This article originally appeared on Business Insider. An Airbnb host accused of making millions by posting fake bookings across the country on short-term rental sites was arrested and charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to an indictment filed last Thursday in Florida district court. Prosecutors say Shray Goel — who described himself ..
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That’s one fat cat! A cat named Frosty, who was up for adoption at the Richmond Animal Care and Control shelter in Virginia, is going viral for his rather plump, yet adorable nature — all 28 pounds of him. The cat, who was officially adopted on Thursday, was posted on social media as “One Frosty ..
CVS announced on Thursday that it will be shutting dozens of stores across the country located inside Target stores. A spokesperson for CVS told CNN that the decision to close select stores is “based on our evaluation of changes in population, consumer buying patterns and future health needs to ensure we have the right pharmacy ..
E-commerce giant eBay was ordered to pay a $3 million criminal penalty by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts to Ina and David Steiner for the behavior of some former employees who “terrorized” the couple. “Today’s settlement holds e-Bay criminally and financially responsible for emotionally, psychologically, and physically terrorizing the publishers of ..
Starbucks was hit with a lawsuit this week after a consumer group accused the chain of misleading claims that it’s “committed to 100% ethical coffee sourcing.” The National Consumers League claimed that the coffee giant’s farms perpetuated abuse, citing a case from 2022 when local authorities found that 17 employees on a coffee farm in ..
This article originally appeared on Business Insider. What if you took hundreds of strangers, gave them each a camera, and put them in an isolated, confined space to live in for the best part of a year? This exact scenario has now been playing out for a month, and it’s not a social experiment or ..
Mark Zuckerberg is a man of many hobbies — MMA fighting, surfing, and now, raising cattle. The Meta CEO, who has been expanding upon his $100 million estate in Hawaii, took to Instagram on Monday to share that he and his family had begun raising cattle on the island of Kauai and that he hopes ..
Chick-fil-A might be Gen Z’s favorite restaurant chain in the U.S., but some Tennessee locals aren’t fans of the brand’s big plans. Community members in Collierville, Tennessee, stood firm against the development of an expansive new location — a 6,110-square-foot “mega” restaurant — in their small town. The project was shut down after a decisive ..
This article originally appeared on Business Insider. Many potential homebuyers hope homes will get less expensive this year — and their wishes might come true. Zillow predicts home prices will fall in 34 of the 50 largest US cities from November 2023 to November 2024. The forecast is based on Zillow’s Home Value Index, which ..
Nearly four years after the pandemic upended the way we show up for work, many U.S. employees still don’t want to return to traditional in-office models. Prospective employees are willing to take an 8% annual pay cut for a job that’s partially or fully remote, Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom told USA Today. Related: In-Office Workers ..
