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Dave Ramsey, a Christian radio host and personal finance guru, faces a $150 million lawsuit filed by some listeners of his show who allege they were defrauded by a timeshare exit company that advertised on his program.  The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of …

After she was hired by the high-end Equinox gym in 2018, Röbynn Europe, a Black personal trainer, was quickly promoted to oversee a group of 15 employees. But soon, she alleges, a White employee created a “toxic atmosphere” by repeatedly making vulgar comments about Black women’s bodies as well as …

As the number of cannabis-friendly states across the U.S. has grown, so, too, has the drug’s usage among American workers. An annual analysis from Quest Diagnostics medical lab and testing company shows the percentage of general U.S. employees,  who tested positive for cannabis in 2022 reached the highest level ever …

Sam Altman, the CEO of the company behind ChatGPT, expressed concern that artificial intelligence could “go quite wrong” at a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday focusing on how to regulate the rapidly developing field of AI. Altman, who leads San Francisco-based OpenAI, said in response to a question about his …

Stocks fell Tuesday as shares of beleaguered banks tumbled again and worries about the economy worsened. The rising fear sent yields sinking in the bond market, while Wall Street waits for the Federal Reserve’s latest move on interest rates and Washington edges closer to what would be a catastrophic default on …

Love it or hate it, so-called generative artificial intelligence has proved its ability to make at least one type of worker more productive on the job. Using the enhanced AI boosted the productivity of customer service representatives at a Fortune 500 software firm by 14%, according to the first study …

It’s Tax Day, which can mean frustration, relief — or panic, for the roughly 40 million Americans who wait until the last minute to file their returns. If you have yet to file, head over to the IRS website to finish the deed or ask for an extension. But once …

NPR said it’s quitting Twitter after the social media platform labeled the news organization as “state-affiliated media” last week. Twitter later changed the label to “government-funded media,” but NPR said the labels “undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent.” “We are not putting our journalism …

As the first restriction-free summer travel season since COVID-19 began approaches, an unprecedented number of Americans are applying for new passports, causing longer-than-usual wait times.  Many people who put travel on pause during the pandemic are now realizing that their passport has expired. The State Department is fielding 500,000 passport …

About 1 in 4 people currently receiving food stamps, or about 10 million Americans, could lose access to the food aid under a Republican proposal that would expand work requirements to adults over 50 years old and to some families with children, according to a new analysis of the bill.  …