up with the price based on parents that support their child until the age of 17 making a lot of people […]
Over the weekend, the Skate to End Hate charity festival raising funds to help prevent suicide was held. The charity festival included rock climbing at Roc Ventures and skateboarding at Breaking Free Indoor Skate Park. All the money raised is going to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Kyle Matthews, co-founder of Skate to End […]
New York State’s “drive sober or get pulled over” enforcement campaign just started and runs through Sept. 5th. New York State Police and local law enforcement will be increasing patrols to track down impaired drivers. Police reported impaired driving crashes in New York increased 11 percent from 2020 to 2021. The idea behind this end-of-summer […]
As monkeypox cases have increased, New York State awaits an additional 1.8 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine that will be available to states on Monday. According to Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, while vaccine appointments are available for those considered to be at higher risk of contracting the virus, supplies of the vaccine remain […]
The WDKX Wake Up Club pick-up lines for this week. 1. Do you know what my shirt is made of? It’s made of boyfriend material. 2. If nothing lasts forever, will you be my nothing? Now these pick-up lines won’t grantee that you’ll seal the deal to get someones number but I promise you […]
The biggest boss Rick Ross has to now take boss responsibilities after some of his Wingstop locations in Mississippi got hit with multiple fines. The Department of Labor found serious violations and hit the franchise owners with over $100k in fines. The company is being accused of making employees pay for uniforms, safety training and […]
Super producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are suing Triller for $28 million dollars after the company failed to pay the producers for their popular social media music battle brand Verzuz. The super producers sold the brand to Triller for $21 million dollars back in January 2021 and claims they’ve only received 2 payments. My personal […]
Gabby Douglas is the latest star to stepping away from social media. The two-time Olympic gymnast, 26, announced on Instagram Sunday that she’s going on a social media hiatus in order to “heal” from the things that she says have been taking a toll on her mental health. “Hey guys👋Gabby here. I know I don’t post […]
Last week Howard University announced a 20 year partnership with the Jordan brand. The partnership is working to expand academic and athletic opportunities at the university. The Jordan brand with the schools athletic department with sports uniforms and help with recruitment. School want to the partnership bring awareness to the importance of HBCU sports. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna42894
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