Are your online habits safer than most? 84% of credit cardholders engage in at least 1 risky behavior, survey finds – CNBC
If you own a credit card, there is a good chance that you are a victim of a scam or that you may be there immediately. Approximately 63% of US cardholders say they were victims, with over half saying they have experienced multiple frauds. Recent surveys from security.org. Overall, unauthorized purchases exceed $6.2 billion each […]
America Is Seriously Unimpressed By Congressional Democrats, Poll Finds
According to a new poll, Democrat approval in Congress has surged to an all-time low by Republican approval in Congress. Only 21% of voters approve of how Congressional Democrats are handling their work. According to In a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday. Of those surveyed, 68% disapproved of how Congressional Democrats were dealing with […]
DOGE finds nearly $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards
The government's Department of Efficiency (DOGE) pledged on Tuesday to “simplify” the federal government's credit card program, costing taxpayers nearly $40 billion last year. “The US government currently has around 4.6 million active credit cards/accounts, which processed a unique transaction of approximately $400 billion in 2024.” “Doge works with agents to simplify the program and […]
DOGE finds Treasury spent up to $4.7 TRILLION in untraceable payments
Government Efficiency Bureau announcement On Monday, it uncovered a key tracking gap in the Treasury fundraising. In a post on X, Doge explained that the Treasury uses a “identification code” to link the payment to a budget item. However, this tracking code is optional at a cost of around $4.7 trillion and often left blank, […]
Trump's plan to eliminate income taxes on Social Security benefits would help high-income households, report finds – CNBC
Republican presidential candidate President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at the Cherokee Center in Harra on August 14, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. Grant Baldwin | Getty Images On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump touted plans to eliminate income taxes on social security benefits. Now in the White House, Trump […]
DOGE finds nearly untraceable budget line item responsible for $4.7T in payments
The Trump administration's Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has discovered an identification code that links US financial payments to items in the budget. “The Treasury Access Symbol (TAS) is an identification code that links Treasury payments to budget items (standard financial processes),” Doge wrote in X's post. “The 's 's paid, often left blank, making […]
Technology addicts suffer same withdrawal symptoms as heroin addicts, therapist finds
Therapists who treat telephone addiction say the withdrawal symptoms that people suffer are similar to those experienced by drug addicts. Lee Fernandes, 48, is an addiction specialist at UKAT, providing hospitalized patients rehabilitation treatment to people suffering from drug problems, alcoholism, and even “behavioral” addictions such as gambling, gaming and the internet. I'm doing it. […]
Elon Musk DOGE team finds millions in Social Security database aged 100 to 159
Elon Musk in his X post showed that millions of people listed in the Social Security database are recorded as 100 people with “the field of death set to false.” “According to the Social Security database, these are the number of buckets for each age, and the death field is set to false! Maybe Twilight […]
GBP/JPY Price Analysis: Finds support around nine-day EMA at 191.00 – FXStreet
GBP/JPY will test instant support on 9-day EMA at 191.00. The 14-day RSI is below 50 years old, with a bearish momentum increasing. Currency Cross can test immediate resistance at 14-day EMA on 191.17. GBP/JPY has been winning streak in three consecutive sessions, trading around 191.00 on Monday during European time. Daily chart analysis shows […]
CBP finds 161K fake US stamps in shipment from China
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Thursday that over 161,000 counterfeit US eternal stamps from China have been recently seized in Chicago. Enforcement officials from the Anti-Terrorism Smuggling Department at the Chicago International Postal Branch have suspended eight shipments last weekend, including a total of 161,860 fake stamps that violated trademark laws, CBP said. […]