A federal court judge on Sunday granted TikTok's request for a temporary restraining order against a ban by the Trump administration.Driving the news: Judge Carl Nichols on Monday unsealed his opinion, in which he concluded that the ban seeks to regulate the exchange of "informational materials" — something that's expressly exempted from the law laying…...
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EDMONTON -- The way his phone rings, you’d think Frank Stamatakis’ plumbing and heating business is booming. But too many calls go something like this: “Hi,it’s Dollarwise Plumbing. How can I help you?” he answers the phone. “So sorry. Must’ve called the wrong number,” the man on the other end says. But Stamatakis knowingly asks,…...
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A crisis creates opportunities for fraudsters and an example is with the coronavirus pandemic. As more people gravitate towards using on-line services, the digital culture presents more opportunities for bad actors. As an example of the types of services most vulnerable to digital fraud, a recent survey found that telecommunications, e-commerce and financial services industries…...
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An advocate for seniors in Saskatoon is advising others to trust their gut when an email or phone call seems off.Author of the article:Amanda ShortPublishing date:Sep 27, 2020 • • 2 minute readA Saskatoon woman says she was the victim of a scam that led to people close to her sending hundreds of dollars in…...
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A precious metals dealer who sold overpriced gold and silver to older conservatives was sued by the US federal government and 30 states this week for alleged large-scale fraud.The lawsuit alleges Metals.com and its parent company TMTE defrauded $185 million from at least 1,600 investors and most are elderly—$140 million of the allegedly defrauded money…...
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New Delhi: The CAG has found that the Union government in the very first two years of the GST implementation wrongly retained Rs 47,272 crore of GST compensation cess that was meant to be used specifically to compensate states for loss of revenue. In its audit report of government accounts, the Comptroller and Auditor General…...
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption People had been advised not to mix beyond households or bubbles, but it will be illegal from Wednesday Lockdown restrictions in north-east England are to be tightened in a bid to halt the rise in Covid-19 cases.The tougher measures will affect about two million people and were announced by…...
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The Securities and Exchange Commission charged an Amazon Finance manager and two of her family members with insider trading on Monday. When she worked at Amazon, Laksha Bohra helped prepare numbers used in Amazon's quarterly and annual earnings reports, according to the SEC. From 2016 to 2018, the SEC alleges that Bohra violated company rules…...
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Grab Indonesia has won a legal battle against the country’s business competition supervisory commission (KPPU) regarding alleged preferential treatment for drivers who rent cars via the Grab-affiliated company Teknologi Pengangkutan Indonesia (TPI). The news was first conveyed by Hotman Paris Hutapea, a prominent lawyer who represents both Grab Indonesia and TPI, on his Instagram account…...
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The Chairman of ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, who stated this at the 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption with the theme, "Together Against Corruption and Launch of the National Ethics and Integrity Policy", said preliminary investigation had indicated that part of the N2.67 billion was diverted to private accounts. The event, presided over President Muhammadu…...
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