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On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it would discontinue the majority of unannounced in-person visits to taxpayers. According to the agency, the decision aims to enhance safety for both taxpayers and employees and to minimize public confusion. Effective immediately, the agency said, unannounced visits will end “except …

Trader Joe’s has announced that several of its popular cookie offerings may not be safe to consume.  The tainted treats in question, Trader Joe Almond Windmill Cookies and Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies, may have rocks in them. Per the July 21st press release, the grocery chain says their …

The Florida A&M football team may now return to its activities after a brief suspension following Boston Richey’s music video being filmed in the team’s locker room. On Tuesday, Tiffani-Dawn Sykes, FAMU’s director of collegiate athletics, announced that all football-related events could resume immediately. However, she did confirm that an …

“Shark Tank” investor and FUBU founder Daymond John has been granted a restraining order against former contestants who claim he mishandled their business. The business owners at the center of the fallout are former Cleveland Brown player Al “Bubba” Baker, his wife, Sabrina, and daughter Brittani. Father and daughter appeared …

TikTok is challenging Twitter and Instagram’s Threads by introducing a fresh feature that enables users to include text posts. The popular video platform is now capitalizing on an opportunity arising from Elon Musk’s Twitter. The billionaire’s recent peculiar decisions since acquiring the platform have created a chance for TikTok to …

President Obama’s personal chef has been found deceased in a pond near the family’s Martha’s Vineyard estate. On Monday, Tafari Campbell was located in about eight feet of water in the Edgartown Great Pond after an extensive search for him just one day prior, The New York Post reports. Authorities …

Amazon is introducing “Amazon One,” a palm recognition service for contactless payments, identification, and entry at over 500 Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh locations nationwide. Instead of using a credit card or Apple Pay, Amazon One will allow subscribers to pay with a simple palm hover, while Prime members can …

On Thursday, the NFL hit former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder with a $60 million fine for sexual harassment and financial misconduct on the same day his $6 billion franchise sale was approved. Mary Jo White, a former chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, led the investigation. As …

A woman was found shot to death at a home early Tuesday morning in northwest Charlotte.  CMPD received a call from Stephanie Alexander, who said she had just arrived home and shot a woman who was inside her house. Tyra Crosby, 25, was pronounced dead inside the home.  Alexander was …

American Airlines has increased the value of the contract offered to its pilots by over $1 billion to align with a deal reached by its competitor, United Airlines. On Friday, American Airlines made an official announcement stating that their revised offer would raise the value of the four-year contract to …

Universal Studios in Los Angeles responds to writers and actors, claiming that they trimmed tree branches outside its studios to deprive the workers of shade during a local heat wave. According to a report from the Guardian, the workers accused Universal of purposefully cutting the trees to hinder their protest …

Sharks are scary enough but cocaine sharks sound scarier. Scientists say sharks could be feasting on bales of hallucinatory drugs dumped off the Florida coast. Cocaine Sharks is a highlight of Discovery’s upcoming Shark Week which examines if the ocean predators are ingesting floating pharmaceuticals that have been cast overboard by passing …

As the world continues to side-eye Carlee Russell, her boyfriend urges everyone to be kinder to her. Thomar Latrell Simmons, who some internet sleuths claim has dumped the nursing student, recently broke his silence about the incident. However, he took a stance that most people would not expect from him. …

A man remains behind bars for allegedly killing his girlfriend and dumping her remains in a dumpster in Bogota, Colombia. John Poulos, 35, was charged with the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Colombian DJ Valentina Trespalacios, according to the Daily Mail. Authorities say the incident occurred on January 22nd, just …

The Otis Redding Foundation is paying tribute to Grammy-winning songwriter/producer Jermaine Dupri. According to recent reports, Dupri will receive the prestigious Otis & Zelma Redding Award of Respect from the Otis Redding Foundation during the upcoming King of Soul Music Festival in Macon, Georgia. “We are thrilled to honor Jermaine …

Babies R Us has recently launched its first flagship store since its corporate parent, Toys R Us, filed for bankruptcy in 2018. This week, Babies R Us returned to the U.S. by opening a new store at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey. The company’s latest flagship aims to …

Elon Musk announced Sunday that he plans to reveal a new logo for Twitter. Instead of a bird, we can expect to see an “X.” It will be the latest big change since Musk acquired the social media platform for $44 billion last year. In a series of posts on …

A 13-year-old kidnap victim was rescued in Southern California when a person noticed her holding up a “help me sign” inside a car, according to police.  Bystanders were in the parking lot when they noticed the girl, allegedly kidnapped early this month from a Texas bus stop, holding up a …

Georgia prosecutors are looking to send rapper Quando Rondo back to jail after he crashed a car while out on bond.  The Associated Press reports that the 24-year-old, real name Tyquian Terrel Bowman, crashed his car at a high rate of speed on Wednesday in Chatham County. When first responders arrived at the scene, …

A pregnant woman was killed, and four others injured after gunfire broke out Saturday at a birthday party in a south Houston park.  Click2Houston identified the woman killed as 21-year-old Autumn Vallian. Her baby did not survive the shooting.  Police responded to Margaret Jenkins Park around 1:18 a.m. after being alerted to gunfire by …