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The 100 million Americans currently carrying medical or dental debt could get some relief, after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took steps to prohibit credit agencies from including that debt on credit reports. As Julia Char Gilbert - Connelly policy advocate with the Colorado Center on Law and Policy - explained, bad credit scores due to medical debt can create big problems. "Families are increasingly facing barriers to accessing rental housing, a credit card, certain form...

Fraud prevention experts are getting the word out in Idaho on how to avoid scams. Events across the state in October aim to help people identify and protect themselves from thieves. Cathy McDougall, director of outreach for AARP Idaho, said if you suspect someone of a con, it is best not to engage with them. ...

Maines new Office of Affordable Health Care holds its first public hearing this week, and people are being strongly encouraged to participate. Health insurance rates are increasing next year, and Mainers - like all Americans - continue to pay some of the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. Ceilidh Shea, policy advocate with the nonprofit Consumers for Affordable Healthcare, said the hearing is a chance for Mainers to help lawmakers better understand their healthcare needs. ....

By M. Mitchell Waldrop for the National Academy of Science.Broadcast version by Eric Tegethoff for Washington News Service reporting for the Pulitzer Center-Public News Service Collaboration. The problem has gone by many names since the 2016 US presidential election first brought it to widespread attention-from "fake news," to "infodemic" during the COVID-19 pandemic, to "misinformation" in a slew of academic studies. ...

California has the country’s strongest farm animal welfare law. Now it just needs to be enforced.

The first image from the horror comedy Hell of a Summer shows the characters played by directors Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk

Stranger Things actor Finn Wolfhard is set to make his directorial debut along with his Ghostbusters: Afterlife co-actor Billy Bryk. The two will be directing the film Hell of a Summer which is touted to be a contemporary horror-comedy ...

Finn Wolfhard to make feature directorial debut with Hell of a Summer - The Number One magazine feat. news, reviews, movie trailers, cinema, DVDs, interviews + film & movie gossip UK & worldwide.

Stranger Things and Ghostbusters: Afterlife star Finn Wolfhard is directing a horror comedy called Hell of a Summer with Billy Bryk.

West Michigan-based multilevel marketing company Amway Inc. says it is suspending operations in Russia due to the war in Ukraine. The announcement follows similar moves from numerous other companies that have operations in the country. "The reality of our business is that we have friends,…