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This is a fact! Doxing can refer to a broad array of conduct, but its essence is publishing private information about a person, such as home address, employment location, cell phone numbers, etc, usually out of a sense of revenge or social justice. The term comes from the abbreviation “docs” (for “documents”) and refers to compiling and releasing a dossier of personal information on someone.......
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Just recently in San Jose, California, 90-year old Tony Aiello was arrested on suspicion of murdering his 67-year-old stepdaughter, Karen Navarra, who was wearing a Fitbit when she died. The victim was discovered in her home, slumped over in a chair, clutching a large kitchen knife with a “gaping” slit to her neck. The scene appeared to be staged to look like a suicide. After......
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A Kansas couple says Bank of America blocked access to their bank account after they ignored a form demanding proof of citizenship from the husband, who was born and raised in Kansas. The couple thought the letter was spam. The account was unfrozen after he supplied a driver’s license at a branch. Dan Hernandez, a television writer of Cuban heritage who owns a company called “Cuban Missile,” said......
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This is fact! There are more than 9,000 talcum-powder lawsuits across the country. The lawsuits name as defendants companies like Johnson & Johnson and even the companies that mine talc and supply it to the manufacturers. While only a few lawsuits have gone to trial, so far Johnson & Johnson has lost most of them. In St. Louis, Missouri Johnson & Johnson has been ordered......
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MGM Resorts owns the Mandalay Bay hotel, used by Stephen Paddock to shoot and kill 58 people and wound more than 500 others. MGM also owns the Route 91 Harvest festival venue which hosted the music festival where victims were targeted. In federal U.S. District Courts in California, Nevada, and Arizona, MGM has filed for a declaratory judgment against hundreds of victims. A declaratory judgment lawsuit is......
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Did you know that the following types of workers are often classified as independent contractors aka “1099ers”, rather than employees in California: Uber and other ride-share drivers Strippers Hair stylists and nail salon workers Many truck drivers Food delivery couriers Even FedEx had been classifying its drivers as independent contractors, until the Ninth Circuit ruled that the drivers were employees. FedEx says it now contracts......
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This is a fact! New Jersey completely bans the sale of homemade food. In Rhode Island, only farmers can legally sell food made at home, while if they wish to sell jams, fruits pies or syrups, they have to grow the main ingredient. The biggest issue, of course, is health and safety. In Australia, a home-based caterer was fined over $20,000 after more than 50 people fell ill......
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In recent years, more than 50 women have accused Bill Cosby of sexual abuses, including rape. Cosby admitted to philandering, and to giving quaaludes to women as part of an effort to have consensual sex. This week a jury found Bill Cosby guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in Pennsylvania in 2004. At the time Andrea Constand was a Temple......
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In 2014 a woman in Los Angeles ended up on a nightmare ride to an abandoned lot almost 20 miles off the route to her home. Once at the lot, her Uber driver locked the doors. Only when she screamed did he finally return her home. In response, Uber sent her an “automated” email reply apologizing for the “inefficient route.” The passenger’s fare was also......
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If you’ve ever been to California, you’ll have noticed large black and white signs posted in seemingly every kind of establishment and next to all kinds of products. California state law requires all businesses with at least 10 employees to notify Californians about chemical exposure that can cause cancer and birth defects.  The law, known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act was......
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