Publishers Clearing House to refund customers $18.5 million in FTC settlement for 'deceptive' practices

Publishers Clearing House agreed to settle a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission for $18.5 million, the agency said Monday. The FTC alleged that PCH, well known for its sweepstakes, used ... Read More

Nexon, Publisher of Maplestory Fined for $9 Million alleged ‘Deceptive Practices’

This decision by the KFTC reflects a broader concern about deceptive business practices in the gaming ... implications for game developers and publishers, especially those operating in markets ... Read More

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U.S. News // 2 days ago NASA welcomes Switzerland ... Satellites can help find and stop methane leaks April 16 (UPI) -- Riley Duren, a research scientist at the University of Arizona, explained ... Read More

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there was a ceremony to bind close friends together as sworn siblings. Could the practice be resurrected today to strengthen modern friendships? Two women did just that. Read More

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To Accelerate Biosphere Science, Reconnect Three Scientific Cultures Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers who study Earth's biosphere tend to operate from one of three scientific cultures, each with ... Read More

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A team of international researchers studied galaxy NGC 4383, in the nearby Virgo cluster, revealing a gas outflow so large that it would take 20,000 years for light to travel from one side to the ... Read More

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Apr. 22, 2024 — Based on radio telescope data and models of black hole physics, a team has used neural networks to reconstruct a 3D image that shows how explosive ... New Butterfly Species ... Read More

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Hello, stakeholders. (This is the nongendered term of address I've been workshopping because I see "folks" in too many social media posts.) Researchers this week reported on an AI model that ... Read More

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"Exceptionally preserved" fossils of an ancient shark that lived alongside the dinosaurs has finally revealed what the predator looked like — and why it may have gone extinct. Bioluminescence ... Read More

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Every weekday, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, selects a set of significant and interesting science-related news articles from the mainstream media so you can stay on top of some of the ... Read More