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Apr 10 2024
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Ex-Waffle House worker in stolen SUV told police it was a tip from customer: authorities
A woman was arrested after claiming that the stolen SUV she was driving was a birthday tip from a Waffle House customer, according to the Tulsa Police Department. Authorities said Angela Harrison, 53, was arrested and was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. On April 1, just before 4 p.m., officers received an alert about a stolen white Jeep Liberty and tracked the stolen vehicle until
New York Post (News)Apr 15 2024
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Ex-video game exec slammed for bizarrely suggesting players tip developers: ‘Always put burden on customers’
It’s virtually impossible to get behind this. A former top video game executive suggests that players, who are already giving an arm and a leg for expensive top titles, take excessive tipping to the virtual world next — by paying a gratuity of up to 30% extra. Mike Ybarra, the former president of the major gaming company Blizzard Entertainment, floated the concept “most will dislike” last week
New York Post (News)Apr 09 2024
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Woman in stolen SUV told police it was a tip from Waffle House customer: Tulsa authorities
A woman was arrested after claiming that the stolen SUV she was driving was a birthday tip from a Waffle House customer, according to the Tulsa Police Department. Authorities said Angela Harrison, 53, was arrested and was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle. On April 1, just before 4 p.m., officers received an alert about a stolen white Jeep Liberty and tracked the stolen vehicle until
Fox News (Online News)Mar 23 2024
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Street vendor family sees fewer customers on rainy weekend
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — This tent, filled with sweatshirts and T-shirts, represents a livelihood for the Alvarado family. Fourteen-year-old Kevin Alvarado and his two younger brothers often work alongside their parents. “Usually on Saturdays, there are a lot of people, but today it was raining so there weren’t too many,” Alvarado said. Alvarado said when it rains, the work is twice as hard and half
ABC 10News San DiegoApr 09 2024
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Reynolds signs bill protecting ownership of Iowa farmland
DES MOINES, Iowa – Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed SF 2204, a bill that places greater restrictions on foreign ownership of Iowa farmland, into law. “Iowa’s laws on foreign ownership of land have long been recognized as some of the strongest in the nation, with other states looking to us when crafting their own policies. Yet, in the decades since we first addressed this issue, adversaries
The Iowa TorchMar 28 2024
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Durham Farmer's Market Customers Upset After Vendor's Products Restricted
As the Durham Farmers’ Market prepares for its new season, some customers are seeking clarity from the market board following a decision to restrict the products one vendor is allowed to sell. Starting April 6, the sausage and charcuterie business Moonbelly Meat Co. will no longer be permitted to sell bacon, Italian sausage, breakfast sausage, or hotdogs at the farmers’ market due to “concerns
Indy WeekApr 19 2024
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New federal PFAS rules to protect health will cost Mass. communities millions
An estimated 181 water systems in Massachusetts will likely be affected by new federal rules limiting toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. Of those, an estimated 95 will have to address these so-called “forever chemicals” for the first time, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Treating drinking water for PFAS often involves installing expensive
WBURApr 01 2024
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SC customers could pay millions for a new power plant that may only run at half capacity
Imagine South Carolina building a large power plant to meet future electricity demand, then not being able to fully use it. That’s a possibility under a new federal rule proposed last year to curb greenhouse gas pollution from coal and natural gas plants, say clean energy advocates who oppose a large gas plant planned for rural Colleton County. They say that under the rule, the new plant could
The StateMar 19 2024
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Utah customers are still paying for solar panels that don’t work, lawsuit claims
One customer took money from his 401(k) to finance a home solar panel system that took more than a year to work. Another stopped paying the loan they used to finance solar panels that still don’t work after nearly three years. Another is still paying for panels that have sat “dormant for over two years, unconnected and not producing electricity.” They are among the roughly 140 customers the
The Salt Lake TribuneApr 18 2024
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New passport requirement in Mexico aims to protect kids from human trafficking
A new security feature aims to derail those looking to traffic children. The Mexican government is now requiring all passports for minors also have a picture of both the child's parents. "For us it is very important to fight against human trafficking," said Alejandra Bologna, consul general of Mexico in San Jose. "It's really denigrating how people can affect other people in human trafficking
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