Target limits self-checkout for customers with 10 items or fewer

Target limits self-checkout for customers with 10 items or fewer

Target has brought a change into what was considered a quicker alternative for its customers to make purchases at its stores.The retail corporation announced Thursday via press release that it would switch its regular self-checkout to express self-checkout. The new concept would be reserved for customers with 10 items or…
Will Bernie Sanders’ proposed 32-hour workweek pass Congress?

Will Bernie Sanders’ proposed 32-hour workweek pass Congress?

(NEW YORK) -- A push to slash the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 achieved a breakthrough this week, gaining a foothold in the Senate with a proposal that would require businesses to offer the 32-hour workweek but preserve employee pay.The bill, put forward by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,…
Selling a home is about to get cheaper after historic settlement

Selling a home is about to get cheaper after historic settlement

(NEW YORK) -- The cost of selling a home could soon go down after the National Association of Realtors agreed to a historic settlement.The powerful trade group, which represents more than 1.5 million real estate agents, reached a nationwide settlement with groups of home sellers who accused the NAR of…
Debunking four myths about TikTok

Debunking four myths about TikTok

(NEW YORK) -- A fast-moving push in Washington, D.C., that could ban TikTok has thrust the social media platform into the national spotlight, stoking scrutiny about who uses the app and what exactly they do on it.While eliciting good-faith disagreement, the debate has also resurfaced some misconceptions, including the notion…
TikTok could avoid potential ban with sale. Who would buy it?

TikTok could avoid potential ban with sale. Who would buy it?

(NEW YORK) -- Social media platform TikTok stands on the brink of a forced sale after the House passed a measure on Wednesday that would ban the app unless it parts ways with its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance.If ByteDance opts to sell, the move would set off a sprint to…
TikTok influencers say ban would be ‘devastating’

TikTok influencers say ban would be ‘devastating’

(WASHINGTON) -- TikTok influencers -- accustomed to their voices being heard by thousands on the wildly popular social media app -- now are speaking out in hopes lawmakers hear their frustrations about efforts in Congress to possibly ban the platform in the United States.The House on Wednesday passed bipartisan legislation…
Possible TikTok ban in US: What’s at stake and what comes next

Possible TikTok ban in US: What’s at stake and what comes next

(WASHINGTON) -- The high-stakes battle on Capitol Hill between lawmakers and TikTok over a potential ban of the popular social media app is set for a watershed House vote on Wednesday on a bill that could bar access to the platform in the United States.TikTok, which boasts more than 170…
Inflation ticked up in February, reversing some prior progress

Inflation ticked up in February, reversing some prior progress

(NEW YORK) -- Consumer prices rose 3.2% in February compared to a year ago, increasing slightly from the previous month and offering the latest sign that progress toward lowering inflation has struck a rough patch, a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Tuesday showed. The fresh data…
Airbnb bans the use of indoor security cameras on all properties

Airbnb bans the use of indoor security cameras on all properties

(NEW YORK) -- Airbnb has made the decision to ban the use of indoor security cameras to “prioritize the privacy of our community,” according to a statement from the company on Monday.The ban, which is a global one across all of their listings, is an effort to “simplify our policy…