Sunday, December 7, 2025

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Scammers are targeting holiday travelers

Holiday Travel (StatePoint) Holiday season travelers are a key target for scammers and criminals looking to cash in on distracted victims. Visa has observed an uptick in 2025 of sophisticated, travel-related scams where well-known travel providers are convincingly impersonated, and, according to a McAfee Travel Report, one in five Americans has fallen victim to a travel scam. Artificial intelligence […]

Sunday, December 7, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 7, 2025

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Netflix and Warner Bros. megadeal sparks a lot of chatter and concern

Entertainment Business The Netflix and Warner Bros Megal-Deal still has folks talking and yes, worrying. Warner Bros. had several suitors, but on Thursday, December 5, Netflix announced that the historic studio had accepted its offer. The cash-and-stock deal is valued at $82.7 billion ($72 billion in equity) and includes Warner Bros. film and television studios, HBO Max, and HBO. […]

Sunday, December 7, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 7, 2025

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Unemployment fraud, misconduct by federal agents, and burglars hit Burbank trading cards shop

Southland Shorts — Two dozen Los Angeles County employees are facing felony grand theft for fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits while allegedly working full-time between 2020 and 2023. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office says the fraud occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic and amounts to $741,518. “My office will continue relentlessly rooting out fraud and prosecuting government employees […]

Sunday, December 7, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 7, 2025

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Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell shakes up the race for CA governor

Polls and Politics Bay Area Democrat and President Trump critic Eric Swalwell is making serious waves in the California governor’s race less than a month after officially starting his campaign. The U.S. Representative for the 14th Congressional District announced his run for governor back on November 20. The declaration included an appearance on the late-night talk show ‘Jimmy […]