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CHICAGO (WLS) — A small Chicago real estate development company was in a battle with its bank over more than $40,000 in fraudulent charges. The owner believes the charges came from a phantom dealer.Jeff Benach’s fight against fraud began shortly after his company, Lexington Homes in Lincoln Park, commissioned renderings.ABC7 Chicago is now available to stream 24/7. Click here to watch“I wanted to give a glimpse of what the community would look like once the project is completed, seen from a bird’s eye perspective,” he said.The developer hired a Canadian company, but their renderings weren’t what he expected. He canceled…
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, many people will be traveling across America to celebrate Independence Day. Whether traveling by car or plane, many Americans are traveling somewhere in-state or out-of-state. This comes with safety rules and things travelers should keep in mind while on the road or in the sky. Jayme Bufford of the Illinois State Police said there are ways for drivers to stay safe behind the wheel this Fourth of July. July or outdoors: which is the best option? “You know, you have to have a plan,” Bufford said. “Obviously, whether you’re…
MIAMI — By designating veteran Tim Anderson for assignment and recalling rookie Xavier Edwards from Triple-A Jacksonville on Tuesday afternoon, the Marlins made a decision that impacts both the present and the future. This is the second time in recent weeks that Miami has cut ties with an offseason acquisition. The club also designated receiver Christian Bethancourt in June, which split the receiving duties between Nick Fortes and Ali Sánchez. Anderson, who was the only major league free agent to sign a $5 million contract this offseason, hasn’t had the bounce-back campaign he and the organization had hoped for. In…
Home » ASIA » Indonesian tourism soars in 2024 with visa-free access to 79 countries including Brazil, Japan, Malaysia and Qatar Wednesday July 3, 2024Reading time: 3 minutesIndonesian passport holders enjoy visa-free access to 79 countries, significantly boosting global travel and tourism across various sectors.Indonesian passport holders can travel visa-free to 79 countries, significantly improving the global travel and tourism industry, whether for business travel, leisure travel, luxury travel, or meetings and events. This substantial travel facilitation has spurred remarkable growth in Indonesia’s outbound tourism, driven by economic progress and changing consumer preferences. This trend underscores the growing enthusiasm of…
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo was in Miami Tuesday to announce $19 million in funding for the Tech Hubs program, authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act.The South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub, one of 12 across the country, is a consortium led by the Miami-Dade County Office of Innovation and Economic Development. The South Florida Tech Hub aims to advance the region’s global leadership in sustainable and resilient infrastructure while increasing the production and delivery of critical technologies that will strengthen America’s clean energy transition and national security.“Innovative research that generates cutting-edge technology to…
Arnie WeissmannPaige McClanahan’s “The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel” (Scribner, 2024) gives shape and definition to both what comforts and what distresses today’s travelers about tourism. A frequent contributor to the New York Times travel section, she approached her work as a journalist, historian, philosopher and consultant, providing examples, context, reflection and recommendations on a subject whose complexity has grown as the number of arrivals has increased.She is both critical and passionate, and in both roles, thorough and thoughtful. What sets “The New Tourist” apart from much that has been written on related subjects…
CNBC is on a roll. NBCUniversal’s financial network has unveiled CNBC Sport, a new channel dedicated to the vast world of sports news. And they’ve recruited a star journalist from the industry to join the team. Michael Ozanian will be CNBC Sport’s lead sports reporter after nearly 30 years at Forbes, where he was best known for his coverage of team valuation. “I am extremely honored to join CNBC and be a part of the CNBC Sports team,” Ozanian told TVNewser. “I am very excited to bring my knowledge and experience to an already great team.” In addition to continuing…
Tuesday July 2, 2024 Media Contact: Terry Tush | Director of Marketing and Communications | 405-744-2703 | terry.tush@okstate.edu The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Systems Innovation and the Oklahoma Public Health Institute awarded $43,000 in prizes to the winners of the Rural Health Innovation Challenge on June 20 at OSU Tulsa’s Tandy Medical Center. Participating teams each brought a problem affecting their community’s quest for health and presented an innovative solution to a panel of judges. Teams were tasked with helping implement the solutions developed by the winners. Innovation competition participants competed for the best ideas to solve problems…
GOOD.Privacy PolicyThe potential for generative AI to allow malicious actors to effortlessly impersonate you is a nightmare. To combat this, YouTube, the world’s largest video platform, is now giving users the ability to request removal of AI-generated content that mimics their appearance or voice, strengthening the technology’s currently few safeguards.The change was quietly added in an update to YouTube’s privacy guidelines last month, but wasn’t reported until after TechCrunch We noticed this week that YouTube considers instances where AI is used “to edit or create synthetic content that looks or sounds like you” as a potential privacy violation, rather than…
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Tex.) on Tuesday called on President Biden to withdraw from the Democratic ticket.Doggett became the first sitting House Democrat to call on Biden to end his presidential campaign.In a statement, Doggett praised Biden for his years of public service, saying he has “achieved much for our country at home and abroad.” But, he said, the time has come for Biden to step away from the ticket because “too much is at stake to risk a Trump victory — too great a risk to assume that what could not be turned around in a year, what was not…