Secret Service returns fraudulent pandemic loans to federal SBA

The US Secret Service returned $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic aid loans to the Small Business Administration, the agency announced Friday. The funds sent back to the SBA were obtained via the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program using both fabricated information and stolen identities. The suspects used Green Dot Bank, a fintech institution, …

CDC cautiously optimistic outbreak is likely to be slowing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is cautiously optimistic that the US is slowing the spread of monkeypox as new cases fall in several major cities. “We’re watching this with cautious optimism, and really hopeful that many of our harm-reduction messages and our vaccines are getting out there and working,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle …

Blake Masters warned to boost extra cash vs. Mark Kelly

Republican US senatorial candidate Blake Masters speaks at a campaign event on the eve of the primary, on August 01, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Republican leaders and megadonors are warning Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters to improve his fundraising or else be doomed in his bid to unseat Democratic …

Meta Horizon vp Vivek Sharma is leaving the corporate

Facebook is opening up Horizon World, its virtual reality world of avatars, to anyone 18 and older in the US and Canada. Courtesy of Meta The vice president of Meta’s Horizon social media virtual reality software, Vivek Sharma, is leaving the company, a spokesperson said Friday. Sharma has been with Facebook parent Meta for the …

Zoey 101 Star Protests Exterior Of Nickelodeon Headquarters

Actress Alexa Nikolas, who is known for her role as Nicole Bristow in Nickelodeon’s “Zoey 101,” held a protest outside of the company’s headquarters in Burbank, California on Thursday. The 30-year-old actress said she “didn’t feel safe” during her time on the show. In an Instagram live stream from the protest, Nikolas states, “I didn’t …

Biden Mocks Trump’s Declare That He Declassified Each Single Doc – PoliticusUSA

President Biden mocked Trump’s claim that as president, he declassified every single document. Video: Q: President Trump said he declassified all these documents. Could he have declassified? Biden: I declassified everything in the world. I’m president. I can do it all. Come on, declassified everything. Biden said he is leaving it up to the DOJ …

Figma rising inside Microsoft, testing longtime cope with Adobe

Dylan Field, co-founder and CEO of Figma, speaks at the startup’s Config conference in San Francisco on May 10, 2022. Figma Microsoft and Adobe have been friendly bedfellows for decades. Microsoft’s dominant PC operating system has been the gateway for Adobe to reach millions of business users with its design software. The companies’ CEOs even …

Winchester’s Preview Teases Supernatural’s Origins

Supernatural may be over, but the fight against monsters, demons and everything else sure isn’t. The CW released the trailer for the Supernatural prequel The Winchesters Aug. 26. Here, we find out more about how Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki)’s parents met in 1972. As John Winchester (Drake Rodger) begins to lose the …

Indian well being advisory for uncommon virus infecting kids

Tomato flu — so called due to the painful red blisters it produces — has so far been detected in more than 100 children across three states since the first case was reported on May 6. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images The emergence of a rare, new viral infection affecting young children …

Sharon Osbourne says Oz Media founder Carlos Watson lied about funding

Two years ago, Carlos Watson, co-founder and CEO of Ozy Media, told CNBC during a live television broadcast that heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, music industry manager and former talk show host Sharon Osbourne, became friends with him and invested in his company after a legal battle. “Fun fact: our friend Ozzy …