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Historic bitcoin theft tied to Connecticut kidnapping, luxury cars, $500K bar bills
The kidnapping of a Connecticut couple has been linked to one of the biggest thefts of cryptocurrency from an individual in United States history.
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How to build up your bets – and your returns – in dividend-paying stocks
Your brokerage firm has a tool that allows you to build positions in dividend payers over time, a move that could boost returns.
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Retail sales rose 0.4% in September, better than expected; jobless claims dip
Consumer spending held up in September, underscoring a resilient economy.
Business
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Merck says experimental RSV treatment protected infants in trial, paving way for potential approval
Merck is discussing the study data with regulators worldwide, with a goal of making the treatment available for infants as early as the 2025 to 2026 RSV season.
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NFL's Browns plan to leave Cleveland stadium for dome in the suburbs
The Cleveland Browns plan to leave their Cleveland stadium for a new dome in Brook Park, Ohio.
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Netflix third-quarter subscribers barely beat estimates as ad-tier members jump 35%
Netflix's ad-tier memberships jumped 35%. The company is on track to launch the service in Canada in the coming quarter and more broadly in 2025.
Technology
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Airlines, banks, casinos, package deliveries, and emergency services around the world are recovering today from what could be "the largest tech outage in history." the root cause was not a foreign agent but linked back to a software update issued by a u-s based cybersecurity firm called "Crowd Strike." Could this have been avoided?
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In London, a mobile phone is stolen every 6 minutes. "If I steal your phone, I'm stealing a thousand dollars," says digital identity expert David Birch. But "If I can get into your bank account, I can steal $100,000. So that's what they really want." So there are important steps to take immediately - including turning off message preview.
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"Human beings had a play-based childhood from time immemorial," says author Jonathan Haidt. What caused teen mental health decline is "between 2010 and 2015, phones, screens come sweeping in...The most important thing that parents can do is delay the age at which their child gets immersed in internet culture."