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(Reuters) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau moved to stop a New York law firm it said was acting as a high-volume debt collection service for major lenders including Citigroup Inc and Discover Financial Services, according to a statement by the regulator on Wednesday. The proposed settlement, which would include…

The Empire State becomes the sixth in the US to legalize the eco-friendly burial alternative. Published January 10, 2023 02:00PM EST The nationwide effort to legalize the green burial alternative known as human composting or “natural organic reduction” is welcoming New York into the fold. On Dec. 30, Governor Kathy…

Antibodies can be designed to address very specific targets along cancer pathways Many of the best-validated intracellular cancer targets have been deemed “undruggable” because large molecules cannot spontaneously enter tumor cells. EVQLV will design novel antibodies to address intracellular targets with high unmet needs Libera Bio will leverage its MPN…

Efe Ajagba (16-1, 13 KOs) of Ughelli, Nigeria and Stephan Shaw (18-0, 13 KOs) of St. Louis, Missouri battle it out at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York on Saturday, January 14. The pair squares off in the ten-round main event bout, headlining Top Rank Boxing heavyweight doubleheader.…

NEW YORK - Russell Banks, a prolific American fiction writer whose work charted the interior lives of marginalised people at odds with social forces, has died at age 82. Banks "passed away peacefully last night in his home in upstate (New York)," fellow author Joyce Carol Oates said on Twitter.…

Jason Sanders' 50-yard FG claims playoff spot for the Miami Dolphins Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Jason Sanders kicks a 50-yard field goal to win the game against the New York Jets and claim the final playoff spot for the Miami Dolphins. Watch Next Hamlin…

NEW YORK (AP) — Without a TV show, starry red carpet, host, press or even a livestream, the Golden Globe Awards were in chaos last year after scandal broke over lack of diversity, accusations of sexism, and ethical and financial lapses among members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Once…

An excerpt from Prince Harry’s bombshell new memoir, “Spare” reads like something out of the iconic 1970s British TV show “Upstairs, Downstairs” about a wealthy family and their servants — but with a royal twist. Turns out Harry was green with envy over how luxuriously Prince William and Kate lived…

US - A rap vanguard essential to the Atlanta scene that's for years been the genre's nerve center, Young Thug is one of contemporary hip hop's most famous, most idiosyncratic figures. The artist's arrest last May on racketeering charges rattled the community the 31-year-old came up in, as he and…

The Carlos Correa rumor mill is on fire Friday. © Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports The Carlos Correa rumor mill is on fire Friday. The Carlos Correa rumor mill is running very hot Friday as there are now two reports linking the Minnesota Twins to Correa, who first agreed to a…