Mike Snider
Yahoo Finance
Washington, DC, United States
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From Facebook friend to romance scammer: Older Americans increasingly targeted amid COVID pandemic
Romance scams on Facebook, Instagram and dating apps were the costliest – more than $139 million in 2020 – to those aged 60-up , the FTC says. → Read More
California's plan to bring back monarch butterflies shows hopeful signs. Here's how you can help
As monarch butterflies begin migration to California's warmer climate, nature watchers hope numbers increase rather than continue their steep decline. → Read More
Mick Jagger pauses concert to take aim at Paul McCartney's 'blues cover band' insult
The Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger countered Paul McCartney's description of the Stones as 'a blues cover band' compared to the Beatles. → Read More
Butterball recalls more than 14,000 pounds of ground turkey for possible blue plastic bits
Butterball is recalling 14,107 pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with extraneous bits of blue plastic, the company said. → Read More
A fish story that goes back millions of years: Kansas fisherman lands huge alligator gar
A Kansas fisherman caught a rare predatory fish. Experts are wondering how the Alligator Gar, never seen in the state, got into one of its rivers. → Read More
Carriage dispute between Dish Network and Tegna means 64 stations dropped from satellite TV service
Dish Network and Tegna's carriage fee dispute resulted in 64 stations being dropped Wednesday from the TV service including KARE 11 in Minneapolis. → Read More
Frances Haugen says Facebook makes 'disastrous' choices, prioritizes profit: live updates
A former Facebook employee who leaked a trove of internal documents tells a Senate subcommittee that the company is 'choosing to grow at all costs.' → Read More
Originally called 'chicken feed' this candy now divides a nation
First harvested in the late 19th century, candy corn at Halloween is irresistible to some and scary to others. → Read More
More items at Dollar Tree will cost more than $1 as retailer grows selection, combats inflation
Shares of Dollar Tree rose more than 16% Wednesday after the retailer said it would begin selling products priced at more than $1 in more stores. → Read More
Is your National Coffee Day cup filled with US-grown coffee? Not likely, but that could change
For National Coffee Day, we look at how much coffee Americans drink and where in the U.S. coffee is being grown – and why it costs $50-$80 per bag. → Read More
Breweries craft Rock On lager to help musicians hurt by COVID. Find the beer in your state
More than two dozen breweries teamed with Crosby Hops to make a beer that benefits musicians and those in the music industry hurt by COVID-19. → Read More
Boppy lounger recall: Parents urged to stop using this baby pillow after 8 infants die from suffocation
The Boppy Company of Golden, Colorado, recalled more than 3.3 million baby loungers after the deaths of eight infants who suffocated on the pillows. → Read More
Weightlifting, Geritol and martinis: 100-year-old great-great-grandmother earns Guinness record
Great-great-grandmother Edith Murway-Traina, 100, of Tampa, Florida, is a Guinness World Record holder as the oldest female competitive powerlifter. → Read More
Samuel Adams set to release its 2021 Utopias beer. At 28% ABV, it's illegal in 15 states
Samuel Adams on Oct. 11 will release its Utopias beer, which is priced at $240 and 28% alcohol by volume, so strong it's illegal in many states. → Read More
The annual rite of pumpkin spice: Have we hit 'peak' pumpkin? Apparently not
Pumpkin-spiced lattes from Starbucks and Dunkin' may be the top fall-flavored treats, but there are many more including Bud Light seltzer and ramen. → Read More
Hulu to raise prices by $1 per month to $12.99 for ad-free streaming, $6.99 for video with ads
The Disney-owned Hulu streaming service will increase monthly prices by $1, bringing the No Ads tier to $12.99 and the tier with ads to $7.99. → Read More
Hurricane Larry forecast to bring 'life-threatening surf and rip current conditions' to East Coast
Hurricane Larry, which is growing in the central Atlantic and could reach Category 4 strength Saturday, could hit Bermuda and, possibly, Newfoundland. → Read More
TikTok coder creates iPhone shortcut to send Texas abortion whistleblower site fake tips
With Texas's passage of an anti-abortion law, a TikTok user created an iPhone app to easily submit fake reports to an anonymous abortion tips website. → Read More
TikTok coder creates iPhone shortcut to send Texas abortion whistleblower site fake tips
With Texas's passage of an anti-abortion law, a TikTok user created an iPhone app to easily submit fake reports to an anonymous abortion tips website. → Read More
Here we go again: Some shoppers are panic-buying toilet tissue
Toilet tissue demand has emptied store shelves in some parts of the US, something shoppers had to face early in the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More